Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Tweet[IWS] SHRM: HR in a GLOBAL WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT Conference, March 20-22, 2006 in Las Vegas
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Attend the 2006 SHRM Global Forum Conference and Exposition to learn more about current global issues affecting today's employers and workforce. Call 703-535-6012 for complimentary media registration. **
SHRM Conference Focuses on Human Resources in a Global Workplace Environment [30 January 2006]
http://www.shrm.org/press_published/CMS_015551.asp#P-4_0
(Alexandria, Va., January 31, 2006)The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) will hold its 29th Annual Conference and Exposition of the SHRM Global Forum, March 20-22, 2006, in Las Vegas. Each year, the event attracts human resource professionals from around the globe and features world-renowned experts on a host of international HR themes. Along with numerous concurrent sessions and workshops, the forum will feature guest keynote speakers including Dan Pink, Michael Mandelbaum, and Lynda Gratton.
The 2006 Global Exposition also provides a meeting ground for industry experts from leading international organizations to explore the latest products and services available.
A sampling of concurrent sessions offered at the conference includes:
* China and India: Impact of the Two Giant Economies on Companies Global HR Strategy
* How to Spin Straw into International Compensation and Benefits Gold
* Show Me the Money! Getting ROI: Expatriate Best Practices
* Integrating Coaching into the Global HR Matrix: A New Perspective
* The Mathematics of Global Human Resources
* The Components of Successful Succession Planning
Author and editor Daniel Pink will be a keynote presenter at the conference. Mr. Pink's latest book, "A Mind" is recognized as a groundbreaking guide to surviving and thriving in a business environment of automation and outsourcing of jobs abroad. He is also contributing editor at "Wired" magazine. Also participating as a keynote speaker is Michael Mandelbaum one of America's leading authorities on international affairs. Mandelbaum is a Professor of American Foreign Policy at the Johns Hopkins, and author or co-author of ten books. Closing keynote speaker is Dr. Lynda Gratton. She is regarded as one of the world's most influential thinkers in HR strategy, she is a professor of management practice at London Business School. Dr. Gratton is author of "Living Strategy: Putting People at the Heart of Corporate Purpose" which has been printed in seven languages, and voted one of the 20 most influential books by American CEOs.
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Attend the 2006 SHRM Global Forum Conference and Exposition to learn more about current global issues affecting today's employers and workforce. Call 703-535-6012 for complimentary media registration. **
SHRM Conference Focuses on Human Resources in a Global Workplace Environment [30 January 2006]
http://www.shrm.org/press_published/CMS_015551.asp#P-4_0
(Alexandria, Va., January 31, 2006)The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) will hold its 29th Annual Conference and Exposition of the SHRM Global Forum, March 20-22, 2006, in Las Vegas. Each year, the event attracts human resource professionals from around the globe and features world-renowned experts on a host of international HR themes. Along with numerous concurrent sessions and workshops, the forum will feature guest keynote speakers including Dan Pink, Michael Mandelbaum, and Lynda Gratton.
The 2006 Global Exposition also provides a meeting ground for industry experts from leading international organizations to explore the latest products and services available.
A sampling of concurrent sessions offered at the conference includes:
* China and India: Impact of the Two Giant Economies on Companies Global HR Strategy
* How to Spin Straw into International Compensation and Benefits Gold
* Show Me the Money! Getting ROI: Expatriate Best Practices
* Integrating Coaching into the Global HR Matrix: A New Perspective
* The Mathematics of Global Human Resources
* The Components of Successful Succession Planning
Author and editor Daniel Pink will be a keynote presenter at the conference. Mr. Pink's latest book, "A Mind" is recognized as a groundbreaking guide to surviving and thriving in a business environment of automation and outsourcing of jobs abroad. He is also contributing editor at "Wired" magazine. Also participating as a keynote speaker is Michael Mandelbaum one of America's leading authorities on international affairs. Mandelbaum is a Professor of American Foreign Policy at the Johns Hopkins, and author or co-author of ten books. Closing keynote speaker is Dr. Lynda Gratton. She is regarded as one of the world's most influential thinkers in HR strategy, she is a professor of management practice at London Business School. Dr. Gratton is author of "Living Strategy: Putting People at the Heart of Corporate Purpose" which has been printed in seven languages, and voted one of the 20 most influential books by American CEOs.
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_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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[IWS] BLS: EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX-DECEMBER 2005 [31 January 2006]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX-DECEMBER 2005 [31 January 2006]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/eci.supp.toc.htm
Total compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.8 percent from
September to December 2005, seasonally adjusted, the same increase that occurred
between June and September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department
of Labor reported today. Benefit costs between September and December rose 1.1 percent
and continued to outpace the gain in wages and salaries for civilian workers, 0.8 percent.
The Employment Cost Index (ECI), a component of the National Compensation Survey,
measures quarterly changes in compensation costs, which include wages, salaries,
and employer costs for employee benefits for civilian workers (nonfarm private and
State and local government).
Quarterly changes, seasonally adjusted
Compensation cost gains for civilian, private sector, and State and local
government workers were identical in the September to December quarter to their
respective gains in the prior quarter. Civilian and private industry compensation
costs rose 0.8 percent. For State and local government workers, compensation costs
rose 1.1 percent. (See tables A and 1.)
Benefit costs advanced 1.1 percent for civilian workers in the December quarter,
compared with a 1.3 percent gain in the September 2005 quarter. Private sector
benefit costs rose 0.9 percent for the December quarter, following the 1.3 percent
gain in the previous quarter. Benefit costs for State and local government workers
increased 1.5 percent in the December quarter, compared with a 1.7 percent gain in the
prior quarter.
Wages and salaries of civilian workers rose 0.8 percent in the December quarter,
compared with a gain of 0.6 percent during the prior quarter. Private industry workers
wages and salaries increased 0.6 percent during the December 2005 quarter, the same
increases as in the previous three quarters. Wages and salaries in State and local
government advanced 0.9 percent during the September to December 2005 period, following
an increase of 0.7 percent in the prior quarter.
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
****************************************
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX-DECEMBER 2005 [31 January 2006]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/eci.supp.toc.htm
Total compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.8 percent from
September to December 2005, seasonally adjusted, the same increase that occurred
between June and September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department
of Labor reported today. Benefit costs between September and December rose 1.1 percent
and continued to outpace the gain in wages and salaries for civilian workers, 0.8 percent.
The Employment Cost Index (ECI), a component of the National Compensation Survey,
measures quarterly changes in compensation costs, which include wages, salaries,
and employer costs for employee benefits for civilian workers (nonfarm private and
State and local government).
Quarterly changes, seasonally adjusted
Compensation cost gains for civilian, private sector, and State and local
government workers were identical in the September to December quarter to their
respective gains in the prior quarter. Civilian and private industry compensation
costs rose 0.8 percent. For State and local government workers, compensation costs
rose 1.1 percent. (See tables A and 1.)
