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Nearly three-fourths of those surveyed said they are comfortable about sharing their political views with co-workers, according to American Management Association
NEW YORK, September 28, 2004 —Forty-five percent of employees surveyed said that their companies have no written policies that prohibit the distribution or posting of material that endorses a political party or candidate, according to American Management Association (AMA). Another 40% said that such policies do exist at their offices; 15% were unsure.
AMA surveyed 238 executives in September about the upcoming presidential election: 74% said they are relatively comfortable about sharing their political views with colleagues and another 65% said they feel the same way discussing politics with their bosses.
Conversely, 26% of respondents said they are relatively uncomfortable about discussing their political views with co-workers and 35% said they feel the same way about sharing their political views with their supervisors. Meanwhile, 22% of respondents said that their bosses don't share their political views with them.
As for who is stumping for whom at the water cooler, only 13% of respondents said that someone from their company—either management or labor—recommended voting for a particular candidate because it would be beneficial to their organization. And only 8% said that their company makes political contributions to a particular party or candidate; 73% said their employer did not contribute, while 19% of respondents said they were unsure.
AMA‘s survey also showed that most companies are
not postponing business decisions until after the November
elections. Of the 13% that indicated that they are awaiting
the outcome, they are holding off on the following:
- 23% Capital expenditures
- 13% Bonuses
- 13% Raises
- 10% Acquisitions/mergers
- 10% Reorganizations
- 10% New hires
- 10% Global expansion
- 7% New product developments
- 3% Promotions
American Management Association is the world's leading membership-based management development organization. Since 1923, it has provided valuable and practical action-oriented learning programs to business professionals at every stage of their careers. More than 500,000 AMA customers and members a year learn new skills and behaviors, gain more confidence, advance their careers and contribute to the success of their organizations through a wide range of AMA seminars, conferences and executive forums, as well as through AMA books and publications, research, online learning and self-study courses. For more information, visit www.amanet.org.
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