Figures are based on the Future of Jobs survey conducted by the World Economic Forum. The number of respondents was 1,346 people from 366 companies worldwide. Only countries from which a minimum of 30 unique data points could be obtained were included.
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Top barriers to industrial change, as of July 2015
This statistic shows the most reported barriers to change in industries worldwide, as of July 2015. 51% of respondents reported an insufficient understanding of disruptive changes as a major barrier to change in their industry.
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