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    Perspective Barry Jaruzelski

    John Loehr

    Richard Holman

    The 2012 Global Innovation 1000

    Key Findings

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    The 2012 Global Innovation 1000: Introduction and Key Findings

    Every year since 2005, Booz & Company has conducted the Global Innovation 1000

    study, which investigates the relationship between how much companies spend on R&D

    and their overall nancial performance and long-term nancial successand every year,

    the study reinforces the conclusion that there is no correlation between the two. Instead,

    it is how companies leverage their R&D investments in conjunction with other resources

    and internal structuressuch as personnel, capabilities, and decision-making processes

    that determines their ability to execute their innovation agendas.

    In our eighth annual study of the worlds 1,000 largest corporate R&D spenders, we

    focus on the fuzzy front end of the innovation processthe tools, mechanisms, and

    networks companies use to generate ideas and effectively convert them to commercial-

    ized products. We surveyed nearly 700 companies and interviewed 12 senior innovation

    executives and chief technology ofcers at leading companies to gain insights into the

    early stages of innovation, as well as to understand which companies they viewed as the

    most innovative in the world.

    This year, weve identied ve key themes from the Global Innovation 1000 study:

    The Worlds Top 10 Most Innovative Companies Are ChangingSamsung continues

    its steady rise as Facebook falls.

    R&D Spending is in RecoveryAfter the recession, R&D is back on a solid growth

    trend.

    Spending InnovationMore dollars spent doesnt guarantee innovation success.

    Weve Got No IdeaNearly half of the organizations surveyed believe they are only

    marginally effective at both idea generation and conversion.

    Tried and True RulesThe most successful innovators employ traditional methods for

    innovation success.

    INTRODUCTIONAND KEYFINDINGS

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    The Worlds Top 10 Most Innovative Companies Are Changing

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    CHANGE IN THE TOP 10 MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES20102012

    2010 2011 2012

    1st

    2nd

    3rd

    4th

    5th

    6th

    7th

    8th

    9th

    10th

    Apple Apple Apple

    Google Google Google

    3M 3M 3M

    GE GE

    GEToyota

    Toyota

    Toyota

    Microsoft

    Microsoft

    Microsoft

    P&G

    P&G P&G

    Samsung

    Samsung

    Samsung

    IBM

    IBM

    IBM

    Intel Facebook Amazon

    Tie

    This year Amazon joined the Top 10 Most Innovative Companies ranking (#10),

    bumping Facebook from the list.

    For the second straight year, Samsung rose in rank (now ranked #4).

    Apple, Google, and 3M kept their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd positions, respectively.

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    Barry Jaruzelski,

    senior partner at Booz & Company:Facebooks drop from the Top 10 Most

    Innovative Companies list may suggestthat social media companies have lost

    some of their initial luster. In contrast,Amazons rst-time appearance on the listsuggests that both the R&D community

    and consumers recognize companies asproviding superior value when theyoffer products and services in creativenew ways that meet customer needs

    through technical innovation.

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    R&D Spending Is In Recovery

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    THE GLOBAL INNOVATION 1000 R&D SPEND20012011; $BILLION

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    $603

    $550

    $503$521

    $495

    $450

    $417$391

    $369$355$353

    20112010200920082007200620052004200320022001

    AnnualGrowth

    0.6% 6.5% 7.9% 10.0%3.7% 6.2% 5.4% -3.5% 9.3% 9.6%

    11-yearCAGR = 6%

    3-yearCAGR = 3.5%

    3-yearCAGR =9.5%

    In 2011, corporate spending among the Global Innovation 1000 reached an all-time

    high of $603 billion, an increase of 9.6 percent from the previous year. R&D spend

    increased in 2011 across most industry sectors and geographies.

    This is the second strong increase of R&D spending in a row (there was a 9.3 percent

    increase in 2010), following a brief decline (3.5 percent) in 2009.

    The recovery in R&D spend after the worst recession in generations is much faster

    than it was after the dot-com bust at the beginning of this century.

    Although companies are still feeling the lingering effects of the global economic

    downturn, many seem to recognize the long-term value associated with R&D

    investment.

    This strong R&D recovery ($100 billion increase in the past two years alone) may

    signal a jobs recovery, especially in North America, where the largest portion of the

    absolute spending growth originates.

