Malaysia
PwC Insights
Business in bite-sized chunks
March 2023
Highlight
Globally, as women become more empowered at work, they are 26% more likely to ask for a promotion and 29% more likely to express satisfaction with their job. While this tells us that empowerment is a critical lever of equity and women’s advancement at work, our survey, unsurprisingly, finds that men continue to be more empowered at work than women. Read more
Feature
The time for revenge spending may be over, for consumers that is. Leaner times mean tighter belts, with 80% of Malaysian consumers saying they expect to cut non-essential spending. ‘Phygital’ mode at work and in the aisles, and a preference for buying local are also expected to shift spending patterns. Read more
Sustainability and climate change
Close to 80% of Southeast Asian board members say their businesses’ growing exposure to cyber risks has moved them to become more personally involved in cyber matters. Even so, there is still a misalignment in how the c-suite and board understand cybersecurity risk. Read more
Digital
Buzzwords like ‘quiet quitting’ and the ‘great resignation’ highlight pain points in the employee experience. What they value in the workplace has changed, and companies need better tools to understand their people’s experience. Read more
Cybersecurity
Close to 80% of Southeast Asian board members say their businesses’ growing exposure to cyber risks has moved them to become more personally involved in cyber matters. Even so, there is still a misalignment in how the c-suite and board understand cybersecurity risk. Read more
People and organisations
Leaders believe that everyone in the organisation shares responsibility for its success. But in times of uncertainty, more often than not, leaders are expected to provide the answers. By asking the questions themselves, and inviting others to explore the answers together, they model what shared responsibility looks like for better outcomes. Read more
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