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Glossary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V WXYZ
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Free software that allows you to view and print files that have been saved in PDF format.
Associate
An organization that pays a subscription to The Conference Board for membership.
Board of Trustees
Oversees the business and affairs of The Conference Board, Inc. Comparable to the board of directors of a commercial public company.
Boardview
An application that places economic indicators, as well as your company's own internal or industry data, right on the desktop.
Business Cycle Indicators
A set of economic statistics including the coincident, leading, and lagging indexes; produced for the U.S. and several other countries around the world.
Business Cycle Indicators Report
A monthly report that helps analysts monitor business cycle developments and forecast near-term economic activity.
Business Information Service
A staff of information professionals that fills requests for business information for employees of Associate companies.
Coincident Index
Component of the Business Cycle Indicators that moves with the cycles of the general economy.
Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators
A composite of 10 individual indicators that signals turning points in a country's economy.
The Conference Board of Canada
The foremost independent, not-for-profit applied research organization in Canada, and a partner of The Conference Board.
Conference Webcast
A on-demand video composed of key sessions and highlights from a previously held Conference Board meeting.
Consumer Confidence Index
A market-moving monthly indicator of consumers' attitudes and buying intentions.
Consumer Confidence Survey
A monthly report details consumer attitudes and buying intentions, with data available by age, income, and region.
Consumer Internet Barometer
A quarterly study that reveals what U.S. consumers think, feel, and do relating to the Internet.
Consumer Research Center
A source of consumer information, providing its members with access to necessary information, analyses, special reports, and forecasts.
Consumer Spending Trends
An interactive tool that allows you to create custom market profiles and instanly obtain spending patterns and projections for specific products.
Corporate Citizenship
The interaction of corporations with their communities, something The Conference Board has been studying since 1916.
Corporate Governance
The role of the board of directors and the performance of top management.
Council
A membership group joining executives from Associate companies with common responsibilities and interests to share solutions to business challenges.
E-Learning
A series of online courses dealing with management issues.
Email Express
A regular electronic newsletter distributed to Conference Board members.
Executive Action Report
One of a series of free, concise electronic reports disseminating the latest knowledge, research, and best practice information on critical issues facing the international business community today.
Executive Summary
A shortened version of a Conference Board research report designed to bring key findings into focus for a broader audience.
Global Business Cycle Indicators
See "Business Cycle Indicators" above.
Global Corporate Governance Research Center
Provides senior corporate executives and institutional investors the opportunity to network, advance cutting-edge corporate governance practices, and participate proactively in landmark research on corporate governance issues.
Global Counsellor
An executive who advises The Conference Board on doing business around the world (formerly known as an International Counsellor).
Help-Wanted Advertising Index
A measure of change in the local, regional, and national supply of jobs based on surveys of help-wanted advertising volume in 51 major newspapers across the country every month.
Knowledge Area
A section of the Website through which you can access all Conference Board products and services on a given topic.
Leading Economic Indicators
See "Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators" above.
Leading Index
Component of the Business Cycle Indicators that helps forecasts cycles in the economy. See "Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators" above.
Lagging Index
Component of the Business Cycle Indicators that moves which moves after, and helps confirm cycles in, the general economy of a country.
Measure of Business Confidence
An index based on is based on quarterly surveys of more than 100 chief executives representing a wide variety of U.S. industries.
Member
A current employee of a company who pays a subscription to The Conference Board (an "Associate").
Members Only Website
A Website for members of The Conference Board through which they can access free publications and other exclusive information.
PDF
A file created using a special format that can be shared, viewed, navigated, and printed by anyone with free Adobe Acrobat Reader software.
The Conference Board Review
The Conference Board's magazine of ideas and opinion.
The Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership
A presidential award, administered by The Conference Board, that honors companies with demonsrated committment to innovative initiatives that empower employees and communities.
StraightTalk
StraightTalk is a monthly publication from the Chief Economist providing economic research, objective analysis, and forecasts.
TCB
Abbreviation for The Conference Board.
Townley Global Management Center for Environment, Health & Safety
A cross-industry forum for senior executive networking and research on leading practices in global EH&S management and approaches to sustainable development.
Working Group
A limited-size group that takes part in consultative sessions to help develop and carry out function-related research initiatives.
Conference Registration