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2010

  1. 2010 Productivity Brief: Productivity, Employment, and Growth in the World's Economies
    The recession left its mark on global productivity, which fell in 2009. With recovery expected in 2010, advanced economies will see renewed productivity gains but continue to shed workers. (Executive Action Report, January 2010)

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  1. 27 at Heart: Why Gen Yers shouldn’t write off their boomer co-workers.
    Gen Yers need to get used to the idea of working with a whole lot of people who could be their parents or even grandparents. (The Conference Board Review, April 2011)

B

  1. Board Evaluation Process in the UK and Selected Continental European Countries
    This Council Perspectives examines the differences in practices and requirements between several European countries including the UK regarding board evaluations and individual committee evaluations, and includes samples. (Council Perspectives, November 2011)
  2. Bridging the Logistical Divide: Integration of Poor Countries in Global Supply Chains
    This report analyzes the reasons behind the lagging development of the world's poorest countries and offers some solutions for conquering the divide to help those nations achieve sustainable growth. (Executive Action Report, August 2008)
  3. Building Risk Awareness into Performance: Integrating ERM and Performance Management
    This report explores the reasons behind the lack of ERM and performance management integration through an examination of the results of a survey of 97 senior executives. (Research Report, September 2009)
  4. Building Risk Awareness into Performance: Integrating ERM and Performance Management
    This report explores the reasons behind the lack of ERM and performance management integration through an examination of the results of a survey of 97 senior executives. (Key Findings, September 2009)

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  1. 'Changing Gear' - Productivity, ICT and Services Industries: Europe and the United States
    by Bart van Ark, Robert Inklaar, and Robert H. McGuckin, December 2002. Click here to obtain the basic data: http://www.ggdc.net/ - EPWP #02 - 02 (Economics Program Working Paper Series, December 2002)
  2. CEO Challenge 2007
    Top 10 Challenges
    This survey based report finds execution is taking precedence over profit and top-line growth as a focus for CEOs around the world. (Research Report, October 2007)
  3. CEO Challenge 2008: Top 10 Challenges – Financial Crisis Edition
    This special Financial Crisis Edition highlights differences between the original CEO Survey responses and the updated responses, and compares results between the United States, Europe, and Asia. (CEO Challenge®, November 2008)
  4. CEO Challenge 2010: Top 10 Challenges

    Respondents to the latest edition of the annual survey of CEOs, presidents, and chairmen indicate that growth issues will be their top challenges for 2010.

