Sentences with phrase «other business surveys»

Other business surveys are more pessimistic, particularly those relating specifically to the manufacturing sector such as the ACCI - Westpac and Colonial State Bank surveys.

A range of other business surveys are also showing current business conditions to be well above long - run average levels.

Not exact matches

According to The Future of Business survey conducted by Facebook in collaboration with the World Bank and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 42 percent of businesses polled said that learning from one other is one of the main ways they figure out how to run a business in a mobile - first economy — second only to GoogBusiness survey conducted by Facebook in collaboration with the World Bank and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 42 percent of businesses polled said that learning from one other is one of the main ways they figure out how to run a business in a mobile - first economy — second only to Googbusiness in a mobile - first economy — second only to Googling it.

An annual survey of public trust finds that CEOs and other business leaders rank low in the public's esteem — but there's still hope

The Ethics Resource Center is an Arlington, Virginia - based non-profit that provides among other things, updates on federal policy connected to business ethics, surveys on topics such as how the recession is impacting ethics, and links to other resources around the web.

But the reason they're expecting to do well this year has more to do with their marketing efforts, rather than the recovering economy or other factors like low oil prices, according to a small business holiday survey from Constant Contact, an online marketing firm in Waltham, Massachusetts.

As other Twitter users pointed out, Indoor Survey may be a way for business users to funnel data to Apple's MapsConnect, an app that lets businesses «add or correct information to help your customers find you in Apple Maps.»

According to a survey of small business owners by Travelers Insurance, nearly 44 percent of all U.S. small businesses do not have a written business continuity plan, or any other type of document, that explains what will happen to the business in the event of serious weather emergencies.

Other survey findings: Just over half (54 percent) of small businesses say summer is the peak season for working remotely.

«Hence, if these employees were unable to work during the September survey reference pay period because they had evacuated, or because their establishments were not open for business due to power failures or other effects of the hurricanes, they were not included on September payrolls.»

Consequently, according to my admittedly unscientific survey of about a hundred of my clients, the average firing occurs somewhere between six and 18 months after the business owner knew the employee was consistently performing poorly, consistently noncompliant, poisoning the workplace and negatively affecting others in it, or otherwise stinking up the joint.

In its latest Winter Business Outlook Survey conducted by the Bank of Canada, the adverse effects of the oil crash continue to spread beyond the resource sector to other regions and industries.

The unemployment rate is derived from a survey of households, and the new jobs figure is derived from a survey of businesses and other employers, commonly called the establishment survey.

Examination of data from the Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances — the central bank's effort to examine the financial conditions of American families — by two Northeastern University scholars shows that households with more student debt are less likely to start businesses than other households.

What's interesting here is that according to other metrics, the economy and job market have improved, and so too have other measures of confidence, including surveys of consumers, small businesses and homebuilders.

According to an IDC survey, The Document Disconnect, over 80 percent of business leaders surveyed from sales, HR, procurement and other departments agreed that problems «arise because they have different internal systems / applications that don't «talk» to each other,» while 43 percent of workers surveyed said they often have to copy / paste or rekey in information.

We had a period like that a year or two ago, when GDP growth was estimated to be quite low but other indicators, like business survey results and employment growth, were pointing to stronger outcomes.

The total amount of fees the Company paid F.W. Cook in 2007 was $ 111,207, which included the fees paid for services provided as the independent compensation consultant to the HRC and GNC, reimbursement of F.W. Cook's reasonable travel and business expenses, and a fee of less than $ 5,000 for a survey of long - term incentives which is used for benchmarking for other positions throughout Wells Fargo.

This email linked to a supporter survey focused exclusively on what other jurisdictions are doing: equalization, federal business taxes, and whether Alberta should work more with «friendly free - enterprise» Saskatchewan and Manitoba — Canada's only conservative - ruled jurisdictions at present.

«This pattern of higher satisfaction among younger workers held true for many other key issues addressed in our survey, including pay, performance management and careers, making their desire to leave their organizations all the more at odds with traditional views of loyalty, retention and engagement,» said Michael Burniston, US and Canada Leader for Mercer's Human Capital business.

The total amount of fees the Company paid Cook & Co. in 2011 was $ 163,199, which included the fees paid for services provided as the independent compensation consultant to the HRC and GNC, reimbursement of Cook & Co.'s reasonable travel and business expenses, and a fee of less than $ 5,000 for a survey of long - term incentives which is used for benchmarking for other positions throughout the Company.

Institutional investors aren't as reliant on proxy advisers to make voting decisions as some business groups and other critics might think, according to a new survey by consultancy Morrow Sodali Global LLC.

A Morrow Sodali survey finds that 68 percent of institutional investor respondents cite as highly important «the quality and completeness of [a company's] disclosures on business strategy and issues of material importance» when making voting decisions on director elections and other agenda items.

Just over half (54 %) of non-business owners surveyed say professionals who incorporate — such as doctors — shouldn't be eligible for the same tax advantages as other small businesses.