    R&D spend grew 9.6% in 2011, continuing 2010's strong growth after the 2009 decline

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    R&D Spending Is In Recovery (continued)

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    2012Rank

    Company IndustryGeography

    $9.9

    $9.6

    $9.4

    $9.1

    $9.0

    $9.0

    $8.5

    $8.4

    $8.1

    $7.8

    $7.7

    $7.5

    $6.7

    $6.6

    $6.6

    $6.3

    $6.3

    $5.8

    $5.8

    $5.5

    $153.6

    Auto

    Healthcare

    Healthcare

    Healthcare

    Software and Internet

    Computing and Electronics

    Healthcare

    Computing and Electronics

    Auto

    Computing and Electronics

    Auto

    Healthcare

    Healthcare

    Computing and Electronics

    Auto

    Healthcare

    Computing and Electronics

    Computing and Electronics

    Auto

    Healthcare

    TOTAL

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    Toyota

    Novartis

    Roche Holding

    Pfizer

    Microsoft

    Samsung

    Merck

    Intel

    General Motors

    Nokia

    Volkswagen

    Johnson & Johnson

    Sanofi

    Panasonic

    Honda

    GlaxoSmithKline

    IBM

    Cisco Systems

    Daimler

    AstraZeneca

    Japan

    Europe

    Europe

    North America

    North America

    Asia

    North America

    North America

    North America

    Europe

    Europe

    North America

    Europe

    Japan

    Japan

    Europe

    North America

    North America

    Europe

    Europe

    2011 R&DExp.; $Bn

    THE 2012 TOP 20 R&D SPENDERS

    The top 20 R&D spenders collectively invested $154 billion on R&D in 2011

    26 percent of the Global Innovation 1000 spend.

    Auto companies increased their rank in the top spender list:- The auto companies among the top 20 spenders in 2010 either moved up in the

    rankings or stayed the same in 2011.

    - R&D investment is becoming more critical as auto companies seek to meet ever

    more stringent fuel economy standards, boost the electronics in their cars, develop

    common platforms around the globe, and attract younger buyers.

    Although the healthcare companies dominate the list, they have decreased their rank in

    the top spender list:

    - Of the eight healthcare companies in the top 20 spenders in 2010, all but Novartis

    and Sano fell in the rankings in 2011.

    - Given the recent dearth of successful product introductions, many healthcare compa-

    nies are hesitant to continue investing in innovation, choosing instead to steer prots

    to shareholders. Regulatory uncertainty has also taken its toll: large pharmaceuticalcompanies appear reluctant to invest in R&D without a clear path to market.

    Automotive Gains, Health Loses in the Top 20 R&D Spenders

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    R&D Spending Is In Recovery (continued)

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    Telecom 2% Other 2%

    Aerospace and Defense 4%

    Healthcare21%

    Industrials10%

    Auto16%

    Software and Internet 7%

    Chemicals and Energy 7%

    Computing andElectronics

    28%

    2011 R&D SPEND BY INDUSTRY ($603 BILLION TOTAL)

    The top three industries with the greatest R&D investment continued to be:

    - Computing and Electronics (28 percent of total Global Innovation 1000 spend)

    - Healthcare (21 percent of total Global Innovation 1000 spend)

    - Auto (16 percent of total Global Innovation 1000 spend)

    Computing and Electronics, Healthcare, and Auto Industries Top R&D Spending

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    TotalAerospace

    and Defense

    $1,487

    Telecom

    $352

    Consumer

    $1,655

    Other

    $1,718

    Chemicals

    and Energy

    $3,607

    Healthcare

    $6,037

    Software

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    Internet

    $6,229

    IndustrialsAuto

    $13,214

    Computing

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    Electronics

    $13,440

    CHANGE IN 20102011 R&D SPEND BY INDUSTRY;$MILLION

    Increases

    Decreases

    $52,632

    Represents 66% oftotal R&D spend increase

    While Health is the third largest

    spender, Industrials experienced the

    third largest absolute spend increase

    While Healthcare is the third largestspender, Industrials experienced thethird largest absolute spend increase

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    65 percent of the overall $53 billion growth in R&D spend in 2011 came from the

    Computing and Electronics, Auto, and Industrials sectors.

    Though Healthcare was the second-largest spender on R&D in the Global Innovation1000, it experienced only the fth-largest increase in spend.

    Two-thirds of the $53 billion spending increase came from the Computing and Electronics, Auto, and Industrials sectors

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    Rest ofWorld6.1%

    Japan23.3%

    Europe29.9%

    North America37.9%

    2011 R&D SPEND BY REGION$603 BILLION TOTAL

    Nearly 70 percent of the total Global Innovation 1000 spend is concentrated in North

    America and Europe.

    India and China, with 3 percent of the total R&D spend, play a minor but growingrole.

