Wednesday, March 25, 2015
[IWS} WEEKLY BULLETIN, 25 March 2015
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies-----------------Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor--------------------Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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NOTE: Funding for this service ends on 31 March 2015. Postings will end on this date as well.
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 25 March 2015
Academic Research
Census
International Programs
INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL AGENCIES
http://www.census.gov/population/international/links/stat_int.html
African Development Bank (AfDB)
DATA PORTAL
http://dataportal.afdb.org/default.aspx
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
STATISTICAL DATABASE SYSTEM (SDBS)
https://sdbs.adb.org/sdbs/index.jsp
Online Query
[see yellow ribbon at top right of screen]
MDG Tables
[see yellow ribbon at top right of screen]
SBDS Explanation
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC}
STATISTICS AND INDICATORS
http://estadisticas.cepal.org/cepalstat/WEB_CEPALSTAT/estadisticasIndicadores.asp?idioma=i
EUROPEAN UNION OPEN DATA PORTAL
http://open-data.europa.eu/en/data/
As of 24 October 2014, there are more than 7250 datasets available.
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
DATA PORTAL
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
OECD EMPLOYMENT DATABASE
http://www.oecd.org/employment/onlineoecdemploymentdatabase.htm
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent Studies--
8917 The Evolution of Hourly Compensation in Canada between 1980 and 2010
8916 Severe Air Pollution and Labor Productivity
8915 Adapting to Climate Change: The Remarkable Decline in the U.S. Temperature-Mortality Relationship over the 20th Century
8914 The Asymmetric Experience of Positive and Negative Economic Growth: Global Evidence Using Subjective Well-Being Data
8913 The Earnings and Employment Losses Before Entering the Disability System
8912 The Effects of Over-Indebtedness on Individual Health
8911 Long Work Hours and Health in China
(forthcoming in: China Economic Review)
8910 Not in My Community: Social Pressure and the Geography of Dismissals
8909 Worker Morale and Effort: Is the Relationship Causal?
IZA Policy Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/policypapers
Recent Studies
99 Low Pay as an Alternative to Public Direct Job Creation? Lessons from the German Case
DigitalCommons@ILR--Most Recent Additions
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/recent_additions.html
Home Page at - http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/
BePress (Berkeley Electronic Press)
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COMMONS
http://network.bepress.com/business/human-resources-management/
or
http://network.bepress.com/explore/business/human-resources-management/
ILR School, Cornell University
THE WORKER INSTITUTE—Research
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/workerinstitute/research/
ILR PRESS
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/presses/?fa=publisher&NameP=ILR%20Press
Forthcoming and recent ILR Press titles
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/search/?fa=rechercheA&keyType=all&Editeur=ILR%20Press&StartYear=1920
CORNELL HR REVIEW
http://www.cornellhrreview.org/
(The Cornell HR Review is a student-run HR publication that provides timely articles, essays, and executive commentary).
International Labour Organization (ILO)
ILO WORKING PAPERS—Recent Studies
http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/working-papers/lang--en/index.htm
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT OUTLOOK 2015: FINANCING ASIA'S FUTURE GROWTH [24 March 2015]
http://www.adb.org/publications/asian-development-outlook-2015-financing-asias-future-growth
or
http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/154508/ado-2015.pdf
[full-text, 328 pages]
and
Highlights
http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/154508/ado-2015-highlights.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
OFFICE OF ANTICORRUPTION AND INTEGRITY: ANNUAL REPORT 2014 [18 March 2015]
http://www.adb.org/documents/office-anticorruption-and-integrity-annual-report-2014
or
http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/institutional-document/154952/oai-annual-report-2014.pdf
[full-text, 53 pages]
European Commission
Eurostat
ISCED 2011 OPERATIONAL MANUAL: GUIDELINES FOR CLASSIFYING NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AND RELATED QUALIFICATIONS [20 March 2015]
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-manuals-and-guidelines/-/KS-06-14-246
or
[full-text, 118 pages]
European Commission
Eurostat
E-COMMERCE STATISTICS [20 March 2015]
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/E-commerce_statistics
European Commission
Eurostat
JOB VACANCY STATISTICS [19 March 2015]
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Job_vacancy_statistics
European Commission
Eurostat
QUALITY OF LIFE IN EUROPE: FACTS AND VIEWS--OVERALL LIFE SATISFACTION [19 March 2015]
European Commission
Eurostat
LABOUR COST INDEX: RECENT TRENDS [19 March 2015]
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Labour_cost_index_-_recent_trends
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
SPOTLIGHT ON—(articles providing data, explanations and trends on policy issues by theme)
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/news/spotlight-on
· Employment - Jobs in Europe ßClick Here
· Youth in Europe ßClick Here
· Quality of life, citizens and public services ßClick Here
· Older people – Work, care and inclusion ßClick Here
