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Different behaviors between Continental Europe and the Anglosphere
There are cultural differences regarding spreadsheet utilization: it is lower in the Anglosphere than in the rest of the
world but only for the planning and budgeting cycle phases.
Fig. 23 Spreadsheet utilization
Anglosphere companies responding to our survey are mainly SMEs. Excluding companies whose revenue is less than
$50 million, we obtain similar results with a wider gap in the budget cycle:
Fig. 24 Spreadsheet utilization excluding the very small enterprises (VSEs)
Are the Anglosphere companies pioneering new tools for planning and budgeting?
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Plan
Budget
Reporting
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Continental Europe
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Plan
Budget
Reporting
Anglo-Saxon without
small business
Continental Europe
without small business
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