Day archives: January 17th, 2011

From Representation to Inclusion: Diversity Leadership for the 21st-Century Military

From Representation to Inclusion: Diversity Leadership for the 21st-Century Military – Final Report of the Military Leadership Diversity Commission – Predecisional Draft “This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Military Leadership Diversity Commission (MLDC). Under the provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2009, Section 596, and Public Law 110-417, Congress asked …

Subjects: Government Documents

HBR – Using What We Know: Turning Organizational Knowledge into Team Performance

Using What We Know: Turning Organizational Knowledge into Team Performance, Bradley R. Staats, Melissa A. Valentine, and Amy C. Edmondson. December 31, 2010 “This paper examines how teams draw on knowledge resources in the firm in the production of novel output. We theorize positive effects of team use of an organizational knowledge repository on two …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

New GAO Reports: Food Labeling, H-1B Visa Program, Program Evaluation, Rail Safety

Food Labeling: FDA Needs to Reassess Its Approach to Protecting Consumers from False or Misleading Claims, GAO-11-102, Jan 14, 2011 H-1B Visa Program: Reforms Are Needed to Minimize the Risks and Costs of Current Program, GAO-11-26, January 14, 2011 Program Evaluation: Experienced Agencies Follow a Similar Model for Prioritizing Research, GAO-11-176, January 14, 2011 Rail …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

European Commission published first Annual Growth Survey under the new European Semester

News release: “The adoption by the European Commission of the Annual Growth Survey (AGS) will mark the beginning of the first cycle of coordination of the Member States’ macro-economic, budgetary and structural reform policies, known as the “European semester”. This is a real step forward for European economic governance. From now on, every year the …

Subjects: Government Documents

Report: Massive Outbreak of Jellyfish Could Spell Trouble for Fisheries

Richard Stone: “The world’s oceans have been experiencing enormous blooms of jellyfish, apparently caused by overfishing, declining water quality, and rising sea temperatures. In recent years, populations of several jellyfish species have made inroads at the expense of their main competitor — fish — in a number of regions, including the Yellow Sea, the Gulf …

Subjects: Government Documents

Paper: The Role of Securitization in Mortgage Renegotiation

Agarwal, Sumit, Amromin, Gene, Ben-David, Itzhak, Chomsisengphet, Souphala and Evanoff, Douglas D., The Role of Securitization in Mortgage Renegotiation (January 13, 2011). Charles A. Dice Center Working Paper No. 2011-2. “We study the effects of securitization on post-default renegotiation of residential mortgages over the current financial crisis. Unlike prior studies, we employ unique data that …

Subjects: Government Documents

CDC – Community Water Fluoridation: Questions and Answers

“The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is proposing a change to the recommendation for the optimal fluoride level in drinking water to prevent tooth decay. The new recommendation, 0.7 milligrams of fluoride per liter of water, replaces the previous recommended range of 0.7 to 1.2 milligrams per liter. There are several reasons for …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Rasmussen Reports – U.S. Internet Users Give High Marks to Search Engines

News release: “Most Internet users in America say they go online to answer routine questions, and they give overwhelmingly positive marks to today’s Internet search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 66% of regular Internet users instinctively go online to answer routine questions. Just 30% say …

Subjects: Internet, Search Engines