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85% of CEO’s ranked “innovation” a Top 3 strategic priority; 40% of those ranked it as THE Top Priority
- 95% believe innovation is the MAIN LEVER for a more competitive national economy, & 88% say it’s the best way to create jobs
- 75% of companies surveyed will increase their investment in innovation and R&D in the coming year
- 77% “The greatest innovations of the 21st century will be those that have helped to address human needs more than created maximum profit”
- Nearly all employers surveyed (95%) say they give hiring preference to college graduates with skills that will enable them to contribute to innovation in the workplace
Sources: BCG & Business Week’s annual Innovation Survey of 3,000 Global Senior Executives, 2011 GE interviews with 1000 Senior Execs, 12 countries, Online Survey Among Employers Conducted On Behalf Of The Association Of American Colleges And Universities by Hart Research Associates