Quelles sont les préoccupations des dirigeants en 2017 ?
Cette année, plus de 1300 dirigeants du monde entier ont témoigné de leur confiance en l’avenir, leur priorités stratégiques.
Recherche de talents et des futurs leaders de demain, stratégies de développement, poids de la technologie et son impact sur la confiance en l’entreprise, dynamiques opposées de mondialisation et de nationalismes impactent le quotidien des dirigeants. Quel regard portent-ils sur leur environnement ?
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For the last two decades, PwC has asked business leaders everywhere about the trends reshaping business and society. As we mark the 20th year of our annual CEO survey, we’ve observed just how much the world has changed.
Etude PwC CEO Survey Talent "People Strategy for the Digital Age" (juillet 2015)PwC France
Dans son étude « People strategy for the digital age : A new take on talent » menée à l’échelle mondiale, le cabinet d’audit et de conseil PwC constate que, dans un contexte de concurrence mondiale accrue, les entreprises ont désormais besoin de compétences plus diversifiées pour rester compétitives : 73% des dirigeants voient la pénurie des compétences comme une menace sérieuse à la poursuite de leur activité (contre seulement 46% en 2009).
Une des réponses consiste à mettre en place une stratégie de diversification des talents. Pour aller plus loin, les entreprises doivent également se tourner vers l’exploitation et l’analyse des données qu’elles collectent.
PwC’s Trends in People Analytics report highlights our recently published 2015 PwC Saratoga US benchmark data, as well as the implications for people analytics functions and key trends for consideration.
'A new frontier', the first edition of a quarterly exclusive issue with curated and original content about Information technology and resourcing trends.
This is First Round's effort to provide an in-depth snapshot of what it's like to run a technology startup in 2018. We surveyed over 520 venture-backed founders who volunteered their experience and opinions.
What actions can leaders take to confirm their digital investments deliver and sustain value? The practices and performance of global companies, drawn from the experience of nearly 2,000 business and technology executives.
Séptima Encuesta Mundial del Coeficiente Digital de las empresasPwC España
La Séptima Encuesta Mundial sobre el Coeficiente Digital en las empresas se ha realizado a partir de entrevistas a casi 2.000 directivos y líderes de IT de empresas de diez sectores en 51 países (entre las que se encuentran 70 compañías españolas). El informe mide el grado de digitalización de las compañías entendido por cómo estas afrontan, valoran e integran las tecnologías digitales en su organización -lo que hemos denominado el coeficiente digital- a partir de diez comportamientos digitales clave.
Etude PwC CEO Survey Talent "People Strategy for the Digital Age" (juillet 2015)PwC France
Dans son étude « People strategy for the digital age : A new take on talent » menée à l’échelle mondiale, le cabinet d’audit et de conseil PwC constate que, dans un contexte de concurrence mondiale accrue, les entreprises ont désormais besoin de compétences plus diversifiées pour rester compétitives : 73% des dirigeants voient la pénurie des compétences comme une menace sérieuse à la poursuite de leur activité (contre seulement 46% en 2009).
Une des réponses consiste à mettre en place une stratégie de diversification des talents. Pour aller plus loin, les entreprises doivent également se tourner vers l’exploitation et l’analyse des données qu’elles collectent.
PwC’s Trends in People Analytics report highlights our recently published 2015 PwC Saratoga US benchmark data, as well as the implications for people analytics functions and key trends for consideration.
'A new frontier', the first edition of a quarterly exclusive issue with curated and original content about Information technology and resourcing trends.
This is First Round's effort to provide an in-depth snapshot of what it's like to run a technology startup in 2018. We surveyed over 520 venture-backed founders who volunteered their experience and opinions.
What actions can leaders take to confirm their digital investments deliver and sustain value? The practices and performance of global companies, drawn from the experience of nearly 2,000 business and technology executives.
Séptima Encuesta Mundial del Coeficiente Digital de las empresasPwC España
La Séptima Encuesta Mundial sobre el Coeficiente Digital en las empresas se ha realizado a partir de entrevistas a casi 2.000 directivos y líderes de IT de empresas de diez sectores en 51 países (entre las que se encuentran 70 compañías españolas). El informe mide el grado de digitalización de las compañías entendido por cómo estas afrontan, valoran e integran las tecnologías digitales en su organización -lo que hemos denominado el coeficiente digital- a partir de diez comportamientos digitales clave.
Achieving digital maturity: Adapting your company to a changing worldDeloitte United States
Take a look at three key practices organizations that achieve digital maturity employ.
To read more and download the full report, visit: http://deloi.tt/2fm3Stq
With advancing technologies, many organizations are focused more than ever on recruiting—particularly for skills they
need to succeed, such as expertise in data science, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. These hard-to-find and
hard-to-hire skills—like so many other skilled professions—cost a lot to recruit. With labor pools shrinking, retaining
talent at every level is critical. Recruiting is more expensive than retention, which can be optimized via training or
creating a culture of constant learning. Choosing recruitment over retention also has a negative effect on employees,
who are left to wonder why their work seems to have less value than that of a new employee.
In this environment, it becomes clear that value lies in the engagement of employees—making sure they are actively
contributing to the company while learning new skills and advancing their own careers. But how to measure something
as intangible as engagement?
In this year’s survey of over 1,000 business leaders, C-Suite executives worldwide are acknowledging the need for radical reinvention. The question every organization needs to address: How is our organization reinventing itself for the digital age? The most prevalent response related to managing talent!
Do organizations have the right skills for the digital age? How can they plug the digital skills gap? Assess your digital skills maturity with a quick DIY assessment
How to Win at Digital Transformation: Insights From a Global Study of Top Executives
Forbes Insights and Hitachi surveyed almost 600 executives across industries and geographies to learn about their digital maturity. IT and business leaders revealed the complexities, roadblocks and gains they face as they transform their organizations to digital enterprises.
Since 1999, The Conference Board CEO Challenge® survey has asked CEOs across the globe to identify the most critical issues they face and their strategies to meet them. Since 2017, the C-Suite Challenge has expanded the survey pool beyond CEOs to the entire C-suite. This year’s survey, conducted between September and October 2019, asked 1,520 C-suite executives, including 740 CEOs across the globe, for their views on the external and internal stress points they face, the need and will to collaborate with nontraditional partners to drive future growth, and the impact that cyber risk and more sophisticated attitudes toward data privacy will have on their organizations in a digitally transformed business environment. This first report focuses on the hot-button issues, external and internal to firms, as seen by CEO and other C-suite executives.
Whole-brain leadership prepares C-suites for the digital challenges ahead, ensuring seamless growth and high-value problem solving capabilities. Read more.
Full Study - Digital Roadblock: Marketers Struggle to Reinvent ThemselvesAdobe
We’ve all heard it: The future of marketing is digital. Get on board or get left behind. So what’s holding marketers back?
We surveyed more than 1,000 U.S. marketers to explore how they’re evolving in the digital age, where they need help and what their priorities are going forward. This is the full results from our Digital Roadblock study.
The fifth annual MIT Sloan and Deloitte study of digital business reveals digitally mature organizations don't just innovate more, they innovate differently—leveraging ecosystems and cross-functional teams that play critical roles.
PwC's 18th Annual Global CEO Survey 2015: Exploring the importance of technol...James Woodworth
Rethinking the business you’re in
We live in an era of unprecedented digital change – the type of change that’s reshaping the relationship between customers and companies, breaking down the walls between industry sectors and, by extension, prompting forward-thinking CEOs to question the very business they’re in.
Watch this short video to hear about what CEOs had to say on the global economic outlook and their own growth prospects for the months and
One year ago business leaders’ feelings towards growth were sombre across the globe. A year later, and while Australian CEOs are feeling mildly more up-beat than their global peers, significant concerns still remain.
This year, we asked executives about their thoughts across key issues including partnerships, digital, talent and diversity, growth, capabilities, tax and regulation.
There is a dichotomy of perspectives across the board – with CEOs seeing as many threats to their business today as there are opportunities.
The Road to Innovation is Paved With Information TechnologyNetApp
Technology, which is producing so much disruption and so much opportunity, also serves as a key tool to facilitate innovation. And continual innovation, at every level, has never been more important for business success. NetApp asked 300 executives worldwide for their views on tech priorities today and in the future. Download this report to learn what they had to say.
Presenting the results of the 4th annual CIONET IT Trends, based on +2500 global responses, of which +800 European.
The study shows that, overall, IT is becoming more strategic and business focused. It appears that organizations are becoming more digitized with their focus shifting away from tactical and organizational IT issues like efficiency, service delivery, and cost reduction to more strategic and organizational priorities like business agility, innovation, the velocity change in the organization, IT time to market, and the value of IT to the business. Some suggest that IT is the business. Time will tell if this is a widespread trend, but it is here now among global and European organizations, and it is confirmed by a corresponding shift in how CIOs are spending their time.
Analytics/Business Intelligence (A/BI) remains in first place as the largest IT investment, a ranking it has held for six years straight. It has ranked in the top three since 2003, when it was first added to the list. A/BI was selected by 801 organizations
Comprehensive Report:
http://bit.ly/CEO-Survey-jan15
Selon la 18e édition de l’étude mondiale annuelle « Global CEO Survey » de PwC, dans le cadre de laquelle plus de 1 300 dirigeants ont été interrogés, 37 % d’entre eux estiment que la croissance mondiale sera meilleure en 2015, contre 44 % l'année dernière. Cependant, ils restent confiants dans leur capacité à générer une croissance du chiffre d’affaires de leur propre entreprise (39%, un niveau identique à celui de l’année dernière).
Les dirigeants soulignent que les menaces auxquelles ils sont confrontés ont augmenté ces trois dernières années : ils insistent notamment sur la montée en force de la concurrence, avec un marché qui devient sans frontières et l’arrivée de nouveaux concurrents issus de secteurs d’activité différents.
Pour rester compétitifs, les dirigeants identifient trois leviers essentiels : la transformation digitale, le renforcement des partenariats et la diversité des talents.
Les résultats de cette étude sont rendus publics aujourd'hui à l'ouverture du Forum économique mondial à Davos, en Suisse.
Pour cette 18e édition de l’étude mondiale annuelle de PwC « Global CEO Survey », 1 322 interviews ont été conduites dans 77 countries entre septembre et décembre 2014. 459 entretiens ont été menés en Asie-Pacifique, 455 en Europe, 147 en Amérique du Nord, 167 en Amérique latine, 49 en Afrique et 45 au Moyen-Orient.
GEMO 2016 : un digital de plus en plus cannibale ?PwC France
Dans la 16ème édition de l’étude annuelle « Global Entertainment & Media Outlook », sur les perspectives de l’industrie des médias et des loisirs, PwC prévoit que le marché mondial va croître de 5,1 % en moyenne par an entre 2014 et 2019.
Cette étude, réalisée dans 54 pays, montre qu’avec 3,2% de croissance moyenne annuelle d’ici 2019, la France tire son épingle du jeu parmi les pays matures.
La publicité sur internet devrait y porter la croissance du secteur, et le numérique en général continue de bouleverser le business model de l’ensemble des segments, qu’il s’agisse de l’édition, de la musique, de la presse, des jeux vidéo ou bien encore de la télévision.
