The firm's new report, Accelerating performance: How to mobilize, execute, and transform with agility, identifies 23 "superaccelerator" companies and the behaviors that enable them to move quickly and decisively, speeding past competitors.
"Sustained organizational success in an uncertain, fast-changing world requires acceleration," says
For the complete report, see http://bit.ly/1sJmKa3
"The majority of competitive differentiation occurs based on companies' ability to make sense of changes in their environment and to act in a timely manner," Price says. "Actions that must be accomplished with speed and agility include exploiting new sources of growth as well as sustaining the source of today's competitive advantage—in other words playing both offense and defense."
Notably, the superaccelerators are not all
The 23 Superaccelerators (ranked by 2015 revenue)
1. |
Apple |
United States |
Technology |
2. |
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China |
China |
Financial Services |
3. |
Alphabet |
United States |
Technology |
4. |
Comcast |
United States |
Communications |
5. |
SoftBank Group |
Japan |
Communications |
6. |
Cigna |
United States |
Healthcare/Life Sciences |
7. |
Gilead Sciences |
United States |
Healthcare/Life Sciences |
8. |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company |
Taiwan |
Technology |
9. |
Danaher |
United States |
Healthcare/Life Sciences |
10. |
Starbucks |
United States |
Consumer Goods |
11. |
Tencent Holdings |
China |
Technology |
12. |
Tata Consultancy Services |
India |
Technology |
13. |
Visa |
United States |
Financial Services |
14. |
Cognizant Technology Solutions |
United States |
Technology |
15. |
BlackRock |
United States |
Financial Services |
16. |
Biogen |
United States |
Healthcare/Life Sciences |
17. |
MasterCard |
United States |
Financial Services |
18. |
The Priceline Group |
United States |
Communications |
19. |
Shire |
United Kingdom |
Healthcare/Life Sciences |
20. |
HDFC Bank |
India |
Financial Services |
21. |
Cerner |
United States |
Technology |
22. |
Intercontinental Exchange |
United States |
Financial Services |
23. |
Illumina |
United States |
Healthcare/Life Sciences |
Analysis of these and other successful companies led the
"Following this framework will increase the metabolic rate of an organization so that it is fitter, more effective and can respond faster to changing external factors, no matter what industry or geography it competes in," Price says.
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