Leadership Development in Business Schools: An Agenda For Change
Leadership Development in Business Schools: An Agenda For Change
Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business
There is surprisingly little evaluation of business school or, for that matter, company leadership development efforts. What evidence exists suggests that business schools have not been particularly effective, overall, in their leadership development activities. In part this is because leadership development has been used more for fund raising than to guide either the curriculum or affect the faculty evaluation process. If business schools are going to take the mission of leadership development seriously, a numbe...
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Docuticker - February 8, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Business and economics Education Postsecondary
Outsourcing May Be Slowing Down Apparel Firms
Outsourcing May Be Slowing Down Apparel Firms
Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business
Most companies in the fashion industry are firmly entrenched in a business model that involves outsourcing production and distributing products through cheaper, “slow boat” channels. New research at Stanford Graduate School of Business, however, suggests that while this approach seems to make economic sense it may actually create gross inefficiencies that cause firms to miss out on significant profits.
Researchers say fashion firms are best off when they combine highly fashionable, trendy product designs with short prod...
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Docuticker - February 8, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Business and economics Consumer issues Globalization
A Dirty Word or a Dirty World? Attribute Framing, Political Affiliation, and Query Theory
A Dirty Word or a Dirty World? Attribute Framing, Political Affiliation, and Query Theory
Source: Psychological Science (via American Psychological Association)
From press release:
Would you pay more for certain products to save the planet? That’s the question behind the burgeoning carbon-offset industry — proponents pay more money for carbon-producing activities (such as flying), with the idea that the carbon emissions will be balanced out by funding for alternative energy sources. At the same time, economists and climate scientists agree that a carbon tax would be the most effective means through which the U.S. cou...
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Docuticker - February 8, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Political process Social and cultural issues
Army Deployments to OIF and OEF
Army Deployments to OIF and OEF
Source: RAND Corporation
In light of some publicly voiced misconceptions regarding the Army’s capacity to deploy additional soldiers to Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), RAND Arroyo Center was asked to assess the demands placed upon the Army by these deployments. Analyzing Department of Defense deployment data, Arroyo found that the Army has provided over 1 million troop-years to OIF and OEF, and that most active-duty soldiers now deployed to these operations are on their second or third tour. Those active-duty soldiers who have not yet gone to Iraq ...
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Docuticker - February 8, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Afghanistan Middle East Military and defense
Stronger Efficiency, Renewables Measures Would Benefit Consumers, Industry
Stronger Efficiency, Renewables Measures Would Benefit Consumers, Industry
Source: Union of Concerned Scientists
If Congress passed climate and energy legislation that strengthened the energy efficiency and renewable energy standards in the version the House of Representatives approved last June, consumer electric and natural gas costs would be $113 billion lower by 2030, and emitters would pay 4 percent less in compliance costs, according to an analysis released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The analysis also found that stronger renewable energy and efficiency policies would avoid the need for nearly...
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Docuticker - February 8, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Business and economics Consumer issues Energy Government and politics
Security in Iraq: A Framework for Analyzing Emerging Threats as U.S. Forces Leave
Security in Iraq: A Framework for Analyzing Emerging Threats as U.S. Forces Leave
Source: RAND Corporation
U.S. withdrawal from Iraq could affect Iraq’s internal security and stability, which could in turn affect U.S. strategic interests and the safety of U.S. troops and civilians in Iraq. U.S. policy-makers need a dynamic analytic framework with which to examine the shifting motivations and capabilities of the actors that affect Iraq’s security. The framework recognizes dangers from extremists, mainstream political actors, and the politicization of the security forces. It asserts that security in Iraq depend...
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Docuticker - February 8, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Government and politics Middle East Military and defense
USDA Announces New Framework for Animal Disease Traceability
USDA Announces New Framework for Animal Disease Traceability
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack announced today that USDA will develop a new, flexible framework for animal disease traceability in the United States, and undertake several other actions to further strengthen its disease prevention and response capabilities.
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The framework, announced today at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Mid-Year meeting, provides the basic tenets of an improved animal disease traceability capability in the United States. USDA’s efforts will:
Only apply t...
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Docuticker - February 8, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Government and politics Health and healthcare Veterinary Medicine/Animal Welfare
IRS Debunks Frivolous Tax Arguments
IRS Debunks Frivolous Tax Arguments
Source: Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service today released the 2010 version of its discussion and rebuttal of many of the more common frivolous arguments made by individuals and groups that oppose compliance with federal tax laws.
Anyone who contemplates arguing on legal grounds against paying their fair share of taxes should first read the 80-page document, The Truth about Frivolous Tax Arguments.
