2019 global leadership survey · business leaders are not really interested in doing more 32% 31%...

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2019GLOBAL LEADERSHIPSURVEY

Supporting data by age and gender

FUTURE GENERATION EDITION

S U R V E Y D A T A Purpose of Business

THE PURPOSE OF BUSINESS IS TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON SOCIETY BEYOND PURSUING PROFITS AND WEALTH

(1871 Future Leaders)

B Y G E N D E R

B Y A G E

All Future Leaders 18-21 22-25 26-30 gt30

Agree 92 93 93 92 92

Disagree 8 7 7 8 8

All Future Leaders Male Female

Agree 92 91 93

Disagree 8 9 7

92 AGREE

DISAGREE8

cc Ninety-three percent of YPO members agree with this statement so there is no appreciable difference between them and

Future Leaders

cc The rate of agreement with this statement remains the same for Future Leaders regardless of age or gender

COMMENTARY

YPO 2019 GLOBAL LEADERSHIP SURVEY

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WHAT AREAS CONCERN YOU MOST FOR OUR FUTURE


B Y A G E


Climate change 37 40 38 34 41

Lack of quality education 27 34 25 24 34

Availability of work opportunities and economic growth

24 22 26 25 19

Peace justice and global institutions 22 25 20 21 24

Poverty 21 19 20 23 17

Irresponsible consumption and production 20 21 21 17 30

Income inequalities 18 14 19 19 15

Affordable and clean energy 17 17 17 18 13

Inadequate access to healthcare 17 13 17 19 17

Sustainability of life on land 17 17 16 16 20

Access to clean water and sanitation 16 17 14 16 19

Quality of life in cities and communities 16 13 15 18 15

Gender inequality 13 16 14 12 8

Hunger and undernutrition 12 9 12 13 7

Lack of innovation 7 6 8 6 5

Sustainability of life below water 6 8 6 6 4

S U R V E Y D A T A Concerns


3


Climate change 37 39 36

Lack of quality education 27 28 26


24 25 24

Peace justice and global institutions 22 22 21

Poverty 21 19 23

Irresponsible consumption and production 20 20 20

Income inequalities 18 17 18

Affordable and clean energy 17 22 14

Inadequate access to healthcare 17 11 21

Sustainability of life on land 17 19 15

Access to clean water and sanitation 16 16 16

Quality of life in cities and communities 16 18 15

Gender inequality 13 5 18

Hunger and undernutrition 12 10 13

Lack of innovation 7 10 5

Sustainability of life below water 6 7 6

B Y G E N D E R


cc Future leaders share the top four concerns with YPO members ndash

climate change (YPO members ndash 37 percentFuture Leaders ndash 37

percent) lack of quality education (YPO members ndash 37 percent

Future Leaders ndash 27 percent) availability of work opportunities

and economic growth (YPO members ndash 28 percentFuture

Leaders ndash 24 percent) and peace justice and global institutions

(YPO members ndash 30 percentFuture Leaders ndash 22 percent)

cc Among female respondents to the Future Leaders survey gender

inequality is seen by fewer as a concern compared to female YPO

members (25 percent among female YPO members18 percent

among female Future Leaders)

cc Lack of quality education is highest among the 18-21-year-olds

(34 percent compared to 27 percent of all Future Leaders)

Because this age range is typical for an individual in college

or at university it raises some questions about whether these

respondents are currently attending a college or university and

are dissatisfied they would like to attend a college or university

and donrsquot have the opportunity or if they are expressing a general

concern

cc In looking at gender differences among the Future Leaders

the two biggest differences are in affordable and clean energy

(22 percent male14 percent female) and inadequate access

to healthcare (11 percent male21 percent female) In the YPO

member survey the results were similar but not the size of the

difference ndash 12 percent male8 percent female on affordable

and clean energy and 14 percent male18 percent female on

inadequate access to healthcare

COMMENTARY


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All Future Leaders

18-21 22-25 26-30 gt30

Reducing wasteenvironmental impact 55 55 57 55 48

Ensuring my work makes a positive difference 51 50 51 51 57

Personal Philanthropy 28 24 27 28 44

Investing in existing business 21 17 20 22 28

Starting a new business 20 15 20 23 19

Fostering innovation 19 18 20 18 20

Political involvement and action 19 19 20 17 19

I am not taking specific actions 11 14 9 12 9

B Y A G E

WHAT ACTION(S) ARE YOU TAKING TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS


