GEC survey sponsorship presentation

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The Global Economic Conditions (GEC) Survey

About the survey : 

About the survey The world’s largest regular survey of accountants Latest: 1,895 responses (1.9% error) Max to date: 2,206 in Q2 2010 Conducted quarterly since Q1 2009 Over 100 markets; robust samples in 9 UK, Ireland, China & Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Pakistan, Cyprus, Russia

The pooled dataset : 

The pooled dataset 9,714 observations to date (0.8% error) Not panel data (despite overlapping samples) Allows quick production of time series Merging quarters allows robust observations on additional markets / sectors And inductive statistics allow us to make inferences even about very small markets / sectors

Top markets – responses so far : 

Top markets – responses so far

Sample demographics : 

Sample demographics

Sample demographics : 

Sample demographics

The ‘core’ questionnaire : 

The ‘core’ questionnaire Demographics Sector Years of ACCA membership Role Size of employer Scope of employer (countries & offices) Country + Region (UK, China, Malaysia and Pakistan only) Indices Recovery index Confidence index Government approval index Impacts and opportunities Income & new orders Access to finance Operating costs Hiring decisions (general) Late payment FX rates volatility Supplier / customer viability Investment (capital and staff) Innovation Cost-cutting Internationalisation Quality Supply chain relationships Niche markets Consumer behaviour State of Finance Redundancies (voluntary / compulsory) Recruitment (full time / part time) Training Restructuring: out/insourcing, use of shared services

The rest of the questionnaire : 

The rest of the questionnaire Investment climate Finance Profitable opportunities Government support Government spending Medium-term trend (expected) Medium-term trend (desirable) Ad-hoc quantitative questions Personal involvement in accessing finance Personal involvement in small business advice Personal involvement with the microfinance industry Personal involvement with Business Angels Rating of specific areas of government response to recession Ad-hoc qualitative questions Details on impacts of current economic conditions Details on opportunities pursued by the business Advice to a generic small business trading in the new year Medium-term trends in the global economy Details on specific high-impact government policies Privacy Would like to be contacted for future surveys Would like to be contacted for other policy/research work Would like to be featured in ACCA publication

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The State of Finance Reports

Proposition : 

Proposition Sponsorship Quarterly or biannual State of Finance reports Sponsored questions in GECS Reporting ACCA will compile co-branded report on agreed analysis We will also suggest ad-hoc analyses based on sponsor’s areas of interest Data sharing Agreed set of standard tables on a quarterly basis in addition to the report

Proposition : 

Proposition Subjects Trends in recruitment and training Linking business opportunities and challenges with training and staff needs Value Promotion to ACCA members through branding of report, invite text and dissemination to respondents Diagnosing drivers behind labour market trends Forecasting short- and medium-term trends

Proposition : 

Proposition Coverage so far Last four surveys generated 770 pieces of press coverage globally Coverage depends on national offices; will benefit if the sponsor can match our national as well as global PR activity

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Sample analyses

Static comparisons : 

Static comparisons

Dynamic comparisons : 

Dynamic comparisons

Hidden patterns : 

Hidden patterns

Inductive statistics : 

Inductive statistics

Cluster analyses : 

Cluster analyses

Cluster analyses : 

Cluster analyses

Questions? : 

Questions? Please direct all queries to emmanouil.schizas@accaglobal.com