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New Books in the Carey Library
by Eugene McElroy 24 Apr '07

24 Apr '07

Personal author: Fishman, Charles, 1961- Title: The Wal-Mart effect : how the world's most powerful company really works, and how it's transforming the American economy / Charles Fishman. Publication info: New York : Penguin Press, 2006. Physical descrip: 294 p. ; 25 cm. Subject: Wal-Mart (Firm) Subject: Discount houses (Retail trade)--United States. School of Management and Labor Relations Library (Cook) call number: HF5429.215.U6F57 2006 Featherstone, Liza. Title: Selling women short : the landmark battle for workers' rights at Wal- Mart / Liza Featherstone. Publication info: New York : Basic Books, c2004. Physical descrip: 282 p. ; 22 cm. Contents: Introduction: American Goliath -- Female trouble -- "Made in America": the Wal-Mart culture and its promises -- "An exceptional woman:" (non)promotions at Wal-Mart -- Always low wages! -- Possibilities and limitations -- WWJD? organize Wal-Mart! -- "Attention shoppers!" -- Epilogue. Subject: Wal-Mart (Firm)--Trials, litigation, etc. Subject: Sex discrimination in employment--United States. Subject: Sex discrimination in employment--Law and legislation--United States. Subject: Sex discrimination against women--United States. Subject: Industrial relations--United States--Case studies. School of Management and Labor Relations Library (Cook) call number: HD6060.5.U5F4 2004 Title: Employment law : cases and materials / by Steven L. Willborn ... [et al.] Edition: 4th ed. Publication info: Newark, NJ : LexisNexis, 2007. Physical descrip: xxv, 1167 p. ; 27 cm. Subject: Labor laws and legislation--United States--Cases. Subject: Labor laws and legislation--United States. Added author: Willborn, Steven L. Added title: Employment law: selected federal and state statutes. Electronic access: Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ ecip073/2006035390.html School of Management and Labor Relations Library (Cook) call number: KF3455.A7W55 2007 Ronald J. Burke, Cary L. Cooper. Edition: 1st ed. Publication info: Amsterdam ; Boston ; London : Elsevier, 2006. Physical descrip: ix, 311 p. ; 25 cm. Contents: The human resources revolution ; Why putting people first matters / Ronald J. Burke -- Emerging perspectives on the relationship between HRM and performance / David P. Lepak ... [et al.] -- Designing effective HRM systems : the issue of HRM strategy / Sven Kepes and John E. Delery -- Human resources management in Europe and North America : similarities and differences / Bas van Diepen, Ad van Iterson and Robert A. Roe -- Globalizing HRM : the growing revolution in managing employees internationally / Paul Sparrow and Chris Brewster -- Developing the global manager / Maxine Dalton -- The challenges of HRM in managing employee stress and improving well- being / Cary L. Cooper -- Human resource policies for work-personal life integration / Evangelia Demerouti -- HRM for team-based working / Michael A. West, Lynn Markiewicz and Helen Shipton -- Human resource management practices in the knowledge economy : developing human and social capital / Brenda E. Ghitulescu and Carrie R. Leana -- Engagement with work : issues for measurement and intervention / Michael P. Leiter -- Becoming a talent leader, individual and organzational perspectives / Mary Beth Mongillo -- The strategic employee survey / Jack W. Wiley -- Developing leaders : a multilevel perspective / Tjai M. Nielsen and Terry R. Halfhill -- Developing the adaptive and global leader : HRM strategies within a career-long perspective / Stephen J. Zaccaro, Gabrielle M. Wood and Jeffrey Herman. Subject: Personnel management. Secondary subject: Added author: Burke, Ronald J. Added author: Cooper, Cary L. School of Management and Labor Relations Library (Cook) call number: HF5549.H8745 2006 Personal author: Lawler, Edward E. Title: Achieving strategic excellence : an assessment of human resource organizations / Edward E. Lawler III, John W. Boudreau, and Susan Albers Mohrman ; with Alice Yee Mark, Beth Neilson, and Nora Osganian. Publication info: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Business Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2006. Physical descrip: xi, 143 p. ; 28 cm. Contents: How HR can add value -- Research design -- Role of human resources -- Business strategy -- HR decision science -- HR organizational design -- Human resources activities -- Outsourcing -- Use of information technology -- Effectiveness of information systems -- HR analytics and metrics -- Human resource skills -- Effectiveness of the HR organization -- Determinants of HR effectiveness -- HR excellence. Subject: Personnel management. Subject: Organizational effectiveness. Secondary subject: Personeelsmanagement. Secondary subject: Strategisch management. Added author: Boudreau, John W. Added author: Mohrman, Susan Albers. Added author: Mark, Alice Yee. Added author: Neilson, Beth. Added author: Osganian, Nora. Added author: University of Southern California. Center for Effective Organizations. Electronic access: Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip063/2005032770.html School of Management and Labor Relations Library (Cook) call number: HF5549.L2877 2006 Banham, Russ. Title: The Ford century : Ford Motor Company and the innovations that shaped the world / Russ Banham ; foreword by Paul Newman. Edition: 1st ed. Publication info: San Diego, Calif. : Tehabi Books, c2002. Physical descrip: 272 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. Subject: Ford Motor Company--History. Subject: Automobile industry and trade--United States--History. School of Management and Labor Relations Library (Cook) call number: HD9710.4.U55F67 2002 Title: Home ownership : getting in, getting from, getting out / Peter Boelhouwer, John Doling, Marja Elsinga (eds.). Publication info: Delft : DUP Science, c2005. Physical descrip: 205 p. : charts ; 24 cm. Series: Housing and urban policy studies,ISSN0926-6240 ; 29 Subject: Home ownership--Europe. Added author: Boelhouwer, P. J. Added author: Doling, J. F. Added author: Elsinga, Marja. Added author: Conference on Housing Growth and Regeneration (2004 : Cambridge, England) School of Management and Labor Relations Library (Cook) call number: HD7287.82.E85H66 2005 -- Eugene McElroy Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Library 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 tel: 732-932-9513 ********

