Conference Board Publications

Business Management Research
Annual Studies 
Economic Research 
Canadian Publications

The Conference Board is a non-profit, independent organization doing original research and analysis in the area of business and economics. This information is of interest to students and researchers in many areas, including national security, travel and tourism, business, management, accounting, human resources, organizational structure, public policy and more. The Peterson Library has many Conference Board publications in its collection, and also provides online access to publications via the Conference Board database.

The database is available from the library's home page.  If you are away from the library, you may access the database from the library's home page via the proxy connection. To use the proxy connection: First, click on the Proxy Connection link. Your username is your UNH ID number, which is the 16-digit number at the bottom of your UNH photo ID. (On newer ID cards, this number will be on the back.)

The Conference Board's research and analysis of key business and economic topics includes annual surveys on top executive compensation, corporate contributions, directorship compensation and board practices, data and more. The current issue of annual surveys is available online. Older issues may be available in our print collection. (Check our catalog.)

A link to the Conference Board web site provides news, lists of upcoming events and conferences, a link to the Conference Board of Canada site, and other publications not included in the database. Publications can be ordered from the website, but first check our catalog and the database to see if the publication is already available to you. The "Library Relations" link elaborates on what the subscription includes.

The research is divided into these main sections (on the left-hand side of each page): Business Management Research, The Conference Board Review Articles (2000-2007), Annual Studies, Economic Research, and Canadian Publications. There is also a link to past Webcasts. Select the link you want. Remember that what is not online may be available in our print collection. (Again, check our catalog.)

When searching, it does not matter whether you use capital or small letters for your search terms, as the search engine is not case sensitive. Use quotation marks to enclose phrases, and type the Boolean operators AND, OR, or NOT in capital letters.

The Business Management Research section contains articles and research reports that can be searched by title, report number, date and topic. Topics listed include:

• Accounting Practices and Compensation

• Branding - Business and Education

• Change Management and Innovation

• Diversity and Inclusion

• E-Business

• Financial Risk

• Governance

• HR and Talent Management

• Information Technology

• Knowledge Management

• Leadership Development

• Market Research

• Outsourcing/Offshoring

• Performance & Human Capital Management

• Security

• Taxation

• Workforce Preparation and Strategy

In addition, you can access a cumulative index to Conference Board publications (with report numbers), many of which are available in the database or in print. How to do this: Instead of typing in a specific title, just leave the pull-down menu at "all topics" and click on "research" to access these titles by report number. The index covers 1996 to the present, including some earlier publications that are still relevant. Note that the index includes citations to the publication Across the Board. Articles from this publication are not available in the database, but are available in the library in print and microfiche.

♦Sample reports:

• Bridging China's Talent Gap (Jan. 2007)
• Europe's Progress in Promoting Work-Life and Diversity in the Workplace (Jan. 2007)
• Designing the High-Performance Compensation Plan That Works (Jan. 2007)
• Stopping the Profit Drain from Higher Energy Costs (Oct. 2006)
• Philanthropy at Mid-Market Firms: It Pays to Be Creative (Sep. 2006)
• Fatal Attraction: The Job Candidate That Is Too Good To Be True (Dec. 2005)
• Coaching Creates Relationships Essential to Business Success (Sep. 2004)

These are the reports that the Conference Board publishes annually. The three main topic sections are:

• Top Executive Compensation. These annual reports detail the average compensation of the five highest-paid executives in over 2,800 companies in 14 major industry sectors. 1999 to 2005.

• Corporate Contributions. These reports are an annual overview of corporate giving based on information supplied by the largest U.S. corporations. 1999 to 2005.

• Directors' Compensation. These reports, based on a survey of hundreds of manufacturing, financial, and service companies, present the amount and type of compensation paid to outside directors. 1998 to 2005.

This area includes live links to the following:

♦Economic Indicator Press Releases (back to 2002)

♦StraightTalk Newsletter & Forecast (back to 2001). In StraightTalk, Chief Economist Gail Fosler provides economic research, analysis, and forecasts to help executives assess economic conditions impacting their markets. 

♦Research: Economic Working Papers (back to 2000). Sample titles:

• Europe's Productivity Gap: Catching Up or Getting Stuck? (Jun. 2006)

• Appendices to "Internationally Comparable Science, Technology and Competitiveness Indicators"  (May 2006)

• International Comparisons of R&D Expenditure: Does an R&D PPP make a difference? (Oct. 2004)

• What Role for the Private Sector in Public Statistics? (Aug. 2004)

• The Structure of Business R&D: Recent Trends and Measurement Implications (Aug. 2004)

• ICT and Productivity in Europe and the United States: Where Do the Differences Come From? (Oct. 2003)

• Real-Time Tests of the Leading Economic Index: Do Changes in the Index Composition Matter? (Jun. 2003)

• The Employment Effects of the "New Economy": A Comparison of the European Union and the United States (Mar. 2003)

This area of the Conference Board database includes reports from The Conference Board of Canada. Some reports are published in French as well as English, with titles dating back to 1998. Reports can be sorted by date or by title. There is also a link to the website for the Conference Board of Canada.

Recent topics include:

• Report on Diversity: Priorities, Practices and Performance in Canadian Organizations (Dec. 2006)

• Compensation Planning Outlook 2007: Labour Shortages Put Pressure on Pay (Oct. 2006)

• Sustainability: A Winning Merger of Growth and the Environment (Oct. 2006)

• Smoking and the Bottom Line: Updating the Costs of Smoking in the Workplace (Aug. 2006)

• Too Few People, Too Little Time: The Employer Challenge of an Aging Workforce (Jul. 2006)

• Women Leaders on Leadership: Much to Laud, Much to Lament (Jun. 2006)

• The Strategic Value of People: Human Resource Trends and Metrics (Jun. 2006)

• A State of Unpreparedness: Canadian Organizations' Readiness for a Pandemic (Jun. 2006)

• Growth of Enterprises in Aboriginal Communities (Apr. 2006)

• It's the Journey That Matters: 2005 Strategic HR Transformation Study Tour (Mar. 2006)

• Merit Pay in Unionized Environments (Dec. 2005)
   

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