Monthly Research Book
Research Released April 1-30, 2014
This Month’s Major Reports
CEO Succession Practices 2014 Edition……………………………………………………………………………………………………6
Melissa Aguilar, Research, Corporate Leadership
Jason D. Schloetzer, Accounting Professor, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University
Matteo Tonello, Vice President & Corporate Leadership Practice Lead
This report shows the findings and conclusions of the Corporate Leadership Practice of the
Conference Board for 2014.
CEO Challenge 2014 ASEAN Edition……………………………………………………………………………………………………….78
Derrick Kon, Director, Associate Services
Charles Mitchell, Executive Director, Knowledge Content & Quality
Rebecca L. Ray, Executive Vice President, Knowledge Organization & Human Capital Lead
Bart van Ark, Executive Vice President, Chief Economist & Chief Strategy Officer
Human Capital is the number one challenge for CEOs in 2014. Big data analytics is the number
one hot-button issue in 2014 in ASEAN. The challenge that ASEAN CEOs face is leveraging
people to build a customer-centric, performance based culture.
CEO Challenge 2014 Latin America Edition………………………………………………………………………………………….120
Charles Mitchell, Executive Director, Knowledge Content & Quality
Rebecca Ray, Executive Vice President, Knowledge Organization & Human Capital Lead
Bart van Ark, Executive Vice President, Chief Economist & Chief Strategy Officer
Human capital is the number one challenge for CEOs in 2014. In Latin America, labor relations is
the main focus for CEOs. The challenge for CEOs in Latin America is gaining efficiencies and
sustainable growth by focusing on excellence in execution.
CEO Challenges in the Gulf Region Gulf Cooperation Council Edition………………………………………………….160
Charles Mitchell, Executive Director, Knowledge Content & Quality
Bart van Ark, PhD, Executive Vice President, Chief Economic, & Chief Strategy Officer
Dalal Al-Jaser, Economic Analyst, Gulf Investment Corporation
Businesses have armed themselves to mitigate and manage risks in the short and medium term
by streamlining their organizations, building their human capital potential, and trying to create
value by improving and diversifying existing products and services and paying more attention to
their increasingly sophisticated and restless customer base. The potential mix of bad policy and
high risk may create the biggest obstacle to reaping the fruits of strong business performance.
China Center for Economics and Business
Assessing Local Debt Risks and Opportunities – Regional Debt and Real Estate Dynamics Chart
of the Week…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………184
Andrew Polk, Economist
This chart shows China’s debt buildup over the past several years.
Quarter 1: Real Estate Drags on Headline Growth Data Flash…….………………………………………………………187
The Conference Board China Center for Economics and Business
This report shows a brief interpretive summary of China’s official monthly economic data
release.
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