Japanese managers are cautious about the future of the depressed economic recovery due to the new corona September 15, 8:05
In a private survey that asked top management in the world when they think the economy, which had been depressed due to the spread of the new coronavirus, would recover, "October to December" was the most common in Europe, the United States and China. In Japan, nearly half answered that it will be next year or later, indicating that they are more cautious about the future than in Europe and the United States.
This survey was conducted by the Japan Productivity Center in collaboration with an American organization from May to June, and received responses from more than 600 top management from companies in Japan, Europe, the United States, and China. I did.
When asked when the economy, which had been depressed due to the spread of the new coronavirus, would recover, the percentage of those who answered "October to December of this year" was
▽ Europe 55%,
▽ China 43%,
▽ America In
Japan
, it was the highest
at 42%,
while in
Japan it was only 26%,
and 49% answered "after next year".
On the other hand, when asked about the impact of the spread of infection on corporate management in multiple answers, 49% of the respondents answered that "the transformation to a digitally-led organization will be accelerated," which is the highest in the world.
Atsushi Miyasaka, chief of the Japan Productivity Center, who was in charge of the survey, said, "The number of infected people is declining, but top Japanese executives are cautious about the economic outlook. On the other hand, if you look at the world, the spread of infection is increasing. We see this as an opportunity to make major changes in the way we work and the organization. "