Half of Companies on the Accenture Competitive Agility Index Experienced a Major Drop in Trust, Losing Out on $180B in Potential Revenues
NEW YORK; Oct. 30, 2018 – A decrease in stakeholder trust can have a substantial impact on a company’s competitiveness, according to new research from Accenture (NYSE ACN). The Accenture Competitive Agility Index found that over half (54 percent) of the companies analyzed have experienced a major drop in trust, which conservatively equates to a missed opportunity of $180 billion in potential revenues, based on available data.
October 30, 2018
High-Growth Companies Buck Trend of Declining Returns on Innovation, Accenture Report Finds
NEW YORK; Oct. 23, 2018 – Only one in seven companies is able to tap into the full potential of technology-enabled innovations, with most others missing out on an opportunity for both strong growth in profits and market capitalization, according to a new research report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN). At the same time, the report identifies several practices of high-growth companies that have enabled them to derive significant value from innovations where others have failed.
October 23, 2018
New Research from Accenture Gives Companies a Tool to Adopt Digital Technologies for Maximum Impact
SINGAPORE; Oct. 15, 2018 – New research from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) gives clients a tool to help them derive maximum value from the adoption of digital technologies and power profitable growth.
October 15, 2018
UK Workers Turn to Technology to Help Look After Their Mental Health, Accenture Study Finds
LONDON; Oct. 8, 2018 – Workers in the U.K. are open to using a range of technologies – from online chatrooms, mobile apps and GP services to artificial intelligence and virtual reality – to help look after their mental health, according to results of a survey from Accenture (NYSE: ACN).
October 08, 2018
Outdated Education and Workplace Training Put at Risk US$11.5 Trillion in Growth Promised by Intelligent Technologies, Finds Accenture
NEW YORK; Sept. 19, 2018 – The economic promise of digital technologies is being put at risk by inadequate education and corporate training systems, according to Accenture (NYSE: ACN). Unless radically new learning approaches are adopted, the failure to close the skills gap could result in 14 of the G20 economies forgoing as much as US$11.5 trillion in GDP growth promised by investment in intelligent technologies over the next ten years.
September 19, 2018
CFOs Play a Major Role in Digital Investment Decisions Across the Enterprise, According to Latest Accenture Research
NEW YORK; Sept. 12, 2018 – Chief Financial Officers (CFO) are playing a critical role in driving digital disruption across the organization, according to new research from Accenture (NYSE: ACN). Today’s CFOs oversee more than just the finance function and are now integral players in directing enterprise-wide digital investments and managing their economic outcomes and impacts.
September 12, 2018
Seven Percent of Chinese Companies Have Outperformed Peers by Digitizing their Operations to Transform Their Businesses, According to New Accenture Research
BEIJING; Sept. 11, 2018 – A small minority of Chinese companies are leading their industries and achieving higher profits by digitizing their operations and innovation processes to transform their businesses and unlock new growth opportunities, according to new research by Accenture (NYSE: ACN).
September 11, 2018
Accenture Ranked First for Quality of Business Strategy Offering in Gulf Cooperation Council Client Perception Study 2018
DUBAI; Sept. 3, 2018 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been ranked first across eight key service categories in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Client Perception Study 2018, surpassing other top consulting firms in the region for the quality of its business strategy offering. Conducted by Source Global Research, the annual survey ranks the region’s leading consulting firms based on client perceptions.
September 03, 2018
Modernizing Rules around 5G Small Cells Could Unlock Additional $100 Billion in Economic Growth, According to New Report
WASHINGTON, D.C.; July 19, 2018 – Reducing current timelines for 5G wireless infrastructure deployments by 12 months would unleash an additional $100 billion to the U.S. economy, according to a new report commissioned by CTIA.
July 19, 2018
Closer Collaboration Between C-Suite and CISOs Needed to Bridge Gap in Cyber Readiness, Finds Accenture Report
NEW YORK; July 10, 2018 – With the proliferation of more and more sensitive data, expanding connectivity, and the adoption of automated processes, new research from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) reveals that C-suite and IT decision makers need to embrace a different approach to cybersecurity to effectively protect against future cyber risks. While most companies have a chief information security officer (CISO) or assigned cybersecurity to a C-suite executive, such as a chief information officer (CIO), often, these leaders have limited influence on cybersecurity strategy outside their departments. Additionally, nearly half of CISOs acknowledge that their responsibilities for securing the organization are growing faster than their ability to address security issues.
July 10, 2018