Top Areas CEOs Believe Should Be Strengthened to Capitalize on New Opportunities

Top Areas CEOs Believe Should Be Strengthened to Capitalize on New Opportunities

Proof Point

Close to one-fourth of CEOs surveyed by PwC believe companies should strengthen innovation to capitalize on new market opportunities

Top Areas CEOs Believe Should Be Strengthened to Capitalize on New Opportunities

2016 (percent of respondents)

Note: Data based on PwC’s 20th Global CEO survey of 1,379 respondents

Proof Point Findings

  • Top Five Areas – CEOs believe innovation (23%), human capital (15%), digital and technology capabilities (15%), competitive advantage (10%), and customer experience (10%) are top five areas that need to be strengthened to take advantage of new market opportunities
  • Other Mentioned Areas – M&A and partnerships (7%), trust and transparency (5%), funding growth (4%), cost containment (3%), big data and analytics (3%), navigating risk and regulation (2%), and cybersecurity (0% due to round off) were selected by fewer CEOs
  • Key Drivers – Include rapidly evolving business environment, accelerating pace of technology advancements, greater customer expectations, and growing need to differentiate as markets become saturated

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Date Last Updated

June 4, 2017

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