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NYTimes.com: California Tops ``Cyberstate'' List
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 24 Apr '07

24 Apr '07

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. TECHNOLOGY | April 24, 2007 California Tops ``Cyberstate'' List By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- California continues to employ far more technology workers, pay higher wages and attract more venture capital than any other state. But the overall U.S. tech sector is also growing at a surprisingly brisk clip -- for now. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-High-Tech-Economy.html?ex=117… ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 500 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company

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NYTimes.com: Ritter Meets With Labor Leader
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 24 Apr '07

24 Apr '07

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. NATIONAL | April 24, 2007 Ritter Meets With Labor Leader By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER (AP) -- Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter met with AFL-CIO President John Sweeney on Monday and promised to work with him to resolve organized labor's objections to the choice of Denver as the site of the Democratic National Convention next year. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-On-the-2008-Trail.html?ex=1178078400&… ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 500 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company

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NYTimes.com: A Deal on the Minimum Wage
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 24 Apr '07

24 Apr '07

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. OPINION | April 24, 2007 Editorial: A Deal on the Minimum Wage Congress is to be commended for making the minimum wage bill a priority. But lawmakers will have to temper their enthusiasm for never-ending tax cuts. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/opinion/24tue2.html?ex=1178078400&en=89ac… ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 500 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company

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NYTimes.com: David Halberstam, 73, Reporter and Author, Dies
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 24 Apr '07

24 Apr '07

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. ARTS | April 24, 2007 David Halberstam, 73, Reporter and Author, Dies By CLYDE HABERMAN The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist wrote books on topics as varied as the Vietnam War and basketball. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/arts/24halberstam.html?ex=1178078400&en=f… ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 500 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company

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[IWS] BEA: U.S. MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES: EMPLOYMENT, SALES, & CAPITAL EXPENDITURES 2005 [19 Aprile 2007]]
by Eugene McElroy 23 Apr '07