Survey: More Small Businesses to Give Holiday Perks This Year According to a recent survey by American Express, more and more small business owners are giving their employees bonuses and other perks this year as compared toSurvey: More Small Businesses to Give Holiday Perks This Year According to a recent survey by American Express, more and more small business owners are giving their employees bonuses and other perks this year as compared tosurvey by American Express, more and more small business owners are giving their employees bonuses and other perks this year as compared to 2011.

The NAB survey reports that the overall proportion of business respondents citing the availability of suitable labour as a constraint on current output and profitability has been increasing, although the survey still places labour availability well behind other constraining factors.

WASHINGTON — Most business economists believe the Federal Reserve's controversial bond - buying stimulus program has helped boost the recovery, but differ on the effects of the healthcare reform law and other policies by President Obama and Congress, according to survey results released Monday.

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) is seeking the services of research organizations, polling firms, or other bodies to conduct business surveys and interviews in major Asian economies, including China, India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Vietnam.

However, the Enrollment Program still ensures that the State monitors the operation of virtual currency businesses as enrollees must respond to surveys, investigations, audits, and questionnaires «for the purpose of [allowing the Department of Business Oversight to] gather -LSB--RSB- information and to ascertain detailed facts about the enrollee's business model, capitalization and net worth, and cybersecurity, among other thingsBusiness Oversight to] gather -LSB--RSB- information and to ascertain detailed facts about the enrollee's business model, capitalization and net worth, and cybersecurity, among other thingsbusiness model, capitalization and net worth, and cybersecurity, among other things.»

The survey by the NABE, a professional association for business economists, academics and others who use economics in the workplace, was released Monday.

CM: How can businesses use surveys like this to take a snapshot of their own organization and compare it to what others look like in the marketplace?

Other evidence included a European Commission survey of economic sentiment among eurozone businesses and consumers, which climbed to its highest level since 2000, and a measure of French business confidence, which registered a 10 - year high.

In recent months, the Dun & Bradstreet survey, which covers the manufacturing, wholesale and retail sectors, has reported a significant lift in actual and expected business conditions, back to long - run average levels, after reporting more pessimistic readings than most other major surveys in 2002.

The survey itself will only take less than seven minutes; your opinions will be confidential and grouped with other executives of U.S. owned businesses in Canada.

According to a 2013 survey from office supply retailer Staples, 28 % of small business owners say they lose sleep over cash flow problems; 48 % say they pay others before paying themselves; and 28 % had experienced cash flow problems such as postponing hiring.

The outcome for GDP growth contrasted with a number of other indicators — in particular the rapid growth in employment and the favourable conditions reported in business surveys — which suggested that the economy had been growing strongly during 2004.

From an economic standpoint, the survey tapped into public opinion about how landing Amazon's so - called HQ2 would impact local businesses and a city's attractiveness to other businesses.

This same promise of connectedness that the Cloud offers has now spread across the entire business landscape and replaced static documents and files — invoices, surveys, mailing lists, project timelines, software development plans, email templates, and many others.

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Other surveys, such as this one by the Committee on Economic Development demonstrate support for reform is also strong in the business community; 72 percent are in favor of creating a public financing system that would match low - dollar contributions and give average citizens more incentives to contribute to campaigns.

In an August 2010 survey by Symantec, of 1580 private businesses in industries such as energy, banking, health care, and other areas of critical infrastructure, more than half reported politically motivated cyber attacks, averaging 10 attacks in the past 5 years.

They interviewed, via a web survey, 602 community members, including teachers and school administrators, leaders of non-profits, business owners and others.

This course will survey current understanding of the social behavior and decision making of humans and other animals, from psychological, economic, and ethological perspective; the neurobiology of friendship, social connection, and cooperation; the neurobiology of theory of mind and strategic behavior; disorders affecting social decision making and their biological basis; and applications of social neuroscience to business, including marketing, management and organizational design, leadership and team - building, negotiation, and trading.

Surveying a nationally representative group of more than 1,100 Americans, the research team also found that more than 20 percent of people quickly leave a business place if they smell air fresheners or other scented products.

Previously, he founded an international survey research and data processing company and other successful businesses in the media and political fields.

«Back to the future,» in fact, is one way that Paul D. Houston, the executive director of the Arlington, Va. - based AASA, described the predominant themes in the report, which is based on a series of surveys with 55 educators, business leaders, policymakers, and others.

The district conducts an annual climate survey — reaching parents, students, business people, faculty and staff members from local colleges, and other community partners including members of faith - based organizations — to learn what community people think about school and district programs and practices.

NBOA's annual survey, the most comprehensive study in the country of independent school business officers — their salaries, support, relationships, and other work - related concerns.

Of course, some disparity in perceptions between school leaders and teachers is to be expected, as would be the case with most business or other organizational surveys regarding working conditions.

The survey will seek to understand library patrons» use of digital resources and other services offered by public libraries, and will «examine the impact of digital consumption behaviors, including the adoption of new business models,» on library usage across America.