Etude PwC sur les banques de détail (2014)PwC France
http://pwc.to/Olb8pn
Selon l’étude de PwC "Retail Banking 2020: Evolution or revolution", plus de la moitié (55 %) des dirigeants de banques de détail considèrent que les prestataires de services financiers non classiques – comme les banques en ligne - constituent une menace pour les banques traditionnelles. Ce rapport, fruit d'une enquête conduite auprès de 560 dirigeants d'institutions financières majeures dans 17 pays, indique également que plus de la moitié d'entre eux (54 %) estiment que les grandes banques remporteront la mise en 2020. Les autres (46 %) considèrent que les banques plus petites gagneront des parts de marché grâce à une différenciation accrue.
PwC a identifié 6 facteurs de réussite pour les banques de détail en 2020.
Achieving digital maturity: Adapting your company to a changing worldDeloitte United States
Take a look at three key practices organizations that achieve digital maturity employ.
To read more and download the full report, visit: http://deloi.tt/2fm3Stq
With advancing technologies, many organizations are focused more than ever on recruiting—particularly for skills they
need to succeed, such as expertise in data science, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. These hard-to-find and
hard-to-hire skills—like so many other skilled professions—cost a lot to recruit. With labor pools shrinking, retaining
talent at every level is critical. Recruiting is more expensive than retention, which can be optimized via training or
creating a culture of constant learning. Choosing recruitment over retention also has a negative effect on employees,
who are left to wonder why their work seems to have less value than that of a new employee.
In this environment, it becomes clear that value lies in the engagement of employees—making sure they are actively
contributing to the company while learning new skills and advancing their own careers. But how to measure something
as intangible as engagement?
In this year’s survey of over 1,000 business leaders, C-Suite executives worldwide are acknowledging the need for radical reinvention. The question every organization needs to address: How is our organization reinventing itself for the digital age? The most prevalent response related to managing talent!
Do organizations have the right skills for the digital age? How can they plug the digital skills gap? Assess your digital skills maturity with a quick DIY assessment
How to Win at Digital Transformation: Insights From a Global Study of Top Executives
Forbes Insights and Hitachi surveyed almost 600 executives across industries and geographies to learn about their digital maturity. IT and business leaders revealed the complexities, roadblocks and gains they face as they transform their organizations to digital enterprises.
Since 1999, The Conference Board CEO Challenge® survey has asked CEOs across the globe to identify the most critical issues they face and their strategies to meet them. Since 2017, the C-Suite Challenge has expanded the survey pool beyond CEOs to the entire C-suite. This year’s survey, conducted between September and October 2019, asked 1,520 C-suite executives, including 740 CEOs across the globe, for their views on the external and internal stress points they face, the need and will to collaborate with nontraditional partners to drive future growth, and the impact that cyber risk and more sophisticated attitudes toward data privacy will have on their organizations in a digitally transformed business environment. This first report focuses on the hot-button issues, external and internal to firms, as seen by CEO and other C-suite executives.
Whole-brain leadership prepares C-suites for the digital challenges ahead, ensuring seamless growth and high-value problem solving capabilities. Read more.
Full Study - Digital Roadblock: Marketers Struggle to Reinvent ThemselvesAdobe
We’ve all heard it: The future of marketing is digital. Get on board or get left behind. So what’s holding marketers back?
We surveyed more than 1,000 U.S. marketers to explore how they’re evolving in the digital age, where they need help and what their priorities are going forward. This is the full results from our Digital Roadblock study.
The fifth annual MIT Sloan and Deloitte study of digital business reveals digitally mature organizations don't just innovate more, they innovate differently—leveraging ecosystems and cross-functional teams that play critical roles.
PwC's 18th Annual Global CEO Survey 2015: Exploring the importance of technol...James Woodworth
Rethinking the business you’re in
We live in an era of unprecedented digital change – the type of change that’s reshaping the relationship between customers and companies, breaking down the walls between industry sectors and, by extension, prompting forward-thinking CEOs to question the very business they’re in.
Watch this short video to hear about what CEOs had to say on the global economic outlook and their own growth prospects for the months and
One year ago business leaders’ feelings towards growth were sombre across the globe. A year later, and while Australian CEOs are feeling mildly more up-beat than their global peers, significant concerns still remain.
This year, we asked executives about their thoughts across key issues including partnerships, digital, talent and diversity, growth, capabilities, tax and regulation.
There is a dichotomy of perspectives across the board – with CEOs seeing as many threats to their business today as there are opportunities.
The Road to Innovation is Paved With Information TechnologyNetApp
Technology, which is producing so much disruption and so much opportunity, also serves as a key tool to facilitate innovation. And continual innovation, at every level, has never been more important for business success. NetApp asked 300 executives worldwide for their views on tech priorities today and in the future. Download this report to learn what they had to say.
Presenting the results of the 4th annual CIONET IT Trends, based on +2500 global responses, of which +800 European.
The study shows that, overall, IT is becoming more strategic and business focused. It appears that organizations are becoming more digitized with their focus shifting away from tactical and organizational IT issues like efficiency, service delivery, and cost reduction to more strategic and organizational priorities like business agility, innovation, the velocity change in the organization, IT time to market, and the value of IT to the business. Some suggest that IT is the business. Time will tell if this is a widespread trend, but it is here now among global and European organizations, and it is confirmed by a corresponding shift in how CIOs are spending their time.
Analytics/Business Intelligence (A/BI) remains in first place as the largest IT investment, a ranking it has held for six years straight. It has ranked in the top three since 2003, when it was first added to the list. A/BI was selected by 801 organizations
Comprehensive Report:
http://bit.ly/CEO-Survey-jan15
Selon la 18e édition de l’étude mondiale annuelle « Global CEO Survey » de PwC, dans le cadre de laquelle plus de 1 300 dirigeants ont été interrogés, 37 % d’entre eux estiment que la croissance mondiale sera meilleure en 2015, contre 44 % l'année dernière. Cependant, ils restent confiants dans leur capacité à générer une croissance du chiffre d’affaires de leur propre entreprise (39%, un niveau identique à celui de l’année dernière).
Les dirigeants soulignent que les menaces auxquelles ils sont confrontés ont augmenté ces trois dernières années : ils insistent notamment sur la montée en force de la concurrence, avec un marché qui devient sans frontières et l’arrivée de nouveaux concurrents issus de secteurs d’activité différents.
Pour rester compétitifs, les dirigeants identifient trois leviers essentiels : la transformation digitale, le renforcement des partenariats et la diversité des talents.
Les résultats de cette étude sont rendus publics aujourd'hui à l'ouverture du Forum économique mondial à Davos, en Suisse.
Pour cette 18e édition de l’étude mondiale annuelle de PwC « Global CEO Survey », 1 322 interviews ont été conduites dans 77 countries entre septembre et décembre 2014. 459 entretiens ont été menés en Asie-Pacifique, 455 en Europe, 147 en Amérique du Nord, 167 en Amérique latine, 49 en Afrique et 45 au Moyen-Orient.
GEMO 2016 : un digital de plus en plus cannibale ?PwC France
Dans la 16ème édition de l’étude annuelle « Global Entertainment & Media Outlook », sur les perspectives de l’industrie des médias et des loisirs, PwC prévoit que le marché mondial va croître de 5,1 % en moyenne par an entre 2014 et 2019.
Cette étude, réalisée dans 54 pays, montre qu’avec 3,2% de croissance moyenne annuelle d’ici 2019, la France tire son épingle du jeu parmi les pays matures.
La publicité sur internet devrait y porter la croissance du secteur, et le numérique en général continue de bouleverser le business model de l’ensemble des segments, qu’il s’agisse de l’édition, de la musique, de la presse, des jeux vidéo ou bien encore de la télévision.
Etude PwC sur les banques de détail (2014)PwC France
http://pwc.to/Olb8pn
Selon l’étude de PwC "Retail Banking 2020: Evolution or revolution", plus de la moitié (55 %) des dirigeants de banques de détail considèrent que les prestataires de services financiers non classiques – comme les banques en ligne - constituent une menace pour les banques traditionnelles. Ce rapport, fruit d'une enquête conduite auprès de 560 dirigeants d'institutions financières majeures dans 17 pays, indique également que plus de la moitié d'entre eux (54 %) estiment que les grandes banques remporteront la mise en 2020. Les autres (46 %) considèrent que les banques plus petites gagneront des parts de marché grâce à une différenciation accrue.
PwC a identifié 6 facteurs de réussite pour les banques de détail en 2020.
Etude PwC : "Digital Banking Survey" (2014)PwC France
http://pwc.to/1jQNy0n
Le secteur bancaire ne doit cesser d'innover pour continuer de satisfaire les besoins de leurs clients au temps de la digitalisation. Retrouvez toutes les conclusions PwC sur ce sujet.
Etude PwC : La transition énergétique pour la croissance verte (nov 2015)PwC France
Quels sont les impacts attendus et les tendances du marché français de la Transition Energétique ?
La loi sur la transition énergétique fixe des objectifs ambitieux, définissant la trajectoire énergétique de la France à moyen et long terme
Etude PwC "Total Retail 2015" Sur quoi miser aujourd’hui pour réenchanter la ...PwC France
Dans sa 5ème étude mondiale sur les consommateurs connectés - menée dans 25 pays auprès de 22 600 web-acheteurs, le cabinet d’audit et de conseil PwC révèle que la France a recruté 17% de nouveaux web-acheteurs en 2015, un chiffre en hausse par rapport à 2014.
Etude PwC marché automobile mondial (2013)PwC France
http://pwc.to/1cligbS
D’après les dernières prévisions de PwC Autofacts, institut d’analyse du marché automobile de PwC, l’assemblage de véhicules légers devrait atteindre au niveau mondial 81,8 millions d'unités en 2013, soit un gain de 3,3% sur un an.
http://pwc.to/1unBW8o
Selon le rapport annuel "Mine" du cabinet d’audit et de conseil PwC, l'année 2013 a contraint l'industrie minière mondiale à revoir ses prévisions à la baisse dans un contexte opérationnel parmi les plus difficiles de ces dernières années.
The Business Strategy that Makes Competition Irrelevant, Blue Ocean StrategyFlevy.com Best Practices
Original article from the Flevy business blog can be found here:
http://flevy.com/blog/the-business-strategy-that-makes-competition-irrelevant-blue-ocean-strategy/
Blue Ocean Strategy is growth strategy framework focused on the idea of creating an uncontested market space–i.e. a “blue ocean.” This framework is very innovative, as its principles challenge the conventional business strategy principles of fighting competitors head-on. The Blue Ocean Strategy framework evolved from a framework called Value Innovation developed by Gemini Consulting (now Capgemini Consulting) in the late 90s.
Blue Ocean vs. Red Ocean. What’s the meaning behind the name?
In red oceans, our efforts are focused on the conventional logic that we must outpace the competition with a better solution to a given problem. Blue ocean strategy invites us to redefine the problem itself. It does so by breaking the value-cost trade-off in view of creating new uncontested market places. Places where no one has been and where we would be the one defining the rules!
The Analytical Tools & Frameworks
The strategy canvas is both the start and the end point of a Blue Ocean Strategy formulation. An initial value curve depicts where the industry competes on and invests in. It is then transformed via the eliminate-reduce-raise-create actions framework. The resulting value curve shows a focused effort that diverges from existing market offerings and can be easily translated into a compelling tagline.
Core Underlying Principles
Venturing beyond an existing industry space implies a series of risks. The blue ocean strategy approach to strategy is based on six principles that cater for the major risks of a new market creation project: search risk, planning risk, scale risk, business model risk, organizational risk and management risk. Together, they define the underlying philosophy of blue oceans.
