Gartner Business Quarterly 2023Q4：获取有关如何以经济高效的方式应对地缘政治紧张局势的指导-英

Fourth Quarter 2023» How to Cope With Global Digital Divides »The Case for a Corporate Foreign Policy» Lessons Learned for Managing EmployeesThrough Geopolitics and WarLike tectonic plates that drift and grind to open canyons and move mountains, shifts in global politics reshape the world – only much more swiftly. For businesses used to relying on ever-faster access to raw materials, talent, data and markets, new fault lines and high tensions require a reset. And they don’t have much time to adjust.Executive leaders tell us they aren’t sure how to diagnose what the rise of ideology-based blocs means for their organizations. But they recognize the change — expressed through laws, social expectations and, yes, through armed conflict — will affect every aspect of an enterprise.This issue of Gartner Business Quarterly helps the whole C-suite blend on-the-ground intelligence with central guidance in cost-effective ways. One common thread: Relying on core principles and strategy serves you better than trying to predict or swing with jolts. In a series of short articles, we’ll show you why and how to apply these lessons — in corporate org design, resilience, tech infrastructure and ESG goals. We also provide counsel for protecting employees in times of geopolitical stress, including war. After all, only 28% of chief HR officers are confident they can handle that type of crisis, compared with 65% who say they’re certain they can respond to a natural disaster.You’ll learn from the real-world experiences of an international group of organizations including ASR, Cisco, Ericsson, ING, Loblaw and Siemens. GBQ helps you and your team align with others and reach peak effectiveness, so your enterprise can achieve its goals, be bold and principled, and bring employees, investors and the public along for the ride.Our standing departments keep you up to speed. The Cutting Edge is a look at provocative new data. Briefs offer short takes about smarter spending and planning, talent and culture, growth and innovation, and data and technology.We welcome your feedback. Please contact me at judy.pasternak@gartner.com.— Judy PasternakNew Operating Models for a Fractured WorldLetter From the EditorGartner Business Quarterly 4Q23 | 2Gartner Business QuarterlyResearch & Advisory Val Sribar, Executive VP Executive Sponsor Scott Christofferson, Group VP Global Chief of Research Chris Howard, Distinguished VPEditor in Chief Judy Pasternak Managing Editor Richard Eames Associate Editors Kelly Fiveash, Dian Zhang Contributing Editor Mike RamseyProject Manager Carolina AbalosR&A Studio Senior Designers Tim Brown, Nicole Daniels, Divya Malkani Associate Graphic Designer Utsav Maharana Senior Editor Mary EmbodyContributors Dave AronRahul BalakrishnanMallory Barg BulmanAshley CarrollOwen ChenJian ChenLaura CohnJan CookAtul DigheCaitlin DuffyVanessa EdkinsBen FisherTsuneo FujiwaraDavid GroombridgeRichard HunterAnnika JessenJonathan KeeneyAlexander KirssAngela KreiterEliza KrigmanTu