Management Research

It’s our job to provide information on emerging issues and management challenges in the public affairs profession. We do this through seminars, workshops, conferences and one-on-one communications — but also through research.

Our research includes benchmarking studies such as our State of Corporate Public Affairs Survey, the most comprehensive report available covering how companies manage, fund, staff and evaluate the public affairs function. We also publish Corporate and Association PAC Benchmarking Reports and  PAC and Grassroots Salary Surveys on a regular basis.

In order to provide companies and nonprofits with practical management guidance, our research foundation offers a series of free reports on topics such as:

• Engaging corporate leadership in public policy,
• Hiring government affairs consultants, and
• Measuring and communicating the value of public affairs

For a complete list of research reports, please visit our publications page.