"However this is in contrast with CEOs' views on when they'll realise the benefits of digital transformation – 40 per cent of CEOs don't expect to achieve a return on investment within three years."
Other points:
— New Zealand CEOs are planning to increase employee numbers by less than 5 per cent over the next three years – whereas more than a third of CEOs globally expect to increase headcount between 6 per cent and 10 per cent.
— 70 per cent of CEOs intended to partner with third-party data providers to help pursue growth.
— New Zealand ranked the lowest globally in its preparedness for a cyber-attack, with only 48 per cent of New Zealand CEOs viewing their organisation as well prepared.
— 86 per cent saw technological disruption as more of an opportunity than a threat.
— 64 per cent believed their organisation's growth would be determined by their ability to anticipate and navigate the global shift to a low-carbon, clean technology economy.