Benefit costs advanced 1.1 percent for civilian workers in the December quarter,
compared with a 1.3 percent gain in the September 2005 quarter. Private sector
benefit costs rose 0.9 percent for the December quarter, following the 1.3 percent
gain in the previous quarter. Benefit costs for State and local government workers
increased 1.5 percent in the December quarter, compared with a 1.7 percent gain in the
prior quarter.
Wages and salaries of civilian workers rose 0.8 percent in the December quarter,
compared with a gain of 0.6 percent during the prior quarter. Private industry workers
wages and salaries increased 0.6 percent during the December 2005 quarter, the same
increases as in the previous three quarters. Wages and salaries in State and local
government advanced 0.9 percent during the September to December 2005 period, following
an increase of 0.7 percent in the prior quarter.
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
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Monday, January 30, 2006
Tweet[IWS] INCOME INEQUALITY State by State ANALYSIS & TRENDS [26 January 2006]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Economic Policy Institute
Pulling apart: A state-by-state analysis of income trends [26 January 2006]
http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/studies_pulling_apart_2006
or
http://www.epinet.org/studies/pulling06/pulling_apart_2006.pdf
[full-text, 66 pages]
Press Release [26 January 2006]
INCOME INEQUALITY GREW ACROSS THE COUNTRY OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES
http://www.epinet.org/newsroom/releases/2006/01/1-26-06-sfpNATL-pr-FINAL.pdf
[excerpt]
Early Signs Suggest Inequality Now Growing Again After Brief Interruption
In most states, the gap between the highest-income families and poor and
middle-income families grew significantly between the early 1980s and the
early 2000s, according to a new study by the Center on Budget and Policy
Priorities and the Economic Policy Institute. The study is one of the few to examine income
inequality at the state as well as national level.
The incomes of the country�s richest families have climbed substantially
over the past two decades, while middle- and lower-income families have seen
only modest increases. This trend is in marked contrast to the broadly shared
increases in prosperity between World War II and the 1970s.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Economic Policy Institute
Pulling apart: A state-by-state analysis of income trends [26 January 2006]
http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/studies_pulling_apart_2006
or
http://www.epinet.org/studies/pulling06/pulling_apart_2006.pdf
[full-text, 66 pages]
Press Release [26 January 2006]
INCOME INEQUALITY GREW ACROSS THE COUNTRY OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES
http://www.epinet.org/newsroom/releases/2006/01/1-26-06-sfpNATL-pr-FINAL.pdf
[excerpt]
Early Signs Suggest Inequality Now Growing Again After Brief Interruption
In most states, the gap between the highest-income families and poor and
middle-income families grew significantly between the early 1980s and the
early 2000s, according to a new study by the Center on Budget and Policy
Priorities and the Economic Policy Institute. The study is one of the few to examine income
inequality at the state as well as national level.
The incomes of the country�s richest families have climbed substantially
over the past two decades, while middle- and lower-income families have seen
only modest increases. This trend is in marked contrast to the broadly shared
increases in prosperity between World War II and the 1970s.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
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[IWS] PRIORITIES for OSH Research in EU-25 [27 January 2006]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
European Agencey for Safety and Heath at Work
Priorities for occupational safety and health research in the EU-25 [27 January 2006]
http://osha.eu.int/publications/reports/6805648
and
http://osha.eu.int/publications/reports/6805648/full_publication_en.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]
The report is structured around four thematic areas: psychosocial work
environment, musculoskeletal disorders, dangerous substances and OSH
management. Section 1 presents a list of all the major priorities
identified. Section 2 contains a brief description of OSH global trends
and EU policy framework, in order to set these themes into the relevant
context.
Press Release
More challenges for occupational safety and health in the future, EU experts warn
http://agency.osha.eu.int/press_room/20060112_OSH_Research
27.01.2006
News from Board: Agency press releases
Current trends in society and work organisation are creating new risks and
putting new demands on occupational safety and health research
The future is not all rosy according to EU occupational safety and health
experts. An overview of what we are in for has just been published by the
European Agency for Safety and Heath at Work in a working paper for the
European Commission entitled Priorities for occupational safety and health
research in the EU-25.
'The nature and organisation of work are changing, becoming more client-
and knowledge-driven' explains Hans-Horst Konkolewsky, Director of the
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. 'Europe's workforce has
also been changing; it is ageing, less male-dominated, more precarious and
more difficult to monitor, as it has spread out into small companies. As a
consequence, health issues have become more complex and we need to find
new ways to approach occupational safety and health research and
prevention'.
For instance, workers' difficulty in achieving a balance between working
and non-working time has been a growing concern. The problem is compounded
by the increasing proportion of households with 'dual careers' and
dependent older relatives. It is also affected by what has been termed
'atypical work': temporary agency work, part-time work or jobs with
'unsocial hours'. All this can easily contribute to work-related stress
and also act as a barrier to the recruitment or retention of certain
groups into the workforce.
The report also mentions the necessity to conduct more research into
preventing psychological violence at work, i.e. all types of harassment or
mobbing. The European Commission has recently highlighted the importance
of the topics addressed in this section of the report by publishing a call
for research proposals to investigate 'work-related stress including
physical and psychological violence such as harassment, bullying, and
mobbing'.
But the future risks are by no means limited to the psychosocial issues
only. Other concerns include musculoskeletal disorders and risks caused by
dangerous substances. The rapid growth of nanotechnology, for instance,
has led to the exposure of workers to nanoparticles, while exposure
assessment and measurement methods are still very much at an experimental
stage.
The complete report can be downloaded free of charge from the publications
section Agency's website at http://osha.eu.int/
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
****************************************
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
European Agencey for Safety and Heath at Work
Priorities for occupational safety and health research in the EU-25 [27 January 2006]
http://osha.eu.int/publications/reports/6805648
and
http://osha.eu.int/publications/reports/6805648/full_publication_en.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]
The report is structured around four thematic areas: psychosocial work
environment, musculoskeletal disorders, dangerous substances and OSH
management. Section 1 presents a list of all the major priorities
identified. Section 2 contains a brief description of OSH global trends
and EU policy framework, in order to set these themes into the relevant
context.
Press Release
More challenges for occupational safety and health in the future, EU experts warn
http://agency.osha.eu.int/press_room/20060112_OSH_Research
27.01.2006
News from Board: Agency press releases
Current trends in society and work organisation are creating new risks and
putting new demands on occupational safety and health research
The future is not all rosy according to EU occupational safety and health
experts. An overview of what we are in for has just been published by the
European Agency for Safety and Heath at Work in a working paper for the
European Commission entitled Priorities for occupational safety and health
research in the EU-25.
