| |
BASE |
EXCELLENT |
FAIR |
POOR |
DON'T
KNOW |
| Cost
and cycle time reduction |
308 |
31% |
52% |
6% |
11%
|
| Improving
knowledge management and the use of new information technology |
308 |
23% |
55% |
17% |
5% |
| Manufacturing
at multiple locations in many countries |
308 |
20% |
59% |
7% |
14% |
| Globalization
-- becoming truly global companies |
308 |
18% |
70% |
8% |
4%
|
| Developing
more appropriate strategic plans |
308 |
16% |
66%
|
12% |
6%
|
| Improving
supply chains globally |
308 |
16% |
51% |
18% |
15%
|
| Ongoing
measurement/analysis of organizational processes |
308 |
15%
|
57% |
18% |
10%
|
|
Outsourcing of manufacturing |
308 |
14% |
54%
|
10%
|
22%
|
| Managing
the use of more part-time, temporary and contract workers |
308 |
14% |
60%
|
15%
|
11%
|
| Improving
execution of company strategic plans |
308
|
13%
|
65%
|
15%
|
7%
|
| Developing
new employee relationships based on performance and personal growth,
not tenure and long-term commitment |
308 |
10%
|
53%
|
32%
|
5%
|
| Outsourcing
of white collar services |
308
|
9%
|
51%
|
16% |
25%
|
| Improving
human resources and the hiring, training, retention & motivation of
the talent companies will need |
308
|
7%
|
61% |
25%
|
6%
|
| Managing
employee turnover |
308 |
4%
|
54%
|
30%
|
12%
|
| Creating
learning organizations |
308
|
4%
|
44%
|
42%
|
10%
|
| Developing
a consistent global corporate culture |
308
|
4%
|
44%
|
43%
|
9%
|
| Appointing
CEOs and top managers who are not U.S. citizens |
308
|
4%
|
28%
|
30%
|
39% |
| Hiring
the best talent in developing countries such as Russia, India, China
|
308
|
3%
|
26%
|
31%
|
40% |
| Giving
more weight to long term goals and relatively less to quarterly earnings
|
308
|
2% |
34%
|
57%
|
6% |
