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Tweet[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 19 August 2009
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 19 August 2009
Academic Research
International
[for the 15th International Industrial Relations Association World Congress held at the Sydney Convention centre from August 24- 28 2009]. http://iira2009.blogspot.com/ Click on the URL above to monitor new developments and to gather useful information on the conference.
The link below will take you to a useful compilation by Gary Price at ResourceShelf.com America's Fastest-Growing Companies: Lists & Rankings, Online Database: 2009 Inc. 500 and Inc. 5000 Released http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009/08/13/business-research-lists-rankings-online-database-2009-inc-500-and-inc-5000-released/
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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
****************************************
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 19 August 2009
Academic Research
- Hallock, K., & Klein, F. (2009).
- Executive compensation in American unions
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/workingpapers/95/
- (August 2009) by Stuart Basefsky
- Archive of the
- International Labour Organization (ILO) mirrored web site as of 31 January 2006
- http://ilo-mirror.library.cornell.edu
- SEE
- http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2009/08/iws-web-archive-ilo-mirrored-web-site.html
- This guide to the archive consists of three sections --
- Description; About the ILO; and How to Use the Archive.
- [NOTE: This is a portal. Materials in the web site are NOT searchable via Google & other web browsers/search engines]
- International Labour Office (ILO)
- The global economic crisis and migrant workers: Impact and response [August 2009]
- Ibrahim Awad
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/migrant/download/global_crisis.pdf
- [full-text, 76 pages]
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include ---
- 4370
- 4369
- 4368
- 4367
- 4366
- 4365
- 4364
- 4363
- 4362
- 4361
- 4360
- 4359
- 4358
- 4357
- 4356
- 4355
- 4354
- 4353
- 4352
- 4351
- Executive compensation in American unions
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
- European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
- Statistics
- To date, we have recorded 10455 fact sheets
[updated 17 August 2009]- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/index.php?template=stats
- Breakdown of the number of planned job reductions, in relation to the following three variables:
- (1) Type of restructuring
- (2) Sector
- (3) Country
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
- European Restructuring Monitor quarterly (ERM quarterly) [12 August 2009]
- Issue 2 summer 2009
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/templates/displaydoc.php?docID=52
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Annual Report 2008: Annexes [14 August 2009]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09071.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/071/en/2/EF09071EN.pdf
- [full-text, 60 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Foundation Focus - Issue 7: Social dialogue - All in this together? [14 August 2009]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0934.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/34/en/1/EF0934EN.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- International Labour Office (ILO)
- Multinational Enterprise Programme
- ILO Helpdesk - Tel: +41.22.799.6264 - Fax: +41.22.799.6354 - Email assistance@ilo.org
- Helping companies to put decent work principles into practice
- http://www.ilo.org/empent/Whatwedo/Publications/lang--en/docName--WCMS_106376/index.htm
- The ILO Helpdesk is a free and confidential service that can help your company align its operations with international labour standards and the ILO approach to socially responsible labour practices.
- ILO HELPDESK -- assistance@ilo.org
- http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/documents/publication/wcms_106376.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Press Release No. 09/283
- August 13, 2009
- IMF Governors Formally Approve US$250 Billion General SDR Allocation
- http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr09283.htm
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- United States: External links to macroeconomic reports and data
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/27/36/18634782.htm
- World Bank
- India: Higher Education [11 August 2009]
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:22274526~menuPK:51416191~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html
- Overview:
- India's Higher Education system is not producing enough qualified engineers. To changes this the country is pushing universities and colleges to improve their teaching techniques and update their equipment.
- Related Link:
- INDIA: DATA, PROJECTS & RESEARCH
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/INDIAEXTN/0,,menuPK:295589~pagePK:141159~piPK:141110~theSitePK:295584,00.html
- includes
- DOING BUSINESS IN INDIA 2009 [30 June 2009]
- http://www.doingbusiness.org/Documents/Subnational/DB09_Subnational_Report_India.pdf
- [full-text, 148 pages]
- DOING BUSINESS IN INDIA 2009 [30 June 2009]
- European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
- BLS: The Editors' Desk
- Hires rate at low point in June 2009 [14 August 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2009/ted_20090814.htm
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- The U.S. Science and Technology Workforce
- Deborah D. Stine, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
- Christine M. Matthews, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
- June 30, 2009
- http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=82269
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/644/
- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- Office of Immigration Statistics
- 2008 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics [13 August 2009]
- http://www.dhs.gov/files/statistics/publications/yearbook.shtm
- or
- http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/yearbook/2008/ois_yb_2008.pdf
- [full-text, 110 pages]
- U.S. Congress
- House Ways and Means Committee
- 2008 Green Book (current through July 2009)
- http://waysandmeans.house.gov/Documents.asp?section=2168
- This is the 2008 edition of "Background Material and Data on the Programs within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means," informally known as the Green Book.
