Boyden: What’s driving the Growth Agenda for Nordic Business Leaders?

The Boyden Report examines the Nordic region where stable markets oppose the need for international expansion. While the report highlights local market difference there is an overall regional trend of Nordic business leaders pushing ahead through tough markets by maximizing local strength.

Among Boyden’s findings:

Norway:

• Strong domestic performance based on oil & gas, high tech and retail
• Low unemployment
• Collaborative business leadership style
• After regulatory risk, leaders are concerned about the slow rate of change due to consensus-based management, lack of executive talent and protection of intellectual property

Sweden:

• Demand for executive with international experience
• Collaborative business leadership style
• People risk is causing almost as much concern as regulatory risk, followed by the protection of intellectual property

Denmark:

• Collaborative business leadership style
• Strong R & D capabilities
• Concerns over regulatory risk are eclipsed by their primary concern – that of the slow rate of change due to consensus based management

Finland:

• Focus on controlling costs to remain competitive in the consumer goods industry
• Collaborative business leadership style
• Strong R & D capabilities
• Organizational coherence

The full report is published on Boyden’s website. Read the full report.