· Sustainable work – The future of working life in Europe ßClick Here
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Observatory of Working Life (EurWORK)
PROMOTING UPTAKE OF PARENTAL AND PATERNITY LEAVE AMONG FATHERS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION [25 February 2015]
or
http://eurofound.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ef_publication/field_ef_document/ef1508en.pdf
[full-text, 26 pages]
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
IADB WORKING PAPER SERIES No. IDB-WP-583
MATERNITY AND LABOR MARKETS: IMPACT OF LEGISLATION IN COLOMBIA [March 2015]
by Natalia Ramírez Bustamante, Ana Maria Tribin Uribe and Carmiña O. Vargas
or
http://publications.iadb.org/bitstream/handle/11319/6841/RTV_WP_583.pdf?sequence=1
[full-text, 52 pages]
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
OECD ECONOMIC SURVEY OF CHINA 2015 [20 March 2015]
http://www.oecd.org/china/economic-survey-china.htm
or
[read online, 137 pages]
or
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/oecd-economic-surveys-china-2015_eco_surveys-chn-2015-en
Press Release 20 March 2015
Structural reforms can help China settle into a “new normal” era of slower, but more sustainable and inclusive growth
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Press Release 19 March 2015
OECD Unit Labour Costs rise by 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2014
http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/system-of-unit-labour-cost-oecd-updated-march-2015.htm
or
http://www.oecd.org/std/labour-stats/ULC_2014Q4_Eng.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK AND INTERIM GLOBAL ECONOMIC ASSESSTMENT [18 March 2015]
http://www.oecd.org/economy/outlook/economicoutlook.htm
Handout for the Press
Tailwinds driving a modest acceleration… but storm clouds on the horizon?
http://www.oecd.org/eco/outlook/Interim-Assessment-Handout-Mar-2015.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
Press Release 18 March 2015
Low oil prices and monetary easing triggering modest acceleration of global recovery
Federal
BLS: SPOTLIGHT ON STATISTICS
TRENDS IN LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT [18 March 2015]
by Karen Kosanovich and Eleni Theodossiou Sherman
http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2015/long-term-unemployment/home.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2015/long-term-unemployment/pdf/long-term-unemployment.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
Census
Household Economic Studies P70-140
DESIRE TO MOVE AND RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY: 2010-2011 [19 March 2015]
By Peter J. Mateyka
http://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2015/demo/p70-140.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
Press Release 19 March 2014
Nearly 1 in 10 in the U.S. Want to Move, Census Bureau Reports
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2015/cb15-50.html
Census
American Community Survey Reports ACS-31
YOUNG ADULT MIGRATION: 2007-2009 TO 2010-2012 [18 March 2015]
by By Megan J. Benetsky; Charlynn A. Burd, Ph.D.; and Melanie A. Rapino, Ph.D.
http://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2015/acs/acs-31.pdf
[full-text, 26 pages]
and
GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY: 2013 TO 2014 [18 March 2015]
http://www.census.gov/hhes/migration/data/cps/cps2014.html
Press Release 18 March 2015
U.S. Mover Rate Remains Stable at About 12 Percent Since 2008, Census Bureau Reports
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2015/cb15-47.html
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
U.S. Manufacturing in International Perspective
Marc Levinson, Section Research Manager
March 17, 2015
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42135.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
ESA: THE IMPORTANCE OF DATA OCCUPATIONS IN THE U.S. ECONOMY [13 March 2015]
http://www.esa.doc.gov/reports/importance-data-occupations-us-economy
or
[full-text, 20 pages]
U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC and SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC)
HEARING ON LOOKING WEST: CHINA AND CENTRAL ASIA [18 March 2015]
http://www.uscc.gov/Hearings/hearing-looking-west-china-and-central-asia
U.S. Department of State
Report of the United States of America
Submitted to the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights In Conjunction with the Universal Periodic Review
UPR REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA [6 February 2015]
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/upr/2015/237250.htm
or
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/237460.pdf
[full-text, 46 pages]
U.S. Department of State
2015 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [18 March 2015]
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2015/03/239484.htm
Volume 1: Drug and Chemical Control
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/239560.pdf
[full-text, 328 pages]
Volume 2: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/239561.pdf
[full-text, 233 pages]
This and previous reports
http://www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/index.htm
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
FRONTLINES Briefing, MARCH 2015
CLIMATE JUSTICE: THERE ARE NO JOBS ON A DEAD PLANET [19 March 2015]
http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/ituc_frontlines_climate_change_report_en.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
see additional ITUC Reports at http://www.ituc-csi.org/reports,264
RAND
EFFECTS OF HEALTH CARE PAYMENT MODELS ON PHYSICIAN PRACTICE IN THE UNITED STATES [19 March 2015]
