Benchmark Study on Corporate Foresight 2006-2010

December 31st, 2010

From 2006 to 2010 we conducted 20 case studies in 7 countries.The major first result from our first round of case studies is our “Maturity Model for the Future Orientation of a Firm” which has been published in a conference article and in more details in our book.

Our benchmarking companies were:

Alcatel-Lucent (ICT Manufacturer)
British Telecom (Telecommunication Operator)
Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte (Electronics)
Continental (Automobile Supplyer)
Deutsche Bank Research (Financial Services)
Deutsche Telekom (Telecommunication Operator)
Endesa (Energy Utility)
Energias de Portugal (Energy Utility)
General Electric (Energy Manufacturer)
Hugo Boss (Fashion)
Iberdrola (Energy)
Infineon (ICT)
MAN Turbo (Energy Manufacturer)
OSRAM (Electronics)
Philips (Electronics)
Telefonica (Telecommunication Operator)
Telekom Austria (Telecommunication Operator)
ThyssenKrupp Automotive (Automobile Supplyer)
Vattenfall Europe (Energy Utility)
Volkswagen (Automobile OEM)

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