Source: McKinsey Global Survey [free registration required].
Among the more interesting findings in the survey is what corporate executives think is top of mind for the public. Does this square with your point of view?
Companies’ political influence is far from the only issue where executives see growing public concern (Exhibit 4). The environment is a perennial leader among issues expected to attract the most public attention, and 52 percent of respondents say the public’s attention toward the environment has increased because of the crisis. However, even more see growth in concern over other top issues: 94 percent see more concern about executive compensation, and 78 percent see more concern about corporate involvement in politics.
Indeed, among issues expected to attract the most public attention, executive compensation, which has markedly decreased the public’s trust in business, surged to the number two spot, from number eight in 2007 and 2008. And although the environment continues to hold the top position, of the executives who select this issue, the proportion has fallen to 49 percent, from 57 percent in the 2008 survey.