Flevy is the marketplace for premium business documents, such as business frameworks , PowerPoint templates , financial models , and more . We have two beautifully crafted presentations focused on explaining the Blue Ocean Strategy framework here on Flevy:
Bank innovation - PwC Study on When the Growing Gets Tough: How Retail Banks ...Jeff Grill
As the United States emerges from the financial crisis, retail banks are striving to outperform their competitors while grappling with unprecedented regulatory challenges and shifts in consumer behavior. For more information see http://www.pwc.com/us/en/financial-services/publications/viewpoints/viewpoint-when-the-growing-gets-tough.jhtml
Étude PwC sur les objets connectés "The Wearable Future" (oct. 2014)PwC France
http://bit.ly/TheWearableFutureCP
L’étude du cabinet d’audit et de conseil PwC « The wearable future » montre que les « wearables » (vêtements ou accessoires connectés) sont de plus en plus présents dans le quotidien des Américains : en 2014 plus d’un Américain sur 5 déclare posséder au moins un « wearable ».
Ces nouveaux objets technologiques intéressent en priorité la génération Y puisqu’elle se déclare 55 % plus susceptible de posséder un « wearable », et 67 % plus attirée par ces nouvelles technologies.
Pour 3 Américains sur 4, ces différents « wearables » doivent à l’avenir permettre à la fois d’être plus réactifs et efficaces au travail, mais également de disposer de plus de temps libre.
http://bit.ly/PwCRA2014
PwC publie son rapport annuel mondial pour l'année fiscale 2014 : chiffres, performances, implantations… et l'interview du président Dennis Nally. A lire ici !
New EU VAT rules for digital service merchantsTaxamo
On September 23, 2014, Taxamo held a 100-day countdown to the new EU VAT rules on digital services. Presentations were made by Andrew Webb, of HMRC; Esteban Van Goor, of Baker McKenzie, and John McCarthy, CEO of Taxamo.
US Digital Companies & their 2015 EU VAT Challenge
January 1, 2015 sees the introduction of new EU VAT rules on digital services. Global e-tax specialists, Taxamo, hosted an online webinar for US and other non-European merchants who sell e-services and digital goods to European customers.
Election-year politics are dominating legislative action this year as both parties lay down
policy agendas for 2017 and beyond. President Obama and the Republican leaders of Congress are offering competing plans on how to reform the US tax system and
to promote other policies intended to increase economic growth and make American companies more competitive. At the same time, both Democratic and Republican candidates seeking their party’s presidential nomination are advancing tax reform plans.
Коммерческое применение беспилотных летательных аппаратов на автомобильном и ...PwC Russia
Составители отчета ставили перед собой задачу рассказать о новых направлениях коммерческого применения беспилотных летательных аппаратов, обсудить особенности нормативно-правовых баз, регулирующих отношения в этой сфере в разных странах мира, дать оценку доступной емкости рынка коммерческого применения решений с использованием беспилотных устройств в основных отраслях промышленности.
Подробнее: http://www.pwc.ru/ru/publications/clarity-from-above.html
Los CEOs españoles aseguran que la tecnología es el factor disruptivo principal que impulsará la transformación de sus empresas en los próximos cinco años. Así lo afirma el 85% de los primeros ejecutivos españoles –y el 77% de los globales- en la XIX Encuesta Mundial de CEOs, elaborada por PwC y que se ha presentado en el Foro Económico Mundial de Davos.
19-ый Ежегодный опрос руководителей крупнейших компаний мираPwC Russia
PwC представляет результаты Ежегодного опроса руководителей крупнейших компаний мира, который в этом году получил название «Что такое “успех в бизнесе” в условиях меняющего мира? Попытка дать новое определение». В рамках данного исследования, результаты которого обнародованы на открытии Всемирного экономического форума в Давосе (Швейцария), было опрошено более 1 400 руководителей крупнейших компаний мира.
Disruptive trends shaping the business landscape Singapore - 21 Aug 2019Future Agenda
Future Business Trends
How will global trends disrupt business in the next decade?
Ahead of the first of three speeches / workshops in Singapore over the next few months, this is an overview of some of the key potential drivers of change for businesses.
After some up-front context on foresight it addresses four major area of potential disruption
• The Future Consumer
• Purpose of the Company
• Digital Business
• Future Organisation
If you would like more detail on any of these issues or to know more about the workshops, do not hesitate to get in touch.
2018 human trends rise of the social enterpriseVALUES & SENSE
The 2018 Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends report showcases a profound shift facing business leaders worldwide: The rapid rise of what we call the social enterprise. This shift reflects the growing importance of social capital in shaping an organization’s purpose, guiding its relationships with stakeholders, and influencing its ultimate success or failure.
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Etude PwC "20ème édition de la CEO Survey" - Janvier 2017
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20th
CEO Survey
Competing in an age of divergence p6
/ Managing man and machine p15
/ Gaining from connectivity without losing trust p21
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Making globalisation work for allp27
1,379CEOs interviewed in
79 countries
44%of CEOs say globalisation
has not helped to close the
gap between rich and poor
69%of CEOs say it’s harder for
businesses to sustain trust
in the digital age
20 years inside the mind of the CEO...
What’s next?
2. 2 20th
CEO Survey
Demographic shifts, rapid urbanisation, a realignment of
global economic and business activity, and a scarcity of
resources, are among the megatrends affecting the world
that we have been studying for the past 20 years. These are
the shifts that have affected the CEO’s mindset. Since we
began our survey, globalisation and technology have jointly
enabled a massive increase in trade and financial flows and
global online traffic. This level of interconnectivity has raised
engagement with stakeholders and forced society to think
about how information is accessed and consumed. Increased
transparency demands a new way of communicating, a
higher level of accountability, an elevated approach to
leadership, and indeed, a deeper focus on trust, purpose
and the inherent human connection that has brought us
closer together.
But great convergence has come with the potential for
great divergence. In last year’s survey, most CEOs foresaw
a world divided by multiple beliefs and frameworks. 2016
brought into sharp focus the tangible ways in which these
differences play out. Surprising voting results put pressure
on established blocs, and today, the global systems which
support trade are creaking at the seams. Recent events have
also revealed the extent of public discontent over the gap
in skills, jobs and income inequality, among a host of local
issues that have stemmed from globalisation and technology.
Despite greater interconnectivity, and often as a result of it,
sections of the populace feel unheard and under-represented
in the decision-making process. There is a growing
disconnect from leadership, leading to mistrust and cynicism
of traditional bodies, both in public and private sectors.
But there is still much to be optimistic about. The pattern of
growth in the world is shifting. Indeed, optimism in CEOs
remains high relative to the environment. They are focused
on growth, leading to greater innovation. Demand remains
strong in many emerging markets – and is likely to stay that
way for some time to come. This is especially true in Asia,
where populations are growing, disposable incomes are
rising and urbanisation will likely continue.
Our 20th
CEO survey explores what executives in 2017 think
about three imperatives: managing man and machine to
create a workforce that’s fit for the digital age; preserving
organisational trust in a world of increasingly virtual
interactions; and making globalisation work for everyone by
ensuring the benefits are distributed more fairly.
Introduction from
Bob Moritz
For the last two decades, PwC has asked business leaders everywhere about the trends reshaping
business and society. As we mark the 20th year of our annual CEO survey, we’ve observed just how
much the world has changed.
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The challenge common to all three imperatives is leadership.
In a time of heightened anxieties juxtaposed with the highest
levels of transparency we have experienced, how leaders
engage with employees and stakeholders (both public and
private) has never been more important. Strategy can no
longer be an approach of simply numbers and bottom lines;
strategy must be built upon a long-term vision of growth,
access, equality, innovation, and the human endeavour. The
last of these is arguably the most important because linked to
it is the critical concept of trust.
Since the inception of our survey, the definition of trust has
changed – specifically, expanded. The days where the CEO
of a company was rarely accessible to the end customer or
was able to get sanitised feedback are gone, as are the days
where the consumer had little sight into how a product was
produced and a supply chain crafted. Today, executive teams
need to fully grasp the ethical and moral implications of their
decisions, and communicate their actions with integrity.
Trust must also be paramount between supervisors and
employees. The contemporary worker is keenly aware of
the importance of purpose – and is demanding clarity on
not just the “how” of the company, but the “why.” Enduring
winners will be leaders who develop a two-way relationship
– whether with customers, employees, or society at large –
based on reliability and ethical behaviour.
The ascendancy of corporations around the globe has
boosted prosperity: it’s created jobs, raised living standards
and delivered pioneering products and services that
have improved people’s lives. Now, however, we are at an
inflection point. A new reality is setting in and each of us
must rethink how we act. Specifically for CEOs, it is time to
raise the role of business in society and engage more broadly
to help government and the public. It is time to step forward
with their own solutions and collaborate with multiple
players in society to boost trust and build the world we need
for the future – because if executed properly, business is a
force for good.
I’d like to thank the almost 1,400 CEOs from approximately
80 countries who have generously given us their insights.
We’re particularly grateful to the 20 CEOs who engaged in
deeper and more detailed conversations with us. You’ll see
their comments throughout this report.
We hope you’ll find plenty of food for thought – and
action – in the following pages, and in all our work on
ceosurvey.pwc.
Bob E. Moritz
Global Chairman, PwC
5. Section two
Competing in an age
of divergence
6
Managing man
and machine
15
Gaining from
connectivity without
losing trust 21
Making globalisation
work for all
27
Section three Section four Further reading
Globalisation disrupted? 8
Changing markets 9
Realists – or naïve 11
optimists?
Standing at the crossroads 13
Wanted: More technology 16
and more people
Creativity can’t be coded 18
The dark side of connectivity 22
Data security and ethics 23
IT outages and disruptions 24
Automation, robotics 24
and AI
A trust strategy for a 25
digital age
Time for business leaders to 28
step up
New solutions to perennial 28
problems
Leveraging technology for 29
social benefit
Safeguarding the future 29
Looking for more data? 32
Meet the CEOs 34
Meet the thought leaders 35
Research methodology and 36
contacts
Acknowledgements and 37
thanks
Endnotes 38
PwC 5
Section one
6. 6 20th
CEO Survey
Over the past 20 years CEOs have witnessed tremendous
upheavals as a result of globalisation and technological
change. Both were core to our enquiries when we conducted
our first Annual Global CEO Survey back in 1997. Since
then, trade flows have quadrupled and global internet
traffic has risen by a factor of 17.5 million.1
The twin forces
of globalisation and technological progress have helped
to boost living standards and lessen inequality between
countries.2
And, in what’s perhaps the most remarkable
achievement of all, they’ve lifted a billion people out of
extreme poverty.3
But greater convergence has come with greater divergence,
as CEOs have long predicted. In 2009, when we first
asked CEOs about the risks associated with various global
trends, 46% thought governments would become more
protectionist; 73% expected other countries to challenge the
G8’s dominance; and 76% anticipated a rise in political and
religious tensions. And by the time we published our last
survey in January 2016, most CEOs foresaw a world in which
multiple beliefs, value systems, laws and liberties, banking
systems and trading blocs would prevail (see Figure 1).
Competing in an age
of divergence
Figure 1: What’s the world coming to?
