The survey also found that expectations of a positive expansion of earnings have declined, particularly since the 2019 edition of the study, and two-thirds of respondents expect at least one new wave of COVID-19 relapses to occur. As a result, 2 out of 3 corporations worldwide (66%) now plan to continue prices over the next 12 months, up from 38% before the pandemic. In addition, the percentage of respondents pursuing charge relief targets above 10% higher up to 61% (25 percentage points) of pre-COVID-19 levels.
This special report, carried out between June and July 2020, aims to perceive the short- and long-term effects of the COVID-19 crisis on overall load control, functionality improvement practices and transformation trends. The effects of the survey come from responses from 1,089 world leaders from 14 countries in the U.S., Latin America, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions who are concerned about office control and business transformation efforts.