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Economy, Strategy & Finance Data Reactions
2018
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Greatly Delayed Pickup in Recruitment: A Brief Account of How American Business Woke Up to GDPR Through the Lens of Online Job Ads
August 06 | Agron Nicaj, Associate Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)For US firms, upgrading data protection compliance procedures will not just be a concern related to European operations. California has passed a measure, The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, which is partially modelled after GDPR. An examination of The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Data Series illustrates the mix of IT, legal, managerial, and marketing talent that companies will need to meet these new compliance challenges without sacrificing their digital ambitions.
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Q&A with Myron Steele: Former Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice’s Perspective on the Job of a Corporate Director
August 01 | Chief Justice Myron Steele, Partner, Potter Anderson Corroon LLP | Comments (0)This Q&A with Myron Steele discusses the job of the corporate director from his perspective as former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Delaware. He touches on topics like the influence of Delaware law and shareholder engagement on the role of the corporate director.
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On Governance: The Evolving Limits of Director Oversight
July 25 | Pamela Tikellis, Founding Partner, Chimicles & Tikellis LLP (Retired), ESG Center Fellow | Comments (0)Director oversight is changing as new crises like data breaches and toxic workplace problems emerge. Shareholders are demanding focused risk management from their board of directors. As a result, boards are now looking for ways to improve meaningful oversight.
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A Culture of Innovation Drives Corporate Value
July 20 | Dr. James Gregory, Senior Fellow, The Conference Board | Comments (0)There are many and varied definitions of the word innovation. The word often conjures up visions of scientists in white lab coats holding clipboards, but the most successful innovations that drive business results are often small and incremental cultural innovations rather than dramatic large-scale R&D endeavors.
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Recession Signals from the UK Leading Economic Index
July 13 | Ilaria Maselli, Former Senior Economist, The Conference Board | Ataman Ozyildirim, Former Senior Director, Economics, The Conference Board | Andre Therrien, Former Research Analyst, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Is a recession on the horizon in the UK? The short answer to this question is: yes. The probability of a recession in the near term has risen substantially. The UK business cycle is maturing and the lack of certainty around Brexit makes it difficult for consumers and businesses to make plans about the future. These are the ingredients that recessions are made of. The long answer requires an in-depth (and wonkish) analysis of The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the UK.
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Sustainability in the mainstream: Investors ESG interaction with companies
June 29 | Anuj Saush, ESG Center Leader, Europe, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Increasing recognition of the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities on portfolio value is driving institutional investors engagement with companies on ESG.
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E-commerce continues to grow among U.S. consumers
June 18 | John Forsyth, Consumer Dynamics Leader, M&C Center, The Conference Board | Sumair Sayani, Vice President, The Demand Institute and Nielsen | Comments (0)Our March 2018 Consumer Confidence Survey shows evidence that e-commerce continues to grow among U.S. consumers of most age and income groups.