Q: For each alternative, select the one you believe the world is moving more towards
Source: PwC, 19th
Annual Global CEO Survey. Base: All respondents (1,409)
Political unions
Nationalism and
devolved nations53%39%
Economic unions and unified
economic models
Multiple economic
models
35% 59%
Single global marketplace Regional trading blocs22% 75%
Single global rule of law
and liberties
Multiple rules of law
and liberties
15% 81%
Common global beliefs
and value systems
Multiple beliefs and
value systems
14% 83%
Free and open access to
the internet
Fragmented access
to the internet
72% 25%
A global world bank
Regional investment
banks
15% 79%
7. PwC 7
Little did we know just how much world events would prove
them right. The UK referendum on EU membership in June
2016 and the US presidential election in November 2016
exposed deep divisions among voters. They also revealed
the extent of public discontent over job losses in some
industrial sectors and rising income inequality, to which
globalisation and technology have contributed, as well as
profound mistrust of ‘the establishment’, however defined.4
In fact, an analysis by economist Branko Milanovic, whom
we interviewed as part of our research for this year’s study,
shows how unevenly the benefits of globalisation have been
distributed. Milanovic found that the biggest gains have gone
to a small, increasingly rich elite in the industrialised nations
and to Asia’s rising middle class, while the main losers have
been lower-income people in developed countries.5
A number of emerging countries are also experiencing
greater income inequality, while depressed commodities
prices (relative to mid-2014 peaks) are raising questions
about over-dependence on global trade.6
These factors,
together with high unemployment, resource shortages and
other challenges, have triggered conflict in some parts
of the world.
But what we’re seeing isn’t a one-way street. Some forces are
linking the world more closely, even as others are causing
rifts. Digital connectivity is one example of the former
(although it has also contributed to the rise in outsourcing
and job losses). Certain countries will always reach out
globally because they can’t produce everything they need.
And many will continue to collaborate on borderless issues
like security and the environment. Simply put, the world has
become more complex.
Globalisation and technological advances demand a new
style of leadership to manage heightened anxieties. The
enduring winners will be those who can successfully navigate
technology and preserve the human touch. Competitive
advantage will go to those with the greatest capacity to build
relationships built on trust, which comes from sharing deep,
sustainable values and purpose.
I think that businesses
over the last 10 or 20 years
have ridden the wave of
globalisation and certainly
with recent events that trend
is either being challenged or
reversing.
Brian Conroy
President of Fidelity International,
UK
So many things have changed
in the last 20 years that it is
not easy to identify only one
that is much more important
than the others. But if I had
to choose, I would probably
say the Internet. It has
changed our lives in so many
dimensions, namely in the
way companies are run and
in different factors that affect
businesses and society.
Ângelo Paupério
CEO of Sonae SGPS, Portugal
8. 8 20th
CEO Survey
This connection with the emotional quotient can only come
from having a clear understanding of how we think of trust
today. Transparency has become a key consideration of how
business leaders engage with stakeholders. In an increasingly
transparent world, executive teams need to get better at
fully grasping the ethical implications of their decisions and
actions, and developing the moral muscle to make the right
decisions and stand behind them. It’s time for leaders to step
forward and be counted, and to collaborate effectively with
governments around the world.
Globalisation disrupted?
Between 1980 and 2007, global trade grew much faster than
global GDP; since then it’s been lagging for the first time in many
years (see Figure 2). Globalisation is no longer driving growth to
the degree it once did. Why not? The economic axis has shifted,
making international co-operation more intricate; China’s
rebalancing has hit demand for commodities; and regulatory
measures introduced in the wake of the financial crisis have
dented cross-border capital flows. But it’s arguably the views of
the public – and their potential impact on national policies –
which could slow the pace of globalisation most of all.
Trade agreements could be most seriously affected. The
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), signed in February 2016
but yet to be ratified, and the draft Transatlantic Trade and
Investment Partnership (TTIP) have been widely opposed
in many of the countries involved. Indeed, President-elect
Donald Trump has vowed to withdraw the US from the
TPP.7
Even limited opposition can derail talks, as was nearly
the case with the Comprehensive Economic and Trade
Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada.
The world’s changed a lot in
20 years, there’s no doubt
about that. If you look on
the grander scale, we’ve seen
probably the high-water mark
of globalisation.
Alex Arena
Group Managing Director of HKT
Ltd., Hong Kong, China
Figure 2: World trade is now growing more slowly than world GDP
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2016: PwC analysis
2012-15
%perannumincreaseinvolumeofworldGDP
andgoodsandservicestrade
n World GDP n World trade
1981-90 1991-2000 2001-07 2008-11
8%
7%
6%
5%
4%
3%
2%
1%
0%
9. CEOs are well aware of what’s shaping public sentiment.
They’ve long acknowledged the growing gap between rich
and poor: in our 2009 survey, 70% thought inequality would
rise. Now, 44% say globalisation has made no difference
at all in levelling the playing field. And many worry that
increasing hostility to globalisation will cause governments
to look inwards; indeed, 58% believe it’s already becoming
harder to compete on the world stage as a result of more
closed national policies.
Changing markets
So, if global trade is slowing down, where are CEOs currently
looking for opportunities to expand? Twenty years ago, it was
relatively easy to determine where to look for global growth.
CEOs saw emerging markets as a sure ticket to success; in
fact, they were the only markets our earliest survey focused
on. More recently, however, CEOs have turned to a broader
mix of countries (see Figure 3).8
PwC 9
Despite these regressions
caused by anti-globalisation,
counter-market forces or
planned economies, the
impetus for strong market
forces is irreversible, and it
continues to march forward.
As time goes by, whatever
happens, China will continue
moving towards a fully free
market and this cannot be
stopped.
Dr. Charles Zhang
Chairman of the Board & CEO
of Sohu.com Inc., China
...I believe that businesses in
general are going through a
time of greater volatility and
uncertainty. All you have to do
is look at recent events...
Jorge Mario Velásquez Jaramillo
CEO of Grupo Argos S.A.,
Colombia
Figure 3: CEOs are looking at a mix of countries for growth
Q: Which three countries, excluding the one in which you are based, do you consider most important for your organisation’s overall growth prospects over the next 12 months?
Source: PwC, 14th
Annual Global CEO Survey and 20th
CEO Survey. Base: All respondents (2017=1,379; 2011=1,201)
GermanyChinaUS
2017
2011
MexicoUKRussiaGermanyIndiaBrazilUSChina ArgentinaFrance
43%
39%
33%
21%
17%
19% 18%
15%
8% 7% 7%
7%
6%
6%
5%
5%
5%
4%
12% 10%
JapanUK AustraliaFranceMexicoBrazilIndia
10. 10 20th
CEO Survey
There’s a solid rationale for this approach: the opportunity-
risk profiles of different nations are becoming both more
distinctive and more changeable, dictating the need for more
considered growth strategies. The US surged ahead as CEOs’
top choice three years ago and is doing well economically. Yet
it faces challenges as it redefines its role on the world stage.
China remains a priority but, for all its reforms and growing
regional influence, is dealing with a worrying debt bubble.
And the UK is even more popular than it was last year,
although it will have to cope with considerable uncertainty
as it negotiates its exit from the EU. Over time CEOs have
become less enthusiastic about India, perhaps because
structural reforms have been slow to come (and there have
been recent short-term difficulties with its rupee conversion
programme). Nevertheless, it still stands out for its robust
growth and monetary and fiscal reforms. Brazil has also
taken a tumble in the rankings and is grappling with a
deep recession, but is starting to turn things around.
Meanwhile, Russia has fallen out of the top ten entirely an
is reeling from depressed oil prices, although it’s slowly
making headway.
Volatility – yes,
unpredictability – yes, but,
that is, in my opinion, what
is now part and parcel of our
daily practice. That is, there is
a need to adapt businesses to
continue operating even under
conditions of the highest
uncertainty. To make ten-year
plans would currently be a
utopian endeavour.
Alexey Marey
Member of the Board of
Directors and CEO of Alfa-Bank,
Russia
Figure 4: Uncertain economic growth and over-regulation are top concerns for CEOs
Q: How concerned are you about the following economic, policy, social, environmental and business threats to your
organisation’s growth prospects?
Top ten threats
Top four risers since 2015
Uncertain economic growth 82%
Over-regulation 80%
Availability of key skills 77%
Geopolitical uncertainty 74%
Speed of technological change 70%
Increasing tax burden 68%
Exchange rate volatility 70%
Social instability 68%
Changing consumer behaviour 65%
Cyber threats 61%
n Respondents who answered somewhat or extremely concerned
Base: All respondents (2017=1,379; 2016=1,409; 2015=1,322)
Social instability
60
65
68
Speed of technological
change
58
61
70
Lack of trust in
business
(Industry 2012)
53 55 58
Changing consumer
behaviours
60 60
65
11. PwC 11
Realists – or naïve optimists?
No wonder CEOs are so concerned about economic
and geopolitical uncertainties. Over-regulation and
skills shortages are also high on their worry lists, and
apprehensions about the speed of technological change
have mounted most over the past few years (see Figure 4).
Indeed, one key feature of the current environment is just
how hard it is to read; a single event could trigger a need
for wholesale strategic changes.
Yet despite these concerns, CEOs have become surprisingly
optimistic. In late 1997, when we completed our first survey,
only a third of the participants were very confident about
their company’s three-year revenue outlook, even though
they were riding the wave of an extraordinary bull market.
This year, by contrast, 51% of CEOs are extremely positive
about the longer-term prospects for revenue growth, and
38% are very upbeat about the immediate outlook, up from
35% last year (see Figure 5).
Figure 5: CEOs’ confidence has grown over time
Q: How confident are you about your company’s prospects for revenue growth over the next 12 months?
Q: How confident are you about your company’s prospects for revenue growth over the next 3 years?
Q: Do you believe global economic growth will improve, stay the same or decline over the next 12 months?
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
CEOs very confident in 12-month revenue prospects CEOs very confident in 3-year revenue prospects
CEOs confident global economic growth will improve N/A
Base: All respondents (2016=1,409; 2015=1,322; 2014=1,344; 2013=1,330; 2012=1,258; 2011=1,201; 2010=1,198; 2009=1,124; 2008=1,150; 2007=1,084;
2006 (not asked); 2005=1,324; 2004=1,386; 2000=1,020; 1999=1,379 and 1998=377)
Please note: From 2012-2014 respondents were asked ‘Do you believe the global economy will improve, stay the same or decline over the next 12 months?’
33%
27%
34%
44%
42%
34%
50%50%
52%
51% 51%
38%
35%
39%
37%
39%
44%
36%40%
15%
18%
27%
29%
21%
26%
41%
31%
31%
48%
47%
46% 46%
49% 49%
12. 12 20th
CEO Survey
Figure 6: Organic growth and cost reduction are the
top two activities CEOs are planning to drive corporate
growth or profitability
Q: Which of the following activities, if any, are you planning in the coming
12 months in order to drive corporate growth or profitability?
79% 62%
Figure 7: CEOs are focusing on innovation
Q: Given the business environment you’re in, which one of the following do you
most want to strengthen in order to capitalise on new opportunities?
