Korn Ferry | Research

An overview of Korn Ferry research worldwide:

Middle East

Gulf organisations race ahead on AI adoption, but scaling and workforce gaps persist Within just a few years, AI has become a near-default layer within organisations across the region, with more than 9 in 10 now applying AI in some form.
22 May 2026
Middle East

As CHROs become transformation leaders, they face a delicate balancing act Chief HR Officers across the Middle East are finding themselves on a delicate balancing act.
28 August 2025
United Kingdom

CHROs key to helping firms reduce costs and expand offering Chief human resources officers are walking a proverbial tightrope, according to research from Korn Ferry.
12 June 2025
United Kingdom

UK employee motivation far behind global average The UK’s workforce is among the least motivated in the world’s leading economies, according to a new study.
28 August 2024
Europe

EU Pay Transparency: Corporates still in ‘wait-and-see mode’ Europe is rolling out new laws that will force large companies to be more transparent about their pay practices.
06 March 2024
Europe

More female directors appointed in European boardrooms The number of women appointed in the boardrooms of large European companies continues to rise, with the share of female executives increasing from 32% to 34% over the past twelve months.
25 March 2020
United Kingdom

Gen Z more optimistic and relaxed than millennial workers The first wave of Generation Z – people born between 1995 and 2010 – are entering the workforce, and according to a survey by Korn Ferry, they are making a positive impression on their coworkers.
30 October 2019
Europe

Salary growth in Europe: an East versus West divide For years, the wages of Eastern European workers have lagged far behind those of their Western counterparts.
09 May 2019
Europe

Diversity of non-executive directors differs widely across Europe The diversity of non-executive directors has improved marginally over the past year, according to a new study. Diversity performance of boardrooms however differs widely across European countries.
25 March 2019
United States

Want the perfect candidate? Be psychic, says Korn Ferry The rapidly shifting business landscape means talent acquisition professionals must “’look into their crystal ball’ while hiring for both near-term and future need,” according to a new survey by glob
07 February 2019
United States

Korn Ferry reveals what salaries look like in Amazon HQ2 cities Amazon announced earlier this month that it would splitting its 50,000 person HQ2 supplementary corporate headquarters between two locations: Arlington County, Virginia and Queens, New York.
03 December 2018
Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia facing steep wage hikes due to skilled talent shortage
23 July 2018
Europe

Talent shortage is more pressing than job losses by robotisation While many are concerned that robotisation will lead to the vanishing of jobs, it appears that the real risk lies in a shortage of talented people.
20 July 2018
United Kingdom

UK risks labour shortage of millions by 2030 The UK is facing a major talent shortage, which could see the nation miss out on an unrealised revenue of more than £300 billion.
17 July 2018
Asia

Countries in Asia facing huge wage hikes due to coming talent shortage Countries across Asia can expect significant wage hikes in the coming years as the talent crunch hits according to the global human capital firm Korn Ferry, with workers in the consulting sector set
10 July 2018
India

India will be the only country with a talent surplus in 2030, says Korn Ferry As the population across the world ages, India’s vast and relatively young population is set to become one of the largest skilled labour forces in the world.
09 May 2018
United Kingdom

Diversity at board level improves female and male engagement and enablement Diversity at board level improves female and male engagement and enablement Gender diversity may have considerable impact on both male and female engagement and enablement at work, finds a new study
12 October 2017
United Kingdom

Businesses lack skill when sourcing HR talent, study finds A recent survey of Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs) across the globe has found that business acumen is the most lacking skill when looking for top level HR talent.
06 September 2017
United Kingdom

Average starting salary for university graduates across the UK New analysis of entry-level professional salaries has revealed that the UK’s average graduate wage rose at less than the rate of inflation between 2016 and 2017.
23 August 2017
United Kingdom

Bias is a major barrier for gender parity in leadership positions Bias against women remains a key factor in low levels of female representation in leadership positions.
22 August 2017
United Kingdom

Digital skills growing factor behind non-executive director appointments Digital is increasingly on the agenda of FSTE350 companies as new technologies and consumer behaviour transform back- and front-offices.
21 December 2016
United Kingdom

Transformational leadership needed to take businesses to new level Faced with rapid global developments, affecting businesses, transformational leadership is one way through which to drive today’s business to respond to tomorrows challenges – remaining sustainable.
01 December 2016
United States

Glass ceiling keeping women from reaching top positions in US firms A new study reveals that only 5% of CEO positions and 12% of CFO positions at the top 1,000 companies in the US are occupied by women.
28 September 2016

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