23 Apr '07

Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Summary Estimates for Multinational Companies: Employment, Sales, and Capital Expenditures for 2005 [19 April 2007] http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/mnc/mncnewsrelease.htm or http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/mnc/2007/pdf/mnc2005.pdf [full-text, 8 pages] or http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/mnc/2007/xls/mnc2005.xls [spreadsheet] U.S. multinational companies (MNCs) employed 30.5 million workers worldwide in 2005, of which 21.5 million were employed in the United States by U.S. parent companies and 9.1 million were employed abroad by their majority-owned foreign affiliates. The employment in the United States by U.S. parents accounted for almost one-fifth of total U.S. employment in private industries. Worldwide capital expenditures by U.S. MNCs totaled $478.1 billion; capital expenditures in the United States by U.S. parents accounted for $340.8 billion and capital expenditures abroad by majority-owned foreign affiliates accounted for $137.3 billion. Sales by U.S. parent companies totaled $7,606.1 billion, and those by majority-owned foreign affiliates totaled $3,761.9 billion. Majority-owned U.S. affiliates of foreign MNCs employed 5.1 million workers in 2005, accounting for 4.5 percent of total U.S. employment in private industries. Capital expenditures by these affiliates totaled $120.9 billion and their sales totaled $2,507.6 billion. Worldwide employment by U.S. MNCs increased 1.8 percent in 2005, following a 2.2-percent increase in 2004. Employment in the United States by U.S. parent companies increased 1.1 percent, following a 0.6-percent increase. Employment abroad by the majority-owned foreign affiliates of U.S. MNCs increased 3.6 percent, following a 6.1-percent increase. Employment in the United States by majority-owned U.S. affiliates of foreign MNCs decreased 0.7 percent in 2005, following a 2.0-percent decrease in 2004. Worldwide capital expenditures of U.S. MNCs increased 15.2 percent in 2005, following a decrease of 2.4 percent in 2004. The increase reflected a 15.3-percent increase in capital spending in the United States by U.S. parent companies, following a decrease of 6.3 percent; capital spending abroad by majority-owned foreign affiliates increased 14.9 percent, following a 9.0-percent increase. For majority-owned U.S. affiliates of foreign MNCs, capital expenditures increased 7.1 percent in 2005, following a 3.5-percent increase in 2004. Sales by U.S. parent companies increased 8.7 percent, following a 6.9-percent increase in 2004, and sales by majority-owned foreign affiliates increased 14.4 percent, following a 14.8-percent increase. Sales by majority-owned U.S. affiliates of foreign MNCs increased 8.8 percent, following an increase of 8.6 percent. Employment in the United States by U.S. parent companies accounted for 70 percent of the worldwide employment of U.S. MNCs in 2005, down from 71 percent in 2004. The U.S.-parent share of the worldwide capital expenditures of U.S. MNCs in 2005 was 71 percent, the same share as in 2004. The U.S.-parent share of MNC activity can change for a number of reasons, and the changes do not uniformly correspond to either additions to, or subtractions from, employment and capital expenditures in the United States. Examples of factors other than production shifting that might be associated with a change in the parent and affiliate shares of MNC activity include different rates of economic growth in the United States and in specific markets where investment is occurring abroad, or the creation of new market opportunities abroad that cannot be served by exports from the United States. Additional discussion of data and analytical considerations may be found in "A Note on Patterns of Production and Employment by U.S. Multinational Companies," in the March 2004 issue of the Survey of Current Business. Revisions.--The MNC estimates for 2004 presented in this release supercede preliminary estimates that were released in the second half of 2006. For U.S. parent companies, the estimates of employment were revised down 0.6 percent, the estimates of capital expenditures were revised down 4.3 percent, and the estimates of sales were revised up 0.7 percent. For majority-owned foreign affiliates, the estimates of employment were revised up 1.5 percent, the estimates of capital expenditures were revised down 2.9 percent, and the estimates of sales were revised up 1.5 percent. For majority-owned U.S. affiliates of foreign MNCs, the estimates of employment were revised up 0.5 percent, the estimates of capital expenditures were revised up 4.4 percent, and the estimates of sales were revised up 0.1 percent. The upward revision for capital expenditures by majority-owned U.S. affiliates was largely due to late reports for newly acquired affiliates, including companies in automotive equipment rental and leasing (see definition of capital expenditures in the technical note). AND MORE...including TABLES... ______________________________ **************************************** 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(a)cornell.edu **************************************** -- Eugene McElroy Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Library 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 tel: 732-932-9513 ********

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Science jobs urged to ease pay disparity
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 23 Apr '07

23 Apr '07

This story was sent to you by: eugene mcelroy -------------------- Science jobs urged to ease pay disparity -------------------- A study suggests more technical careers and better child care to close a persistent wage gap with men. By Molly Selvin Times Staff Writer April 23 2007 Although women have made significant gains in education and income during the last three decades, the pay gap between college-educated men and women persists, experts say. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-fi-paygap23apr23,0,7208911.story?coll=… Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com

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Southern California grocery conflict rooted in previous strike
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 23 Apr '07

23 Apr '07

This story was sent to you by: eugene mcelroy -------------------- Southern California grocery conflict rooted in previous strike -------------------- The wage deal of three years ago still rankles workers, and greater competition since then is squeezing the stores. By Jerry Hirsch Times Staff Writer April 23 2007 Shopper Peter Wormer is baffled. He can't believe that another supermarket strike could be around the corner. He said he stopped shopping at Vons — for good — the last time around. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-strike23apr23,1,1954564.story Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com

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NYTimes.com: The 21st-Century Slave Trade
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 22 Apr '07

22 Apr '07

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. OPINION | April 22, 2007 Op-Ed Columnist: The 21st-Century Slave Trade By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Human trafficking is a convoluted euphemism. As Meena Khatun's story underscores, the real issue is slavery. http://select.nytimes.com/2007/04/22/opinion/22kristof.html?ex=1177387200&e… New! Access to this article is available for free to non-TimesSelect subscribers for up to 24 hours after the e-mail is sent. TimesSelect (http://www.nytimes.com/ts) is a premium service from The New York Times. ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 500 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company

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NYTimes.com: A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 22 Apr '07

22 Apr '07

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. MAGAZINE | April 22, 2007 A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves By JASON DePARLE Migrant workers from the Philippines send billions back to their country. But the Comodas family's multigenerational experience with working abroad shows that the human cost is harder to calculate. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/22/magazine/22Workers.t.html?ex=1177905600&e… ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 500 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company

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