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a positive factor is that 1 out
of 3 companies targeted new
customer segments
Figure 8.5B Do you anticipate an economic decline for your
company in 2013?
Total 351
15% Yes
48% No
23% Maybe
15% Don’t know
5% No answer
Figure 8.6B Do you think your company could freeze
the hiring of (project) employees?
Total 371
5% No
17% Currently freezing
9% Early 2013
5% Mid 2013
4% Late 2013
4% 2013 or later
32% Don’t know
25% No answer
Figure 8.7B Which department has recruited in 2012?
Total 371
Sales 40%
Operations 40%
Accounting / Finance 38%
IT 28%
HR 25%
Marketing / Com. 20%
Facilities 15%
R & D 12%
Product management 9%
Legal 8%
Training / Development 6%
Other 13%
No answer 13%
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Fig. 8.5 illustrates that 48% did not anticipate a
decline for their company in 2013, while 15% did
expect a decrease, 15% did not know and 23%
were not sure. One factor in this anticipation of
the majority might be, when asked about the
companies’ revenue in terms of sales volume,
that it increased for 54% of the respondents and
remained stable for 5% in 2012.
17% of the companies mentioned that they were
currently freezing the hiring of employees and 18%
said they would halt recruitment during 2013.
4% of respondents said this would most likely be
after 2013 but the majority did not know or could
not answer the question, as illustrated in fig. 8.6B.
Recruitment mainly occurred in Sales, Operations
and Accounting/Finance (fig. 8.7B).
One factor that was identified as positive due
to the current economic situation was that 1 in
3 companies targeted new customer segments.
Other advantages included optimizing technology,
restructuring the organization and improving
products and services (fig. 8.8B). In Poland, 1 in
2 created new partnerships.
Figure 8.8B What opportunities – if any – has your
company taken advantage of as a direct result
of the economic upturn?
Total 371
Creating new partnerships 32%
Targeting new customers segments 27%
Optimizing technology 21%
Restructuring 20%
Improving products of services 20%
Negotiating better terms with suppliers 19%
Encouraging employees to think differently 14%
Other 2%
No answer 37%
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