According to Gartner, companies are concerned about their digitalization strategies and talent pipelines and see the fast-changing business world as a major threat.
The research firm released the news in its latest Emerging Risks Monitor Report, a second-quarter survey of 133 senior executives across industries and geographies. The respondents collectively ranked “pace of change” as the top emerging risk. The previous quarter’s top emerging risk, “accelerating privacy regulation,” has now become an established risk after ranking on four previous emerging risk reports.
Two operational risks—“lagging digitalization” and “digitalization misconceptions”—may be driving the top concern around pace of change, said Gartner experts. Read about the top five risks.