    (CEO Challenge®, February 2010)
  5. CEO Challenge 2011: Fueling Business Growth with Innovation and Talent Development
    This year’s report is entirely new and features a fully revised and condensed set of 10 overall challenges (down from 84 in previous surveys) and a more in-depth strategy section that highlights the need for clear organizational alignment, teamwork, and s (CEO Challenge®, April 2011)
  6. CEO Challenge 2011: Fueling Business Growth with Innovation and Talent Development
    This year’s report is entirely new and features a fully revised and condensed set of 10 overall challenges (down from 84 in previous surveys) and a more in-depth strategy section. (PowerPoint, April 2011)
  7. CEO Challenge Reflections: Human Capital Practitioners Respond
    This report compares the responses of human capital professionals to the human capital strategies cited by 370 CEOs that ranked human capital as one of their top three challenges in The Conference Board CEO Challenge 2012. (Executive Action Report, September 2012)
  8. CEO Challenge: Perspectives and Analysis — 2007 Edition
    This report offers CEO insights on a wide variety of issues, including seizing opportunities in China and India, current barriers to continuing innovation, and intellectual property issues. (Research Report, April 2008)
  9. Can You Gain the Whole World Without Losing Your Soul?
    While supply chains and markets are global as never before, the typical corporate-globalization model remains stubbornly colonial in its ambition and execution as organizations colonize one market at a time. (The Conference Board Review, November 2008)
  10. Changing Attitudes to Work - What Should HR Do?
    Participants at The Conference Board’s European Human Resources Council Summit issue a set of management recommendations to deal with changing work attitudes. (Executive Action Report, March 2009)
  11. Compensation & Benefits: A Global View
    What are the most effective strategies for recruiting and retaining high-performing talent when it's a sellers' market, virtually anywhere in the world? (Executive Action Report, January 2008)
  12. Comprehensive Benchmark Revisions for The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® for the United States
    by Gad Levanon, Ataman Ozyildirim, Brian Schaitkin, and Justyna Zabinska
    December 2011 - EPWP #11 – 06 (Economics Program Working Paper Series, December 2011)
  13. Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2012: Risky Business—Focusing on Innovation and Talent in a Volatile World
    This year’s top challenges show a balance between concerns related to the macro business environment and company-specific challenges that are driven by management action and require a well-executed business strategy. (CEO Challenge®, March 2012)
  14. Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2013 Summary Report: Countering the Global Slowdown
    Respondents to the latest edition of the annual survey of business leaders by The Conference Board indicate a focus on internal challenges. (CEO Challenge®, January 2013)
  15. Conference Board Economics Watch® - European View
    A recovery for the Euro Area has been delayed in part by continued weakness in business confidence. This issue also explores how prices and supplies of oil and natural gas may affect long-term growth prospects of Europe's economies. (Economics Watch Reports, May 2013)
  16. Conference Board Economics Watch® - European View
    ECB promises to purchase short-term bonds of troubled countries has reduced financial instability for now. Long-term growth prospects in much of Euro Area remain uncertain, but expanding trade relations with China could help. (Economics Watch Reports, August 2012)
  17. Conference Board Economics Watch® - European View
    ECB's decision to buy short-term sovereign debt and progress towards creation of European Stability Mechanism (ESM) has improved prospects for resolving Euro Area financial crisis, though many obstacles remain. (Economics Watch Reports, September 2012)
  18. Conference Board Economics Watch® - European View
    Greek elections and the Spanish bank bailout has raised financial instability in the Euro Area. As a result, continued strong economic performance in German has not offset losses in troubled economies. (Economics Watch Reports, June 2012)
  19. Conference Board Economics Watch® - European View
    High youth unemployment and long-term demographic trends are both blocking a recovery in Euro Area household consumption. (Economics Watch Reports, April 2013)
  20. Conference Board Economics Watch® - European View
    Measures taken at June 28-29 EU Summit represent steps in the right direction, but have so far failed to restore confidence. (Economics Watch Reports, July 2012)
  21. Conference Board Economics Watch® - European View
    Outlook for Euro Area has become worse due to both increased financial turbulance related to banking crisis in Spain and elsewhere, and the implementation of austerity measures which represent a drag on economic growth. (Economics Watch Reports, June 2012)
