Trend Research

DDI is committed to examining today’s and tomorrow’s hottest trends and best practices. CABER, DDI’s Center for Applied Behavioral Research, conducts two bi-annual series of trend research:

  • Selection Forecast – Surveys of recruiting and hiring practices and related talent management issues. (Launched in even-numbered years)
  • Leadership Forecast – Surveys of trends and issues related to leadership and leader development. (Launched in odd-numbered years)

CABER also investigates special topics around optimizing human talent in the workplace.

Trend Research Reports

Executive summaries for most trend research reports are available below. (Where an executive summary is not available, the full report is provided.) To obtain a complete report call (US) 1-800-944-7782 or (outside the US) 1-724-746-3900 (Please ask for Client Services.).

DDI TrendTrackers receive copies of research reports as they are released. They also have the opportunity to benchmark their organizations against others by participating in survey research. To become a TrendTracker, click here.

DDI’s latest research reports: 

Holding Women BackHolding Women Back
The deck is stacked against women from the earliest days of their careers, according to new research from DDI. A special report from DDI’s Global Leadership Forecast 2008/2009, a bi-annual study that measures the impact of leadership development initiatives around the world.  

Are You Failing the Interview?Are You Failing the Interview?
2009 Survey of Global Interviewing Practices and Perceptions
In late 2008, DDI surveyed more than 3,500 job seekers and 1,900 interviewers about the interview process. This study explores how hiring managers think they’re doing in the interview process and examining candidate reactions to interviewing practices.  

 

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2004-2005 Super Human Resources: Realizing Manufacturing Excellence Through Better People full study (in conjunction with IndustryWeek and MPI) (PDF)Talent Management
A Survey of Trust in the Workplace (1999) (PDF)Trust
Are You Failing the Interview?Hiring
DDI Survey Findings from the 2006 Talent Management Strategies Conference (PDF)Talent Management
Employee Retention in China 2006–2007—The Flight of Human TalentTalent Management
Global Auto Plant Start-Ups (PDF)Hiring
Global Leadership Forecast 2008|2009: Overcoming the Shortfalls in Developing LeadersLeadership
Healthcare Selection Forecast 2006-2007 (PDF)Hiring
Holding Women Back: Why Women are Under-Represented at the C-levelSuccession Management
Is the Sales Force Delivering Business Value? (UK, 2007)Sales Talent
Leaders in Transition: Stepping Up, Not Off (2007)Leadership
Leadership Forecast 2005-2006: Best Practices For Tomorrow's Global LeadersLeadership
Leadership in China: Keeping Pace with a Growing Economy full study (2005) (PDF)Leadership
Leading the Past. Preparing the Future. (2006) (DDI Australia's 30-year perspective on business and leadership) (PDF)Leadership
Managing and Developing Talent in China and India 2006 (PDF)Talent Management
Managing Performance: Building Accountability for Organizational Success (2003) - Executive Summary (PDF)Performance Management
Managing Performance: Building Accountability for Organizational Success (2003) - Full Report (PDF)Performance Management
Retaining Talent: A Benchmarking Study - Executive Summary (2000) (PDF)Miscellaneous
Retaining Talent: A Benchmarking Study - Full Report (2000) (PDF)Miscellaneous
Sales: Strategic Partnership or Necessary Evil? (US/Canada, 2008)Sales Talent
Selection Forecast 2006-2007Hiring
Super Human Resources in China: Practices, Performances, and Opportunities Among China's Manufacturers (2005) (in conjunction with IndustryWeek and MPI) (PDF)Talent Management
Swapping Engines in Mid-Air: The 2008 Sales Talent Benchmark StudySales Talent
Talent Management in Motion: Keeping Up with an Evolving Workforce (2007) (PDF)Talent Management
The CEO’s Role in Talent Management (in conjunction with The Economist Intelligence Unit) (2006)Talent Management
The Globalization of Human Resource Practices - Executive Summary (2000) (PDF)Global HR
The Globalization of Human Resource Practices - Full Report (2000) (PDF)Global HR
The State of e-Learning: Developing Soft Skills - Executive Summary (2003) (PDF)e-Learning
The State of e-Learning: Developing Soft Skills - Full Report (2003) (PDF)e-Learning

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