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Global Human Capital Trends library
Prior years' trends and regional analyses
Deloitte has been conducting and compiling global research and regional analysis into human capital trends since 2012—a body of work that represents some of the longest-running and most comprehensive study of HR, talent, and related technology topics ever conducted. Exploring past trend reports gives insight into the ongoing and emerging forces shaping the world of work.
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- Global Human Capital Trends 2016
- Global Human Capital Trends 2015
- Global Human Capital Trends 2014
- Global Human Capital Trends 2013
Global Human Capital Trends 2017: Rewriting the rules for the digital age
Organizations face a radically shifting context for the workforce, the workplace, and the world of work. Our survey of more than 10,000 business and HR leaders from 140 countries reveals 10 areas for businesses to focus on to better organize, manage, develop, and align people at work.
Americas
Canada | Mexico | United States | Uruguay
Asia Pacific
Australia | China | India | New Zealand
EMEA
Austria | Czech Republic | Finland | France |
Germany | Luxembourg | Netherlands | Norway |
Poland | Serbia | South Africa | Spain |
Global Human Capital Trends 2016: The new organization—Different by design
Effective organizations today are built around highly empowered teams, driven by a new model of management, and led by a breed of globally diverse leaders. They are “different by design." More than 7,000 HR and business leaders from 130 countries responded to this year’s survey. From this research emerged 10 trends in organization design and culture; in learning, leadership, and workforce management; and within the HR function itself.
Americas
Brazil | Canada | Chile | Mexico | United States
Asia Pacific
China | India | Japan | Singapore | Southeast Asia
EMEA
France | Germany | Greece | Ireland | Italy | Netherlands | Russia | Switzerland | United Kingdom
Global Human Capital Trends 2015: Leading in the new world of work
In the 2015 report, we explore 10 major trends that emerged from our research, reflecting four major themes: leading, engaging, reinventing, and reimagining. The trends characterize the new world of work—always-on, lightning quick, team-oriented—and the ways this world calls on us to focus on engagement, empowerment, and environment to make jobs enjoyable, achievable, and rewarding.
Americas
Canada | Mexico | United States
Asia Pacific
Australia | China | India | Japan
EMEA
Belgium | Finland | France | Germany | Luxembourg | Poland | South Africa | Spain | Switzerland | United Kingdom
Global Human Capital Trends 2014: Engaging the 21st century workforce
Some of the biggest opportunities for companies to improve growth, innovation, and performance center squarely on how business leaders reimagine, reinvent, and reinvigorate human capital strategies—informed by a deeper understanding of the new 21st century workforce. This workforce is global, highly connected, technology-savvy, and demanding. Its employees are youthful, ambitious, and filled with passion and purpose. Millennials are a major force, but so are older workers, who remain engaged and valuable contributors.
Americas
Brazil | Canada | Mexico | United States
Asia Pacific
Australia | China | India | South East Asia
EMEA
Africa | Belgium | Cyprus | Germany | Ireland | Poland | South Africa | Switzerland | United Kingdom
Global Human Capital Trends 2013: Resetting Horizons
Five years after the onset of the Great Recession, companies are beginning to reset their horizons. For the last several years, human capital decisions have been largely shaped by that recession and its aftermath of weak economic growth. While the global economy continues to lurch forward, the Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends 2013 report finds companies pivoting from the recession to the new horizons of 2020.
