The Global C-suite Study Series
business leaders?
Every year, the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) interviews C-suite leaders from around the world to discover what outperformers do differently. Since 2003, the IBV has collected data and insights from more than 50,000 executives and academics worldwide.

Our C-suite Studies examine how executives’ perspectives have shifted over time—and what they expect to see in the future. Read our role-specific reports to learn what business leaders think about technology trends, business priorities, and how organizations can thrive today.


business leaders?
Every year, the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) interviews C-suite leaders from around the world to discover what outperformers do differently. Since 2003, the IBV has collected data and insights from more than 50,000 executives and academics worldwide.
Locations of surveyed C-suite executives for our 2021 Global C-suite Studies

Our C-suite Studies examine how executives’ perspectives have shifted over time—and what they expect to see in the future. Read our role-specific reports to learn what business leaders think about technology trends, business priorities, and how organizations can thrive today.
The 2021 C-suite Studies

More than 3,000 CEOs tell us how they navigated the challenges of 2020, the lessons they learned along the way, and what they're doing to position themselves for growth in a post-pandemic reality. View the study

Even in the midst of uncertainty, CIOs are collaborating with colleagues to meet fast-changing demands and driving value throughout their enterprises and beyond. View the study

The ascent of the CTO is radically influencing a stronger sense of responsibility around technology decisions, the speed of innovation, and discovery of new solutions. View the study

Faced with a paradox of responsibilities—protecting stability while fueling transformation—CFOs are innovating ways to optimize their own potential and that of their teams. View the study