'The nature and organisation of work are changing, becoming more client-
and knowledge-driven' explains Hans-Horst Konkolewsky, Director of the
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. 'Europe's workforce has
also been changing; it is ageing, less male-dominated, more precarious and
more difficult to monitor, as it has spread out into small companies. As a
consequence, health issues have become more complex and we need to find
new ways to approach occupational safety and health research and
prevention'.
For instance, workers' difficulty in achieving a balance between working
and non-working time has been a growing concern. The problem is compounded
by the increasing proportion of households with 'dual careers' and
dependent older relatives. It is also affected by what has been termed
'atypical work': temporary agency work, part-time work or jobs with
'unsocial hours'. All this can easily contribute to work-related stress
and also act as a barrier to the recruitment or retention of certain
groups into the workforce.
The report also mentions the necessity to conduct more research into
preventing psychological violence at work, i.e. all types of harassment or
mobbing. The European Commission has recently highlighted the importance
of the topics addressed in this section of the report by publishing a call
for research proposals to investigate 'work-related stress including
physical and psychological violence such as harassment, bullying, and
mobbing'.
But the future risks are by no means limited to the psychosocial issues
only. Other concerns include musculoskeletal disorders and risks caused by
dangerous substances. The rapid growth of nanotechnology, for instance,
has led to the exposure of workers to nanoparticles, while exposure
assessment and measurement methods are still very much at an experimental
stage.
The complete report can be downloaded free of charge from the publications
section Agency's website at http://osha.eu.int/
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
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[IWS] CANADA: Bringing HEALTH TO WORK web site (NEW!) [27 January 2006]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
Bringing Health to Work [27 January 2006]
http://www.ccohs.ca/healthyworkplaces/
There is a strong connection between the health and well being of people
and their work environments. When people feel valued, respected and
satisfied in their jobs and work in safe, healthy environments, they are
more likely to be more productive and committed to their work. When the
workplace is unsafe, stressful or unhealthy, ultimately both the
organization and the employees are hurt. Everyone can benefit from a
healthy workplace.
Healthy Employees + Healthy Organization = Healthy Workplaces
This goal of this website is to make information, tools and resources
easily available that will help employees, employers and practitioners
participate in making their workplaces healthy and safe.
Bringing Health to Work...helping all to thrive and benefit - employees,
employers, families, communities and governments.
EMPLOYERS
http://www.ccohs.ca/healthyworkplaces/employers.html
EMPLOYEES
http://www.ccohs.ca/healthyworkplaces/employees.html
PRACTITIONERS
http://www.ccohs.ca/healthyworkplaces/practitioners.html
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
****************************************
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
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New York, NY 10016
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Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
Bringing Health to Work [27 January 2006]
http://www.ccohs.ca/healthyworkplaces/
There is a strong connection between the health and well being of people
and their work environments. When people feel valued, respected and
satisfied in their jobs and work in safe, healthy environments, they are
more likely to be more productive and committed to their work. When the
workplace is unsafe, stressful or unhealthy, ultimately both the
organization and the employees are hurt. Everyone can benefit from a
healthy workplace.
Healthy Employees + Healthy Organization = Healthy Workplaces
This goal of this website is to make information, tools and resources
easily available that will help employees, employers and practitioners
participate in making their workplaces healthy and safe.
Bringing Health to Work...helping all to thrive and benefit - employees,
employers, families, communities and governments.
EMPLOYERS
http://www.ccohs.ca/healthyworkplaces/employers.html
EMPLOYEES
http://www.ccohs.ca/healthyworkplaces/employees.html
PRACTITIONERS
http://www.ccohs.ca/healthyworkplaces/practitioners.html
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 4:20 PM
[IWS] 2005 LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN: SELECTED ECONOMIC and SOCIAL DATA
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean
2005 LATIN AMERICA and the CARIBBEAN: SELECTED ECONOMIC and SOCIAL DATA
David Colin &Janet Rudasill-Allen
Washington, DC 20523
November, 2005
http://pdf.dec.org/pdf_docs/PNADE700.pdf
[full-text, 197 pages]
Online data set at -- http://qesdb.cdie.org/lac/index.html
The 2005 edition of Latin America and the Caribbean: Selected Economic and Social Data (the
LAC Databook), includes the most recent data at the time of publication from a multitude of
international and national sources. The Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean of the US
Agency for International Development presents this Databook with the goal of gathering and
presenting the most up-to-date information possible from official country sources and leading
international institutions. With this edition, we have supplemented the traditional data tables
with summary charts at the beginning of each chapter and have provided statistics useful for
trends analysis. Presentation of many of the tables and figures in the LAC Databook allows for
comparisons to be made across both countries and time. If interpreted with care, the data in
this publication can present a useful picture of the state of socioeconomic development in the
LAC region.
The LAC Databook has on online counterpart. From http://www.usaid.gov/, select "Latin America and
the Caribbean" under the "Locations" heading. Then select "Economic and Social Database" in
the sidebar to the right at the top of the page. At the LAC Databook's website, users can
construct their own data tables and save them in html, spreadsheet, and text formats. The
online database and the print publication share the same organizational scheme. From the
same Internet site, a copy of this print edition can be downloaded in PDF format in its entirety
and by individual chapter.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean
2005 LATIN AMERICA and the CARIBBEAN: SELECTED ECONOMIC and SOCIAL DATA
David Colin &Janet Rudasill-Allen
Washington, DC 20523
November, 2005
http://pdf.dec.org/pdf_docs/PNADE700.pdf
[full-text, 197 pages]
Online data set at -- http://qesdb.cdie.org/lac/index.html
The 2005 edition of Latin America and the Caribbean: Selected Economic and Social Data (the
LAC Databook), includes the most recent data at the time of publication from a multitude of
international and national sources. The Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean of the US
Agency for International Development presents this Databook with the goal of gathering and
presenting the most up-to-date information possible from official country sources and leading
international institutions. With this edition, we have supplemented the traditional data tables
with summary charts at the beginning of each chapter and have provided statistics useful for
trends analysis. Presentation of many of the tables and figures in the LAC Databook allows for
comparisons to be made across both countries and time. If interpreted with care, the data in
this publication can present a useful picture of the state of socioeconomic development in the
LAC region.