S U R V E Y D A T A Actions


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B Y G E N D E R


Reducing wasteenvironmental impact 55 49 59

Ensuring my work makes a positive difference 51 51 51

Personal Philanthropy 28 27 28

Investing in existing business 21 29 15

Starting a new business 20 25 17

Fostering innovation 19 25 15

Political involvement and action 19 20 18

I am not taking specific actions 11 10 12

cc Among the Future Leaders there are sizeable differences

between males and females for investing in existing business

(29 percent male15 percent female) starting a new business

(25 percent male17 percent female) and fostering innovation

(25 percent male15 percent female) The interesting thing is

that there either isnrsquot a difference in these same responses

among YPO members or females actually have a higher

response For example in the member survey itrsquos - investing

in existing business (40 percent male34 percent female)

starting a new business (17 percent male16 percent female)

and fostering innovation (26 percent male30 percent female)

cc The difference between males and females for the response

of reducing wasteenvironmental impact is about the same

between the YPO member survey and the Future Leaders

survey (49 percent male59 percent female in the Future

Leaders survey 36 percent male45 percent female in the

YPO member survey)


COMMENTARY


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WHAT ARE THE THREE BIGGEST OBSTACLES THAT STOP YOU FROM MAKING A GREATER IMPACT THROUGH YOUR BUSINESS


B Y A G E


Corruption 42 42 41 44 30

Business leaders are not really interested in doing more 32 32 35 30 33

Government regulations 30 27 28 32 44

Competition 27 29 27 27 17

Culture 27 26 27 26 33

CapitalFunding not available 26 27 28 25 20

Taxation 23 21 23 24 24

Political unrest 20 20 20 20 16

Business leaders do not know to make a greater impact 18 23 15 16 29

Inequality 15 16 15 16 3

Industryproduct maturity 12 10 14 12 6

Shortage of labor 11 8 11 13 10

Natural resources 9 8 11 10 0

S U R V E Y D A T A Obstacles


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B Y G E N D E R


Corruption 42 38 44

Business leaders are not really interested in doing more 32 31 34

Government regulations 30 36 27

Competition 27 26 27

Culture 27 30 24

CapitalFunding not available 26 22 29

Taxation 23 23 23

Political unrest 20 21 19

Business leaders do not know to make a greater impact 18 17 18

Inequality 15 11 17

Industryproduct maturity 12 14 10

Shortage of labor 11 10 12

Natural resources 9 9 9


cc There is a higher response to capitalfunding not available

from females in the Future Leaders survey compared to males

(22 percent male29 percent female)

cc The malefemale response to inequality is roughly the same

in both surveys In the Future Leaders itrsquos 11 percent male17

percent female In the YPO member survey itrsquos 6 percent

male11 percent female

cc More Future Leaders in the 18-21 age range believe that

business leaders do not know how to make a great impact

versus the sample as a whole (23 percent versus 18 percent)

COMMENTARY


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CEO Survey Respondents DetailAge DistributionYounger than 36 4

36-40 11

41-45 21

46-50 24

51-55 14

56-60 11

61-65 7

Older than 65 8

Business TypeEntrepreneurs 38

Family Business Leaders 28

Professional Managers 20

Non-categorized CEOs 14

Regional DistributionAfrica 5

Asia 14

AustraliaNew Zealand 2

Canada 7

Europe 21

Latin America 10

Middle EastNorth Africa 5

United States 36

About the SurveyIn early January 2019 YPO completed a

Global Leadership Survey to share chief

executive priorities and compare them with

younger generation perspectives with a total

of 4154 respondents

The CEO survey was conducted by YPO with member CEOs from 110 countries from 23 Decemberthinspndashthinsp4 January via an online questionnaire with a representative probability sample The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 197 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level

The companion survey of younger generation people (future business leaders) was conducted by YPO from 23 Decemberthinspndashthinsp4 January A total of 1871 global respondents ages 18thinsp-thinsp31 with at least some college education participated in the survey The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 23 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level

About YPOSince 1950 YPO has been a growing organization committed to developing better leaders and through learning and idea exchange Membership is limited to leaders who achieved success at an early age YPO now includes more than 27000 chief executives across 130 countries YPO-related companies represent USD9 trillion in annual turnover and employ 22 million people

YPO members are creating a

world of impact See more here

httpswwwypoorgsocial-impact


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S U R V E Y D A T A Purpose of Business