Competitive
advantage
Human capital
Digital and technology
capabilities
Customer
experience
Innovation 23%
Talent InnovationTechnology
+ =
15%
15%
10%
10%
Why such optimism? CEOs have undoubtedly had to cope
with very stormy conditions, so perhaps natural selection
has played a part; anyone who reaches the top has already
adapted to uncertainty. Alternatively, perhaps, CEOs have
learned to look for the upside and seize on the opportunities
uncertainty brings. One thing is clear; they’re not waiting
things out. CEOs recognise that it’s not enough to focus
on organic growth and cost reductions alone, important
though these are (see Figure 6). So they are – rightly –
prioritising investment in innovation and digital capabilities
(see Figure 7).
...our strategy is that we have to drive costs down. The only
way I can see ...with a major impact, is that we build on new
technologies and that we should go into digitisation, which
is also a standardisation process, especially as we are a very
capital-intensive industry.
Rainer Seele
CEO of OMV AG, Austria
Organic growth Cost reduction
13. PwC 13
Standing at the crossroads
The forces of technology and globalisation will continue to
transform the world. But in which direction? Are we entering
an age of de-globalisation – or can we usher in a new era
of inclusive global growth? There’s much at stake. Global
trade wars could disrupt supply chains and drive up prices,
hurting both companies and consumers. Economic and
political uncertainties could deter investment and dampen
innovation, and perhaps even bring about another worldwide
downturn. However, public discontent isn’t just a danger to
growth; social well-being and equality are vital in driving
long-term economic performance.
CEOs are operating in a radically new environment. So how
can they address the risks of globalisation and technology,
and realise the benefits for everyone? We explore their views
on three key areas:
1. Managing man and machine
Many individuals worry that globalisation and technology
will eliminate their jobs. In reality, CEOs desperately need
talent but can’t find people with the right skills. How are
they creating the more agile, well-rounded and diverse
workforce that’s needed for the digital age?
2. Gaining from connectivity without losing trust
As our interactions become ever more automated, data-
driven and virtual, the human factor is receding. CEOs
fear that technology will exacerbate public mistrust in
organisations. How are they addressing the challenge?
3. Making globalisation work for all
In an era of people power, CEOs are prioritising
purposeful growth. They know this entails working with
others to help drive much wider changes and ensure
a fairer distribution of the benefits to be gained from
globalisation. How do CEOs think business can help?
14. PwC 14
Tough questions about
competing in an age of
divergence:
1. How will you find fresh organic growth in the new divergent and low-growth global economy?
2. As the pattern of world trade alters and protectionism threatens, how are you preparing to
compete while continuing to optimise your cost base?
3. In a more uncertain world, where will your increase your investment and where will you
‘hunker down’? How will you measure the relative success of your ventures?
4. If innovation is key to your success, how much more do you need to invest in RD and new
product development to ensure a proportion of future winning brand offerings?
5. In an increasingly risky business environment, how can you factor both agility and resilience
into your growth strategy?
15. 15 20th
CEO Survey
Some worry that globalisation will take away their jobs and
they’re even more nervous about the impact of technology.
Twenty years ago, there were fewer than 700,000 industrial
robots worldwide; today, there are 1.8 million, and the
number could soar to 2.6 million by 2019.9
Manufacturing
output has simultaneously risen, but employment in
the sector has fallen in various advanced economies.10
Technology has been one – although by no means the only –
cause of these changes.
Robots are now entering the services arena; 3-D printing can
be used to make cars and aircraft; biotechnology will change
the way we grow crops, produce food and manufacture
medicines; and nanotechnology and artificial intelligence
(AI) will affect numerous industries. All this could happen
much more quickly than we expect. Just look at the advent of
self-driving trucks to make deliveries, or Amazon’s new Go
store, which uses technology to track what customers put in
their shopping carts and bill them automatically when they
walk out, eliminating the need for human cashiers.11
Managing man and
machine
I believe one of the biggest
challenges for society as a
whole is the philosophical
problem involving people’s
interaction with robots.
I believe that during the
lifetimes of our children we
will certainly be faced with
androids and the question of
what laws we should enact
to govern how robots are
integrated into society.
Alexey Marey
Member of the Board of
Directors and CEO, Alfa-Bank,
Russia
Figure 8: The most confident CEOs plan the largest
headcount increases
Q: Do you expect headcount at your company to increase, decrease or stay the
same over the next 12 months?
Q: How confident are you about your company’s prospects for revenue growth
over the next 12 months?
67%
of very
confident
CEOs plan
to increase
headcount
46%
of cautious
CEOs plan to
decrease
headcount
19%
of cautious CEOs
plan to increase
headcount
11%
of very confident
CEOs plan to
decrease headcount
16. PwC 16
Given these advances, it’s hardly surprising that people
are apprehensive. This year, we surveyed more than 5,000
members of the public in 22 countries to identify what they
think about many of the same topics we raised with CEOs.
Our findings show that 79% believe technology will cause
job losses over the next five years.12
And a number of experts
believe that technology could replace humans in every sector,
although when – or whether – that day will come is hotly
contested.13
Forecasts of just how many jobs are at risk vary
wildly, from 9% to 57% in OECD countries, for example.14
And the figure could be far higher in some emerging
economies with large unskilled populations that have
embraced automation to spur economic growth. Whatever
the numbers may be, one thing is certain: technology will
have a disruptive impact on the workforce, and it will do so
right across the skills spectrum.
Wanted: More technology and more people
Yet CEOs still need people. Only 16% plan to cut their
company’s headcount over the next 12 months – and only
a quarter of them say it’s primarily because of technology.
Conversely, 52% plan to hire more employees, although there
are significant differences depending on how confident CEOs
feel about their company’s growth prospects (see Figure 8).
Clearly, CEOs see the value of marrying technology with
uniquely human capabilities. The skills they consider most
important are those that can’t be replicated by machines
(see Figure 9). In fact, they’re precisely the qualities required
to stimulate innovation – the area CEOs most want to
strengthen to capitalise on new opportunities.
As technology in the
workplace increases, it will
have a big impact on both
people and culture. It’ll
change the type of people
you employ. It’ll change the
culture of delivery within the
organisation. It’ll drive us
away from applying human
thoughts to things which
can be automated in a very
logical way.
Peter Harrison
Group Chief Executive of
Schroders plc., UK
Figure 9: The hardest skills to find are those that can’t be performed by machines
Q: How difficult, if at all, is it for your organisation to recruit people with these skills or characteristics?
Q: In addition to technical business expertise, how important are the following skills to your organisation?
Difficulty in recruiting people with skill
Respondents who answered somewhat difficult
or very difficult
Importance of skill
Respondents who answered somewhat important
or very important
Problem
solving
Adaptability
Leadership
Creativity and
Innovation
Emotional
intelligence
1
2
4
5
6
77%
75%
64%
61%
61%
17. 17 20th
CEO Survey
There are several reasons why organisations continue to
need people. One is simply how long it takes to adopt new
technologies, whether that’s because older technologies are
still profitable, because there are other priorities or because
the effort and resources required are too great. In our first
CEO survey, for example, 20% of CEOs thought e-commerce
would completely reshape competition in their industries.
This may sound like a surprisingly small percentage, but
they weren’t far off: 27% of the CEOs in our latest survey say
technology has transformed the competitive environment in
the last 20 years (see Figure 10).
The regulatory environment can be a big factor, too. Some
of the world’s largest manufacturing exporters, like Brazil
and France, have been slow to adopt robotics, partly because
of stringent labour regulations.15
Moreover, technology
is currently nowhere near able to replicate every job or
every aspect of a particular role. It’s routine, repetitive,
standardised jobs and tasks that will be at risk – as well
as non-routine activities, where there’s enough data for
a machine to learn to spot anomalies. But, by and large,
more variable activities will be much harder to replace. And
even where jobs can be fully automated, some will remain
in human hands simply because companies need people to
understand what consumers want, including how they prefer
to interact with technology and the products and services
they desire.
I think that the biggest change
that I see happening in the
next 20 years is that there is
going to be big overlapping
among the different
industries. So, there is going
to be fierce competition
among the mature industries
– for example, telecoms will
fight with energy companies,
energy companies will
fight with the automotive
companies, and so on.
Francesco Venturini
CEO of Enel Green Power, Italy
20% 27% 59% 33%
Figure 10: Technology has had less of an impact than CEOs predicted
Q (1998): To what extent do you think e-commerce will reshape competition in your industry?
Q (2017): To what extent has technology changed competition in your industry over the past 20 years?
Source: PwC, 1st
Annual Global CEO Survey and 20th
CEO Survey
Base: All respondents (1998=377; 2017=1,379)
n 1998 n 2017
Completely
reshape
industry
Have
significant
impact
Have
moderate
impact
Have
no
impact
20% 30% 1% 8%
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Technology also creates new jobs: jobs for people who can
design, monitor, maintain and fix technology; jobs for people
in sectors that benefit indirectly from technology (such as
the leisure sector, where new opportunities are emerging, as
people’s time is freed up); and even new versions of ‘old-
world’ jobs. Technology has, for instance, facilitated the
rise of on-demand companies that match customers with
independent contractors selling everything from taxi services
to accommodation.
Ultimately, however, it’s the ability to acquire new skills
that’s kept people employed through past disruptions like
the industrial revolution. Some jobs will vanish. Others will
remain, but their nature will change. Computers far outstrip
humans when it comes to analysing vast quantities of raw
data, for example. But they lack the intuition, empathy
and creativity required to make sense of that data. The
intersection between man and machine can generate more
value for business than either alone. It can also make many
jobs more interesting and more purposeful.
Creativity can’t be coded
The challenge is getting to that point: 77% of CEOs are
concerned that key skills shortages could impair their
company’s growth. And they say it’s the soft skills they
value most that are hardest to find (see Figure 9). Creative,
innovative leaders with emotional intelligence are in very
short supply. If anything, indeed, they’re even thinner on
the ground than they were in 2008, when we asked a similar
question, whereas people with technological skills are more
plentiful than before.
I’m a firm believer that our
people and our culture are our
only sustainable competitive
advantages.
Edward H. Bastian
CEO of Delta Air Lines Inc., US
...while Artificial Intelligence
will help with some things like
sorting data and insights, the
quality of thinking in decision
making, in team-based
interaction that creates value
for people and corporations,
is still going to be a key part of
how we do business.
Anthony Healy
CEO of Bank of New Zealand,
New Zealand
19. 19 20th
CEO Survey
So how are CEOs addressing the skills crunch? They’re
mainly trawling in wider waters. A significant number
promote diversity and inclusiveness; seek the best people,
no matter who or where they are; and move employees
where they’re needed. Just over three quarters of CEOs have
also changed their talent strategies to reflect the skills and
employment structures their companies will require in the
future (see Figure 11).
The percentage of CEOs who agree that their company
uses technology to hire, train and retain people, or who are
exploring the future impact of technology on their people or
on the HR function itself, is considerably smaller.
But new strategies to find people and develop them will no
longer be enough. The whole system within which people
work will have to be considered. This includes reinforcing
mechanisms like pay and reward and performance-
enhancing mechanisms like coaching and feedback. But it
will also be essential to help people manage the impact of
turbulent environments, appoint executive teams that reflect
the diversity of the employee pool and create a purpose and
culture that inspire people.
Organisations will also have to collaborate with government,
educational and vocational institutes and employees to
redesign the workforce. Retaining the human element in a
more virtual world will be a prerequisite for future success.