The LAC Databook has on online counterpart. From http://www.usaid.gov/, select "Latin America and
the Caribbean" under the "Locations" heading. Then select "Economic and Social Database" in
the sidebar to the right at the top of the page. At the LAC Databook's website, users can
construct their own data tables and save them in html, spreadsheet, and text formats. The
online database and the print publication share the same organizational scheme. From the
same Internet site, a copy of this print edition can be downloaded in PDF format in its entirety
and by individual chapter.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 4:09 PM
[IWS] ITA: The VIRTUAL WORLD TRADE REFERENCE ROOM web site
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA)
The Virtual World Trade Reference Room
http://ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/ref-room.html
The International Trade Administration has replaced its Foreign Trade Reference Room with this online, expanded research source. Here you will find links to current trade statistics from the U.S. government, selected trade and economic data published by other countries, and similar trade resources.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA)
The Virtual World Trade Reference Room
http://ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/ref-room.html
The International Trade Administration has replaced its Foreign Trade Reference Room with this online, expanded research source. Here you will find links to current trade statistics from the U.S. government, selected trade and economic data published by other countries, and similar trade resources.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 12:56 PM
[IWS] ITA: Industry, Trade, and the Economy: Data & Analysis (LINKS)
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA)
Industry, Trade, and the Economy: Data and Analysis
http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/
Key Links
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA)
Industry, Trade, and the Economy: Data and Analysis
http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/
- U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook
- http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/outlooknews.htm
- Manufacturing & Services
- http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/td_home/tdhome.html
- Services
- http://ita.doc.gov/td/sif/
- Service industries have become the engine of growth for the American economy, fundamental to the health and prosperity of almost every business, large or small, whether in one community or across the states. Companies engaged in every type of commercial activity - manufacturing, transportation, energy and utilities, retail and wholesale trade, finance and government - rely on the edge that services firms offer to be integral to their business success.
- Recent Trends in U.S. Services
- http://ita.doc.gov/td/sif/about.htm
- U.S. Industry Sector Data
- http://ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/industry_sector/tables_naics.htm
- http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/outlooknews.htm
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 12:15 PM
[IWS] ITA: TRADE STATS EXPRESS web site
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA)
Trade Stats Express
http://tse.export.gov/
Get the latest annual and quarterly trade data with TradeStats Express.
Retrieve, visualize, analyze, print and download your customized output.
Simply click on NATIONAL TRADE DATA or STATE EXPORT DATA
Overview
TradeStats Express displays the latest annual U.S. merchandise trade statistics
* At national and state levels.
* In maps, graphs, and tables.
* As exports, imports, and trade balances.
* Custom-tailored to your year and dollar ranges and display preferences.
It is divided into two main sections: National Trade Data and State Export Data. For each section, the basic tools (for example, choosing product classifications, downloading the data, seeing a print preview) are the same. The links at left will help you use these tools.
The National Trade Data are available as full year totals for 1989 through 2004 and Year-To-Current-Quarter for 2004 and 2005. "Year-To-Current-Quarter" is defined as January 1 through the last day of the most recent quarter in the system. ( March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31 for the specified year). Data are available for individual countries, trade/economic groups, or geographic regions. You can tabulate these statistics using any of three product classification systems: HS (at two- and four-digit levels), NAICS (up to the four-digit level), or SITC (up to the three-digit level). You can choose to display the data for exports, imports, or balance of trade.
The National Trade Data section offers two options:
* Global Patterns of U.S. Merchandise Trade, which displays (1) a world map showing export patterns from the U.S. and (2) a table sortable by trade partner or by individual year data.
* Product Profiles of U.S. Merchandise Trade with a Selected Market, which displays (1) a chart showing major U.S. exports to a world market and (2) a table sortable by exported product or by individual year data.
The State Export Data are available as full year totals for 1999 through 2004 and Year-To-Current-Quarter for 2004 and 2005. "Year-To-Current-Quarter" is defined as January 1 through the last day of the most recent quarter in the system. ( March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31 for the specified year). Data are available for individual states or U.S. regions. Products are classified in industry groups corresponding to NAICS two-digit codes.
State Export Data section offers three options:
* Global Patterns of a State's Exports, which displays (1) a world map showing export patterns from a state or U.S. region and (2) a table sortable by trade partner or by individual year data.
* State-by-State Exports to a Selected Market, which displays (1) a U.S. map showing states exporting a product to a world market and (2) a table sortable by exporting state or by individual year data.
* Export Product Profile to a Selected Market, which displays (1) a pie chart showing major exports from a state to a world market and (2) a table sortable by exported product or by individual year data.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
****************************************
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA)
Trade Stats Express
http://tse.export.gov/
Get the latest annual and quarterly trade data with TradeStats Express.
Retrieve, visualize, analyze, print and download your customized output.
Simply click on NATIONAL TRADE DATA or STATE EXPORT DATA
Overview
TradeStats Express displays the latest annual U.S. merchandise trade statistics
* At national and state levels.
* In maps, graphs, and tables.
* As exports, imports, and trade balances.
* Custom-tailored to your year and dollar ranges and display preferences.
It is divided into two main sections: National Trade Data and State Export Data. For each section, the basic tools (for example, choosing product classifications, downloading the data, seeing a print preview) are the same. The links at left will help you use these tools.
The National Trade Data are available as full year totals for 1989 through 2004 and Year-To-Current-Quarter for 2004 and 2005. "Year-To-Current-Quarter" is defined as January 1 through the last day of the most recent quarter in the system. ( March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31 for the specified year). Data are available for individual countries, trade/economic groups, or geographic regions. You can tabulate these statistics using any of three product classification systems: HS (at two- and four-digit levels), NAICS (up to the four-digit level), or SITC (up to the three-digit level). You can choose to display the data for exports, imports, or balance of trade.
The National Trade Data section offers two options:
* Global Patterns of U.S. Merchandise Trade, which displays (1) a world map showing export patterns from the U.S. and (2) a table sortable by trade partner or by individual year data.
* Product Profiles of U.S. Merchandise Trade with a Selected Market, which displays (1) a chart showing major U.S. exports to a world market and (2) a table sortable by exported product or by individual year data.
The State Export Data are available as full year totals for 1999 through 2004 and Year-To-Current-Quarter for 2004 and 2005. "Year-To-Current-Quarter" is defined as January 1 through the last day of the most recent quarter in the system. ( March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31 for the specified year). Data are available for individual states or U.S. regions. Products are classified in industry groups corresponding to NAICS two-digit codes.
State Export Data section offers three options:
* Global Patterns of a State's Exports, which displays (1) a world map showing export patterns from a state or U.S. region and (2) a table sortable by trade partner or by individual year data.
* State-by-State Exports to a Selected Market, which displays (1) a U.S. map showing states exporting a product to a world market and (2) a table sortable by exporting state or by individual year data.
* Export Product Profile to a Selected Market, which displays (1) a pie chart showing major exports from a state to a world market and (2) a table sortable by exported product or by individual year data.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 12:10 PM
[IWS] PERU: U.S. Exports to: A State Perspective January 2006 [17 January 2006]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA)
U.S. Exports to Peru: A State Perspective January 2006 [17 January 2006]
http://ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/docs/Peru-Overview.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
[excerpts]
The United States exported $2.1 billion in merchandise to Peru in 2004, up from $1.7 billion in 2000. Peru was the 42nd largest market for U.S goods in 2004, out of a total of 230 markets.
