Boston Consulting Group publishes their list of the top innovative companies. the article indicates innovation is starting to take a back seat to cost cutting, and automotive companies are the biggest cutters. But innovation is hard to come by.
bcg.perspectives – The Most Innovative Companies 2014: Breaking Through Is Hard to Do.
I am surprised there are so few cutting edge companies. Perhaps they stipulated a certain size to begin with. It’s harder to look innovative in a very large company. But I see that Tesla is there.