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December 19, 2007

Fast Company Polls

By Fast Company

June 2002

Q After a jury found Andersen guilty on obstruction-of-justice charges in the Enron case, the company surrendered its right to audit public companies, effectively ending its 89-year-old life. Do you think Andersen ... [1]
A:Got what it deserved [2]
Paid too high a price [3]
Didn`t suffer enough [4]

Q Will the events of September 11 and the ongoing war on terror have a lasting, discouraging effect on globalization for U.S. businesses? [5]
A:Yes [6]
No [7]

Q: Would a breakup of AOL Time Warner hurt the media giant or help it? [8]
A: Hurt [9]
Help [10]

Q: Which new automobile design will become the next hot car? [11]
A: BMW`s Mini, a small-sized 1960s revival [12]
Chevrolet`s redesigned 1957 Bel Air [13]
Acura`s RD-X, a gas-electric hybrid SUV [14]
Dodge`s Razor, an affordable coupe [15]

May 2002

Q: If the economy and job market were stronger, would you leave your current employer? [16]
A: Yes [17]
No [18]
I don't know [19]

Q: Do you feel betrayed by corporate America? [20]
A: Yes [21]
No [22]

Q: When will the U.S. economy stop stuttering and return to serious growth mode? [23]
A: The second half of 2002 [24]
The first half of 2003 [25]
More than a year from now [26]
In 2004 or beyond [27]

April 2002

Q: Where do you stand on the issue of human cloning? [28]
A: I support cloning [29]
I oppose cloning [30]
I need to learn more about it [31]
I'm undecided [32]

March 2002

Q: Did the U.S. Department of Justice unfairly punish Andersen by indicting the entire agency? [33]
A: Yes - Most employees did nothing wrong [33]
No - The whole organization is responsible [33]

Q: Should the United States institute a national ID card? [34]
A: Yes [35]
No [36]
I don't know [37]

Q: Would the proposed HP-Compaq deal be less controversial if Carly Fiorina were a man? [38]
A: Yes - Fiorina receives undue criticism because she is a woman [39]
No - Gender has nothing to do with it [40]

February 2002

Q: Will Andersen fall because of its relationship with Enron? [41]
A: Yes - Andersen will succumb [42]
No - Andersen will survive [43]

Q: In light of the Enron collapse, do you support pension and 401(k) reforms? [44]
A: Yes [45]
No [46]

January 2002

Q: How would you punish the leaders of Enron Corp.? [47]
A: Imprison them [48]
Seize and distribute their stock profits among Enron employees [49]
Leave the punishment to a court of law [50]
Other [51]

Q: Should Hewlett-Packard move forward with its plans to purchase Compaq? [52]
A: Yes -- Carly Fiorina is right [53]
No -- Walter Hewlett is right [54]

Q: When will the U.S. economy begin to recover from the 2001 recession? [55]
A: First half of 2002 [56]
Second half of 2002 [57]
More than a year from now [58]
I don't know [59]

December 2001

Q: Should national TV networks broadcast hard-liquor advertisements? [60]
A: Yes - It's an Absolut boon [61]
No - Keep Smirnoff off the air [62]
I don't know [63]

Q: Is the American economy on the road to recovery? [64]
A: Yes -- The worst is over [65]
No -- The future looks grim [66]
I wish I knew [67]

November 2001

Q: Should the United States tighten immigration restrictions in the wake of September 11? [68]
A: Yes [69] || No [70]

Q: Should the U.S. Postal Service halt mail deliveries until the anthrax mystery is solved? [71]
A: Yes -- Better safe than sorry [72]
No -- The threat does not warrant it [73]
I don`t know [74]

October 2001

Q: New York should replace the World Trade Center with: [75]
A: A new skyscraper or two [76]
A monument to victims and rescue workers [77]
A complex of low-lying office buildings [78]
None of the above [79]

September 2001

Q: How would you rate America's new airport-security measures? [80]
A: Too strict [81] || Too lax [82] || Just right [83]

Q: Do you plan to cut back on personal airplane travel in the wake of the September 11 attacks? [84]
A: Yes -- I will steer clear of airports [85]
No -- I will resume my normal travel schedule [86]
I don't know [87]

August 2001

Q: Should the U.S. Justice Department pursue antitrust cases with more or less vigilance? [88]
A: Less -- Leave Microsoft alone. [89]
More -- Rip Microsoft apart. [90]
Neither -- Keep 'em guessing. [91]

July 2001

Q: Should the United States step in to negotiate a peace settlement between Israel and Palestine? [92]
A: Yes [93] || No [94] || I don't know [95]

Q: Do you experience or observe discrimination against women in your workplace? [96]
A: Yes -- the glass ceiling still exists [97] || No -- we strive for equality [98] || I don't know [99]

Q: Does your CEO get it? [100]
A: Hell, yeah! [101] || No way! [102] || Who knows? [103]

Q: Will people live and work alongside humanoid artificial intelligence within the next 100 years? [104]
A: Yes [105] || No [106] || I don't know [107]

