HBR March 2010: Reputation of Business Execs--Post #4

Reputation--Business Executives: “In a recent survey conducted in the United States, The Pew Research Center asked the public how much people in 10 occupations contributed to the well being of society. Business executives were ranked at the very bottom of the group. Only 21% of respondents thought they contributed a lot, while 23% thought lawyers, the second-least-favored occupation, did. The military and teaching professions ranked the highest, with scores of 84% and 77% respectively.” (from “Finding Your Strategy in the New Landscape” by Pankaj Ghemawat, p. 60)