    India and China Outpace Other Regions in R&D Spend Growth, Though from a Small Base

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    R&D Spending Is In Recovery (continued)

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    $3,434

    India/China

    $3,912

    Japan

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    Europe

    $14,736

    NorthAmerica

    $18,126

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    16%

    20%

    24%

    28%

    Average9.6%

    Japan

    2.4%

    Europe

    5.4%

    9.7%

    12.2%

    India/China

    27.2%

    CHANGE (%) IN R&D SPEND BY REGION 20102011

    Rest ofWorld

    NorthAmerica

    While India/Chinaexperienced thegreatest percentageincrease in R&Dspend, North Americaexperienced the largestabsolute spend increase

    North America and Europe were the largest contributors to the overall R&D spend

    growth in 2011; more than 60 percent of the increase came from these regions.

    India and China contributed 7 percent to the overall R&D spend increase.

    India and China had the strongest relative growth in R&D spending. North America

    was above average, while Europe and Japan lagged behind.

    - India- and China-based rms increased R&D spend by a phenomenal 27 percent

    over the previous year, albeit from a small spend base. It is also worth noting that

    their combined rate of growth was down from 38.5 percent in 2010, which may

    reect the cooling down of the Chinese economy.

    - Companies headquartered in North America grew their R&D spending at a slightly

    above-average rate of 9.7 percent.

    - Europe and Japan grew at below-average rates of 5.4 percent and 2.4 percent,

    respectively.

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    35.0%

    32.1%

    34.5%

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    9.5%5.3%

    9.6%6.1%

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    21.7%

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    38.5%

    22.6%

    27.3%

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    23.3%

    27.4%38.3%

    29.9%

    21.3%

    4.3%

    38.6%

    24.4%

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    GLOBAL INNOVATION 1000 COMPANY R&D SPEND AND REVENUE BY REGION

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    India and China are steadily gaining share in R&D spending, at a faster year-on-year

    rate than their proportionate gain in revenue. In 2008, India- and China-based rms

    accounted for 4.3 percent of the revenue generated by the Global Innovation 1000

    companies; today that number has risen to 8.5 percent.

    Because Chinas economy is much larger than Indias, and far more of its companies

    appear in the Global Innovation 1000 (47 companies from China, compared with

    just nine from India), China accounted for more than 90 percent of the two countries

    spending.

    More than half of all the Global Innovation 1000 companies that are headquartered in

    India and China are from the Chemicals, Energy, Construction, and Mining sectors

    all historically low spenders on R&D.

    The high growth rates of R&D spending in India and China may well continue (or

    even accelerate) as these countries continue to develop more R&D-intensive sectors

    such as Computing and Electronics or Auto.

    India and China have been steadily gaining share in R&D spending but are gaining revenue share at an even faster rate

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    Spending Innovation

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    54%

    Top 10 Most Innovative

    40%

    Top 10 R&D Spenders

    Normalized Performanceof Industry Peers: 50%

    Highest Possible Score: 100%

    Lowest Possible Score: 0%

    l Once again, there are signicant differences in performance between the Top 10

    Most Innovative Companies and the top 10 R&D spenders. The 10 Most Innovative

    Companies outpace the top 10 R&D spenders on three key nancial metrics: revenue

    growth, market cap growth, and EBITDA as a percent of revenue.

    The top 10 R&D spenders also lag their industry peers in the Global Innovation 1000

    on revenue growth and market cap growth.

    Interesting to note is the limited overlap between the top 10 R&D spenders and the 10

    Most Innovative Companies list:

    - Only Toyota, Microsoft, and Samsung are among both the Top10 Most Innovative

    Companies and the top 10 R&D spenders.

    - Although there are four healthcare companies among the top 10 spenders (Novartis,

    Roche, Pzer, and Merck), no healthcare organization made it into the 10 Most

    Innovative Companies.

    This reinforces our long-standing nding that a companys nancial performance and

    innovativeness do not correlate with how much it spends on R&D, but rather with how

    well it executes its innovation strategy.

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    Highly EffectiveMarginally Effective

    Highly Effective

    Marginally Effective

    Idea Generation

    Idea Conversion

    11%

    46%

    25%

    18%

    Perhaps the most surprising result of this years study of the front-end of the innovation

    process is just how many companies say they simply arent very good at it.

    A full 46 percent of respondents say their companies are just marginally effective oraverage at generating ideas and converting them to commercial projects.

    A similar proportion (40 percent) told us last year that their companys culture did not

    support efforts to come up with new ideas.

    It is clear that many companies have yet to master the right mix of factors to foster

    sustained innovation.

