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CEO Briefing 2005
A white paper and survey from the Economist Intelligence Unit
The Economist Intelligence Unit has just published a new white paper on the business trends, opportunities and risks that preoccupy global business leaders, based on a worldwide survey of 500 senior executives. The report is sponsored by Dimension Data and Oracle Corporation. Download the report for free. Download the electronic version of CEO Briefing 2005. Fully 87% of companies predict their revenues and profits will grow in 2005, according to a new report written by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by Dimension Data and Oracle Corporation. Executives are aware of a number of risks to the business environment, but believe that improvements in customer service, cost-efficiency and innovation will help them deliver significant growth in the next three years. The report, called CEO Briefing, includes the findings of a global survey of 500 senior executives, almost half of which were chief executives. A total of 34% of executives predict that growth for 2005 will be robust. The top strategies to achieve this growth will be to build stronger customer relationships, develop new products and services, and penetrate new customer markets. The survey also shows that innovation is back on the corporate agenda, and that offshoring is gathering pace: 57% of executives see offshoring as a critical force reshaping the global marketplace, up from 51% last year. Other key findings from the report include the following:
Download the report. The full report is available for free download. In order to view the portable document format (PDF) version of this report, you will need to use Adobe's Acrobat Viewer. To download and install this software for free, please click here. This report was sponsored by Dimension Data and Oracle Corporation
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