We promote talent diversity and
inclusiveness
We’ve changed our people strategy to
reflect the skills and employment structures
we need for the future
We move talent to where we need it
We seek out the best talent regardless of
demographics or geography
We’ve added digital training to our learning
programmes
We use technology to improve our people’s
well-being
We’re rethinking our HR function
We’re exploring the benefits of humans
and machines working together
We use data analytics to find, develop
and keep people
We’re considering the impact of artificial
intelligence on future skills needs
We rely more on contractors, freelancers
and outsourcing
n Disagree strongly n Disagree n Agree n Agree strongly
621-35-11
11-22-8 28
11-17-3 39
16-7-1 47
21-12-3 44
31-9-1 43
26-6-1 51
28-4-1 50
43-2-1 45
16-16-6 36
-11-3 39 20
Figure 11: CEOs are looking more widely to find the skills they need
Q: To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your organisation’s talent activities?
I used to say that up to the 19th
century the most important
people were those who had
liquid resources, money. In
the 20th
century world, it was
essentially the engineers, but
in the 21st
century, it is the
ones who are able to manage
talent. So talent is going to be
the driver for the 21st
century.
Ignacio S. Galán
Chairman of Iberdrola, Spain
%
20. Tough questions about
managing man and machine:
1. What parts of your business model will benefit from further automation?
2. Is your HR function ready to adapt to managing man and machine? What’s missing from its
capabilities and how will you fix it fast?
3. How are you going to find the rarer skills like leadership, creativity and adaptability required for
your company to innovate and build brand differentiation?
4. Have you considered how artificial intelligence and automation will help you create competitive
advantage in your key markets?
5. Have you redesigned your business processes so that your employees are best placed to work
seamlessly with automation to create new value?
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Twenty years ago, trust wasn’t as high on the business
radar as it is today. In fact, we didn’t survey CEOs about it
until 2002, when the business community was reeling from
accounting fraud scandals, the bursting of the dotcom bubble
and the collapse of the equity markets. With hindsight, it
seems hard to believe that only 12% of CEOs thought public
trust in companies in their country had greatly declined, and
only 29% thought the fallout from corporate misdeeds was a
serious threat.
Since then, the financial crisis has catapulted trust into
the limelight, and the after-effects of stagnant economic
growth and spiralling debt levels continue to fuel a climate of
mistrust. The impact on CEOs has been significant: in 2013,
37% worried that lack of trust in business would harm their
company’s growth. This year, the number has jumped to
58%. The breakdown in public trust now poses a potent risk
to political, economic and social systems the world over.
Every decision and action that business leaders take –
whether it involves customers, employees, suppliers,
partners, shareholders or the wider community – has a
bearing on trust. In an increasingly transparent world
companies need a clear moral compass. Stakeholders are
keenly interested, not just in what businesses do but also in
how and why they do it. To add to our research on the trust
Gaining from connectivity
without losing trust
...organisations will change
dramatically. The arrival
of artificial intelligence, the
arrival of robotics, the arrival
of big data, the arrival of
the interrogation techniques
that are now capable of being
deployed on data, all give sort
of a new challenge but also a
new tool to businesses across
the world. We have to embrace
them. We have to recognise
that they’re here to stay and it
will only get worse.
John Patrick Hourican
CEO of Bank of Cyprus, Cyprus
I always love one of the
sayings from our founder,
Henry Ford. He said, “A
business that makes nothing
but money is a poor business,”
and so giving back is a very
important part, and that’s
how you build trust.
Mark Fields
CEO of Ford Motor Company, US
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agenda over the last decade, this year’s CEO survey homes in
on how technology has exacerbated the challenge.
The dark side of connectivity
A sizeable number of CEOs are firmly convinced that, in
an increasingly digitalised world, it’s harder for businesses
to gain – and retain – people’s trust. They also think it’s
become more important both to run their companies in a
way that addresses wider shareholder expectations and to
establish a strong corporate purpose that’s reflected in their
organisation’s values, culture and behaviour (see Figure 12).
So which risks arising from connectivity concern CEOs
most? When ‘technology’ and ‘trust’ pop up in the same
sentence, most of us automatically think of how reputations
are made and lost overnight through mass communications.
And, indeed, 87% of CEOs believe social media could have
a negative impact on the level of stakeholder trust in their
industry over the next five years. But as new technologies
and new uses of existing technologies proliferate, they say
new dangers are emerging – and old ones are getting worse
(see Figure 13).
Figure 12: In an increasingly digitised world, there is widespread recognition that a strong corporate purpose is vital –
as well as an awareness that it’s harder to win trust
Q: In the context of an increasingly digitised world, to what extent do you agree with the following statements?
n Agree n Agree strongly
How we manage people’s data will
differentiate us 40% 24%
It’s harder for business to gain and
keep trust 46% 22%
It’s more important to run our business
in a way that accounts for wider
stakeholder expectations
52% 33%
It’s more important to have a strong
corporate purpose, that’s reflected in
our values, culture and behaviours
36% 56%
In my view, technology brings transparency, and transparency
is a good thing for our society because it allows us to shine a
bright light onto the dark spots of our society. However, we
will need to have a discussion about the Internet, because the
Internet in my view is a reflection of the good, the bad and the
evil of our society. Whilst most of the digital business models
have been designed with the best intentions in mind, they’re
now facing an ugly reality.
Helene von Roeder
CEO Germany, Austria and CEE of Credit Suisse, Germany
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Data security and ethics
Many companies already collect a vast amount of customer
data, which they use to target specific customers and influence
their behaviour, often in very subtle ways. As the Internet
of Things (IoT) spreads to everything from wearables to
consumables, cars, and every conceivable part of the home,
what companies know about people will increase exponentially.
This data is an incredible asset for companies and their
customers. It enables businesses to deliver a better service,
develop closer relationships with their customers and earn
their trust. It enables customers to get more targeted offerings
and engage with companies in more meaningful ways.
But what happens if a company crosses the line between
anticipating customers’ needs and intruding on their privacy,
or if a government tries to access the data in an effort to control
security risks? And what happens if the data gets lost or stolen
and ends up in the hands of criminals? One study found that
privacy and security concerns had stopped 45% of online US
households from conducting transactions or expressing their
views via the Internet.16
Even worse, people’s physical security
could be compromised, as cars and homes become increasingly
connected. Several US government agencies have already issued
a warning about the security risks associated with smart cars.17
The growing use of data in the workplace also poses new
trust issues. As HR departments slowly but surely increase
their use of data analytics, talent management is turning
from an inexact art into a science. But monitoring employees’
activities in – and out of – work can quickly turn sour. What
are the limits of the information companies can gather? How
transparent is the use of that data in making decisions about
employee rewards or penalties?
CEOs recognise the complexity of the situation. A full 91%
say breaches of data privacy and ethics will have a negative
impact on stakeholder trust in the next five years, and
89% are already on the case. However, CEOs in the largest
companies are doing much more to address these areas than
those in the smallest firms (see Figure 13).
How people can ensure that
they own their data, that it’s
theirs and that how it’s used is
appropriate, will become the
key battleground over the next
20 years.
Craig Donaldson
CEO of Metro Bank PLC., UK
Q: To what extent do you think the following areas will
impact negatively on stakeholder trust levels in your
industry in the next five years?
Q: To what extent is your organisation addressing the
following areas today?
Cyber security breaches affecting
business information or critical
systems
38% 53%
Breaches of data privacy and
ethics 35% 55%
IT outages and disruptions 43% 47%
Artificial intelligence and
automation (including blockchain) 47% 20%
n To some extent n To a large extent All CEOs CEOs of companies with revenues $10bn CEOs of companies with revenues $100m
Figure 13: CEOs worry about a variety of digital risks and their impact on trust
9%
52%
62%
38%
30%
40% 45%
53%
44%
69%
36%
22%
41%
55%
48%
64%
37%
30%
36%
38%
45%
56%
13%
10%
84%of people say breaches of data
privacy and ethics causes them
to lose trust in companies
Source: PwC survey of 5,351 members
of the public in 22 countries, 2016.
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Digital technology is central
to both our customer
solutions and our operating
practices. For example, we
are implementing platforms
that make it easier for our
customers to access their
information and monitor
their consumption, and to
optimise their buildings’
energy use. We also make
significant use of digital
technology to improve
industrial performance, by
implementing predictive
maintenance at our plants,
for example.
Isabelle Kocher
Directeur Général du
Groupe (CEO)
ENGIE of France
Security breaches aren’t confined to customer data; cyber
spying is now a major threat in some industries, for example.
As Ian Bremmer, President of political risk consultancy
Eurasia Group, whom we spoke to as part of our research,
says, “Twenty years ago...the web was one of the least
political areas of the market you could possibly imagine.
Today, it is perhaps the most politicised sector after defence,
and it increasingly is defence and national security.”
Businesses in key areas like infrastructure, energy and
banking are particularly prone to attacks. This explains why
so many CEOs worry that breaches affecting business-critical
information and systems could also impair public trust in
their industry. The vast majority are already taking steps
to try and forestall such problems – although, again,
it’s the largest firms that are most active in this regard
(see Figure 13).
The companies that are most effective in addressing
these issues will be those that are not only strengthening
their IT security, risk and governance strategies, but also
collaborating with government (for example, to create the
right regulatory environment for public clouds, which can
offer better end-to-end security and privacy management)
and engaging with stakeholders. They will need to decide
what levels of transparency stakeholders should be entitled
to and how to balance competing interests, as well as
educating people on how to manage their technology
footprint. Employers will also have to consider how much
information it is necessary or acceptable to gather on their
people, and how open they should be about what they’re
collecting, and why and how it will be used.
IT outages and disruptions
IT outages and disruptions are another source of concern.
If the lights go out in a world that’s heavily reliant on
technology, the consequences can be extremely disruptive.
What happens if customers can’t access their money when
they need it, or if their connected homes lock them out?
Deeply inconvenient though such incidents are, they pale
into insignificance next to the physical risks that will arise as
we become more connected. Picture, for instance, the sort of
accident that might occur as a result of a computer glitch in
one or more smart cars.
It’s no wonder so many CEOs fear that IT outages and
disruptions could impact stakeholders’ trust and why so
many are taking action. Again, it’s CEOs at the largest firms
that are dealing most actively with the issue (see Figure 13).
But addressing such risks is very difficult. The complexities
and interdependencies of enterprise systems are a big
problem.
Automation, robotics and AI
Behind automation, robots and smart machines lie
algorithms. These may be nothing more than instructions for
computers to achieve particular outcomes, but they shape
lives to a much bigger extent than many people imagine.
The way we navigate websites, how we interact with
connected devices, how the growing gig economy works:
all are influenced by code. This raises questions about what
safeguards are needed to ensure that machines carry out
human orders effectively, in the way they were intended.
It also raises various ethical questions. To what extent,
for instance, is it acceptable to influence human choices?
And can the humans who write these codes – or the
companies they work for – be trusted?
78%of people say IT outages and
disruptions causes them to
lose trust in companies
Source: PwC survey of 5,351
members of the public in 22
countries, 2016.
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Such issues explain why high-profile figures in Silicon Valley are
increasingly focusing on how technology can benefit society.18
They also explain why 67% of CEOs say AI and automation will
affect trust levels in future, and why 58% are already addressing
the situation, with the CEOs of the largest companies being the
most active (see Figure 13). It will be crucial to have robust
risk and governance frameworks. It will also be important to
better integrate human and machine collaborations to oversee
algorithmic processes. But the companies that are successful
in addressing these challenges will be those that also prioritise
transparency. Without a clear idea of how rules are defined
and implemented, for example, stakeholders may question a
company’s fairness and honesty.