    Performance at Idea Generation and Idea Conversion

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    Matthew Ganz, vice president and generalmanager of research and technology at the

    Boeing Company: If you have a creativeidea and it doesnt create value, its not

    technology. Its art. If youre all about valuecreation with no creativity, the accountantsare going to take over. You need to prime

    the pump with creative ideas, and then youneed to have rigorous processes in place to

    turn those ideas into dollars.

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    Weve Got No Idea (continued)

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    Marginally EffectiveStrongly Effective

    FINANCIAL COMPARISON OF

    IDEA CONVERSION PERFORMANCE

    54%52%50%

    65%

    45%46%

    Marginally EffectiveStrongly Effective

    FINANCIAL COMPARISON OF

    IDEA GENERATION PERFORMANCE

    RevenueGrowth

    5-yr. CAGR

    EBITDA as% of Revenue

    5-yr. Avg.

    MarketCap Growth5-yr. CAGR

    Most of the 25 percent of survey respondents who said their companies were highly

    effective at both ideation and conversion also reported that they outperformed their

    peers on three important nancial measuresrevenue growth, market cap growth, and

    EBITDA as a percentage of revenue.

    This correlation between effectiveness at the early stages of innovation and superior

    nancial performance is a worrisome nding for the many companies that struggle at

    the front end.

    Financial Success vs. Idea-Generation Performance

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    Conversion Isnt EasyMajority of Ideas Dont Take Off

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    Approximately what percentage of yourorganizations product or service

    development projects arelaunched into the market?

    30%60% of ideas

    1%20% of ideas

    70%100% of ideas

    30%60% of ideas

    1%20% of ideas

    The process of choosing which ideas to convert to full-scale product development is

    perhaps even more critical to a companys innovation success than the actual generation

    of ideas. The conversion stage is the point at which companies use all the processes and

    tools at their command to decide whether a given idea in the pipeline is a go or a no-go for a full-scale commercialization project. In the view of many innovation experts,

    this is where the most value is added.

    Nearly half of respondents reported that fewer than 20 percent of their projects were

    converted to full development projects.

    Of the projects that do move to full development, fewer than 20 percent are converted

    into commercialized projects, according to 43 percent of survey respondents.

    Survey results show that the smaller companies in the Global Innovation 1000 (those

    ranked 101-1000) rank themselves twice as effective at the twice as effective at the

    conversion stage as the top 100 spenderslikely due to these organizations having an

    easier time converting ideas since they are smaller, more focused organizations.

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    Darlene Solomon, chief technologyofcer of the measurement company

    Agilent Technologies: In managing the

    conversion funnel, were constantly askingourselves, What have we learned about

    the technology that makes it more orless attractive than a year ago?

    What have we learned about the marketand the competition that might help usdecide whether the technology is even

    more valuable or more of a me-tootechnology now? Whats changed within

    Agilent in terms of our business priorities,and how might this inuence whether

    this is something that we want tocontinue investing in?

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    Tried and True Rules

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    TOP 5 RANKING FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TOOLS AND MECHANISMS,IF ANY, DOES YOUR ORGANIZATION USE TO GENERATE NEW IDEAS?

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    20%

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    30%

    35%

    40%

    45%

    All other categories(

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    INDUSTRY BREAKOUT OF RESPONDENTS RANKING SOCIAL NETWORKSWITHIN THE TWO MOST USED TOOLS FOR GENERATING IDEAS

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    Recoded Mean

    Chemicalsand Energy

    ConsumerComputingand

    Electronics

    2%

    0%

    10%

    Healthcare

    11%

    Software andInternet

    15%

    IndustrialsAuto Telecom Aerospaceand Defense

    3%3%

    6%

    7%

    Average Across Industries >10%

    Social Networks were ranked among the least commonly used "tools and mecha-

    nisms" for generating ideas; fewer than 10 percent of respondents ranked it among

    their top tools for idea generation.

    Highly engineered products industries like Auto, Industrials, and Aerospace and

    Defense were the least likely to use these mechanisms.

    Social Networks are the least inuential idea generation mechanisms for engineered products industries like Auto, Industrials, and Aerospace

    and Defense

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    Innovation Strategy Models

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    Need Seekers, such as Apple and Procter & Gamble, make a point of engagingcustomers directly to generate new ideas and help shape new products andservices based on superior end-user understanding. Their goal: to seek outboth articulated and unarticulated needs, and then to try to get their newproducts to market first.

    NEED SEEKERS

    MARKET READERS

    TECHNOLOGY DRIVERS

    Market Readers, such as Hyundai and Caterpillar, use a variety of means togenerate ideas by closely monitoring their markets, customers, and competitors,focusing largely on creating value through incremental innovations to their products.This implies a more cautious approach, one that depends on being fast followersin the marketplace.