http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR869.html
or
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR800/RR869/RAND_RR869.pdf
[full-text, 142 pages]
Appendix B: Interview Guides
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR800/RR869/RAND_RR869.appendixB.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]
WorldatWork (Total Rewards Association)
TOTAL REWARDS AND EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING PRACTICES [March 2015]
http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=78471
[full-text, 30 pages]
World Federation of People Management Associations (WFPMA)
Boston Consulting Froup (BCG)
CREATING PEOPLE ADVANTAGE 2014-2015: HOW TO SET UP GREAT HR FUNCTIONS: CONNECT, PRIORITIZE, IMPACT [December 2014]
http://www.wfpma.com/sites/wfpma.com/files/BCG_Creating_People_Advantage_2014-2015.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]
Law
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Alternative Inflation Measures for the Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA)
Noah P. Meyerson, Analyst in Income Security
March 13, 2015
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43363.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]
BePress Digital Commons
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW COMMONS
http://network.bepress.com/law/labor-and-employment-law/
About
http://network.bepress.com/about/law/labor-and-employment-law/
The above is part of the
LAW REVIEW COMMONS: The Largest Collection of Free and Open Law Review Scholarship
Statistical Reports
BEA: U.S. International Transactions: Fourth Quarter and Year 2014 [19 March 2015]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2015/trans414.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2015/pdf/trans414.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2015/xls/trans414.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2015/pdf/trans414_fax.pdf
BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - FEBRUARY 2015 [24 March 2015]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/cpi.supp.toc.htm
BLS: COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES Third Quarter 2014 [19 March 2015]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewqtr.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/cewqtr.supp.toc.htm
BLS: EMPLOYMENT SITUATION OF VETERANS -- 2014 [18 March 2015]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/vet.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/vet.pdf
[full-text, 25 pages]
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
CRS Insights
European Security, Islamist Terrorism, and Returning Fighters
Kristin Archick, Specialist in European Affairs (karchick@crs.loc.gov, 7-2668)
Paul Belkin, Analyst in European Affairs (pbelkin@crs.loc.gov, 7-0220)
March 16, 2015 (IN10209)
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/IN10209.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages with numerous links]
Upcoming --
BLG & Inc. Edu Workshops
http://www.blgevents-incedu.com/
MASTER THE SKILLS OF INFLUENCE
Washington DC: May 12-13, 2015
Los Angeles: September 15-16, 2015
LEAD YOUR TEAMS TO DRIVE GROWTH
Washington DC: May 14-15, 2015
Los Angeles: September 17-18, 2015
Launching the BLG Leadership Academy Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach
http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/leader/new-developments-launching-the-blg-leadership-academy/
BLG LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: Developing Pragmatic Leaders
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/blg/
NOTE: In light of the continuing economic crisis, it is wise to educate ourselves about the social dangers that can result if societies and individuals forget the lessons of history and act irresponsibly. With this in mind, the following ongoing educational project is being brought to your attention.
Camp des Milles: A Memorial for the Future
http://www.campdesmilles.org/index2.html
or
http://www.campdesmilles.org/home2.html
[English Version]
NOTE: The IWS Documented News Service is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing the motivations that lead individuals and groups to violent hatred and barbaric acts against a class of people. Consequently, items about this tribunal, which will end in 2015, will appear from time to time on this news service.
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
www.ictr.org
THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/
LEADERSHIP: New Voice, New Insights, RESULTS-ORIENTED
How To Give Constructive Feedback
PART II: Do You Innovate Like The Beatles or The Rolling Stones? 5 Innovation Strategies of The Rolling Stones
PART I: Do You Innovate Like The Beatles or The Rolling Stones? 5 Innovation Strategies of The Beatles
BLG & Inc. Workshops
Top 10 Compelling Proactive Leadership Links: Dec. 1-5
The One Leadership Skill You Need
Good Manners Make Good Leaders
Top 10 Compelling Proactive Leadership Links: Oct. 20-24
How To Be Successful & Only Work Two Hours A Day
Two Invaluable Productivity Tips From H.L. Mencken
Bacharach Leadership Group (BLG)
VIDEOS on LEADERSHIP TOPICS
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyDFVYXys-4uQ3nwFM2gjig/videos
or
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyDFVYXys-4uQ3nwFM2gjig
--see also
BACHARACH LEADERSHIP GROUP (BLG)
http://sambacharach.com/blg-lead/
and
INC.com & Inc. Magazine
www.inc.com
Samuel Bacharach Articles & Videos
http://www.inc.com/author/samuel-bacharach
5 Signs a Leader Is Burned Out
Leaders Pivot, Not Panic
Quiz: Is Your Company the Beatles? Or the Rolling Stones?
