4. AmErIcA’s vIEws on BusInEss How do AmericAns perceive tHe stAte of business todAy? PRiORiTizing shARehOldeRs In the last two years, over 80% of Americans said that companies do not share enough of their success with employees.* Speci昀椀cally, the survey results clearly signaled that Americans felt companies were prioritizing shareholder interests above employees and customers. However, the percentage of Americans who perceived employees as the top priority for corporations more than doubled – from 9% in 2017 to 20% in 2018 – while those who saw shareholders as the top priority fell from 69% to 59% (customers stayed the same). The Top Priority for Companies 2018 2017 59% of Americans believe the top priority 69% of Americans believe the top priority for companies is their Shareholders for companies is their Shareholders 21% see Customers as top priority 22% see Customers as top priority 20% see employees as top priority 9% see employees as top priority Q: Do you think the top priority for companies in this country right now is their shareholders (2018)/stockholders (2017), their employees, or their customers? Base: Total Respondents, N = 3,582 (unweighted), MOE +/- 2.2 percentage points. Note: Numbers might not sum to 100% due to rounding. * Q: Which one of the following statements comes closest to your view? Companies do not share enough of their success with their employees; Companies generally share a fair amount of their success with their employees; Companies share too much of their success with their employees. Base: Total Respondents, N = 3,582 (unweighted), MOE +/- 2.2 percentage points. Note: Numbers might not sum to 100% due to rounding. 6 | JUS6 | JUST CT CAPITAPITALAL