Global Execs Bullish On U.S. – 2016 Views From C-Suite Study by A.T. Kearney Introduction Our annual Views from the C-Suite study reflects the collective judgment of 400 C-level executives and board members from around the world on both the opportunities and the challenges in the global business operating environment (see sidebar: About the Study). The survey behind the study is organized into three sections. The first asks executives to determine the likelihood of a variety of discrete potential global developments. The second focuses on business operations, which we define as a firm’s internal processes, people, and systems. The third focuses on the…
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- Assessing the Likelihood of Global Developments
- Terrorist attacks are likely to decrease
- The European Union will likely begin to strengthen
- Central banks will likely end negative interest rates and quantitative easing
- Economic and financial volatility will probably lessen
- Territorial tensions between China and its neighbors are a wild card
- The global economic growth outlook is uncertain
- The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is as likely as not to be ratified
- China’s economic growth outlook is uncertain
- Opinion is mixed on the growing appeal of populist leaders and extremist political parties
- Emerging markets may-or may not-stage a comeback
- Opportunities and Challenges in Business Operations
- Business model efficiency: opportunity and challenge
- Technology adoption: opportunity and challenge
- Successful innovation: opportunity
- Better strategy execution: opportunity
- Rising cybersecurity risks: challenge
- Opportunities and Challenges in the External Environment
- Cost and availability of capital: opportunity and challenge
- Expanding globalization: opportunity
- Favorable competitive landscape: opportunity
- Weak macroeconomic performance: challenge
- Worsening regulatory and tax policies: challenge
- Business Implications
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