Imports Into South Africa 2000 to 2010

The graph below was created by using Google’s graph tools.

The line graph shows the imports of goods and services by South Africa from 2000 to 2010.  The increase from 2000 to 2010 is 219 %.

Import growth rates might be useful for targeting countries where import growth is high.   South Africa’s 219 % growth in recent years compares to:  Indonesia – 249 %; Russia – 209 %; Mexico – 130 %; Israel – 49 %; and Belgium – 46 %.

The graph’s data was obtained from a Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis’s website.   Data at this website can be obtained by clicking here

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Company Planning Priorities

The graph below was created using Google’s graphing tools. This horizontal bar graph shows the relative frequency that companies indicate is their most important priority over the next three years. The data in the graph is based on a Bain & Company survey taken in 2011. Bain & Company published the results of their survey in a report entitled “Management Tools & Trends 2011”. This report can be accessed by clicking here (PDF file). This data should be good benchmarking information for companies.

Imports to Indonesia 2000 to 2010

The graph below was created by using Google’s graph tools.

The line graph shows the imports of goods and services by Indonesia from 2000 to 2010. The increase from 2000 to 2010 is 249 %.

Import growth rates might be useful for targeting countries where import growth is high. Indonesia’s 249 % growth in recent years compares to: South Africa – 219 %; Russia – 209 %; Mexico – 130 %; Israel – 49 %; and Belgium – 46 %.

The graph’s data was obtained from a Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis’s website. Data at this website can be obtained by clicking here.

Main Obstacle to Knowledge Management in a Company

The graph below was created using Google’s graphing tools.

This horizontal bar graph shows the main obstacles that European executives identify as preventing the use of knowledge and the flow of information into knowledge within their companies.

The results in the graph were obtained by the Economist Intelligence Unit in a survey of European Executives, with 122 responses. These results were published in a report, which can be accessed by clicking here (PDF file).

Knowing the main obstacles to knowledge creation in a company should be helpful in implementing goals and projects to overcome the obstacles. Another result of the survey is that knowledge creation and management is a major company problem and goal.