A trust strategy for a digital age
In some respects, digital connectivity has made us more
trusting; in the sharing economy, for example, consider how
many people let strangers stay in their homes or buy from
businesses they’ve never heard of before. In other respects,
digital connectivity has eroded trust by creating new threats
and exposing organisations to far more scrutiny. The growing
complexity of technology and the increasingly distributed
way in which we work, with greater individual autonomy,
have also made it much harder for companies to build trust
– or rebuild it, once it’s been lost. And no firm gets it right
every time, which is why effective crisis management is as
crucial as robust risk management.
But if forfeiting people’s trust is a sure-fire route to failure,
earning their trust is the single biggest enabler of success. As
an example, the take progression from assisted to augmented
to autonomous intelligence heavily which depends on how
much consumers and regulators trust machines to operate
on their own. That, in turn, depends on whether those who
create the machines have the right risk and governance
structures in place, the means to verify and validate their
claims independently and the mechanisms to engage
effectively with stakeholders.
In short, trust is an opportunity, not just a risk. Many CEOs
recognise as much: 64% – rising to 75% of those who head
companies with revenues of more than US$10bn – believe
that how their firm manages data will be a differentiating
factor in future. These CEOs understand that prioritising the
human experience in an increasingly virtual world entails
treating customers with integrity.
Trust has been a core attribute
of our company over its
lifetime. Consumers do relate
well to our brand from a trust
perspective. So therefore we
are called in to help people
harden their cyber security,
for instance, and to test it, to
help them in disaster recovery
situations and make their
businesses more robust. So,
again, that’s more a source of
opportunity to us than it is a
threat.
Alex Arena
Group Managing Director of HKT
Ltd., Hong Kong, China
26. Tough questions about
gaining from connectivity
without losing trust:
1. Does your CIO know the extent to which the technology you’re investing in today will affect how
your stakeholders trust you tomorrow?
2. What are you doing to protect customer and employee data from theft, loss or misuse – and how
robust are those strategies?
3. How can you build the right infrastructure for collecting, managing, governing and
securing data?
4. As cybersecurity risks increase, have you got clear protocols in place for when systems go down
and inconvenience your customers?
5. What can you do to measure and leverage trust in your brand as a competitive advantage?
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For the past 20 years CEOs have been largely positive
about the impacts of globalisation on their businesses and
markets. But, by 2007, they were beginning to express
reservations about the short-term effects on society. CEOs
are still ambivalent. Today the vast majority believe that
globalisation has helped to free up flows of money, people,
goods and information, facilitate universal connectivity
and create a skilled workforce. Yet a significant number say
it’s done nothing to mitigate climate change, promote the
development of fairer tax systems or close the gap between
rich and poor (see Figure 14).
Making globalisation
work for all
...globalisation may be
maximally efficient, but
maximum efficiency doesn’t
really care about distribution,
and so you’ve left a lot of
people behind.
Ian Bremmer
President and Founder of Eurasia
Group, US
n Not at all n To some extent n To a large extent
60
62
37
34
21
15
14
13
-3 35
33
53
54
55
49
45
38
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-10
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-44
Improving the ease of moving capital, people, goods and information
Enabling universal connectivity
Creating a skilled and educated labour force
Facilitating universal access to infrastructure and basic services
Providing full and meaningful employment
Averting climate change and resource scarcity
Enhancing the fairness and integrity of global tax systems
Closing the gap between rich and poor
Figure 14: CEOs recognise both the benefits and downsides of globalisation
Q: To what extent has globalisation helped with the following areas?
%%
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Nearly all CEOs believe it’s vital to address social challenges
by focusing on purposeful growth. The question is – how.
The political, economic, regulatory and social systems within
which companies operate are coming under increasing strain;
indeed, many people see them as part of the problem. In what
ways and to what extent, then, should CEOs be expanding the
scope of their leadership to help drive systemic change?
Time for business leaders to step up
We asked CEOs to tell us how they think the corporate
community can work with others to stimulate change in
areas where globalisation hasn’t produced desirable results.
The majority of CEOs say the best way for business to help
spread the benefits of globalisation more widely is to have
more and better collaboration with government. But while
they concede that companies need to work more closely
with governments, some add that governments don’t listen
very well. “Business and government need to find a non-
adversarial way to interact,” one CEO observes, which
means that executives will have to be flexible enough to find
common ground without compromising their values.
However, a small but noticeable minority of CEOs believe
that their business is too small to engage effectively, or
that there’s little business can do to effect change – despite
evidence to the contrary. There are many instances of
successful corporate collaboration with multilateral
institutions to deliver social improvements. As an example,
9,000 companies work with the UN Global Compact to
advance broader social objectives like the Sustainable
Development Goals.19
Newer, smaller platforms for multi-
stakeholder engagement have also sprung up, including
some spearheaded by the private sector. And a number of
CEOs point to a less immediately obvious source of change:
trade associations and industry bodies.
I think we face a very
dislocated next 20 years. I
think we’ll see a reversal of
some of the globalisation that
has occurred. I think we’ll see
the emergence of nationalism,
economic nationalism, in a
much more fundamental way
than we’ve seen over the last
20 years. But at the same
time, we’ll see the creation
of business models that are
much more ubiquitous in the
use of their data and their
information, much more
technologically core-driven.
But actually, that’s going to
change the nature of the type
of jobs that are available in
society, which I think will in
the beginning increase the
tension between business and
society, policymakers and
business people. So I think we
have some dangerous waters
ahead – which is why we need
to be honest about them, and
to engage in the dialogue so
that we can all navigate them.
John Patrick Hourican
CEO of Bank of Cyprus, Cyprus
New solutions to perennial problems
In fact, companies can play a valuable part in the wider
debate about the systems that govern business and society,
including the effect of technology on these systems. The
future of globalisation is clearly one topic for discussion.
Some CEOs think business has a role to play in promoting the
benefits of globalisation. Others favour localisation, seeing
the retreat from globalisation as a chance to embed a ‘glocal’
approach that benefits their markets.
Researcher, lecturer and international consultant Carlota
Perez, whom we interviewed for this year’s survey, sees tax
mechanisms as a way to balance global versus local sourcing,
as well as minimising resource consumption: “One of the
things that I have proposed is flipping VAT; instead of being
a tax on value added, which is profits and labour, flip it –
income neutrally – to materials, energy and transport, so
that every product would be taxed on its material and energy
content and on how far it has travelled. It would change the
relative costs of producing away or producing near: some
things would continue to be more competitive produced
abroad; others can be produced locally. And there would be
a proliferation of innovations in new materials and energy
sources and in how to use less of them.”
A second issue is whether the current focus on shareholder
value should be qualified. Helene von Roeder, CEO Germany,
Austria and Central Eastern Europe of financial services firm
Credit Suisse, says: “If you ask me how business can address
these challenges [of globalisation], I do believe that the
German system of a stakeholder, rather than a shareholder,
economy is a pretty good answer.” One organisation that’s
already exploring this concept is the RSA Inclusive Growth
Commission, an independent multi-stakeholder body in
the UK set up to investigate practical ways of making local
economies more inclusive and prosperous.20
We must realize that markets
cannot, by themselves, solve
the big social problems created
by a technological revolution;
government has to play a
proactive role.
Carlota Perez
Researcher, lecturer and
international consultant, UK
35%of people agree that
businesses have increased
their focus on operating in
a way that takes them and
community into account
Source: PwC survey of 5,351
members of the public in 22
countries, 2016.
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Income distribution is yet another theme to be explored,
particularly given the impact of technology on human labour.
“How do we distribute wealth so it is balanced and fair?”
a CEO in Hong Kong asks. “Who are the future consumers
and what do they consume and how do they earn a living to
pay for it?” One solution put forward by economist Branko
Milanovic is to spread the ownership of capital assets more
widely: “Reducing concentration of income from capital
would imply measures to redistribute ownership...through
taxation relief to make the middle class more willing to hold
financial assets...”
Wherever the solutions may lie, if we don’t resolve
inequality issues, one CEO in the UK cautions, “The whole
[capitalist] system will be put under pressure from the
working population [which] will no longer accept the wealth
differential created today.”
Leveraging technology for social benefit
Discussion and collaboration will provide some of the
answers to these challenges, but technology can also resolve
certain issues, as some CEOs point out. And the business
world is in an ideal position to help. Take healthcare. “[The]
availability of basic and advanced care for all people is a key
issue,” says a CEO in France. “Private public partnership on
all levels should be developed to work on more effective,
Among many other
obligations, today’s CEO
has to know how to address
or manage polarity. The
customer wants a quality
product at an affordable
cost, with transparency and
a story that is consistent with
the best values in society.
Shareholders want the best,
fastest return on a product,
with better optimisation of
capital. And these are the
conflicts that create value and
generate progress, and that
are not necessarily mutually
exclusive. Herein lies the
value of management and the
reason management is paid to
provide this service.
Sergio Rial
CEO of Santander Bank, Brazil
efficient and sustainable solutions, [for example] working on
telemedicine and IT solutions to better connect patients and
care givers or to make better use of expert systems.”
Technology could help address another problem: access to
continuing education. “Government and business can work
well together to provide opportunities for workers displaced
by globalisation,” one CEO in the US comments. “[Its]
impacts need to be moderated with retraining and other
initiatives in a much larger and better-designed way.” Some
companies already collaborate with educational institutions
to co-develop courses and sponsor degrees. But technology
could ultimately transform the delivery and cost of
education, as well as its effectiveness. Online training, AI and
other tools could be used not only to raise basic standards but
also to foster skills like creativity and adaptability, which are
hard to teach in more traditional ways.
Safeguarding the future
Addressing the dangers of globalisation and technology
while capitalising on the opportunities they present is a
delicate balancing act. Many CEOs freely admit that they
struggle with this, both because they’re uncertain about the
extent of their company’s social obligations and because
greater emphasis on shareholder value has made it far more
difficult to prioritise long- over short-term performance.21
I think there’s two trends, one
that will impede in the shorter
term is the rise of populism,
which I worry about, the rise
of people closing their borders
to some degree. And then the
second is the rise of disruptive
technologies, which generally
are a good thing for the world,
but they can have an impact
on employment in particular,
as the technologies work
through industries.
Mark Machin
President CEO of Canada
Pension Plan Investment Board
(CPPIB), Canada
75%of people believe that globalisation has helped to create
a skilled and educated workforce (of which 29% believed to
a large extent)
Source: PwC survey of 5,351 members of the public in 22 countries, 2016.
54%of people don’t think growth matters much, if at all, for their well-being
Source: PwC survey of 5,351 members of the public in 22 countries, 2016.
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But the events of the past year have shown us just how
interconnected the interests of shareholders and other
stakeholders really are. Businesses that ignore the power of
the people will jeopardise the growth they seek. Conversely,
businesses that respond effectively – by articulating their
purpose, anticipating risks and adhering to the values they
profess – will thrive.
And what about the CEO’s personal role in all of this? CEOs
will certainly require different skills. When we spoke to 216
young business leaders last year, 44% thought one of the
core attributes that would be needed by future CEOs was the
ability to give and receive feedback.22
Tomorrow’s business
leaders will also have to be able to collaborate widely
and embrace more decentralised decision-making. The
expanding C-suite is evidence of this trend. Over the past 20
years, it’s doubled in size and changed beyond recognition.