  22. Conference Board Economics Watch® - European View
    Policies implemented to control the financial crisis are partially succeeding, but have not yet improved confidence or growth prospects (Economics Watch Reports, November 2012)
  23. Conference Board Economics Watch® - European View
    Progress on financial integration does not result in improved outlook for Euro Area (Economics Watch Reports, December 2012)
  24. Conference Board Economics Watch® - European View
    Recent changes in competitiveness measures for Euro Area economies provide another signal that economic outlook is improving, but weak long-term productivity growth represents important constraint on speed and strength of any recovery. (Economics Watch Reports, February 2013)
  25. Conference Board Economics Watch® - European View
    Results from The Conference Board CEO Challenge® survey provide a perspective on how business leaders in Europe are responding to a more stable but still challenging economic environment in the Euro Area. (Economics Watch Reports, January 2013)
  26. Conference Board Economics Watch® - European View
    The 2011 GDP projection will prove easy to reach. Downside risks exist for 2012. (Economics Watch Reports, June 2011)
  27. Conference Board Economics Watch® - European View
    The Debt Crisis and the Risk Of Recession Are Reinforcing Each Other (Economics Watch Reports, October 2011)
  28. Conference Board Economics Watch® - European View
    The ECB’s Longer-Term Refinancing Operations (LTROs) helped restore confidence. However, "troubled economies" must address structural and regulatory issues, which we address in this report. (Economics Watch Reports, February 2012)
  29. Conference Board Economics Watch® - European View
    The Euro Area economy has faced additional instability during the past month after Spain revised its deficit target. This month, we examine how events in Spain and elections in France are affecting our outlook for the Euro Area economy in 2012. (Economics Watch Reports, April 2012)
  30. Conference Board Economics Watch® - European View
    The Euro Area looks to be in a mild recession (Economics Watch Reports, January 2012)
  31. Conference Board Economics Watch® - European View
    The financial crisis has spurred European leaders to consider hastening fiscal and regulatory integration, which has helped reduce financial instability. However, the poor performance of confidence indicators show that the Euro Area economy reamins weak. (Economics Watch Reports, November 2012)
  32. Conference Board Economics Watch® - European View
    Though the Euro Area economy appears to be stabilizing, elevated unit labor costs may impair the region’s growth prospects. This month, we examine labor costs, unemployment measures, and actions European countries are taking to become more competitive. (Economics Watch Reports, March 2012)
  33. Conference Board Human Capital in Review™: Focus on Employee Engagement (Vol. 1, No. 2, 2012)
    The Human Capital in Review series is designed for the busy human capital executive who values filtered and thoughtfully summarized highlights of significant ideas, topics, research, and trends in employee engagement. (Human Capital in Review, July 2012)
  34. Conference Board Labor Markets in Review™: Vol. 2, No. 3, 2012
    This periodical publication offers an expert perspective on the implications of current economic conditions on the labor market, with specific focus on the United States, Europe, and emerging markets. (Periodical, December 2012)
  35. Conference Board® Labor Markets in Review™: Vol. 1, No. 1
    This periodical publication offers an expert perspective on the implications of current economic conditions on the labor market, with specific focus on the United States, Europe, and emerging markets. (Periodical, October 2011)
  36. Conference Board® Labor Markets in Review™: Vol. 2, No. 1
    This periodical publication offers an expert perspective on the implications of current economic conditions on the labor market, with specific focus on the United States, Europe, and emerging markets. (Periodical, January 2012)
  37. Conference Board® Labor Markets in Review™: Vol. 2, No. 2
    This issue includes an overview of the main economic and labor market conditions in the United States, Europe, and Asia, as well as several special topics. (Periodical, July 2012)
  38. Constructing a Data Set on Labour Composition Change
    by Boele Bonthuis
    December 2011 - EPWP #11 – 04 (Economics Program Working Paper Series, December 2011)
  39. Corporate Philanthropy with a Global Footprint
    A snapshot of the current state of global corporate philanthropy, specifically benchmarking, structure, strategy, measurement, and cultural and political landscapes for corporate philanthropy from Western Europe to Latin America. (Research Report, March 2013)

