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of IndustryCaptains
Captains anticipate that the general economic condition of the country will get worse over the next 12 months
The Economy
Captains’ confidence in economic policy is at its lowest level since the coalition Government came into power in 2010
2017 Study Results
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6%Improve
30%Agree
66% Get worse
37% Disagree
66%General election
‘87 ‘89 ‘91 ‘93 ‘95 ‘97 ‘99 ‘01 ‘03 ‘05 ‘07 ‘09 ‘11 ‘13 ‘15 ‘17
‘96 ‘98 ‘00 ‘02 ‘04 ‘06 ‘08 ‘10 ‘12 ‘14 ‘16
‘In the long term, this Government’s policies will improve the state of the British economy’
General election
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Brexit
More than half of Captains expect the business outlook for their own company to improve over the next 12 months
Majority of business leaders agree that how well the Government handles Brexit negotiations is vital to their business
Strongly/tend to agree
Predict an improvement
54%
85%
Captains see the most important problems facing their companies as...
A clear majority of Captains believe that dealing with Brexit negotiations and the uncertainty surrounding them is the most important issue facing Britain today
General economic climate
Uncertainty around Brexit
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More than three-quarters of Captains expect that the most likely outcome of Brexit talks in April 2019 will be that Britain is in a transition period
Captains believe the most important priorities for negotiation surrounds the movement of and access to skilled labour
Believe Britain will be in a transition period
78%
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Two-thirds of Captains (69%) disagree that they are ‘confident in the ability of the Government to negotiate the best deal possible for UK businesses with the EU’
69%Disagree
28%Securing Free Trade and Single Market
Movement & access of skilled labour
53%
Infrastructure
Industrial Strategy
Majority of Captains agree that Britain needs to improve its transport network to compete with businesses across the world
Strongly/tend to agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Strongly/tend to disagree
No opinion
Strongly agree
Tend to agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Tend to disagree
Strongly disagree
No opinion
Britain needs to improve its transport network to compete with businesses across the world
My company would have more opportunities to improve if the transport network was better
Britain’s transport network causes no difficulties for my company
More than a third disagree that the Government’s new industrial strategy will encourage economic growth, while a quarter agree
Belief that the Government’s industrial policy will strengthen the Northern economy remains stable; however, there is an increase in the proportion who disagree
Encourage economic growth
Strengthen the Northern economy
Disagree Disagree35% 29%
Agree25%
Agree35%
Agree98%
Agree74%
Disagree79%
Diversity
However, there is little change seen in the number of female board members
No female executive board members
67%71% in 2016
My company is actively trying to increase the number of women on our main board
71%Agree
No female non-executive board members
22%17% in 2016
Captains continue to promote diversity in their company, with an increased proportion actively trying to increase the number of women on their main board
We actively promote and champion diversity and inclusion in our company
88%Agree
TECHNICAL NOTE
Ipsos MORI conducted 100 interviews with participants from the top 500 companies by turnover and the top 100 by capital employed in the UK. Participants were Chairmen, Chief Executive Officers, Managing Directors/Chief Operating Officers, Financial Directors or other executive board directors. Interviews were primarily carried out face-to-face (7 were carried out over the telephone) between September and December 2017.
Only top mentions indicated throughout. For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/IpsosCaptains
James Dyson continues to be regarded as the most impressive business person in Britain
John Lewis continues to be regarded as the most admired British company
Business Leaders
Judging Organisations
Captains place the greatest importance on honesty and integrity ahead of all other factors when they judge a company or organisation
SirJamesDyson
1st =2nd SirMartinSorrell
= 2nd Sir Richard Branson
3rd António Horta Osório
11% 6% 5%10% 5%
52%Quality ofproducts or services
56%Quality ofcustomerservice
80%Acting withhonesty andintegrity
‘Extremely important’ scores