Outlook GfK Mode Opinion Poll
Are you now scared of losing your job, or not getting a job quickly? | |
Yes | 43 |
No | 49 |
DK/CS | 8 |
Students highly insecure. 43 per cent working executives scared of losing their jobs. | |
Should private companies have the right to cut jobs? | |
Yes | 34 |
No | 66 |
Yes-sayers in different cities: | |
Gurgaon | 39 |
Mumbai | 51 |
Calcutta | 18 |
Hyderabad | 39 |
Chennai | 25 |
Majority against hire-fire policy. Cacutta against job cuts. Mumbai divided. | |
Should the government intervene if a private company cuts jobs? | |
Yes | 67 |
No | 33 |
Seven out of 10 supported government intervention. Hyderabad felt otherwise. | |
Is your company going slow on hiring and expansion plans? | |
Yes | 39 |
No | 43 |
DK/CS | 18 |
40 per cent executives feel firms going slow. Feeling strongest in Mumbai. | |
If your company asks you to leave or accept a pay cut, what would you do? | |
Leave | 50 |
Accept pay cut | 49 |
No response | 1 |
Majority in Gurgaon and Mumbai would leave. South preferred a salary cut. | |
Is India affected by the global economic crisis? | |
Yes, significantly | 56 |
Yes, somewhat | 33 |
Yes, marginally | 7 |
Not at all | 4 |
Majority feel India not insulated. Feeling strongest in Gurgaon. | |
Has the team of Manmohan Singh, P. Chidambaram, and Montek Singh effectively handled the crisis? | |
Yes | 57 |
No | 43 |
Opinion divided but majority feel they are effective in handling the crisis. | |
Is India's economic success story over or will conditions get better soon? | |
Heading towards a slowdown | Yes: 35 |
Conditions will get better | No: 65 |
How long will it take for India to come out of the present economic woes? | |
6 months to one year | 34 |
One to two years | 29 |
More than two years | 24 |
Less than 6 months | 8 |
DK/CS | 5 |
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Poll conducted by GfK Mode in Mumbai, Gurgaon, Chennai, Hyderabad, Calcutta from October 20-22. Sample size: 528 (396 working executives and 132 students) Respondents 21-30 years old. 60% male, 40% female. Figures in percentage; DK/CS: Don’t know/Can’t say | |
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