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  1. Debating European Corporate Governance Issues
    This report focuses on corporate governance issues that dominate the current debate in Europe, particularly how successfully European governance models and practices position companies to compete for global capital. (Research Report, May 2000)
  2. Despite the Chaos, Europe's Economies Are Regaining Competitiveness through Improvements in Unit Labor Cost Performance
    Can Europe’s recent gains in productivity and lower unit labor costs be sustained? (Executive Action Report, July 2012)
  3. Diversity and Profitability: Making the Connections
    Demographic changes in Europe, combined with government regulations, are putting pressure on companies to increase the diversity of their workforces. (Executive Action Report, January 2006)
  4. Do Exchange Rates Matter?
    This survey based report provides deep insights into whether—and how— exchange rate volatility shapes business investment decisions and risk management practices. (Research Report, May 2004)

E

  1. EU Labor Productivity and Employment Improve in 2004—but U.S. Still Leads
    Productivity and employment growth accelerated in the European Union, but the United States improved at about double the EU-25 growth rates. Will Europe be able to maintain and improve upon these results to reach global prosperity? (Executive Action Report, January 2005)
  2. Employee Engagement: What Works Now?
    Even when organizations commit to achieving a high level of employee engagement, the goal can be elusive. This report examines the current state of employee engagement practices to discover how companies, even in challenging environments, find success. (Research Report, December 2012)
  3. Europe's Progress in Promoting Work-Life and Diversity in the Workplace
    Comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation now covers all 27 member states of the European Union. This report looks at a series of best practices now being implemented at major companies throughout Europe. (Executive Action Report, January 2007)
  4. Europe’s Great Labor Market Divide
    The gulf between the haves and the have nots in Europe will likely continue to put stress on the future of European unity and trigger even more intense debate about the future of the Euro Area itself. (Executive Action Report, December 2011)
  5. Executive Remuneration across Europe: A Handbook of Design, Disclosure, and Enforcement Rules
    This comprehensive Handbook offers a detailed analysis of regulations in Europe regarding remuneration packages, and a comparison across national systems. (Book, February 2012)

F

  1. Foreign Exchange Management: Creating Value Through Better Decision Making
    Foreign Exchange Management: Creating Value through Better Decision Making gauges the impact of the financial crisis on FX management practices (Key Findings, December 2009)
  2. Foreign Exchange Management: Creating Value Through Better Decision Making
    Foreign Exchange Management: Creating Value through Better Decision Making gauges the impact of the financial crisis on FX management practices (Research Report, December 2009)
  3. From Compliance Governance to Strategic Governance
    With both companies and investors under pressure and looking for redemption, the 2010 annual meeting season will be a shadow referendum on the crisis and an inflection point in the evolution of corporate governance. (Director Notes, January 2010)

G

  1. A Global Barometer for Measuring Employee Engagement
    This report shows that a robust measure of employee engagement can be constructed with just eight basic questions—termed The Conference Board Employee Engagement Barometer.™ (Research Report, December 2009)
  2. Giving in Numbers: 2012 Edition
    Produced by the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) in association with The Conference Board, this report analyzes giving trends from 2011 data shared by 214 corporations, including 62 of the top 100 companies in the Fortune 500. (Research Report, June 2012)
  3. Giving the Working Poor a Working Chance
    How can business and the world’s corporations help efforts to alleviate global poverty? And what is the rationale for getting involved? (Council Perspectives, February 2011)
  4. Global Luxury Market
    This report offers a cross-cultural perspective on consumers' attitudes toward luxury and explores how those attitudes influence consumers in different markets. (Research Report, July 2007)
  5. Global Talent Management: How Businesses Attract, Develop, and Retain the Best
    As baby boomers head towards retirement and birth rates decline globally, how will companies handle the available talent pool shrinking? (Executive Action Report, September 2006)
  6. Go Where There Be Dragons
    This report draws from the wisdom of 100+ executives on seven of The Conference Board Councils in Europe, the United States and Asia to define the global forces that are redefining the structure of leadership. (Council Perspectives, October 2010)
  7. Going Green: Corporate Commitment to Citizenship and Sustainability Issues Takes on a Greater Role
    North American companies have placed increased emphasis on corporate citizenship and sustainability issues over the past three years, leading to numerous changes within their organizations. (Executive Action Report, March 2008)
  8. Growing Beyond Oil: Productivity, Performance, and Progress in the Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council
    This report is part of a major research program on productivity, performance and progress in the Gulf Cooperation Council region which The Conference Board is running in conjunction with Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC). (Research Report, June 2008)

I

  1. Implementing Strategic Workforce Planning
    This report highlights the implementation process for Strategic Workforce Planning---from simply connecting business strategy and HR strategy to becoming an input to business strategy that informs executive decision making. (Research Report, June 2009)
  2. Implementing Strategic Workforce Planning
    This report highlights the implementation process for Strategic Workforce Planning---from simply connecting business strategy and HR strategy to becoming an input to business strategy that informs executive decision making. (Key Findings, June 2009)
  3. Intangible Capital and Growth in Advanced Economies: Measurement Methods and Comparative Results
    by Carol Corrado, Jonathan Haskel, Cecilia Jona-Lasinio and Massimiliano Iommi
    December 2012 - EPWP #12 – 03 (Economics Program Working Paper Series, December 2012)
  4. Integrating Developing Countries into the Global Supply Chain
    Large and small developing countries have emerged as the new frontiers of the structural change ushered in by the rise of global production and supply networks. (Executive Action Report, August 2011)
  5. Is ICT's Contribution to Productivity Growth Peaking?
    This analysis examines whether information technology can continue to boost productivity growth, among other issues based on this study of productivity and income trends in 40 countries. (Executive Action Report, January 2007)

