Business Knowledge Research, published by the Conference Board, consists of two components: Business Management Research, a collection of full-text research reports on business management topics, and Economics, a collection of U.S. and global economic indicators. Proprietary research includes studies of Fortune 500 companies on business trends, leadership decisions, corporate governance, productivity, and more. Economic data includes US and global economic indicators and analysis and forecasts of regional, national, and international economic conditions. Some Canadian reports are also available.
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT RESEARCH
This is the default screen, labeled "research online collection." To return to it from other sections of the database, click on the link on the left titled “Business Management Research.”
This segment of the database contains full-text research reports on the latest issues in business management and U.S. and global economics as well as proprietary research including studies of Fortune 500 companies on business trends, leadership decisions, corporate governance, productivity, and more.
Searching
Search by typing keywords in the main search box, or choose one of the four possible search methods listed below.
| Topic: | Choose a topic from the drop-down menu.
| Title: | Type in a known title of a research report. Titles may also be found by clicking on “Download a cumulative index.” The cumulative index includes some titles that are NOT included in this database. Only those titles for which the entry includes a report number, e.g., R-1322-02-RR, are available.
| Report #: | Type in a known report number of a research report. The number must be entered exactly, as the database is case-sensitive and punctuation is required.
| Year Published: | Enter a year (4-digits) to view all publications published in that year. | |
ECONOMICS
Click on the ”Economic Research” link on the left to access U.S. and global economic indicators and analysis and forecasts of regional, national, and international economic conditions. Note: The database does not include business cycle indicator data, consumer confidence survey data, or leading indicators data.
| Latest Indicators: | Read press releases of economic indicators released in the last month by the Conference Board, including business confidence, consumer confidence, consumer internet barometer, country indicators, and help-wanted index.
| StraightTalk Newsletter & Forecast: | Access the full-text of this newsletter, June 2001 to present | |
SPECIALIZED RESOURCES
 Look for articles from the Conference Board Review, view Conference Board Webcasts, annual studies from the Conference Board, or check for Canadian publications of interest. by clicking on the appropriate link on the left. | |
PRINTING/SAVING
Most reports are displayed as Adobe Acrobat® PDF files. To print these reports, click on the Print button 
on the Adobe toolbar. To save the report, click on the Save a Copy button 
on the Adobe toolbar.
To print those documents displayed in html format, click on the Print button on the browser's toolbar. To save, select File and then Save as from the browser's menu.
EXIT
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