Seventeen states exported more than $20 million in goods to Peru in 2004. Seven of these states exported goods worth more than $50 million, and four exported merchandise worth more than $100 million. Texas and Florida were the top state exporters to Peru in 2004. Texas recorded merchandise exports of $499 million to Peru, while Florida recorded shipments of $462 million. Together, these two states accounted for 46 percent of total U.S. goods exported to Peru in 2004.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA)
U.S. Exports to Peru: A State Perspective January 2006 [17 January 2006]
http://ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/docs/Peru-Overview.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
[excerpts]
The United States exported $2.1 billion in merchandise to Peru in 2004, up from $1.7 billion in 2000. Peru was the 42nd largest market for U.S goods in 2004, out of a total of 230 markets.
Seventeen states exported more than $20 million in goods to Peru in 2004. Seven of these states exported goods worth more than $50 million, and four exported merchandise worth more than $100 million. Texas and Florida were the top state exporters to Peru in 2004. Texas recorded merchandise exports of $499 million to Peru, while Florida recorded shipments of $462 million. Together, these two states accounted for 46 percent of total U.S. goods exported to Peru in 2004.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 11:56 AM
[IWS] CHINA: U.S. Small & Medium-Sized Company EXPORTS to: STATISTICAL PROFILE [16 December 2005]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA)
THE ROLE OF SMALL & MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN EXPORTS TO CHINA: A STATISTICAL PROFILE
Results from the 2003 Exporter Data Base [16 December 2005]
http://ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/docs/China_SME_2003_Final.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
This report briefly outlines the export activities of U.S. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the China market. Data presented here
are for the year 2003the latest availableand update 2002 figures previously made available by the International Trade Administration (ITA).
All statistics contained in this report were generated from the Commerce Departments Exporter Data Base (EDB), which provides an annual
statistical snapshot of U.S. exporterstheir number, characteristics, and geographic distribution. The EDB is a joint ITA-Census Bureau project
and is a cornerstone of ITAs Trade Data Enhancement Initiative, the goal of which is to develop and disseminate improved statistical
information on U.S. international trade and its role in the U.S. economy.
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Cornell University
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New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA)
THE ROLE OF SMALL & MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN EXPORTS TO CHINA: A STATISTICAL PROFILE
Results from the 2003 Exporter Data Base [16 December 2005]
http://ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/docs/China_SME_2003_Final.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
This report briefly outlines the export activities of U.S. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the China market. Data presented here
are for the year 2003the latest availableand update 2002 figures previously made available by the International Trade Administration (ITA).
All statistics contained in this report were generated from the Commerce Departments Exporter Data Base (EDB), which provides an annual
statistical snapshot of U.S. exporterstheir number, characteristics, and geographic distribution. The EDB is a joint ITA-Census Bureau project
and is a cornerstone of ITAs Trade Data Enhancement Initiative, the goal of which is to develop and disseminate improved statistical
information on U.S. international trade and its role in the U.S. economy.
_____________________________
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[IWS] OPM: DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE of FEDERAL WORKFORCE 2004 [27 January 2006]
IWS Documented News Service
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
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________________________________________________________________________
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
2004 Demographic Profile of the Federal Workforce [27 January 2006]
http://www.opm.gov/feddata/demograp/demograp.asp
This publication presents statistical tables and narrative on race and national origin (RNO), gender, disability status, veterans status, age, and years of service characteristics of the Federal civilian non-postal workforce in the Executive Branch of Government. The data are displayed by agency, major pay plans, general schedule and related grades and occupations. Data sources, coverage, definitions of terms, and highlights of this survey are presented in the narrative.
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Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
2004 Demographic Profile of the Federal Workforce [27 January 2006]
http://www.opm.gov/feddata/demograp/demograp.asp
This publication presents statistical tables and narrative on race and national origin (RNO), gender, disability status, veterans status, age, and years of service characteristics of the Federal civilian non-postal workforce in the Executive Branch of Government. The data are displayed by agency, major pay plans, general schedule and related grades and occupations. Data sources, coverage, definitions of terms, and highlights of this survey are presented in the narrative.
_____________________________
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[IWS] BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: DECEMBER 2005 [30 January 2006]
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Cornell University
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http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi1205.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi1205.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi1205_fax.pdf
[excerpts]
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
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PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: DECEMBER 2005 [30 January 2006]http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi1205.htm or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi1205.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi1205.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi1205_fax.pdf
[excerpts]
Personal income increased $41.1 billion, or 0.4 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $35.5 billion, or 0.4 percent, in December, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $80.2 billion, or 0.9 percent. In November, personal income increased $44.6 billion, or 0.4 percent, DPI increased $39.0 billion, or 0.4 percent, and PCE increased $48.6 billion, or 0.5 percent, based on revised estimates. [tables] Wages and salaries Private wage and salary disbursements increased $14.6 billion in December, compared with an increase of $16.0 billion in November. Goods-producing industries' payrolls increased $1.8 billion, compared with an increase of $1.2 billion; manufacturing payrolls increased $0.5 billion, in contrast to a decrease of $1.0 billion. Services-producing industries' payrolls increased $12.9 billion, compared with an increase of $14.7 billion. Government wage and salary disbursements increased $1.7 billion, compared with an increase of $1.8 billion. AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES...._____________________________
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# posted by SBasefsky : 10:06 AM
[IWS] World Federation of PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATIONS & Documents
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
________________________________________________________________________
World Federation of Personnel Management Associations
http://www.wfpma.com/nahrmar4.html
The World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA) was founded in 1976 to aid the development and improve the effectiveness of professional people management all over the world. The founding members were the:
European Association for Personnel Management (EAPM)
Interamerican Foundation of Personnel Administration (FIDAP)
American Society for Personnel Administration (now SHRM the US Society for Human Resource Management)
Subsequently the:
Asia Pacific Federation of Human Resource Management (APFHRM) joined as a full member in June 1980;
North American Human Resource Management Association (NAHRMA) was formed in April 1997, composed of SHRM, the Canadian Council of HR Associations (CCHRA) and the two Mexican associations AMERI (later AMEDIRH) and COMARI;
Institute of People Management (IPM), South Africa, joined as a 'Corresponding' member in June 1979 and switched to the new category of Affiliate member in November 2000, pending the formation of a contienental African Federation of which it was a founding member;
African Federation of Human Resources Management Associations (AFHRMA) was established and admitted as a full member in March 2004.