J

  1. "Just Say No": If only fighting bribery were that simple
    An expansive look at bribery today and how both companies and individual executives should handle sticky situations. (The Conference Board Review, April 2013)

K

  1. Know Your Shareholders: The Use of Cash-Settled Equity Derivatives to Hide Corporate Ownership Interests
    Regulators across Europe are increasingly aware of the effects of hidden ownership, where investors use cash-settled equity derivatives to eschew disclosure rules while building up stakes in public corporations. (Director Notes, July 2010)

L

  1. Linked World: How ICT Is Transforming Societies, Cultures, and Economies
    This report is based on a two-year global research project with the Telefónica Foundation. It aggregates several studies on how information and communication technology has affected societies, economies, cultural relationships, and human interaction. (Research Report, October 2011)
  2. Linked World: How ICT Is Transforming Societies, Cultures, and Economies
    This report is based on a two-year global research project with the Telefónica Foundation. It aggregates several studies on how information and communication technology has affected societies, economies, cultural relationships, and human interaction. (Executive Summary, October 2011)

M

  1. Marketing Monster: When executives begin to believe their own hype.
    BP offers a cautionary tale about how a company can fall victim to its own deceptive empowerment marketing strategy. An excerpt from Jonah Sachs' book "Winning the Story Wars." (The Conference Board Review, October 2012)
  2. Martin Lindstrom Can Read Your Mind
    Danish marketer Martin Lindstrom explains why we buy what we buy. (The Conference Board Review, November 2008)
  3. Mismatch in the Boardroom
    All too often, there’s a stature gap between the CEO and other directors, and that gap can seriously hinder boards’ effectiveness. (The Conference Board Review, January 2012)
  4. Moving the World - A Case Study in CSR Partnership
    Moving the World, a unique partnership between TNT and the U.N. shows how two organizations can combine their core strengths to make a life-saving difference - and increase a company's competitiveness and reputation. (Executive Action Report, November 2005)

N

  1. A New Order: When revamping your corporate culture, the first rule is to have fewer rules
    To remain competitive, companies need to make the shift from “manager knows best” to “manager provides the tools and objectives and leaves people to achieve the results.” (The Conference Board Review, January 2012)
  2. New EU Directive Means Greater Corporate Environmental Liability Exposure
    Once a new controversial law is passed, companies already operating in the EU will see their environmental liability exposure increase. (Executive Action Report, February 2004)
  3. No More Year in Paris?
    In today's corporate world, the traditional long-term international assignment is irrelevant. (The Conference Board Review, October 2011)

O

  1. On the Record With.... Bertrand Collomb
    An in-depth interview with Bertrand Collomb, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Lafarge, France, on current forces in management and the marketplace and the trends he expects to face in the future. (Executive Action Report, May 2006)
  2. On the Record With.... Dr. Gerhard Cromme
    An exclusive in-depth interview with Dr. Gerhard Cromme, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, ThyssenKrupp AG, Düsseldorf, Germany. (Executive Action Report, June 2006)
  3. On the Record With....Sir Martin Sorrell
    An interview with Sir Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive Officer, WPP, London, UK, regarding current trends in management and the marketplace and how they expect these to change by 2008. (Executive Action Report, February 2004)
  4. On the Record With...Nandan M. Nilekani
    An interview with Nandan M. Nilekani, CEO, President, Managing Director, and Co-Founder. Infosys Technologies, Ltd., regarding current forces in management and the marketplace and the trends expected to be faced in the future. (Executive Action Report, October 2004)
  5. On the Record with Jouko Karvinen
    In this exclusive in-depth interview, Jouko Karvinen, CEO of Stora Enso, Helsinki Finland, explains the importance of finding qualified managerial talent and planning for management succession. (Executive Action Report, June 2008)

