An annual Harris Poll of more than two thousand American adults on perceptions of industry trustworthiness has found, year after year, that health insurance is one of the least trusted industries (tobacco and oil are the only ones to consistently rank lower).
Leaders welcomes the new FDA guidance, which he says puts the agency "two or three years ahead of the industry" in terms of understanding that public perception of an industry's reliability is critical to product acceptance.
The findings resonate with a popular perception of the industry.
"When it was just dumbbells and barbells, the perception of the industry was it was just power lifters and bodybuilders".
Stephen Green, the chairman of HSBC, said last month that a change of culture among bankers was needed to improve the public's perception of the industry.
Employers reported in the study that student perception of their industry was one of their greatest challenges in attracting a more diverse workforce.
But in a later conference call with analysts, Mr. Dimon's remarks were more offhand when asked about the protests and the negative perception of his industry.
We're aware of the heightened noise level, and ever since July, we've been doing telephone and Internet surveys every few weeks, checking on whether people's perception of our industry is changing.
The studio had begun to change internally, reflecting Microsoft's perception of wider industry trends, and after a spate of senior resignations in early 2012, Molyneux also left Lionhead later in the year.
