Monday, December 11, 2006
UC Berkeley-IIR Affiliate on KQED "Forum"
Recently on KQED Forum
Mon, Dec 11, 2006 -- 10:00 AM
The Psychology of PowerForum takes a look at the psychology of power and its effect on our social and working lives.
Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
Cameron Anderson, professor of organizational behavior and industrial relations at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business
Dacher Keltner, professor in the psychology department at UC Berkeley
Deborah Gruenfeld, professor of organizational behavior and social psychologist at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business
URL:
http://www.kqed.org/programs/program-landing.jsp?progID=RD19
Mon, Dec 11, 2006 -- 10:00 AM
The Psychology of PowerForum takes a look at the psychology of power and its effect on our social and working lives.
Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
Cameron Anderson, professor of organizational behavior and industrial relations at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business
Dacher Keltner, professor in the psychology department at UC Berkeley
Deborah Gruenfeld, professor of organizational behavior and social psychologist at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business
URL:
http://www.kqed.org/programs/program-landing.jsp?progID=RD19
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Changes in Low Wage Labor Markets
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)Changes in Low-Wage Labor Markets Between 1979 and 2005
http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=7693&sequence=0&from=7
This paper documents changes in the lower half of the hourly wage distribution between 1979 and 2005 and analyzes the reasons for those changes. It then describes the characteristics of low-wage jobs and of workers in those jobs, and it examines how the household income of such workers has changed over the past quarter century. The analysis focuses on two periods: before and after 1990. The year 1990 was chosen for expositional simplicity, not because it represented a specific turning point in the labor market. For example, the 10th percentile of real hourly wage rates grew rapidly beginning in about 1995, while the ratio of the median to the 10th percentile of wages peaked in 1988.
News Source: Institute for Workplace Studies, Cornell University
http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=7693&sequence=0&from=7
This paper documents changes in the lower half of the hourly wage distribution between 1979 and 2005 and analyzes the reasons for those changes. It then describes the characteristics of low-wage jobs and of workers in those jobs, and it examines how the household income of such workers has changed over the past quarter century. The analysis focuses on two periods: before and after 1990. The year 1990 was chosen for expositional simplicity, not because it represented a specific turning point in the labor market. For example, the 10th percentile of real hourly wage rates grew rapidly beginning in about 1995, while the ratio of the median to the 10th percentile of wages peaked in 1988.
News Source: Institute for Workplace Studies, Cornell University
Monday, December 04, 2006
New Research on Employee Turnover and Workforce Diversity
David I. Levine and Jonathan Leonard Feature on the UC Berkeley NewsCenter
IIR affiliates David Levine and Jonathan Leonard received front-and-center attention for their recent study of employee turnover. David and Jonathan studied over 70,000 “front line” employees in more than 800 workplaces. They find interesting and provocative links between employee turnover and workplace diversity. The full story may be found at:
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2006/11/29_diversity.shtml
IIR affiliates David Levine and Jonathan Leonard received front-and-center attention for their recent study of employee turnover. David and Jonathan studied over 70,000 “front line” employees in more than 800 workplaces. They find interesting and provocative links between employee turnover and workplace diversity. The full story may be found at:
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2006/11/29_diversity.shtml
New Upjohn Working Paper
Upjohn Institute Staff Working Paper 06-130
Outsourcing, Offshoring, and Productivity Measurement in Manufacturing
Susan HousemanW.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/06-130.pdf
Outsourcing, Offshoring, and Productivity Measurement in Manufacturing
Susan HousemanW.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/06-130.pdf
Cornell Industrial Relations Overview of the U.S.
Industrial Relations Overview of the U.S. [updated 11 November 2006]
By Stuart Basefsky
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/research/subjectGuides/industrialRelationsOverview.html
Two new thematic areas have been added.
(1) SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises)
(2) Temporary Service Work [Refers to Employment Service Agencies often called Temporary Agencies]
In addition, many of the already existing elements have been brought up to date.This guide is intended to provide key links for a quick overview of issues, data, and developments in U.S. industrial relations. It is produced in cooperation with the < http://www.eurofound.eu.int/> European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions as an aid to research in international and comparative studies. The resources listed are chosen because they are primarily free and authoritative. Other resources may be found by using the < http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/research/> Research section of the Catherwood Library web site. The listing of sources is not comprehensive. It is simply a useful place to start.
By Stuart Basefsky
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/research/subjectGuides/industrialRelationsOverview.html
Two new thematic areas have been added.
(1) SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises)
(2) Temporary Service Work [Refers to Employment Service Agencies often called Temporary Agencies]
In addition, many of the already existing elements have been brought up to date.This guide is intended to provide key links for a quick overview of issues, data, and developments in U.S. industrial relations. It is produced in cooperation with the < http://www.eurofound.eu.int/> European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions as an aid to research in international and comparative studies. The resources listed are chosen because they are primarily free and authoritative. Other resources may be found by using the < http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/research/> Research section of the Catherwood Library web site. The listing of sources is not comprehensive. It is simply a useful place to start.