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  1. A Perfect Storm: Europe’s Looming Pension Crisis
    Europe’s pension crisis stems from three trends: benefits that are no longer supported by employee contributions, the recent recession, and Europe’s aging population. (Executive Action Report, January 2012)
  2. Part-Time Executive
    Many top executives, particularly in Europe, are working less and accomplishing more. (The Conference Board Review, January 2013)
  3. Performance 2008: Productivity, Employment, and Growth in the World's Economies
    This report is the first comprehensive overview of new data on productivity, growth, and employment trends through 2007 based on The Conference Board's and the Groningen Growth and Development Centre's Total Economy Database. (Research Report, March 2008)
  4. Performance 2011: Productivity, Employment, and Growth in the World's Economies
    This report takes a detailed look at the drivers of output growth, comparing the contributions of labor productivity and employment across years and across more than 100 countries. (Research Report, June 2011)
  5. Problem With Giving Back
    The implication of "giving back to society" is that it’s fine to take whatever you want, for as long as you want, provided that at some stage you get around to handing a bit of it back. How about not taking so much in the first place? (The Conference Board Review, April 2010)
  6. Productivity, Performance, and Progress: Germany in International Comparative Perspective
    This study argues that the key to a successful and sustainable growth strategy for any time and place is to find the optimal balance between labour productivity growth and labour input growth. (Research Report, August 2009)
  7. Professionalization of Shareholder Activism in France
    This report summarizes notable activism developments in France and examines the phenomenon of professionalization with two recent examples: the Suez-Gaz de France and the Atos Origin cases. (Director Notes, February 2011)
  8. Projecting Economic Growth with Growth Accounting Techniques: The Conference Board Global Economic Outlook 2012 Sources and Methods
    by Vivian Chen, Ben Cheng, Gad Levanon, and Bart van Ark
    November 2011 - EPWP #11 – 07 (Economics Program Working Paper Series, November 2011)
  9. Projecting Global Growth
    by Vivian Chen, Ben Cheng, Gad Levanon, Ataman Ozyildirim and Bart van Ark
    November 2012 - EPWP #12 – 02 (Economics Program Working Paper Series, November 2012)

R

  1. Reading the Tea Leaves: The Impact of China's Twelfth Five-Year Plan on Human Capital Challenges
    This report highlights the major human capital aspects of China’s Twelfth Five Year Plan that are expected to have the greatest impact on business. (Research Report, November 2012)
  2. Regional Headquarters: Roles and Organization
    This report examines a number of issues that are central to the existence and management of a regional organization and its headquarters in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. (Research Report, May 2003)

S

  1. Safeguarding Intellectual Property and Addressing Corruption in the Global Supply Chain
    Guarding against IP infringement and violation of anti-corruption laws among employees is difficult enough for multinational companies. It is even more challenging to prevent inappropriate behavior by the employees and contracted workers of third parties. (Research Report, December 2012)
  2. Security and Privacy in Cloud Computing
    The European Regulatory Approach
    Analysts estimate that by 2012 the size of the enterprise cloud computing business may reach $80 billion—about 10 percent of the global information technology service and enterprise software market. Despite the benefits expected from this innovation, comp (Executive Action Report, October 2010)
  3. Sleepless in Delhi: What Keeps Indian HR Executives Awake at Night?
    India presents unique business challenges, challenges that a number of human resource executives in India were happy to discuss with The Conference Board. (Executive Action Report, June 2011)
  4. State of Human Capital 2012: False Summit
    This report is the result of a joint research effort by The Conference Board and McKinsey & Company to highlight the most significant challenges facing human capital executives. (Research Report, October 2012)
  5. Still Squeezed: Austerity and inequality hold back the global economy
    Bart van Ark, chief economist of The Conference Board, offers an analysis and forecast of the global economy for 2012. (The Conference Board Review, January 2012)
  6. StraightTalk®
    Global Economic Outlook 2013: Is the global economic speed limit slowing down?
    From The Conference Board Chief Economist. (StraightTalk®, November 2012)
  7. StraightTalk®
    Special Issue for All Members: Global Economic Outlook 2012
    From The Conference Board Chief Economist. (StraightTalk®, November 2011)
  8. StraightTalk® Special Issue for All Members: Global Economic Outlook 2013
    From The Conference Board Chief Economist: Is the global economic speed limit slowing down? (StraightTalk®, November 2012)
  9. Strategic Workforce Planning across National Borders
    Strategic workforce planning can play a valuable role by questioning the unexamined assumptions that business leaders may be making about the availability, quality, cost, and mobility of talent in critical locations. (Research Report, July 2012)
  10. Strategic Workforce Planning in Global Organizations
    This report describes how SWP adds value by helping global companies make better business decisions. It details what it takes for companies to advance from a fledgling effort to a more robust version of SWP. (Research Report, January 2010)
  11. Strategic Workforce Planning in Global Organizations
    This report describes how SWP adds value by helping global companies make better business decisions. It details what it takes for companies to advance from a fledgling effort to a more robust version of SWP. (Key Findings, January 2010)
  12. Sustainability Practices: 2012 Edition
    This report analyzes the most recent disclosure of environmental and social practices by the 3,000 U.S. and non-U.S. public companies that compose the Bloomberg ESG 3000 index. (Research Report, July 2012)

