Technology executive connections: The underlying data
Respondents' answers to the survey questions are illustrated in the following figures. Please note that not all answers add up to 100% because of rounding or because respondents were able to provide multiple answers.
Predictions for the future
- Given current economic conditions, will elements of the following business activities and operations be spread out over more or fewer countries in a year's time?
- Excluding the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China), which three emerging markets offer the most potential for your business?
Effect of the downturn
- Has the downturn made the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and other emerging markets more important to your organisation as a potential future market, as a current market, or as a source of low-cost inputs?
- How has your globalisation strategy shifted since the downturn?
- What did your company see as the main reasons for increasing its level of globalisation before the current downturn, and what would it see as the biggest advantages today?
- What would you say were the greatest barriers to globalisation at your company before the current downturn, compared with today?
- Has the current economic climate made your company more or less likely to enter into the following types of arrangements in foreign markets?
- How has the level of cross-border and domestic consolidation within your sector changed as a result of the current economic difficulties?
Globalisation in your company
- How does your company's performance compare with that of peers in the following areas?
- How much consideration are the following given when making decisions about increasing activity in countries?
- With regard to the following, have cost concerns led your company to restructure at the global, company-wide level in the past 12 months?
- Do you agree or disagree with the following?
Profile of the survey respondents
- Which of the following best describes your title?
- What are your main functional roles? Choose no more than three.
- What type of company do you work for?
- What are your organisation's global annual revenues in US dollars?
- In which region are you personally based?
- Please provide your personal tenure in the following categories.