Don't miss
Survey of Global HR Challenges: Yesterday, today and tomorrow [2005]
Conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers on behalf of the World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA)
http://www.wfpma.com/PDFs/hrglobalchallenges.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]
To mark the 10th anniversary of its bi-annual World Congress last year, the World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA) commissioned a survey, undertaken on its behalf by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), on the current HR challenges faced by HR professionals three years ago, what those issues are today and what they believe they will be three years from now.
Where on Earth Companies Choose to Do BusinessAnd Why
The factors that drive companies global site selection and sourcing decisions and what it means forHR management.
A Paper Prepared for the World Federation of Personnel Management Associations
Mexico City, May 29th, 2002
By:Richard W. Judy, Discovery Institute,Seattle, Washington USA
dickjudy@workforceassociates.com
http://www.shrm.org/global/pdf/2002Judy.pdf
HR Competencies and Professional Standards
June 2000
Professor Chris Brewster
Elaine Farndale
Dr Jos van Ommeren
The authors of this Report are at the Centre for European Human Resource Management, Cranfield
School of Management, Cranfield University, UK (Tel: +44 (0)1234 751122, Fax: +44 (0)1234
752081). The views expressed in the report are those of the authors only.
http://www.wfpma.com/comp.pdf
[full-text, 88 pages]
_____________________________
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
World Federation of Personnel Management Associations
http://www.wfpma.com/nahrmar4.html
The World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA) was founded in 1976 to aid the development and improve the effectiveness of professional people management all over the world. The founding members were the:
European Association for Personnel Management (EAPM)
Interamerican Foundation of Personnel Administration (FIDAP)
American Society for Personnel Administration (now SHRM the US Society for Human Resource Management)
Subsequently the:
Asia Pacific Federation of Human Resource Management (APFHRM) joined as a full member in June 1980;
North American Human Resource Management Association (NAHRMA) was formed in April 1997, composed of SHRM, the Canadian Council of HR Associations (CCHRA) and the two Mexican associations AMERI (later AMEDIRH) and COMARI;
Institute of People Management (IPM), South Africa, joined as a 'Corresponding' member in June 1979 and switched to the new category of Affiliate member in November 2000, pending the formation of a contienental African Federation of which it was a founding member;
African Federation of Human Resources Management Associations (AFHRMA) was established and admitted as a full member in March 2004.
Don't miss
Survey of Global HR Challenges: Yesterday, today and tomorrow [2005]
Conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers on behalf of the World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA)
http://www.wfpma.com/PDFs/hrglobalchallenges.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]
To mark the 10th anniversary of its bi-annual World Congress last year, the World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA) commissioned a survey, undertaken on its behalf by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), on the current HR challenges faced by HR professionals three years ago, what those issues are today and what they believe they will be three years from now.
Where on Earth Companies Choose to Do BusinessAnd Why
The factors that drive companies global site selection and sourcing decisions and what it means forHR management.
A Paper Prepared for the World Federation of Personnel Management Associations
Mexico City, May 29th, 2002
By:Richard W. Judy, Discovery Institute,Seattle, Washington USA
dickjudy@workforceassociates.com
http://www.shrm.org/global/pdf/2002Judy.pdf
HR Competencies and Professional Standards
June 2000
Professor Chris Brewster
Elaine Farndale
Dr Jos van Ommeren
The authors of this Report are at the Centre for European Human Resource Management, Cranfield
School of Management, Cranfield University, UK (Tel: +44 (0)1234 751122, Fax: +44 (0)1234
752081). The views expressed in the report are those of the authors only.
http://www.wfpma.com/comp.pdf
[full-text, 88 pages]
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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[IWS] Research & Practice in HRM (RPHRM) ARTICLES
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
________________________________________________________________________
Research and Practice in HRM (RPHRM) jointly published by Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia and Singapore Human Resources Institute
Research and Practice in Human Resource Management
http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/
Current Issue includes--
A Relationship Perspective to Investigate the Effect of Human Resource Capability on Information System Outsourcing Success
< http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/2005/issue2/relationship-ab.html>
Promoting Employees' Innovativeness and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour through Superior-Subordinate Relationship in the Workplace
< http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/2005/issue2/innovative-ab.html>
An Emic Approach to Understand Culturally Indigenous and Alien Human Resource Management Practices in Global Companies
< http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/2005/issue2/emic-ab.html>
Reducing Resistance to Change through Knowledge Management: A Conceptual Approach
< http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/2005/issue2/conceptual-ab.html>
The Choice of Strategic International HRM Orientation by Japanese Firms: Examining the Effects of Affiliates' Local Business Strategies
< http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/2005/issue2/japan-ab.html>
Achieving Organisational Prosperity through Employee Motivation and Retention: A Comparative Study of Strategic HRM Practices in Malaysian Institutions
< http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/2005/issue2/malaysia-ab.html>
Information Technology Offshore Outsourcing in India: A Human Resources Management Perspective
< http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/2005/issue2/india-ab.html>
Also
11th World Congress HR Congress, 29 May - June 1, 2006, SINGAPORE
http://www.hrcongress2006.com
_____________________________
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Cornell/ILR School *
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****************************************
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Research and Practice in HRM (RPHRM) jointly published by Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia and Singapore Human Resources Institute
Research and Practice in Human Resource Management
http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/
Current Issue includes--
A Relationship Perspective to Investigate the Effect of Human Resource Capability on Information System Outsourcing Success
< http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/2005/issue2/relationship-ab.html>
Promoting Employees' Innovativeness and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour through Superior-Subordinate Relationship in the Workplace
< http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/2005/issue2/innovative-ab.html>
An Emic Approach to Understand Culturally Indigenous and Alien Human Resource Management Practices in Global Companies
< http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/2005/issue2/emic-ab.html>
Reducing Resistance to Change through Knowledge Management: A Conceptual Approach
< http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/2005/issue2/conceptual-ab.html>
The Choice of Strategic International HRM Orientation by Japanese Firms: Examining the Effects of Affiliates' Local Business Strategies
< http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/2005/issue2/japan-ab.html>
Achieving Organisational Prosperity through Employee Motivation and Retention: A Comparative Study of Strategic HRM Practices in Malaysian Institutions
< http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/2005/issue2/malaysia-ab.html>
Information Technology Offshore Outsourcing in India: A Human Resources Management Perspective
< http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/2005/issue2/india-ab.html>
Also
11th World Congress HR Congress, 29 May - June 1, 2006, SINGAPORE
http://www.hrcongress2006.com
_____________________________
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Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
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New York, NY 10016
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Fax: (607) 255-9641
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Friday, January 27, 2006
Tweet[IWS] BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online [25 January 2006]
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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
________________________________________________________________________
Compensation and Working Conditions Online [25 January 2006]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Compensation and Working Conditions Online [25 January 2006]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
- Charts: Access to and Participation in Employer-Provided Health Care Plans, Private Industry, 2005 (01/25/2006)
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20060120ch01.htm
- The 2005 National Compensation Survey (NCS) benefits data reveal that access to and participation in employer-provided health care plans vary notably among worker and establishment characteristics. Data on health care plans collected by the NCS are categorized into the following types of plans: medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug.
