Description

Established in 1979, Executive Opinion Survey is the longest-running and most extensive survey of business executives worldwide. The Executive Opinion Survey provides proxies for critical aspects of socio-economic development for which statistical data is missing because it is either impossible or extremely difficult to measure on a global scale. The survey is administered annually in more than 120 economies to collect more than 12,000 responses. The survey is used widely in leading reports - across the Forum’s flagship reports such as the Global Risks Report, Global Gender Gap Report, Travel and Tourism Development Report, and Energy Transition Index, and by numerous international and nongovernmental organizations, including IMF, UNDP, and WIPO for empirical and policy work.

Contributors

A research team led by one or two professors and consisting of three to five graduate students.

Value proposition

Entering a collaboration on the Executive Opinion Survey with the Centre for the New Economy and Society carries several benefits for the Partner Institutes, including:

• Credited as a key contributor to the World Economic Forum insights
• Advanced access to embargoed Report launch materials
• Participation in virtual and in-person community meetings
• Privileged access to historical datasets
• Up to five licenses for the Forum’s exclusive digital platform – TopLink
• Regular community updates with the opportunity to share and exchange insight pieces and publications from the Partner Institutes

Opportunity

The Executive Opinion Survey is looking for universities or research institutes that act as ambassadors of the insights produced on a regional level and help administer the Executive Opinion Survey in their local economies. The Partner Institutes are expected to formulate a representative sample of business executives, translate the survey from English into local languages if necessary, and administer the survey in a digital-first manner.

Time Commitment

While the estimated time commitment  varies, partner Institutes usually spend six to eight hours every week on the survey, from March to June every year.