Global CEOs about Talent: Key Challenges and Key Actions

The Global CEO Survey conducted by PWC revealed that despite of all the economic uncertainties, business leaders still believe that the trend of global integration will stay on track, and maintain the commitment for doing business globally stronger than ever before. To support the main direction of business expansion, CEOs highlight strategies for managing talent as their top priority.

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Global competition drives changes in expat sources and destinations

A recent article in the Financial Times stated that ‘Companies in the developed world are increasing their commitment to emerging markets at a faster rate than ever before’. However, the trend is ‘far from a one way street’. The term ‘global competition’ that we increasingly use today entails not only Western multinationals going global, but increasingly also competitors from the emerging markets. Does global competition bring changes also to expatriate sources and destinations?

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