- Summary: New Research on Retirement Savings among Workers (01/25/2006)
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20060110yb01p1.htm
- The summary that follows provides highlights of recently published research on retirement savings among U.S. workers.
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20060120ch01.htm
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 4:53 PM
[IWS] CBO: The Budget and Economic Outlook 2007 to 2016 [27 January 2006]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2007 to 2016
http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=7027&sequence=0&from=7
or
http://mirror1.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/70xx/doc7027/01-26-BudgetOutlook.pdf
[full-text, 196 pages]
[excerpts]
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects
that under current laws and policies, the federal budget
will report a deficit of $337 billion in 2006 (see Summary
Table 1). That estimate is somewhat higher than the
$318 billion shortfall recorded in 2005 but about the
same in comparison to the size of the nations economy.
At 2.6 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), this
years deficit would be slightly larger than the 2.3 percent
average recorded since 1965.
...
Under the assumptions incorporated in CBOs baseline
in particular, that various tax increases occur as
scheduled and that discretionary spending grows at the
rate of inflationthe budget deficit totals $270 billion
(2.0 percent of GDP) in 2007 and continues to fall thereafter,
essentially reaching balance in 2012. After that, the
budget remains close to balance in the baseline, showing
small surpluses ranging from $40 billion to $73 billion
through 2016 (the end of the current projection period).
...
Over the longer term, the aging of the U.S. population
combined with rapidly rising health care costs will put
significant strains on the federal budget, which begin to
be evident within the projection period. When the first
members of the baby-boom generation reach age 62 in
2008, they will become eligible for Social Security benefits.
As a result, the annual rate of growth of Social Security
spending is expected to increase from about 4.8 percent
in 2008 to 6.5 percent in 2016.
In addition, because the cost of health care is likely to
continue rising rapidly, the annual rate of growth of
Medicare spending is projected to increase from 7.4 percent
in 2008 to about 8.9 percent in 2016.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
****************************************
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2007 to 2016
http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=7027&sequence=0&from=7
or
http://mirror1.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/70xx/doc7027/01-26-BudgetOutlook.pdf
[full-text, 196 pages]
[excerpts]
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects
that under current laws and policies, the federal budget
will report a deficit of $337 billion in 2006 (see Summary
Table 1). That estimate is somewhat higher than the
$318 billion shortfall recorded in 2005 but about the
same in comparison to the size of the nations economy.
At 2.6 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), this
years deficit would be slightly larger than the 2.3 percent
average recorded since 1965.
...
Under the assumptions incorporated in CBOs baseline
in particular, that various tax increases occur as
scheduled and that discretionary spending grows at the
rate of inflationthe budget deficit totals $270 billion
(2.0 percent of GDP) in 2007 and continues to fall thereafter,
essentially reaching balance in 2012. After that, the
budget remains close to balance in the baseline, showing
small surpluses ranging from $40 billion to $73 billion
through 2016 (the end of the current projection period).
...
Over the longer term, the aging of the U.S. population
combined with rapidly rising health care costs will put
significant strains on the federal budget, which begin to
be evident within the projection period. When the first
members of the baby-boom generation reach age 62 in
2008, they will become eligible for Social Security benefits.
As a result, the annual rate of growth of Social Security
spending is expected to increase from about 4.8 percent
in 2008 to 6.5 percent in 2016.
In addition, because the cost of health care is likely to
continue rising rapidly, the annual rate of growth of
Medicare spending is projected to increase from 7.4 percent
in 2008 to about 8.9 percent in 2016.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 12:10 PM
[IWS] Work Foundation (UK): HEALTHY WORK: PRODUCTIVE WORKPLACES [December 2005]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
Work Foundation
Healthy Work: Productive Workplaces
Why the UK needs more good jobs
David Coats, Associate Director, The Work Foundation & Catherine Max, Programme Manager, The London
Health Commission
http://www.theworkfoundation.com/pdf/Healthy_Work.pdf
[full-text, 69 pages]
Abstract
The Work Foundation and London Health Commission believe that employment is one of the key determinants of health. There is an economic and a public health case for higher quality employment and employers and businesses alike have important and distinctive roles in promoting health and wellbeing, and in tackling health inequalities.
As part of our shared commitment to engaging employers and other stakeholders, we hosted a joint seminar series during 2004 and 2005 to address the questions: What can employers do to make employment healthy? What can policy-makers do to support this? This built on work we have been undertaking separately, such as the Commissions London Works for Better Health programme and the Work Foundations input to the Choosing Health White Paper consultation.
Our discussion paper Healthy Work, Productive Workplaces brings together our thinking on the relationship between health, work and productivity. It is a challenge to government, employers and the unions to rethink their whole approach to management, job design, skills development and skills utilisation. Our call is for a more sophisticated public conversation about the linkages between work and health we look forward to taking this forward together and hope you will join us in debating the issues and putting good jobs at the heart of the UK economy.
Press Release 30 December 2005
http://www.theworkfoundation.com/newsroom/pressreleases.jsp?ref=184
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
****************************************
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Work Foundation
Healthy Work: Productive Workplaces
Why the UK needs more good jobs
David Coats, Associate Director, The Work Foundation & Catherine Max, Programme Manager, The London
Health Commission
http://www.theworkfoundation.com/pdf/Healthy_Work.pdf
[full-text, 69 pages]
Abstract
The Work Foundation and London Health Commission believe that employment is one of the key determinants of health. There is an economic and a public health case for higher quality employment and employers and businesses alike have important and distinctive roles in promoting health and wellbeing, and in tackling health inequalities.
As part of our shared commitment to engaging employers and other stakeholders, we hosted a joint seminar series during 2004 and 2005 to address the questions: What can employers do to make employment healthy? What can policy-makers do to support this? This built on work we have been undertaking separately, such as the Commissions London Works for Better Health programme and the Work Foundations input to the Choosing Health White Paper consultation.
Our discussion paper Healthy Work, Productive Workplaces brings together our thinking on the relationship between health, work and productivity. It is a challenge to government, employers and the unions to rethink their whole approach to management, job design, skills development and skills utilisation. Our call is for a more sophisticated public conversation about the linkages between work and health we look forward to taking this forward together and hope you will join us in debating the issues and putting good jobs at the heart of the UK economy.