Be Less Cool--and 4 Other Career Tips for Millennials
5 Leadership Lessons From the Cuba Negotiations
The Unspoken Leadership Skill You Need to Survive
Are You a Failing Leader?
How to Lead Millennials
How to Lead Multitasking Control Freaks
Manageable Problem Vs. The Gates of Hell: There's a Time for a Leader to Go Crazy
How to Choose the Right Leadership Training Program
Leadership Skills For Surviving a Buyout
3 Core Leadership Competencies to Teach Your High-Potentials
Julia Child's Recipe for Entrepreneurial Success
Want People to Support Your Ideas? Conquer Their Fears
How to Go From a Product Company to a 'Solution' Company
How to Stop Growth From Killing Innovation
3 Steps to Become a Better Leader
There Are No ‘Born Leaders’
How to Train Any Employee to Lead
Leading in a Virtual Environment
The Key to Negotiating Like a Leader
When It Comes to Hiring and Keeping Great Employees, How Do You Stack Up Against the Best?
4 Ways to Tell If Your Company Is Too Big to Manage
Leadership in the Age of Gamification and Wearables
In a Negotiation, Leaders Make the First Move
How to Establish Your Company's Organizational Culture
What Today's Leaders Can Learn From Napoleon's Mistakes
Why Good Leaders Don't Always Negotiate
How Leaders Reinvent Themselves
How to Retain Your Intrapreneurs
Leadership Can Be Learned [video]
How to Encourage an Environment of Ideas [video]
All Leaders Need 2 Key Skill Sets [video]
How Effective Leaders Prepare for Negotiation [video]
3 Ways to Reenergize Your Team
Great Leaders Know That Good Ideas Aren't Enough [video]
How to Earn Credibility as a Leader [video]
Build Teams for Creativity [video]
Why All Leaders Should Read Lord of the Flies
Can You Have Meetings and Still Innovate?
5 Ways to Boost Innovation Without Breaking the Bank
4 Innovation Lessons from Mozart
Jeff Bezos' Innovation Formula
Are You Listening, Congress? 8 Things to Remember When You Play Chicken
Leadership, Obama, and the Art of the Schmooze
Leadership Lessons From a Dysfunctional Congress
Creativity Tips From 5 World-Famous Artists
Senator Ted Cruz and the Pitfalls of Zealot Leadership
4 Ways to Justify a Good Idea
5 Steps to Becoming an Innovation Champion
President Obama, Syria, and the Leadership of Muddling Through
Using Summer's End To Boost Your Creativity
4 Strategies That Inspire Creativity
Leadership Without Presumption: Lessons From Eisenhower
5 Productivity Strategies from the Mind of Richard Feynman
Coaching: Beyond the Sports Icon
5 Classic Movies, 5 Leadership Lessons
5 Leadership Lessons From a Hollywood Pope
4 Reasons Your Employees Resist Change--And How To Overcome Them
Are You Still a Great Leader?
4 Lessons for Mid-Life Entrepreneurs
5 Leadership Lessons From the Seder
The One Thing You Need To Create Change
How Competition Makes You Better: 4 Lessons from Picasso and Matisse
Change: A Play in 4 Acts
Creativity Tips From 5 Very Funny People
Great Leaders Know When to Step Down: A Lesson From the Pope
5 Reasons Leaders Fail
Stop Procrastinating: 5 Tips From Ben Franklin
How to Avoid a Desperate Decision
You Talk Too Much
Leading for a Gender-Inclusive Workplace
Can You Manage and Lead?
How to Hang Onto Your Best & Brightest
Negotiation: How to Play the Doomsday Strategy
Your Own Private Whale: Leadership Lessons From Moby Dick
Why He Won: A Lesson in What People Really Want in a Leader
The Leadership Gifts of Keeping Your Mouth Shut
Will They Tell You You're Naked?
5 Traits of True Leaders
How to Lead Creative Geeks
Boosting "Big Mo"
Leadership Training for Your High-Potential Employees
Gen-Y Employees: How to Motivate Them
The 5 Traits of High-Potential Employees
Why You Should Say What You Pay Employees
How to Change Your Mind Without Being a Flip-Flopper
Don't Do Office Politics? Then You Don't Do Leadership.
Leading Teams: Find the Right Balance Between Hands-on and Hands-off
Charisma Is Not Enough. Great Leaders Execute
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