From: Deloitte
Deloitte: The Business Issues That Will Matter Most in 2008
Published: 1/14/08
Contact: Francine Fiano
Deloitte Services LP
(203) 708-4254
NEW YORK, January 14, 2008 – The 2008 Presidential election. Energy costs expected to continue their upward climb in 2008. Customers demanding more environmentally friendly products than ever before. Each are challenges and opportunities that will frame 2008, and are three areas that will have dramatic impacts across multiple industry sectors in the coming year, according to a Deloitte report being released today by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP.
“Executives who deeply understand the issues in their industry sector can better position their organizations for competitive advantage in an uncertain marketplace,” said Ed Carey, vice chairman and national managing partner, U.S. Industries, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP. “Our experience tells us that breakthrough ideas in one industry sector are often realized by adapting leading practices from other industry sectors. Our analysis takes a ‘horizontal view’ of leading practices that transcend industry sectors and helps to give executives new insights about issues and trends that are ‘around the corner.’"
The business issues that resonated across multiple industry sectors and could have a dramatic impact this year include:
* Globalization
* Convergence
* Environmental Sustainability
* Rising Energy & Health Care Costs
* Transparency
* Technology Use & Integration
* The 2008 Presidential Election
* Talent Management
The “2008 Industry Outlook: A Look around the Corner” report features the combined insights, analyses and recommendations from Deloitte & Touche USA’s industry sector leaders and more than a dozen subject matter specialists collected during a series of in-depth, one-on-one interviews.
There are outlooks, some with trends and projections, for the following sectors: Aerospace & Defense; Automotive; Banking & Securities; Consumer Products; Energy & Resources; Health Sciences; Insurance; Media & Entertainment; Private Equity, Hedge Funds & Mutual Funds; Process & Industrial Products; Real Estate; Retail; Technology; Telecommunications; Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure; and U.S. Federal & State Government.
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Download a complimentary copy of the report here.