June 2001

Q: Is the economy experiencing a "Long Boom" like the one described by futurist Roger Cass [108]?
Yes -- the prosperity will continue [109] || No -- this downturn is here to stay [110] || I don't know -- this economy is unpredictable [111]

May 2001

Q: Does your company discriminate against employees without children? [112]
A: Yes [113] || No [114] || I don`t know [115]

Q: Which Survivor participant would you recruit for your company? [116]
A: Tina -- the strategist [117] || Colby -- the heavyweight [118] || Keith -- the provider [119] || Elisabeth -- the cheerleader [120]

April 2001

Q: Will location become irrelevant in the 21st century? [121]
A: Yes -- In a digital world, geography is extraneous. [122] || No -- People will always value physical proximity. [123]

Q: Would you consider joining Free Agent Nation right now? [124]
A: Yes -- This is a great time to be independent! [125] || No -- I wouldn't risk the job security. [126] || Neither -- I'm already a free agent! [127]

Q: What do you think of eBay? [128]
A: Hate it [129] || Love it [130] || Never tried it [131]

Q: How secure is your job right now? [132]
A: It's collapsing: My job is in danger. [133] || It's wobbly: Nothing is certain in this climate. [134] || It's solid: The economy hasn't jeopardized my job. [135]

March 2001

Q: Which of the following could you not live without? [136]
A: Email [137] || Cell phone [138] || Postal service [139] || FedEx [140]

Q: Which company demonstrates the most creativity through advertising? [141]
A: Apple [142] || Volkswagen [143] || Nike [144] || Budweiser [145]

Q: Who is the most resilient entrepreneur? [146]
A: Bill Gates [147] || Shawn Fanning [148] || Marc Andreessen [149] || Ray Ozzie [150]

February 2001

Q: Which of these companies should every B-school student definitely study? [151]
A: General Electric [152] || Amazon.com [153] || Philip Morris [154] || America Online [155]

November 2000

Q: Should the popular vote, rather than the Electoral College, determine the President-elect of the United States? [156]
A: Yes [157] || No [158]

October 2000

Q: Which former president demonstrated the most powerful leadership style? [159]
A: Abraham Lincoln [160] || Woodrow Wilson [161] || Franklin D. Roosevelt [162] || Ronald Reagan [163]

Q: Which shoe company delivers the most durable product? [164]
A: Nike [165] || Birkenstock [166] || Timberland [167] || Rockport [168]

Q: To which TV-land office would you submit your résumé [169]
A: The West Wing [170] || The Practice [171] || ER [172] || NYPD Blue [173]

Q: A truly effective leader most closely resembles ... [174]
A: An orchestra conductor [175] || An army general [176] || A teacher [177] || An athletic coach [178]

September 2000

Q: My career path most resembles ... [179]
A: A super highway -- broad, fast, and straight [180] || A country road -- indirect but enjoying the view [181] || A wagon track -- in a rut and rough going [182] || Trackless wilderness -- Career path? What career path? [183]

Q: Distance-learning technology is ... [184]
A: Education's future and an important step to bridging the digital divide. [185] || A waste of time that removes from teaching the crucial human touch. [186]

Q: Which is the best designed building? [187]
A: Notre Dame [188] || The Chrysler Building [189] || Fallingwater [190] || The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao [191]

Q: Who is the most dynamic athletic coach of the past 100 years? [192]
A: Knute Rockne [193] || Phil Jackson [194] || Bela Karolyi [195] || Tommy Lasorda [196]

Q: Which company has staged the most successful comeback of the past decade? [197]
A: Apple Computers [198] || General Motors [199] || Target [200] || IBM [201]

Q: What type of community would you be most likely to join? [202]
A: An exclusive social club [203] || EverQuest, the online role-playing game [204] || A sports team [205] || Any club that wouldn't have you as a member [206]

August 2000

Q: Which Survivor participant would you recruit for your company? [207]
A: Rich -- the strategist [208] || Kelly -- the fighter [209] || Rudy -- the loyal ally [210] || Sue -- the straight talker [211]

Q: The mapping of the human genome represents a great scientific promise or a significant scientific threat for the 21st century? [212]
A: Promise [213] || Threat [214]

Q: Who is the greatest political change agent of the 20th century? [215]
A: Mahatma Gandhi [216] || Martin Luther King Jr. [217] || Nelson Mandela [218] || Franklin Delano Roosevelt [219]

Q: What is the most over-branded brand of the past 10 years? [220]
A: Barnes & Noble [221] || Microsoft [222] || Nike [223] || Starbucks [224]

Q: Where do you stand on the Internet-music debate? [225]
A: Napster -- power to the people! [226] || Recording Industry -- protect the artists! [227]

July 2000

Q: Which is the best automotive ideavirus? [228]
A: 55 Chevy [229] || Volkswagen Bug [230] || Jeep Cherokee [231] || New PT Cruiser [232]

Q: Which extreme competition gets your blood pumping? [233]
A: Everest 2000 [234] || America's Cup [235] || Indy 500 [236] || Eco-Challenge [237]