Press Release 30 December 2005
http://www.theworkfoundation.com/newsroom/pressreleases.jsp?ref=184
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 12:10 PM
[IWS] BLS: CHARTS of Gross JOB LOSSES & GAINS by INDUSTRY
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
Charts of gross job losses and gross job gains, by industry sector
http://www.bls.gov/bdm/charts1.htm
Private sector establishment level gross job gains and gross job losses, seasonally adjusted, September 1992-March 2005
Total private
* Goods-producing
* Natural resources and mining
* Construction
* Manufacturing
* Service-providing
* Wholesale trade
* Retail trade
* Transportation and Warehousing
* Utilities
* Information
* Financial activities
* Professional and business services
* Education and health services
* Leisure and hospitality
* Other services
Components of private sector establishment level gross job gains and gross job losses, seasonally adjusted, September 1992-March 2005
Total private
* Goods-producing
* Natural resources and mining
* Construction
* Manufacturing
* Service-providing
* Wholesale trade
* Retail trade
* Transportation and Warehousing
* Utilities
* Information
* Financial activities
* Professional and business services
* Education and health services
* Leisure and hospitality
* Other services
For definitions of terms used in the charts, see the section on the Business Employment Dynamics Overview page about < http://www.bls.gov/bdm//bdm/bdmover.htm#concepts>Concepts and Methodology.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
****************************************
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Charts of gross job losses and gross job gains, by industry sector
http://www.bls.gov/bdm/charts1.htm
Private sector establishment level gross job gains and gross job losses, seasonally adjusted, September 1992-March 2005
Total private
* Goods-producing
* Natural resources and mining
* Construction
* Manufacturing
* Service-providing
* Wholesale trade
* Retail trade
* Transportation and Warehousing
* Utilities
* Information
* Financial activities
* Professional and business services
* Education and health services
* Leisure and hospitality
* Other services
Components of private sector establishment level gross job gains and gross job losses, seasonally adjusted, September 1992-March 2005
Total private
* Goods-producing
* Natural resources and mining
* Construction
* Manufacturing
* Service-providing
* Wholesale trade
* Retail trade
* Transportation and Warehousing
* Utilities
* Information
* Financial activities
* Professional and business services
* Education and health services
* Leisure and hospitality
* Other services
For definitions of terms used in the charts, see the section on the Business Employment Dynamics Overview page about < http://www.bls.gov/bdm//bdm/bdmover.htm#concepts>Concepts and Methodology.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 11:11 AM
[IWS] BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: FOURTH QUARTER 2005 (ADVANCE) [27 January 2006]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: FOURTH QUARTER 2005 (ADVANCE) [27 January 2006]
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp405a.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp405a.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp405a.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Technical Note
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/tech405a.htm
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp405a_fax.pdf
Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property
located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 1.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2005,
according to advance estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real
GDP increased 4.1 percent.
The Bureau emphasized that the fourth-quarter "advance" estimates are based on source data that
are incomplete or subject to further revision by the source agency (see the box on page 3). The fourth-
quarter "preliminary" estimates, based on more comprehensive data, will be released on February 28,
2006.
The major contributors to the increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter primarily reflected positive
contributions from private inventory investment, personal consumption expenditures (PCE), equipment
and software, exports, and residential fixed investment that were partly offset by a negative contribution
from federal government spending. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP,
increased.
The deceleration in real GDP growth in the fourth quarter primarily reflected a deceleration in
PCE, an acceleration in imports, a downturn in federal government spending, and decelerations in
equipment and software and in residential fixed investment that were partly offset by an upturn in
private inventory investment.
Final sales of computers contributed 0.33 percentage point to the fourth-quarter growth in real
GDP after contributing 0.16 percentage point to the third-quarter growth. Motor vehicle output
subtracted 0.58 percentage point from the fourth-quarter growth in real GDP after contributing 0.56
percentage point to the third-quarter growth.
The price index for gross domestic purchases, which measures prices paid by U.S. residents,
increased 3.3 percent in the fourth quarter, compared with an increase of 4.2 percent in the third.
Excluding food and energy prices, the price index for gross domestic purchases increased 2.9 percent in
the fourth quarter, compared with an increase of 2.5 percent in the third.
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
****************************************
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: FOURTH QUARTER 2005 (ADVANCE) [27 January 2006]
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp405a.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp405a.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp405a.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Technical Note
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/tech405a.htm
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp405a_fax.pdf
Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property
located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 1.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2005,
according to advance estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real
GDP increased 4.1 percent.
The Bureau emphasized that the fourth-quarter "advance" estimates are based on source data that
are incomplete or subject to further revision by the source agency (see the box on page 3). The fourth-
quarter "preliminary" estimates, based on more comprehensive data, will be released on February 28,
2006.
The major contributors to the increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter primarily reflected positive
contributions from private inventory investment, personal consumption expenditures (PCE), equipment
and software, exports, and residential fixed investment that were partly offset by a negative contribution
from federal government spending. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP,
increased.
The deceleration in real GDP growth in the fourth quarter primarily reflected a deceleration in
PCE, an acceleration in imports, a downturn in federal government spending, and decelerations in
equipment and software and in residential fixed investment that were partly offset by an upturn in
private inventory investment.
Final sales of computers contributed 0.33 percentage point to the fourth-quarter growth in real
GDP after contributing 0.16 percentage point to the third-quarter growth. Motor vehicle output
subtracted 0.58 percentage point from the fourth-quarter growth in real GDP after contributing 0.56
percentage point to the third-quarter growth.
The price index for gross domestic purchases, which measures prices paid by U.S. residents,
increased 3.3 percent in the fourth quarter, compared with an increase of 4.2 percent in the third.
Excluding food and energy prices, the price index for gross domestic purchases increased 2.9 percent in
the fourth quarter, compared with an increase of 2.5 percent in the third.
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 9:13 AM
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Tweet[IWS] APEC: A Guide to ARBITRATION and ADR in Member Economies web site
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
A Guide to ARBITRATION and ADR in APEC Member Economies
http://www.arbitration.co.nz/
This site contains information on arbitration laws, rules and practice in each of the APEC Member Economies together with other material on alternative dispute resolution (ADR). In this site ADR includes arbitration, mediation, conciliation and hybrid systems. The aim of the site is to provide information to business people and their professional advisors with a view to reducing the costs of doing business in the Region through providing transparent and authoritative information of methods of resolving commercial disputes that do not involve litigation.
[Please note: the site may need updating for certain jursidictions]
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
****************************************
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
A Guide to ARBITRATION and ADR in APEC Member Economies
http://www.arbitration.co.nz/
This site contains information on arbitration laws, rules and practice in each of the APEC Member Economies together with other material on alternative dispute resolution (ADR). In this site ADR includes arbitration, mediation, conciliation and hybrid systems. The aim of the site is to provide information to business people and their professional advisors with a view to reducing the costs of doing business in the Region through providing transparent and authoritative information of methods of resolving commercial disputes that do not involve litigation.
[Please note: the site may need updating for certain jursidictions]
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 7:03 PM