THE PURPOSE OF BUSINESS IS TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON SOCIETY BEYOND PURSUING PROFITS AND WEALTH


B Y G E N D E R

B Y A G E


Agree 92 93 93 92 92

Disagree 8 7 7 8 8


Agree 92 91 93

Disagree 8 9 7

92 AGREE

DISAGREE8

cc Ninety-three percent of YPO members agree with this statement so there is no appreciable difference between them and

Future Leaders

cc The rate of agreement with this statement remains the same for Future Leaders regardless of age or gender

COMMENTARY


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COMMENTARY


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Culture 27 26 27 26 33


Taxation 23 21 23 24 24









7

B Y G E N D E R


Corruption 42 38 44




Culture 27 30 24


Taxation 23 23 23



Inequality 15 11 17















COMMENTARY


8


36-40 11

41-45 21

46-50 24

51-55 14

56-60 11

61-65 7

Older than 65 8






Asia 14


Canada 7

Europe 21

Latin America 10


United States 36





of 4154 respondents








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COMMENTARY


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COMMENTARY


6



B Y A G E






Culture 27 26 27 26 33


Taxation 23 21 23 24 24









7

B Y G E N D E R


Corruption 42 38 44




Culture 27 30 24


Taxation 23 23 23



Inequality 15 11 17















COMMENTARY


8


36-40 11

41-45 21

46-50 24

51-55 14

56-60 11

61-65 7

Older than 65 8






Asia 14


Canada 7

Europe 21

Latin America 10


United States 36





of 4154 respondents








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COMMENTARY


4

All Future Leaders

18-21 22-25 26-30 gt30









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YPO member survey)


COMMENTARY


6



B Y A G E






Culture 27 26 27 26 33


Taxation 23 21 23 24 24









7

B Y G E N D E R


Corruption 42 38 44




Culture 27 30 24


Taxation 23 23 23



Inequality 15 11 17















COMMENTARY


8


36-40 11

41-45 21

46-50 24

51-55 14

56-60 11

61-65 7

Older than 65 8






Asia 14


Canada 7

Europe 21

Latin America 10


United States 36





of 4154 respondents








9

All Future Leaders

18-21 22-25 26-30 gt30









B Y A G E





5

B Y G E N D E R


























YPO member survey)


COMMENTARY


6



B Y A G E






Culture 27 26 27 26 33


Taxation 23 21 23 24 24









7

B Y G E N D E R


Corruption 42 38 44




Culture 27 30 24


Taxation 23 23 23



Inequality 15 11 17















COMMENTARY


8


36-40 11

41-45 21

46-50 24

51-55 14

56-60 11

61-65 7

Older than 65 8






Asia 14


Canada 7

Europe 21

Latin America 10


United States 36





of 4154 respondents








9

B Y G E N D E R


























YPO member survey)


COMMENTARY


6



B Y A G E






Culture 27 26 27 26 33


Taxation 23 21 23 24 24









7

B Y G E N D E R


Corruption 42 38 44




Culture 27 30 24


Taxation 23 23 23



Inequality 15 11 17















COMMENTARY


8


36-40 11

41-45 21

46-50 24

51-55 14

56-60 11

61-65 7

Older than 65 8






Asia 14


Canada 7

Europe 21

Latin America 10


United States 36





of 4154 respondents








9



B Y A G E






Culture 27 26 27 26 33


Taxation 23 21 23 24 24









7

B Y G E N D E R


Corruption 42 38 44




Culture 27 30 24


Taxation 23 23 23



Inequality 15 11 17















COMMENTARY


8


36-40 11

41-45 21

46-50 24

51-55 14

56-60 11

61-65 7

Older than 65 8






Asia 14


Canada 7

Europe 21

Latin America 10


United States 36





of 4154 respondents








9

B Y G E N D E R


Corruption 42 38 44




Culture 27 30 24


Taxation 23 23 23



Inequality 15 11 17















COMMENTARY


8


36-40 11

41-45 21

46-50 24

51-55 14

56-60 11

61-65 7

Older than 65 8






Asia 14


Canada 7

Europe 21

Latin America 10


United States 36





of 4154 respondents








9


36-40 11

41-45 21

46-50 24

51-55 14

56-60 11

61-65 7

Older than 65 8






Asia 14


Canada 7

Europe 21

Latin America 10


United States 36





of 4154 respondents








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