Are you in need of current information and knowledge to make informed decisions? Turn knowledge into action with our research! We produce a continuing flow of timely and practical research publications on topics such as corporate innovation performance and R&D policy. Many of our reports and periodicals are only distributed to corporate libraries and eligible individuals of our member organizations.
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Intellectual Property in the 21st Century addresses how Canada can accelerate its innovation achievements through intellectual property policy and governance.
Report
| 132 pages |
February 2010
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Ruth M. Corbin, Ph.D., LL.M.
The Conference Board of Canada
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Conflicting Forces for Canadian Prosperity examines the complex relationship between innovation and regulation. Two highly innovative sectors—biotechnology and renewable and alternative energy—are examined as case studies and recommendations are put forward.
Report
| 52 pages |
February 2010
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Len Coad
, Sarah Dimick
The Conference Board of Canada
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The Health Enterprise: Charting a Path for Health Innovation states the need for greater innovation in health care and the role that the health enterprise plays in Canada’s health innovation system.
Briefing
| 15 pages |
January 2010
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Gabriela Prada
The Conference Board of Canada
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This webcast will discuss the approaches, tactics, and business cases for mining the silver lining of social media, thereby creating productivity-enhancing practices that can advance their own businesses.
Recorded Webinar
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December 2009
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Conference Board Inc., New York
The Conference Board, Inc.
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Companies are revamping their intranets to mirror the function and applications of social networking and they are seeing benefits such as keeping work-related ideas inside company firewalls and increased employee engagement
Executive Action Report
| 6 pages |
December 2009
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Sheri Rothman
The Conference Board, Inc.
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The Leaders on Leadership series synthesizes Canadian leaders’ insights. This issue features Mayo Schmidt, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Viterra Inc.
Briefing
| 7 pages |
October 2009
by
David K. Shepherdson
The Conference Board of Canada
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We will take you beyond what was presented at the Strategic E-HR Conference on February 5th in San Diego for a deep dive into the key issues and take away points of the presentation.
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July 2009
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Conference Board Inc., New York
The Conference Board, Inc.
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This Executive Action report uses three case studies to build a business case for implementing Knowledge Management, and provides tips for making KM work.
Executive Action Report
| 9 pages |
May 2009
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Tommy Peterson
The Conference Board, Inc.
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This report takes stock of the innovation capabilities of the U.S. economy, including hurdles to maintaining the nation's leadership position, and recommends some means and methods of overcoming those obstacles.
Report
| 24 pages |
May 2009
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Linda Barrington
, Gail D. Fosler
, Bart van Ark
, Christopher Woock
The Conference Board, Inc.
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This webcast shows participants the advantages and disadvantages of using the Safe Harbor as a legal method for transferring personal data.
Recorded Webinar
| 1 page |
February 2009
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Conference Board Inc., New York
The Conference Board, Inc.
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The Conference Board’s annual report card reveals Canada is falling behind countries that are its peers, partners, and competitors. Visit How Canada Performs: A Report Card on Canada for the 12th annual benchmarking results.
Executive Summary
| 24 pages |
November 2008
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The Conference Board of Canada
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Le bilan comparatif annuel du Conference Board révèle que le Canada recule par rapport à des pays qui sont ses pairs, ses partenaires et ses concurrents. Consultez Les performances du Canada : Bilan comparatif pour connaître les résultats de ce 12e bilan.
Résumé
| 24 pages |
November 2008
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Le Conference Board du Canada
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The final report of the Leaders’ Panel on Innovation-Based Commerce argues that, to prosper, Canada should harness its technological and commercial resources along three key “pathways”: clean energy, water management, and regenerative medicine.
Report
| 52 pages |
October 2008
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Guy Stanley
The Conference Board of Canada
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The Compendium of Research Papers resulted from a two-day forum that took place in Gatineau, Quebec in March 2008—a partnership between Canadian Heritage and The Conference Board of Canada. Rapport en français
Report
| 346 pages |
August 2008
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The Conference Board of Canada
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Ce recueil de recherche résulte d’un forum de deux jours qui s’est déroulé à Gatineau, au Québec, en mars 2008 — fruit d’une collaboration entre Patrimoine canadien et Le Conference Board du Canada.
Rapport
| 390 pages |
August 2008
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Le Conference Board du Canada
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Prepared for the International Forum on the Creative Economy, this report highlights the substantial social, cultural, and economic contributions of Canada’s culture sector and assesses its economic footprint. Rapport en français
Report
| 72 pages |
July 2008
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The Conference Board of Canada
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Préparé en vue du Forum international sur l'économie créative, le présent rapport souligne les importantes contributions culturelles, sociales et économiques du secteur culturel canadien et en mesure l’empreinte économique.
Rapport
| 76 pages |
July 2008
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Le Conference Board du Canada
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This case study looks at how Standard Life is working to hire, develop, and retain key IT workers at a time when competition for their services is fierce.
Case Study
| 4 pages |
July 2008
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Kurtis Kitagawa
The Conference Board of Canada
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This case study looks at how Canadian Tire is working to attract a new generation of IT workers who might not look to retail as their first choice.
Case Study
| 5 pages |
July 2008
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Kurtis Kitagawa
The Conference Board of Canada
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This case study looks at how CN is working to overcome shortages of key IT workers at a time when competition for their services is fierce.
Case Study
| 5 pages |
July 2008
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Kurtis Kitagawa
The Conference Board of Canada
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