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The 2012 Global Innovation 1000 Study: Making Ideas Work

by Barry Jaruzelski, John Loehr, and Richard Holman Year after year, our Global Innovation 1000 study has demonstrated that it is not how much companies spend on research and development that determines success — what really matters is how those R&D funds are invested in talent, process, and tools. In addition to our recurring analysis of R&D spending trends, our eighth annual study of the world’s 1000 largest corporate R&D spenders focuses on the “fuzzy front end” of the innovation process — the tools, mechanisms and networks companies use to generate ideas and effectively convert them into commercialization projects. download this year's study (785kb, PDF) >

 

The 2012 Global Innovation 1000 Overview Video with Barry Jaruzelski and John Loehr The 2012 Global Innovation 1000 study authors Barry Jaruzelski and John Loehr discuss the results of Booz & Company's eighth annual study of the world's 1000 largest corporate R&D spenders, focusing on the “fuzzy front end” of the innovation process. watch video >

Infographic: Comparison of R&D Spending by Regions and Industries This interactive chart compares R&D spending by regions and industries over the past eight years. view more >

Infographic: Top 20 R&D Spenders 2004-2011 This interactive chart contains the listing of the 20 publicly-traded companies worldwide that spent the most on R&D in each of the past eight years. view more >

 

Key Publications

The 2012 Global Innovation 1000 Study: Making Ideas Work by Barry Jaruzelski, John Loehr, and Richard Holman In our eighth annual study of the world’s 1000 largest corporate R&D spenders, we focus on the “fuzzy front end” of the innovation process – the tools, mechanisms and networks companies use to generate ideas and effectively convert them to commercialized products. read more on strategy+business >

The 2012 Global Innovation 1000 Study Fact Pack This slide pack provides a wealth of facts about the top R&D spenders in our 2012 study as well as the results of this year’s front-end innovation survey. download (1.0mb, PDF) >

 

Media Kit

R&D Spending Returns to Pre-Recession Levels, Finds Booz & Company Global Innovation 1000 Study Our global press release for the 2012 Global Innovation 1000 study. read more >

The 2012 Global Innovation 1000 Study Media Report This extended study report provides a wealth of facts and figures about trends in R&D spending and this year’s theme on the “fuzzy front end” of the innovation process. download (1.4mb, PDF) >

Who are the largest R&D spenders, and which companies were ranked as the most innovative? Year after year we determine the largest spenders on R&D across the world. We also ask executives to identify the companies they consider to be the most innovative in the world. view the 2012 ranking >