    Technology Drivers, such as Google and Bosch, depend more on their internaltechnological capabilities to develop new products and services, leveraging theirR&D investments to drive both breakthrough innovation and incremental change,in hopes of meeting the known and unknown needs of their customers vianew technology.

    Respondents from companies identied as following a Need Seekers strategy reported to

    be the most effective among the strategy models at both the idea-generation and conversion

    stages.- A full 50 percent of Need Seekers reported being highly effective at both.

    - Just 12 percent of Market Readers and 20 percent of Technology Drivers reported

    being highly effective at both.

    It is important to remember that companies can signicantly outperform their peers no

    matter which of the three strategies they follow. A far more critical factor is how well they

    follow their chosen innovation strategy. Companies that align their innovation strategy to

    their business strategy, capabilities, internal cultural support for innovation, and front-end

    processes have a distinct advantage in the race for new ideas, products, and services.

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    Top RankedFront-End Mechanisms- Technology Road-mapping- Meetings w/ ExternalTechnical Community

    Top Ranked InternalNetwork Structures- IT Collaboration Tools- Facilities Layout

    Top Ranked Front-End Mechanism- Direct Customer ObservationTop Ranked Internal Network Structures- Innovation Champions- Cross-unit Staffing (non-rotational)Top Ranked External Network Structures- Customers- Channel Partners & Suppliers

    Top Ranked Front-End Mechanisms- Sales & Customer Support Feedback- Traditional Market Research

    Top Ranked Internal Network Structures- Communities of Practice- Organized Conferences w/Technical staff

    Five years ago, Booz & Companys research showed that nearly every company follows one of three fundamental innovation strategy

    modelsthey are Need Seekers, Market Readers, and Technology Driversand each model has its own distinct approach to the innovation

    process and to the customers and markets the companies serve.

    The types of techniques and tools companies employ to convert ideas depend in large part on

    each companys innovation strategy.

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    Booz & Company identied the 1,000 public companies around the world that spent the

    most on research and development in 2011 (companies for which public data on R&D

    spending was available). To be included, companies had to make data on their R&D

    spending public; all analysis is based on the most recent annual nancial data published

    as of June 30, 2012. Subsidiaries that were more than 50 percent owned by a single

    corporate parent were excluded if their nancial results were included in the parent com-

    panys nancials. This is the same approach used in the previous seven years in which the

    study was conducted.

    Booz & Company analyzed key nancial metrics for each of the top 1,000 companies

    over the past decadeincluding sales, gross prot, operating prot, net prot, R&D

    expenditure, and market capitalization. All foreign currency sales and R&D expenditure

    gures prior to 2011 were translated into U.S. dollars according to the average exchange

    rate in 2011.

    Each company was coded into one of nine industry sectors (or other) according to

    Bloombergs industry designations and into one of ve regions as determined by each

    companys reported headquarters location. To enable meaningful comparisons across

    industries, Booz & Company indexed the R&D spending levels and nancial perfor-

    mance metrics for each company against the industry groups median values. Figures fortotal shareholder return were gathered and adjusted to reect each companys total share-

    holder return in its local market and to control for local market performance uctuations.

    Booz & Company conducted a separate online survey of nearly 700 innovation leaders in

    companies around the world to explore how companies employ various tools, processes,

    mechanisms, and networks in the front-end phases of innovation as they relate to suc-

    cessful innovation and nancial performance. Survey respondents were also asked a series

    of questions to help classify their companies into one of our three innovation strategy

    models: Need Seekers, Market Readers, or Technology Drivers. The classication

    of each company into one of these three models is based on an algorithm applied to their

    answers to our four proling questions.

    METHODOLOGY

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    Booz & Company is a leading global management

    consulting rm focused on serving and shaping the

    senior agenda of the worlds leading institutions.

    Our founder, Edwin Booz, launched the profession

    when he established the rst management consultingrm in Chicago in 1914. Today, we operate globally

    with more than 3,000 people in 58 ofces around

    the world.

    We believe passionately that essential advantage lies

    within and that a few differentiating capabilities

    drive any organizations identity and success. We

    work with our clients to discover and build those

    capabilities that give them the right to win their

    chosen markets.

    We are a rm of practical strategists known for our

    functional expertise, industry foresight, and sleeves

    rolled up approach to working with our clients.

    To learn more about Booz & Company or to access

    its thought leadership, visit booz.com. Our award-

    winning management magazine, strategy+business,

    is available at strategy-business.com.


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