Corporate Finance & Measurement Publications

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Economics Program Working Paper Series

  1. Using the Leading Credit IndexTM to Predict Turning Points in the U.S. Business Cycle

    December 2011 | Economics Program Working Paper Series

    by Gad Levanon, Jean-Claude Manini, Ataman Ozyildirim, Brian Schaitkin, and Jennelyn Tanchua
    December 2011 - EPWP #11 – 05

Executive Action Report

  1. Sweat the Small Stuff to Improve Your Business Forecasts

    January 2012 | Executive Action Report

    While waiting for the clouds to part over worldwide economies, small and midsize businesses can do much to bring greater rigor to their short-term forecasts and eliminate costly errors.

  2. Creating the Bullet-Proof Business Model

    April 2011 | Executive Action Report

    Four recent high-profile strategic battles provide lessons for small and midsize companies in how to assess the strengths and weaknesses of their own business model and defend it against challengers.

  3. Incredible Shrinking Corporation

    December 2005 | Executive Action Report

    In trying to please Wall Street, companies have starved themselves nearly to death.

  4. How CFOs Carve Out Time for What Counts Most

    April 2005 | Executive Action Report

    The job descriptions of CFOs in smaller and mid-sized organizations have been steadily expanding. When do they find time to work on tasks that will build shareholder value?

  5. Reaching the Goal Line On Good Governance

    February 2005 | Executive Action Report

    Complying with Sarbanes-Oxley has been a difficult undertaking for small and medium sized companies. It has been a painful learning experience with more lessons to be learned.

Periodical

  1. Board Asia Newsletter

    September 2012 | Periodical

    Quarter Three 2012

  2. Board Asia Newsletter

    July 2012 | Periodical

    Quarter Two 2012

Research Report

  1. Director Compensation and Board Practices: 2013 Edition

    February 2013 | Research Report

    This report analyzes findings from a 2012 survey of 359 companies issuing equity securities registered with the U.S. SEC and provides benchmarking information on the compensation awarded to individual board members in FY2011 and on board practices.

  2. U.S. Salary Increase Budgets for 2013

    June 2012 | Research Report

    Based on a sample of 316 companies, the latest edition of The Conference Board survey of U.S. salary increase budgets reveals a median increase of 3.00 percent, just like last year.

  3. Expanding the Investment Frontier: Factoring Environmental, Social and Governance Criteria into Investment Analysis

    October 2005 | Research Report

    Environmental, Social and Governance Criteria are becoming more recognized as an essential tool in investment analysis.

  4. Beyond Costs: Financial and Operational Risks

    June 2005 | Research Report

    This report explores a number of important factors that must be taken into account when initiating offshoring, ranging from a consideration of unexpected setup costs to how to decide on a location.

  5. Do Exchange Rates Matter?

    May 2004 | Research Report

    This survey based report provides deep insights into whether—and how— exchange rate volatility shapes business investment decisions and risk management practices.

  6. Making Innovation Work: From Strategy to Practice

    April 2004 | Research Report

    This study examines how executives are making the business case for greater innovation, responding to cultural issues, creating support mechanisms, organizing teams, and measuring success.

  7. E-Commerce Tax Policy and Planning: Domestic and International

    August 2000 | Research Report

    This report details the many issues with which a senior corporate executive involved in electronic business should be familiar

  8. Link Between Corporate Citizenship and Financial Performance

    February 1999 | Research Report

    Does playing the good corporate citizen help your organization? This report finds: Sometimes.

  9. CFO 2000: The CFO as Global Business Partner

    June 1997 | Research Report

    An examination of CFOs' constantly evolving relationships with shareholders, chief executives, senior managers, and financial staffs.

  10. Total Quality Journey

    June 1997 | Research Report

    This report is based on speeches presented at The Regional Malcolm Baldrige Award conferences held in Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, and San Francisco in May and June 1996.

The Conference Board Review

  1. Next 90 Days

    April 2013 | The Conference Board Review

    Companies are increasingly looking beyond the short-term tyranny of the quarterly earnings report.

  2. Openers: Metrics and Micromanagement

    July 2012 | The Conference Board Review

    Empathy—really understanding life on the front lines—may be the only way to change a culture of micromanagement. Executives who understand the real impact of constant assessment might think twice before adding to everyone else’s to-do list.

  3. Mismeasure of Work

    January 2011 | The Conference Board Review

    Where performance metrics go wrong.

  4. There's a Price to Pay

    January 2011 | The Conference Board Review

    Eduardo Porter delves into the price of labor, happiness, products, even life.

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