Fifty percent of Americans Reveal CEOs Have a Bad Status: Harris Poll

NEW YORK, March 20: Fifty percent of Americans appraise the statuses of present day CEOs as well as corporate frontrunners as "bad," as stated by a study from The Harris Poll Reputation Quotient® (RQ®), which has acknowledged effort, tendencies and understandings in a varying corporate status environment for the preceding 18 years. Just one-quarter of the populace values CEOs with "good" statuses; 26 percent are non-committed.

As stated by the Harris Poll review, which questioned over 23,000 U.S. adults, Americans mention reliable, principled and answerable as the most essential attributes for CEOs, while it is less essential for business frontrunners to be inquisitive, noticeable and unflinching.

"When an astounding half of the country thinks CEOs and business leaders have bad reputations, that's a major issue," revealed Wendy Salomon, vice president of reputation management and public affairs, The Harris Poll, adding, "Consumers first and foremost look for human decency traits -- trust, accountability, ethics, competency, respect. The public isn't looking for a cowboy CEO; it's not about brazen, visible risk-takers. They seek a more measured individual in the leadership seat."

The Harris Poll review discovers that Republicans are considerably more expected than Democrats or Independents are to give CEOs a "good" rating, while Millennials (age 18-34) consider CEO statuses more optimistically than older generations.

As CEOs struggle with choosing a public attitude for company values in a segregated U.S. political environment, the bulk (75%) of Americans reveal if they were CEO of a big company, they would evade taking a stance on political subjects.

The additional Harris Poll study, which was accomplished among over 2,000 U.S. adults February 27 – March 1, discloses that Americans are split when it comes to companies combining trade and politics. Half (51%) of customers anticipate companies to have a perfect opinion on noticeable political topics while over half (59%) reveal that comprehending a company's attitude on political subjects isn't that essential.

"U.S. consumers are struggling with what to make of our political climate and where Corporate America should fit in," revealed Salomon, adding, "Americans' polarized views of whether or not companies should engage on politically-charged issues makes this uncharted territory; it's an exceptionally tricky area for CEOs and other business leaders to navigate. We know that companies that have taken very public stands for their beliefs are reputationally rewarded by consumers of similar conservative or liberal views, but there is also clear risk among those who feel otherwise."

A Harris Poll review released in February shows that Americans consider the statuses of several companies as associated with their individual ethics. Republicans hold the statuses of Chick-fil-A and Hobby Lobby -- companies that have outspokenly communicated their conventional opinions-- considerably more positively than Democrats do. Democrats recognize Target's standing more constructively.

While commonly, traditionalists appraise the majority of industry frontrunners greater than liberals, the Harris Poll study exposes that Democrats (53%) assess business frontrunners in the media industry considerably greater than Republicans do (26%).

"When viewing CEO reputation via an industry lens, the media industry is an anomaly, indicating that perhaps the divisive presidential election and the new administration's proclaimed 'war on the media' has had an effect on how Democrats and Republicans respond to and view that sector," revealed Salomon adding, "The media has become a lightning rod, and CEOs must work to inform the public, but also to regain all of the public's trust in a hyper-partisan environment."