AMA Releases Original Data Files From Benchmark Research Studies.Business Editors/Workplace Reporters NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December, 18 2000 New products offer focused, customized insight into workforce issues. Data from six surveys scheduled for release in 2001. The American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of Management Association today announced plans to make available to the general public the original data files from its current and future benchmark research studies. The complete survey returns will be pressed onto CD-ROMs in a format fully accessible to users for their own query and analysis, marking the first time the business community has had access to the raw data from AMA's respected research reports. AMA's first release, an interactive CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). of the 2000 Staffing & Structure Survey, is available now and contains a wealth of one of a kind data on the major issues surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. the creation and elimination of jobs in the U.S. Drawn from a detailed survey of nearly 1,500 of America's largest companies, the research offers insights into the varying rationales behind workforce size, relates results of personnel shifts to stock price, employee morale and other measures, and previews future workforce plans of the U.S. business community. AMA (Automatic Message Accounting) The recording and reporting of telephone calls within a telephone system. It includes the calling and called parties and start and stop times of the call. plans to release data from six surveys in 2001, including its research on Work-Life Balance The expression work-life balance was first used in 1986 in the US (although had been used in the UK from the late 1970s by organisations such as New Ways to Work and the Working Mother's Association) to help explain the unhealthy life choices that many people were making; they were , Workplace Testing and Monitoring, Monitoring Practices, Management Development Programs, Staffing & Structure and Outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. . "Our member and client organizations share their policies and results with us," said Eric Rolfe Greenberg, Director of Management Studies. "The best way we can return value for their contributions is to share the collected data with them for their own study and use." Customized Analysis The 2000 Staffing & Structure CD-ROM boasts a robust set of features that offer the user convenience, flexibility and depth of analysis. The most impressive feature is its full and easily manipulated set of data records. Supplied in Microsoft Excel (tool) Microsoft Excel - A spreadsheet program from Microsoft, part of their Microsoft Office suite of productivity tools for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. Excel is probably the most widely used spreadsheet in the world. Latest version: Excel 97, as of 1997-01-14. format, the records enable the user to conduct custom analysis and extract focused, relevant conclusions by utilizing a multitude of different variables and parameters. The CD-ROM also contains a 12-page narrative summary of overall findings, augmented by 39 charts, in Adobe adobe (ədō`bē): see rammed earth. adobe Handmade sun-dried bricks formed from a mixture of heavy clay and straw found in arid regions. and Excel A full-featured spreadsheet for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. It can link many spreadsheets for consolidation and provides a wide variety of business graphics and charts for creating presentation materials. format, for easy insertion insertion n. the addition of language at a place within an existing typed or written document, which is always suspect unless initialled by all parties. into presentations and documents. To protect the confidentiality of AMA respondent In Equity practice, the party who answers a bill or other proceeding in equity. The party against whom an appeal or motion, an application for a court order, is instituted and who is required to answer in order to protect his or her interests. firms, the data files have been stripped of identifiers such as corporate name and address. Other key respondent demographics The attributes of people in a particular geographic area. Used for marketing purposes, population, ethnic origins, religion, spoken language, income and age range are examples of demographic data. , including workforce size, annual sales, business category (by Standard Industrial Classification Code) and geographical region, are included so that users can analyze the data by those criteria. In addition to the CD-ROM, AMA also offers a hardcopy research report. This product contains the 370-page comprehensive data analysis and the 12-page narrative summary. Both products can be purchased directly from AMA. The interactive CD-ROM lists for $1,495 ($1,195 for AMA members). The hardcopy research report lists for $250 ($225 for AMA members). Orders may be placed online at www.amanet.org or by calling 1-800-714-6395. About the Staffing and Structure Survey 2000 marked the 14th consecutive year of the Staffing & Structure Survey. The research found that despite higher turnover and a daunting daunt tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin lack of skilled workers, major U.S. companies grew their workforces by an average annual rate of 5.9%. 36% of respondent companies reported concurrent hiring and firing throughout the year. This treatment of workforce size and structure reflects a growing trend among U.S. businesses to focus on "work" instead of "jobs." AMA's research shows that those companies that adopt a fluid management of their workforces perform better financially than those that maintain a more traditional management style. To view a summary of the 2000 AMA Staffing & Structure Survey results visit the AMA research site at www.amanet.org/research. About AMA The American Management Association is the world's leading membership-based management development organization. It is distinguished by the quality of its faculty of global business practitioners, the practical action-oriented focus of its learning programs and the dynamic, interactive nature of its courses. AMA offers a full range of business education and management development programs for individuals and organizations in Europe, the Americas and Asia. More than 700,000 AMA customers and members a year, including 488 out of the Fortune 500 companies and many federal agencies, learn superior business skills and best management practices through a variety of seminars, conferences and special events, e-learning and self-study courses, onsite and customized learning solutions, and publications. AMA's groundbreaking research studies are routinely featured in international print and electronic business media. For additional information please consult AMA's Web site at www.amanet.org. |
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