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All Briefs
2018
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On Governance: SEC Commissioner Robert Jackson and Perpetual Dual Class Shares
April 10 | Bernard Sharfman, Associate Fellow, R Street Institute | Comments (0)The elimination of perpetual dual class shares in IPOs is a solution without a real problem to solve. Of the 19 companies that utilized dual class shares in their IPOs in 2015 perhaps 50 percent used a perpetual structure.
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More and Better: The Growing Corporate Volunteer Movement
April 10 | Jennifer Lawson, President and CEO, Keep America Beautiful | Comments (0)For years, “more” and “better” have been the shorthand goals of the volunteerism movement. Inspiring more people to volunteer and finding opportunities for that support to be of the most value to communities and causes has been the mission. During National Volunteer Week (April 15-21), we celebrate the impact of volunteer service here in the U.S., and the power of changemakers to come together to tackle tough challenges and build stronger, more vibrant communities.
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Tariffs or no tariffs, the pickup in global trade won’t last
April 09 | Ilaria Maselli, Former Senior Economist, The Conference Board | Ataman Ozyildirim, Former Senior Director, Economics, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Slow trade growth will be the dominant feature of the world economy in the coming decade, not because of the latest tariff dispute between the US and China, but because of three longer-term trends, argue Ilaria Maselli and Ataman Ozyildirim.
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3 Ways Talent Executives Can Accelerate Innovation in 2018
April 09 | Ataman Ozyildirim, Former Senior Director, Economics, The Conference Board | Victor Assad, CEO, Victor Assad Strategic Human Resources Consulting | Comments (0)Managing culture, embracing metrics and pursuing evolving technologies are among the top priorities talent leaders should focus on in the New Year.
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Long Expansions Do Not Alone Halt Fast Job Creation
April 02 | Brian Schaitkin, Former Senior Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)At the outset of 2017, many economists were concerned by the possibility that tighter labor markets would act to slow employment growth. Perhaps labor shortages will trigger the next recession as firms will cut back production in reaction to rising costs. Right now though the LEI is still signaling good economic times ahead. A long period of frustration with talent shortages and rising labor costs would likely be required for labor alone to be the next black swan.
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On Governance: Proxy Proposals on Charitable Contributions Are Rare, but Will We See More?
April 02 | Jeff Hoffman, Institute Leader, Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy, ESG Center, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Socially responsible investors have become a bigger part of a company’s ownership. Large funds, such as Vanguard, BlackRock, pension funds and others are exerting their influence for better ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) performance. Various nonprofits are also flexing their muscles. Will the increased scrutiny lead to more proposals on charitable contributions?
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Why CMOs Are On an Analytics Hiring Binge
April 02 | Sally Falkow, CEO, Senior Fellow, Marketing & Communications Center, Meritus Media Inc,The Conference Board | Comments (0)Two-thirds of the CMOs polled in the 2017 Marketing Performance Management Benchmark study said the pressure to measure value, impact, and contribution is growing. Enterprise marketers plan to ramp up their spending on analytics technology a stunning 83 percent over the next three years, according to the latest CMO Survey out of Duke University.
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Employers and Consumers Can be Instrumental in Fighting Child Sex Trafficking
April 02 | Michelle Guelbart, Director of Private Sector Engagement, ECPAT-USA | Comments (0)When I explain to people what I do for work, they are often surprised and caught off guard. You would assume that my work isn’t great “party conversation,” but I find that people like to talk about human rights and protecting childhood. As the director of private sector engagement for ECPAT-USA, I work with companies to understand how human traffickers (with a focus on child sex traffickers) may use their infrastructure to exploit people.