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Working through the Crisis

The ongoing financial crisis adds uncertainty and business risk to an already difficult operating environment. Discuss your concerns with our experts in a series of special online dialogues. Open to members of The Conference Board.

An Open Letter from The Conference Board Leadership

Click here for answers from The Conference Board's experts to members' questions on the financial crisis, details of forthcoming events, and presentations you may have missed.

U.S. Indicators

Consumer Confidence
Index™

23.4 pts

U.S. Leading Index

0.3%

Help-Wanted Online

20,800

Employment Trends Index

1.8%

CEO Confidence

1.0 pts

The Conference Board News

Online Consumers Plan to Spend Less in Stores, But Slightly More Online This Holiday Season
Bargain hunting will remain the driving force behind online sales.

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI)™ Suggests Employers Will Continue to Aggressively Reduce Payrolls Well Into 2009
The Employment Trends Index (ETI)™ continued its steep decline in October.

Click here for a recording of our special webcast on the recent, historic Consumer Confidence Index reading.

Economic
Analysis
Understand how economic trends affect your business with our highly respected and closely watched economic analyses.

From the Chief Economist

Bart van Ark
Update on the U.S. and Global Economies

StraightTalk
October 2008

This report is
the first comprehensive overview of new data on productivity, growth, and employment trends through 2007.
Performance 2008
(research report)

International Indicators
Australia 0.4%
France 1.1%
Germany 0.2%
Japan 1.0%
Korea 0.7%
Mexico 0.9%
Spain 0.2%
U.K. 1.1%
U.S. 0.3%

The 2009 Release Dates for Economic Data

The 2008 Release Dates for Economic Data

More economic information

Executive
Events/Forums
Participate in our trusted forums where management experts and prominent corporate leaders share their experiences and insights.

Conferences
How can HR collaborate with the C–suite to equip their workforce to successfully overcome the challenges that lie ahead?

The 2008 Senior Human Resources Executive Conference
December 2-3, 2008
New York, NY

Is your company ensuring alignment of pay and performance at all levels and locations while remaining locally competitive?

The 35th Annual Compensation Conference
December 9-10, 2008
Washington, D.C.

More conferences.

Research Working
Groups For Members
What intergenerational issues affect the success of knowledge transfer efforts?
Bridging Generational Divides in Knowledge Transfer

More research working groups.

Experiential Events
How do you communicate your corporate mission throughout your organization to achieve consistency in performance?
The Gettysburg Learning Experience

Management
Knowledge
Anticipate emerging issues and confront current challenges with our authoritative research, enterprise-wide perspective, and global reach.

Mature Workforce
Is there a concomitant cost when senior employees work extra hours?
Can They Take It? What Happens When Older Employees Work Overtime
(executive action)

Mid-Market Sector

How are three mid-size firms exploring ideas for new products and inventing new business models?
Innovate Today, Grow Tomorrow
(executive action)

Marketing and Communications
This report documents the research findings of The Conference Board's Working Group on Managing and Measuring Return on Marketing Investment (MROI).
Managing and Measuring Return on Marketing Investment
(research report)

What five principles can help companies make better marketing decisions by refocusing their concentration and perception of customer behavior?
Precision Marketing: Five Ways to Make Better Marketing Investment Decisions
(executive action)

Human Resources
Do businesses and schools agree on the importance of a creative workforce, and the efforts needed to encourage its development?
Ready to Innovate
(research report)