T

  1. Talent Management Tomorrow: Seeing Around the Corner to Meet Strategic Business Needs
    This report, the work of eight councils of The Conference Board worldwide in the area of talent management, assesses the current state of the function and then “peeks around the corner” to see what challenges lie ahead. (Council Perspectives, September 2012)

U

  1. Universal Conduct: An Ethics and Compliance Benchmarking Survey
    This study documents the efforts of 225 companies to design, implement and monitor their compliance and risk assessment programs for effectiveness. (Research Report, September 2006)
  2. Using the Leading Credit IndexTM to Predict Turning Points in the U.S. Business Cycle
    by Gad Levanon, Jean-Claude Manini, Ataman Ozyildirim, Brian Schaitkin, and Jennelyn Tanchua
    December 2011 - EPWP #11 – 05 (Economics Program Working Paper Series, December 2011)

W

  1. Water Worries: How Incorporating Long-Term Risk into Strategic Planning Pays Off
    How companies manage risk, opportunity, and scarcity today will determine the long-term value they create for stakeholders and society, and the world’s dwindling water resources are a pivotal case in point. (Council Perspectives, June 2012)
  2. Why Be Happy? Instead of attaching smiley emoticons to every moment of our lives, Oliver Burkeman suggests, we should welcome more negativity.
    Q&A with social critic Oliver Burkeman about the perils of positive thinking, in and out of the workplace. (The Conference Board Review, January 2013)
  3. Will Your People Be Ready? Top executives reveal how they are addressing today's meteoric pace of change.
    Two dozen top executives discuss how they're managing their people to deal with the increasing rate of change. (The Conference Board Review, January 2013)
  4. Will the Decline in Unit Labor Cost in Europe's Troubled Economies Help Improve Competitiveness?
    An examination of the shifts in competitiveness in various European countries. (Executive Action Report, January 2013)
  5. Work-Life and Diversity: Local Needs and Business Relevance Drive Success
    Spurred on by the new European Union-wide anti-discrimination legislation, inclusion policies and practices are being adopted by Europe-based organisations. Which approaches will succeed? (Executive Action Report, November 2004)
  6. Workspace: 9 to 5 is so last century
    Columnist Alison Maitland argues that today's flexible work arrangements should not be mere employee perks. (The Conference Board Review, October 2011)
  7. Workspace: Face-to-Face Fallacies
    Columnist Alison Maitland looks critically at workplace strategies of Google and Yahoo!, calling them "retrograde attitudes from Internet giants." (The Conference Board Review, April 2013)
  8. Workspace: The Five Types of Trust
    Columnist Alison Maitland explains how senior leaders can build credibility within and without organizations. (The Conference Board Review, July 2012)
  9. Workspace: Unconscious Biases
    Columnist Alison Maitland asks: How do you get senior executives to address the impact of their unconscious biases? (The Conference Board Review, July 2011)
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