The document explains many of the common frivolous arguments made in recent years and it describes the legal responses that refute these claims. It will help taxpayers avoi...
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Docuticker - February 8, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Government and politics Legal and law enforcement Taxation
FEMA Releases Draft National Disaster Recovery Framework
FEMA Releases Draft National Disaster Recovery Framework
Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the interagency Long Term Disaster Recovery Working Group, today issued a draft of the National Disaster Recovery Framework —focused onengaging state, local and tribal governments, nonprofit partners, the private sector, and the public to enhance the nation’s ability to recovery from disasters.
The report is now available for review by visiting DisasterRecoveryWorkingGroup.gov. The comment period will beg...
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Docuticker - February 8, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Government and politics Natural Disasters
EPA Releases Electric Utility Plans to Improve Safety of Coal Ash Impoundments
EPA Releases Electric Utility Plans to Improve Safety of Coal Ash Impoundments
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released action plans developed by 22 electric utility facilities with coal ash impoundments, describing the measures the facilities are taking to make their impoundments safer. The action plans are a response to EPA’s assessment reports on the structural integrity of these impoundments that the agency made public last September. Coal ash was brought prominently to national attention in 2008 when an impoundment holding disposed ash waste generated by ...
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Docuticker - February 7, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Energy Environment Government and politics
Health Spending Projections Through 2019: The Recession’s Impact Continues
Health Spending Projections Through 2019: The Recession’s Impact Continues
Source: Health Affairs
The economic recession and rising unemployment—plus changing demographics and baby boomers aging into Medicare—are among the factors expected to influence health spending during 2009–2019. In 2009 the health share of gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to have increased 1.1 percentage points to 17.3 percent—the largest single-year increase since 1960. Average public spending growth rates for hospital, physician and clinical services, and prescription drugs are expected to exceed private spending growth in the ...
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Docuticker - February 7, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Business and economics Consumer issues Government and politics Health and healthcare
More than 30 Percent of Seniors Are Not Immunized Against Pneumonia in 36 States; New Report Finds Low Adult Vaccination Rates in U.S.
More than 30 Percent of Seniors Are Not Immunized Against Pneumonia in 36 States; New Report Finds Low Adult Vaccination Rates in U.S.
Source: Trust for America’s Health
A new report, Adult Immunization: Shots to Save Lives, released today by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) found that more than 30 percent of adults ages 65 and older had not been immunized against pneumonia in 36 states as of 2008. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other experts recommend that all seniors should ...
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Docuticker - February 7, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Diseases and conditions Health and healthcare
Regulating Industry-Funded Science Could Harm Patient Safety, Report Finds
Regulating Industry-Funded Science Could Harm Patient Safety, Report Finds
Source: Center for Ethical Solutions (via Competitive Enterprise Institute)
Corporate funding of medical research does not lead to irreconcilable conflicts of interest or raise the possibility of harm to patients, according to a new study published today by the Competitive Enterprise Institute. The study, conducted by medical ethics scholars from the non-profit Center for Ethical Solutions, found that often over-looked motives such as scholarly ambition, glory seeking, or a fear of academic failure tend to be more likely motives than monetary int...
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Docuticker - February 7, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Business and economics Consumer issues Ethics Health and healthcare Science
Study Reveals Potential Evolutionary Role for Same-Sex Attraction
Study Reveals Potential Evolutionary Role for Same-Sex Attraction
Source: Association for Psychological Science
Male homosexuality doesn’t make complete sense from an evolutionary point of view. It appears that the trait is heritable, but because homosexual men are much less likely to produce offspring than heterosexual men, shouldn’t the genes for this trait have been extinguished long ago? What value could this sexual orientation have, that it has persisted for eons even without any discernible reproductive advantage?
One possible explanation is what evolutionary psychologists call the “kin selection hypothesis.â...
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Docuticker - February 7, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Children and families Gender and sexuality Social and cultural issues
Tax Foundation Submits Statement Supporting Business Tax Simplification
Tax Foundation Submits Statement Supporting Business Tax Simplification
Source: Tax Foundation
The Business Activity Tax Simplification Act would establish a clear physical presence standard to apply to online retail transactions and prevent burdening interstate commerce, according to written testimony submitted today by Tax Foundation Tax Counsel Joseph Henchman to the House Judiciary Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee.
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Changing nexus rules is just one way states have attempted to shift the tax burden to non-residents — something they’ve been doing for a long time, according to Henchman. ...
