Signal Organizational rigidity (38%) is the top barrier to managing global fragility
Summary
McKinsey's 2026 survey ranks the aggravating factors for geopolitical challenge as organizational rigidity (38 percent), local regulations (32 percent), organizational-culture resistance (29 percent), and weak technology and data foundations (26 percent).
Classification
Main topicGeopolitics & Security
Region menusGlobal
Occurrencescope:global
Impactscope:global
Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 1
- The State of Organizations 2026 McKinsey & Company page=32;section=Economic disruption: Finding value in a new geopolitical context / Issues to address 2026-02 accessed 2026-07-26
Part of trends 0
No objects.
Directly linked issues 1
- IssueOrganizational rigidity, not external shocks, limits geopolitical response speed1 trends · 4 signals
Relation types: direct_urgent
Public id: fm-8895a6b673c2