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Do quote or use without permission What Matters to Germans: Social, Economic and Political Values The Anatomy of Civil Societies Research Project Team The Anatomy of Civil Societies Research Project Consumer Social Individual Social Responsibility Responsibility Workers Investors Boards/TMT The Anatomy of Civil Societies Research Project (c) Anatomy of Civil Societies Research Project 1

Do quote or use without permission The Anatomy of Civil Societies Research Project Consumer Social Individual Social T. Devinney & P . Auger Responsibility Responsibility G. Dowling, C. Eckert, R. Belk, G. Eckhardt, P. Burke, J. Louviere M. Ulrych, V . Laoledchai R. DeSailly, M. Ulrych, R. Belk, C. Eckert, J. Schwalbach, H. Sattler G. Murphy, V. Laoledchai, A. Early, C. Erfgen The Anatomy of Civil Societies Research Project Project Overview ò Multiple societies ò Australia, USA, UK, Germany, Czech Republic Argentina/Chile/Mexico, Hong Kong, India ò ò Pictures of complete representative populations ò Comparable socio-demographic, political, personality and religious measures (focus on actions) within and across societies ò Investigation of interactions with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) ò Multiple measures of economic, social and political issue salience by: Category (16 in total) ò ò Single issues (113 in total) That account for: ò Realistic trade-offs rather than costless characterizations (c) Anatomy of Civil Societies Research Project 2

Do quote or use without permission Project Overview ò Continuing investigations of CSO supporters Work with specific CSOs at the “micro” level ò WWF, Greenpeace, Amnesty International and Médecins Sans Frontières ò ò Matching samples of supporters on Social, economic and political profiles ò Personality and demographics ò ò Utilizing multiple methods of investigation Social preference profiling ò Personality measurement ò Ethnographies ò Economic & behavioral experimentation ò All aimed at providing a comprehensive “anatomy” of CSO supporters within the contexts of the societies in which they exist Some Background Information (c) Anatomy of Civil Societies Research Project 3

Do quote or use without permission Social, Economic & Political Preferences ò Population study Gender (Male) 49% ò Sample: Age (Mean) 42 Yrs 1,527 (2011) ò Income (Household) 37,240 € Representative of the voting ò Home Mortgage or Owned 36% age population Single 29% ò Geographically representative Married or Widowed 38% Children (Number) 1.5 German Citizen 97.00% Some General International Comparisons (c) Anatomy of Civil Societies Research Project 4

Do quote or use without permission Geographic Representation (Approximate) 5.1% (5%) 4.0% 11.1% (11%) 3.6% 8.0% (7%) (3%) 19.1% (22%) 5.5% (5%) 3.1% (3%) 5.7% (7%) 6.5% (7%) 14.5% (15%) 12.0% (13%) Politics and Life Satisfaction Politics Life Satisfaction Overall � 2.27 � 16% � CDU/CSU � School � 2.01 � 21% � SDP � Job � 2.09 � Orientation � 5% � FDP � Political Voting � 2.87 � situation � 20% � Greens � Life at home � 1.95 � Present job � 1.62 � 11% � Linke � Health � 2.15 � 27% � None/NA � 1.00 � 1.50 � 2.00 � 2.50 � 3.00 � 0% � 10% � 20% � 30% � 40% � 50% � 60% � 70% � 80% � 90% � Satisfaction (1= very happy) � (c) Anatomy of Civil Societies Research Project 5

Do quote or use without permission Religion Religious Beliefs Religion & Happiness Do Not Believe � Do Not Believe � Fairly Unsure � Fairly Unsure � Americans � Neither Sure or Unsure � Neither Sure or Unsure � Australians � UK � Germans � Fairly Sure � Fairly Sure � Absolutely Certain � Absolutely Certain � 1.80 � 1.90 � 2.00 � 2.10 � 2.20 � 2.30 � 0% � 10% � 20% � 30% � 40% � 50% � 60% � Religious Beliefs & Political Importance of Religion 70% � 60% � Percent Indicating the Religious Belief of Australia � UK � Politicians Matter to Their Vote � 50% � USA � Germany � 40% � 30% � 20% � 10% � 0% � Do Not Believe � Fairly Unsure � Neither Sure or Unsure � Fairly Sure � Absolutely Certain � (c) Anatomy of Civil Societies Research Project 6

