Global executives are bullish about the global economy, but they also believe that economic and financial volatility are on the rise. Political risk is increasingly front of mind when making business decisions. And technology is both a source of exciting opportunities and daunting challenges. The vast majority of the 400 global C-suite executives we surveyed say they are shifting their strategies to adapt to a new global reality.

1. 2017 Views from the C-Suite
An Annual Survey of Global Business Executives
Adapting to Disruption
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The veil of uncertainty that hung over
the global C-suite in 2016 has lifted,
and executives are now adapting to
economic, technological,
and political
disruptions.
2017 Views from the C-Suite

3. 85% of global executives
expect cyberattacks
will become more
frequent—and more
costly—over the next
12 months.
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2017 Views from the C-Suite

4. About three-quarters of
executives predict economic
and financial volatility
will increase over the
next year while global
trade flows will decrease.
2017 Views from the C-Suite
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5. Technology adoption tops the
C-suite list of both opportunities
and challenges, especially cloud
computing, big data, and mobile.
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6. An unstable geopolitical
environment is the biggest
external challenge for global
executives in the next
12 months.
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7. One-third of the global
C-suite points to stronger
macroeconomic
performance as
a key near-term
opportunity.
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8. Globalization is a top opportunity
for one-third of executives, even
as populism and protectionism
put pressure on cross-
border flows.
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9. More than 90% of executives are
shifting their strategies to deal with
the new global reality, and 33% see
better strategy execution as a
significant operational opportunity.
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10. And almost all executives are using
strategic foresight tools—particularly
scenario planning—to
assess future risks.
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