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Docuticker - February 7, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Business and economics Consumer issues Internet Taxation
Environmental and Health Groups Face Off Against Household Cleaner Giants in Court
Environmental and Health Groups Face Off Against Household Cleaner Giants in Court
Source: Earthjustice
Public health and environmental advocates faced off against household cleaning giants Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, Church and Dwight and Reckitt-Benckiser in a Manhattan court today in a fight for transparency about the toxic chemicals in cleaning products.
The manufacturing giants are refusing to follow a New York state law requiring them to disclose the chemical ingredients in their products and the health risks they pose. Independent studies show a link between many chemicals commonly found in cleaning ...
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Docuticker - February 7, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Business and economics Consumer issues Environment Health and healthcare Legal and law enforcement Safety
Haiti + 27 = 28 Countries in Crisis
Haiti + 27 = 28 Countries in Crisis
Source: UNICEF/United States Fund
As global attention focuses on efforts to provide lifesaving support to the people of Haiti, UNICEF today released its Humanitarian Action Report (HAR) 2010. This annual report spotlights the most severe crises impacting children and women around the world and includes an appeal for additional assistance.
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This year’s report highlights the situation of children and women in 28 countries and territories that have been identified as being in the most desperate need, and seeks $1.2 billion to help them. HAR 2010 emphasizes the increasing importan...
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Docuticker - February 7, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Children and families Health and healthcare Human rights International Natural Disasters Poverty Social and cultural issues
Hearing — Keeping Foreign Corruption Out of the United States: Four Case Histories
Keeping Foreign Corruption Out of the United States: Four Case Histories
Source: U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has scheduled a hearing, “Keeping Foreign Corruption Out of the United States: Four Case Histories,” on Thursday, February 4, 2010, at 9:30 a.m., in Room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
The Subcommittee hearing will examine how some politically powerful foreign officials, their relatives, or close associates – referred to in international agreements as “Politi...
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Docuticker - February 7, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Business and economics Ethics Government and politics International Relations Legal and law enforcement
UK — Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology — New Publications
Four New Publications from the UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
+ Counterfeit Medicines (PDF; 198 KB)
Counterfeiting of medicines is increasing, is often linked to other criminal activities and poses risks to public health. It exposes people to medicines of unverified quality, safety and efficacy. This POSTnote considers the extent of the global counterfeit medicine trade, its impact in the UK and the technologies and policy options available to combat it. It also examines the risks and benefits of online pharmacy, one of the main ways in which counterfeits are distributed.
+ Lighting Technology (PDF; 19...
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Docuticker - February 7, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Diseases and conditions Health and healthcare Prescription drugs Technology United Kingdom Veterinary Medicine/Animal Welfare
The Transportation Lobby: Main Street Chases Transportation Money
The Transportation Lobby: Main Street Chases Transportation Money
Source: The Center for Public Integrity
While polls show Americans don’t want to make transportation policy through earmarks, that hasn’t stopped local officials from going after them. As lawmakers grappled with renewal of an expiring multi-year transportation law last September, the number of cities and counties lobbying on transportation had grown by 80 percent since the last time a transport bill was about to expire, in the fall of 2003. And the cities and counties who list transportation as among their priorities spent a total of more than $35 mil...
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Docuticker - February 7, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Business and economics Government and politics Infrastructure Political process Transportation and travel
Representation of Children in Child Abuse and Neglect Proceedings
Representation of Children in Child Abuse and Neglect Proceedings
Source: Child Welfare Information Gateway
The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) requires States to document in their State plan provisions for appointing a guardian ad litem (GAL) to represent the child’s best interests in every case of abuse or neglect that results in a judicial proceeding. The GAL may be an attorney or a court-appointed special advocate (CASA)—or both—who has received appropriate training.1 The GAL represents the child at all judicial proceedings related to the case and has the responsibility to:
Obtain ...
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Docuticker - February 7, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Children and families Legal and law enforcement
Florida — Lottery Profits Flat; Increasing Retailer Outlets Is Critical to Increasing Sales
Lottery Profits Flat; Increasing Retailer Outlets Is Critical to Increasing Sales
Source: Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, Florida Legislature
+ Growth in Lottery transfers to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund has leveled off and current forecasts indicate continued slowing of revenue growth due to the economic recession.
+ The Lottery has taken several steps to maximize its sales and transfers to education, including joining Powerball, adding instant ticket vending machines, and redesigning Lotto. While the Legislature could consider authorizing new games such as video lottery, keno,...