Do quote or use without permission Donating and Volunteering Behavior Donating Volunteering Animal Welfare Organisations � Place of Worship � Environmental Groups � Educational Institutions � Intl Medical Relief Organisations � Animal Welfare Organisations � Children Welfare Organisations (Non- Political Parties � Religious Organisations � Environmental Groups � Place of Worship � Religious Organisations � Children´s Health Care Organsisations � Children's Welfare Organisations Health/Medical Institutes � Disabilities & Aged Care Intl Poverty Relief Organisations � Intl Medical Relief Organisations � Human Rights Groups � Children´s Health Care Political Parties � Health/Medical Institutes � Educational Institutions � Human Rights Groups � Voting Rights Groups � Homeless Shelters/Poverty Relief General Philantropy (Not covered General Philanthropy (Not covered Museum and Arts Organisations � Museums and Arts Organisations � Disabilities and Age Care Organisations � Civil Rights Organisations � Voting Rights Groups � Family Planning Groups � Civil Rights Groups � Intl Poverty Relief Organisations � Family Planning Groups � Homeless Shelters/Povery Relief 0% � 2% � 4% � 6% � 8% � 10% � 0% � 2% � 4% � 6% � Some International Comparisons (c) Anatomy of Civil Societies Research Project 7

Do quote or use without permission Donating Activity Average Annual Donation Given Donating to that Cause Animal Welfare Organisations � Animal Welfare Organisations � Religious Organisations � Environmental Groups � Place of Worship � Religious Organisations � Children's Welfare Organisations (Non- Children's Welfare Organisations Environmental Groups � Place of Worship � Educational Institutions � Intl Medical Relief Organisations � Intl Medical Relief Organisations � Educational Institutions � Human Rights Groups � Health/Medical Institutes � Health/Medical Institutes � Children's Health Care Organisations � Political Parties � Human Rights Groups � Children's Health Care Organisations � Political Parties � Intl Poverty Relief Organisations � General Philanthropy (Not covered Museums and Arts Organisations � Civil Rights Organisations � Civil Rights Organisations � Museums and Arts Organisations � General Philanthropy (Not covered Intl Poverty Relief Organisations � Homeless Shelters/Povery Relief Homeless Shelters/Povery Relief Disabilities & Aged Care Organisations � Voting Rights Groups � Voting Rights Groups � Family Planning Groups � Family Planning Groups � Disabilities & Aged Care Organisations � 0.00 €� 4.00 €� 8.00 €� 12.00 €� 16.00 €� 0.00 €� 20.00 €� 40.00 €� 60.00 €� Donating and Religiosity Donations to Religious Donating and Volunteering and Organizations Religiosity 35% � 45% � 30% � 40% � 25% � 35% � 20% � 30% � 15% � 25% � 10% � 20% � Donate � Volunteer � 5% � 15% � 0% � 10% � Do Not Believe � Fairly Unsure � Neither Sure or Fairly Sure � Absolutely Do Not Believe � Fairly Unsure � Neither Sure or Fairly Sure � Absolutely Unsure � Certain � Unsure � Certain � (c) Anatomy of Civil Societies Research Project 8

Do quote or use without permission Looking at Issue Categories Social Preference Profiles (Categories) General Categories Selected Sub-Issues Food and health Water and sanitation, GM foods, obesity, abortion Local crime and public safety Safety, child pornography, violent crime, corruption Rights to basic services Healthcare, food, education, benefits of last resort Civil and personal liberties Rights: legal, to vote, marital, free speech etc. Equality of opportunities Discrimination based on age, gender etc. Individual economic well-being Inflation, taxation, interest rates, cost of living Worker/employment rights Work safety, unions, retirement, child labour Environmental sustainability Pollution, climate change, biodiversity loss Societal economic well-being Poverty, employment, energy prices, growth, deficit Global security Terrorism, nuclear weapons, criminal syndicates Societal social well-being Quality of schooling, public transport, immigration Global economic well-being Resources management, trade, global finance issues Animal welfare Treatment of individual animals and species' survival Global social well-being Peace, diseases, poverty Minority rights Rights including cultural preservation and expression Commercial rights Commerce and ownership such as IP rights (c) Anatomy of Civil Societies Research Project 9