The next 20 years may bring further expansion, with
additional roles such as that of Chief Privacy Officer or Chief
Relationship Officer, and more diversity in the boardroom.23
In 1998, we concluded that these were ‘great times in which
to be a global CEO’. The corporation was ‘ascendant around
the globe’ – and this, we thought, was the ‘mortar of a better
and more harmonious and less divided planet than in the
past’. Our statement clearly needs updating. While we believe
these can still be great times in which to be a global CEO, we
also think a paradigm shift in the role of business is required
to produce that better, more harmonious, less divided
planet. The ascendancy of corporations around the globe
has contributed to prosperity; it’s created jobs, raised living
standards and delivered innovative products and services
that have bettered lives. But that’s no longer enough.
In the headlong rush to reap the benefits of technology
and globalisation, the human factor has been lost. It’s time
for CEOs to step forward and help safeguard the future by
ensuring the benefits of business go to everyone.
I think looking forward over
the next 20 years is always
hard. Nobody has a crystal
ball. But with what we’ve
seen around globalisation
and technology globalisation,
I think it will continue –
whether or not there is a
backlash against it.
Craig Donaldson
CEO of Metro Bank PLC., UK
With the changes happening
right now, I think I’m
privileged to live under
these circumstances because
so much will happen in
the coming 10 years. It’s a
privilege to live in this time
period, and the opportunities
it creates are massive. But
there are going to be a lot of
winners and a lot of losers,
of that I’m certain. Hopefully
we’re amongst the winners.
Thomas von Koch
Managing Partner of EQT,
Sweden
64%of people believe globalisation
has helped create full and
meaningful employment
Source: PwC survey of 5,351 members of the
public in 22 countries, 2016.
31. Tough questions about
making globalisation open
for all:
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1. Have you assessed the impact current sentiment about globalisation will have on your
organisation’s ability to compete globally?
2. Are you making the most of your reporting to ensure all your stakeholders are aware of your
initiatives to support workforce, communities and social initiatives?
3. Have you evaluated your global tax strategies recently to consider the impacts of public and
government views on tax obligations to support public services?
4. How do your investments in innovation align to the important problems at the core of
your purpose?
5. How can businesses and governments work together to help those who’ve been disenfranchised
by globalisation?
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n 2017 n 2016
Base: All respondents (2017=1,379; 152; 294; 493; 163; 147; 50; 80;
2016=1,409, 146, 314, 476, 169, 170, 47, 87)
n To a large extent n To some extent n Not at all
Base: Respondents who stated ‘decrease’ at Q7a (224)
Respondents who answered very confident
Figure B: Organic growth and cost reduction are the
top two activities CEOs are planning in order to drive
corporate growth or profitability
Q: Which of the following activities, if any, are you planning in the coming
12 months in order to drive corporate growth or profitability?
Figure C: Of the CEOs who plan to decrease headcount
over 80% indicated it could be a result of automation and
other technologies
Q: Which of the following activities, if any, are you planning in the coming
12 months in order to drive corporate growth or profitability?
Figure A: Short-term confidence has risen most in
North America Latin America
Q: How confident are you about your company’s prospects for revenue growth
over the next 12 months?
Cost reduction
New strategic alliance or joint venture
New MA
Collaborate with entrepreneurs or start-ups
Outsourcing
Sell a business or exit a market
None of the above
Organic growth
79%
38%
39%
40%
37%
40%
38%
38%
29%
35%
32%
36%
36%
30%
37%
34%
38%
62%
48%
41%
28%
17%
15%
1%
Global
North America
Western
Europe
Asia Pacific
Latin America
CEE
Middle East
Africa
25%
19%
55%
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Figure D: Uncertain economic growth has displaced over-regulation as the top threat
Q: How concerned are you about the following economic, policy, social, environmental and business threats to your
organisation’s growth prospects?
Uncertain economic growth
Over-regulation
Availability of key skills
Geopolitical uncertainty
Speed of technological change
Exchange rate volatility
Increasing tax burden
Social instability
Changing consumer behaviour
Cyber threats
Protectionism
Readiness to respond to a crisis
New market entrants
Lack of trust in business
Future of the Eurozone
Volatile commodity prices
Terrorism
Inadequate basic infrastructure
Climate change and
environmental damage
Supply chain disruption
Volatile energy costs
Unemployment
Access to affordable capital
n Not concerned at all n Not very concerned n Somewhat concerned n Extremely concerned
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15
20
20
20
16
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16
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31
31
31
29
29
24
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26
42
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Figure F: CEOs display varying degrees of digital literacy and adoption
Q: To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your personal use of technology?
n Disagree strongly n Disagree n Agree n Agree strongly
I consume digital media more than print media
I have strong digital skills
I use home automation systems
I’m active on social media
I personally make most of my purchases
online
I use robotics in my home (e.g. vacuum,
mower)
I am an active gamer
-11-2
-2 -12
-23
-25
-26
-27
-33 9
24
31
34
35
42
40 29
13
11
9
9
8
1-38
-23
-6
-10
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%
Figure E: The top three threats to trust are likely to be cyber security data privacy
breaches and IT disruptions
Q: To what extent do you think the following areas will impact negatively on stakeholder trust levels in your industry in the
next five years?
n To a large extent
IT outages and disruptions
Risks from use of social media
Confusion around who owns digital assets
Artificial intelligence and automation
(including blockchain)
Uncertainty about how tax laws apply to
digital assets
Gene technologies
Cyber security breaches affecting business
information or critical systems
53
Breaches in data privacy and ethics 55
47
38
20
20
17
13
%
%
34. Francesco Venturini
CEO
Enel Green Power, Italy
Helene von Roeder
CEO Germany, Austria
and CEE
Credit Suisse, Germany
Ignacio S. Galán
Chairman
Iberdrola, Spain
Isabelle Kocher
Directeur Général du
Groupe (CEO)
ENGIE, France
Brian Conroy
President
Fidelity International, UK
Dr. Charles Zhang
Chairman of the Board
CEO
Sohu.com Inc., China
Craig Donaldson
CEO
Metro Bank PLC., UK
Edward H. Bastian
CEO
Delta Air Lines Inc., US
Alex Arena
Group Managing Director
HKT Ltd., Hong Kong,
China
Alexey Marey
Member of the Board of
Directors and CEO
Alfa-Bank, Russia
Ângelo Paupério
CEO
Sonae SGPS, Portugal
Anthony Healy
CEO
Bank of New Zealand,
New Zealand
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CEO Survey
Meet the CEOs
We met with 20 CEOs and 3 thought leaders from
around the world face to face to discuss their views
on the issues explored in this report.
35. Thomas von Koch
Managing Partner
EQT, Sweden
Peter Harrison
Group Chief Executive
Schroders plc., UK
Rainer Seele
CEO
OMV AG, Austria
Sergio Rial
CEO
Santander Bank, Brazil
John Patrick Hourican
CEO
Bank of Cyprus, Cyprus
Jorge Mario Velásquez
Jaramillo
CEO
Grupo Argos S.A.,
Colombia
Mark Fields
CEO
Ford Motor Company, US
Mark Machin
President CEO
Canada Pension Plan
Investment Board (CPPIB),
Canada
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Meet the
thought leaders
Branko Milanovic
Visiting Presidential
Professor and LIS Senior
Scholar, The Graduate
Center, City University of
New York, US
Carlota Perez
Researcher, lecturer and
international consultant,
UK
Ian Bremmer
President and Founder
Eurasia Group, US
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CEO Survey
Research methodology
and contacts
The lower threshold for all companies included in the top ten countries (by GDP) was 500
employees or revenues of more than US $50 million. The threshold for companies included
in the next 20 countries was companies with more than 100 employees or revenues of more
than $10 million.
• 36% of companies had revenues of $1 billion or more
• 38% of companies had revenues of over $100 million up to $1 billion
• 21% of companies had revenues of up to $100 million
• 57% of companies were privately owned
Notes:
• Not all figures add up to 100%, due to rounding of percentages and exclusion of ‘neither/
nor’ and ‘don’t know’ responses.
• The base for figures is 1,379 (all respondents) unless otherwise stated.
We also conducted face-to-face in-depth interviews with 20 CEOs from five continents
over the fourth quarter of 2016. Their interviews are quoted in this report, and more
extensive extracts can be found on our website at ceosurvey.pwc where you can explore
responses by sector and location.
In addition, we surveyed 5,351 members of the public from 22 countries. The interviews
were conducted in December 2016 using an online survey community of global consumers.
We’ve conducted 1,379 interviews with CEOs in 79 countries. Our sample is weighted by
national GDP, to ensure CEOs’ views are fairly represented across all major countries. The
interviews were also spread across a range of industries. Further details, by region and industry,
are available on request. Twenty-eight percent of the interviews were conducted by telephone,
63% online and 9% by post or face-to-face. All quantitative interviews were conducted on a
confidential basis.
For further information on the survey
content, please contact:
Suzanne Snowden
Director, Global Thought Leadership
+44 20 7212 5481
suzanne.snowden@pwc.com
For media-related enquiries,
please contact:
Mike Davies
Director, Global Communications
+44 20 7804 2378
mike.davies@pwc.com
North
America
152 interviews
(11%)
Latin
America
163 interviews
(12%)
Asia Pacific
493 interviews
(36%)
Middle
East and
Africa
130 interviews
(9%)
Western
Europe
29 interviews
(21%)
Central
and Eastern
Europe
147 interviews
(11%)
1,379interviews completed in
2016 across
79countries between 26 Sept
and 5 Dec 2016
2,900members of the PwC’s Global
CEO Panel were invited to
participate via the online
survey, contributing to the
total online responses
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Acknowledgements
and thanks
We’d also like to thank the following PwC
individuals for their insights
Alan Morrison, Anand Rao, Bhushan Sethi, Bill Cobourn,
Blair Sheppard, Bob Moritz, Carol Stubbings, Colm Kelly,
Dave Burg, Dennis Chesley, Frank Lyn, Gary Neilson,
Grant Waterfall, Henrique Luz, John Hawksworth,
John Sviokla, Jon Williams, Kevin Burrowes, Kevin Ellis,
Leo Johnson, Miles Everson, Norbert Schwieters,
Norbert Winkeljohann, Per-Ola Karlsson, Raymund Chao,
Reggie Walker, Richard Oldfield, Richard Sexton,
Scott Olsen, Stephanie Hyde, Tim Ryan
Editorial board
Suzanne Snowden (Programme Director)
Natasha Cambell (Industry Management)
Poh-Khim Cheah (Editorial Lead)
Emily Church
Emily Litz
Jade Hopkins
Jenna Rogers
Justine Brown
Jill Peacock
Katrina Kersey
Kieran McCann
Laurie A Schive
Nick Jones
Nidhi Sinha
Olesya Hatop
Oriana Pound
Rebecca Pratley
Rowena Mearley
Sanjukta Mukherjee
Scott Gillespie
Spencer Herbst
Programme management, in-depth
interviews and territory engagement
Angela Lang (Programme and Territory Management)
Penny Rich
Valentina Hovhannisyan
Communications, online and multimedia
Charlotte Kuhn (Communications Lead)
Lesley Hornung (Online Multimedia Management)
Ashley Hislop
Lynette Ho
Paren Bhatt
Prudence Wolfeld
Research and data analysis
PwC UK’s Research to Insight (r2i) unit, Belfast,
Northern Ireland
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CEO Survey
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