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Docuticker - February 6, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Business and economics Government and politics Sports, recreation and leisure
2009 State Teacher Policy Yearbook
2009 State Teacher Policy Yearbook
Source: National Council on Teacher Quality
From press release (Word):
A new, 52-volume report released today by the not-for-profit, non-partisan National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds that state teacher policies largely work against the nation’s goal of improving teacher quality. While the national focus on teacher quality has never been greater, the broad range of state laws, rules and regulations that govern the teaching profession remain broken, outdated and inflexible and too often impede rather than promote serious reform.
The report finds that: 1) states’ p...
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Docuticker - February 6, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Education Government and politics K-12 Labor
The Educational Crisis Facing Young Men of Color
The Educational Crisis Facing Young Men of Color (PDF: 4.8 MB)
Source: The College Board
In recent years, it has become common to talk about the “Two Americas,” one characterized by opportunity and wealth, and the other characterized by significant social and economic strife. Indeed, the current economic crisis has exacerbated this national conversation and made the contrasts between the Two Americas even more stark.
Many would argue that the same dichotomy exists in our nation’s system of public education. One is a system that reflects the best that our schools have to offer, with challenging courses a...
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Docuticker - February 6, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Education Gender and sexuality Race Social and cultural issues
STEM Course-taking Among High School Graduates, 1990-2005
STEM Course-taking Among High School Graduates, 1990-2005
Source: MPR Associates, Inc.
This MPR Research Brief examines high school students’ coursetaking in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects. As technical and scientific innovation increasingly drives the global economy, educators and experts in technical fields have expressed concern about the academic preparation of U.S. students in STEM fields. Using data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress High School Transcript Study, this brief compares STEM coursetaking among 2005 high school graduates with that of 1990 and 2000 g...
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Docuticker - February 6, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Education K-12 Science Technology
Lessons From the Battle Over D.A.R.E.
Lessons From the Battle Over D.A.R.E. (PDF: 5.3 MB)
Source: Bureau of Justice Assistance (DoJ)
Since its inception in Los Angeles in 1983, Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) has become one of the most well-known and widespread crime prevention programs in the country. D.A.R.E.’s model is relatively straightforward. Police officers are trained to lead educational sessions in local schools that are designed to help students resist peer pressure and live drug-free lives. The program’s reach is nothing short of remarkable: D.A.R.E. has been responsible for training hundreds of thousands of police officers and edu...
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Docuticker - February 6, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Education K-12 Legal and law enforcement Mental health and substance abuse Social and cultural issues
Who May Adopt, Be Adopted, or Place a Child for Adoption?
Who May Adopt, Be Adopted, or Place a Child for Adoption?
Source: Child Welfare Information Gateway
In order for an adoption to take place, a person available to be adopted must be placed in the home of a person or persons eligible to adopt. All States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands have laws that specify which persons are eligible as adopting parents and which persons can be adopted. In addition, all States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the territories have laws that designate which persons or entities have the authority t...
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Docuticker - February 5, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Children and families Legal and law enforcement
Information on Reducing Payroll Taxes to Encourage Employment
Information on Reducing Payroll Taxes to Encourage Employment (PDF; 518 KB)
Source: Congressional Budget Office
From CBO Director’s blog:
Today CBO released a letter to Senator Robert Casey, Jr., in response to questions he asked about policies that could be adopted to increase employment. Specifically, Senator Casey was interested in a policy option to reduce employers’ payroll taxes for firms that increase their payroll, and how different design elements of this type of policy might affect its impact on employment.
In CBO’s January 2010 publication, Policies for Increasing Economic Growth and Employment in 2...
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Docuticker - February 5, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Business and economics Government and politics Investments Taxation
New From the GAO
New GAO Reports (PDFs)
Source: Government Accountability Office
5 February 2010
1. Troubled Asset Relief Program: Treasury Needs to Strengthen Its Decision-Making Process on the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility
2. Highway Research: The Second Strategic Highway Research Program Addresses Four Required Areas, but Some Anticipated Research Was Not Funded
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Docuticker - February 5, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: GAO Government and politics
EAC Releases Report on State Spending of Federal Funds in 2008 to Improve Election Administration
EAC Releases Report on State Spending of Federal Funds in 2008 to Improve Election Administration
Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) released its annual report on state spending of nearly $3.2 billion in federal funds appropriated to improve the administration of elections. The 2008 Annual Report on Grant Programs…includes detailed tables on the amount each state received, spent and earned in interest through 2008.
The funds were authorized by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), which established EAC and charged it with disbursing monies appropriated unde...
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Docuticker - February 5, 2010 Author: shirl Kennedy Tags: Election 2008 Government and politics Political process