- International Trade Administrtion (ITA)
- Japan's Manufacturing Competitiveness Strategy: Challenges for Japan, Opportunities for the United States [April 2009]
- http://www.ita.doc.gov/media/Publications/abstract/japan_manufacturing_2009desc.html
- or
- http://www.ita.doc.gov/media/Publications/pdf/japan_manufacturing_2009.pdf
- [full-text, 44 pages]
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/646/
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Master Government List of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers [13 August 2009]
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/ffrdc/
- see GENERAL NOTES
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/ffrdc/gennotes.cfm
- Social Security Administration (SSA)
- International Social Security Association (ISSA)
- Social Security Programs Throughout the World: AFRICA, 2009 [17 August 2009]
- http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2008-2009/africa/
- [use the above URL to find HTML & PDF documents for individual countries in Africa]
- or
- http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2008-2009/africa/ssptw09africa.pdf
- [full-text, 199 pages]
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/643/
- Hires rate at low point in June 2009 [14 August 2009]
- AARP
- State Health Care Briefs 2009: Why Health Care Reform is Important [June 2009]
- http://www.aarp.org/research/surveys/medss/medicaid/mcaidcosts/articles/state_hcb_09.html
- Bloomberg
- U.S. Top Ten Highest Paid CEOs of 2008 (Table) [14 August 2009]
- http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601110&sid=aeN1uFdDx3KA
- Challenger, Gray & Christmas
- For Release At 10:00 A.M. EDT, August 12, 2009
- CEO Departures Surge 20% to 126
- 733 CEO EXIT SO FAR IN 2009; PRESSURE OF RECESSION MAY BE GETTING TO SOME
- http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2009/08/iws-challenger-126-ceos-leave-in-july.html
- Conference Board
- Press Release / News
- The Conference Board Reveals Flaws in CEO Succession Planning by Corporate Boards
- Aug. 12, 2009
- http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=3719
- or
- http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressPrinterFriendly.cfm?press_ID=3719
- Read this Report [for members or request--see end of release]
- The Role of the Board in Turbulent Times... CEO Succession Planning
- http://www.conference-board.org/publications/describe_ea.cfm?id=1681
- Deloitte Consulting, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, and International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists
- 401(k) Benchmarking Survey 2009 Edition [7 August 2009]
- http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-UnitedStates/Local%20Assets/Documents/us_consulting_401(k)AnnualBenchmarkingSurvey2009Edition_080609.pdf
- [full-text, 46 pages]
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- EBRI Fast Facts #132
- 12 August 2009
- Retiree Health: Impact of Employer Subsidy on Savings Needs
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/FFE132.12Aug09.Final.pdf
- Kaiser Family Foundation
- StateHealthFacts.org
- Data Update
- August 12, 2009
- http://www.statehealthfacts.org/index.jsp
- See WHAT'S NEW at
- http://www.statehealthfacts.org/whatsnew.jsp
- Watson Wyatt
- Effect of the Economic Crisis on HR Programs: Update: August 2009 [13 August 2009]
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/hrprogramsAug09
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- Press Release
- More Employers Planning to Reverse Pay, Other Cutbacks, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds [13 August 2009]
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=22015
- More Employers Planning to Reverse Pay, Other Cutbacks, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds [13 August 2009]
- Working Class Movement Library, 51 The Crescent, Salford, U.K. M5 4WX, 0161 7363601
- WORKING CLASS MOVEMENT LIBRARY
- http://www.wcml.org.uk/
- State Health Care Briefs 2009: Why Health Care Reform is Important [June 2009]
- International Trade Administration (ITA)
- U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework; A Guide to Self-Certification [March 2009]
- http://www.ita.doc.gov/media/Publications/abstract/safeharbor-selfcert_desc.html
- or
- http://www.ita.doc.gov/media/Publications/pdf/safeharbor-selfcert2009.pdf
- [full-text, 59 pages]
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/645/
- U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework; A Guide to Self-Certification [March 2009]
- BLS: Producer Price Indexes - July 2009 [18 August 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: JULY 2009 [14 August 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN JULY 2009 [14 August 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - JULY 2009 - [13 August 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: [Corrected] Productivity and Costs, Second Quarter 2009, Preliminary [11 August 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: JUNE 2009 [12 August 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- BLS: EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2009 [12 August 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mslo.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mslo.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
- IIRA2009
- It Ain't No Hula Hoop: Social Media & Proactive Leadership
- http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-videos/it-aint-no-hula-hoop-social-media-proactive-leadership/
- August 17, 2009
- Leadership Link Round-Up: August 10-15
- http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-links/leadership-link-round-up-august-10-15/
- August 16, 2009
- Social Media & The Publishing Business: Thomas Pynchon's Book Trailer
- http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-skills/social-media-the-publishing-business-thomas-pynchons-book-trailer/
- August 13, 2009
- Leadership Lessons From an Art Studio Visit: Are There Any? (I'm Not Sure)
- http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-skills/leadership-lessons-from-art-are-there-any-im-not-sure/
- August 12, 2009
- http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-videos/it-aint-no-hula-hoop-social-media-proactive-leadership/
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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