Delivering results

Growth and value in a volatile world

CEOs are nearly
3
x
more confident in their company's
growth prospects than they are in the
global economy's
CEOs are
2.5
x
more likely to believe that
emerging markets are more
important to their growth
than developed markets
 
CEOs named
60
different countries as key markets
 
More CEOs
are looking to large emerging markets as
sources of talent than to developed markets
 
Less than
1
/
3
of CEOs believe their current
products and services can be simply
exported to either China or India
80%
of CEOs are concerned about uncertain
or volatile economic growth
56%
of CEOs globally were affected
financially by the Eurozone debt crisis
Over half
of CEOs are concerned about rising
tax burdens and over-regulation
47%
of CEOs are very confident about
growing over three years...
...but only
30%
think they'll have the
talent they need
70%
of CEOs would prefer to
recruit more local talent over
moving employees across borders
31%
Talent constraints have
hampered innovation at
of companies
 
2x
The percentage of CEOs who are relying on
new products and services to drive growth
has doubled in the past five years
56%
of CEOs are plancing
a greater emphasis on new portfolios
models in their innovation portfolios
73%
of CEOs plan changes
to their R&D and innovation
capacity

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Contacts

Sophie Lambin

Director, Global Thought Leadership
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7213 3160