The survey discovered that simply 9% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that the Scottish Government understood Scotland’s enterprise panorama, in contrast with 64% who disagreed or strongly disagreed.
It discovered that 8% agreed ministers and officers have interaction successfully with the enterprise group, whereas 67% disagreed.
Some 80% of respondents within the hospitality sector disagreed with each statements.
For each questions, bigger firms had been extra more likely to disagree with the statements.
Mairi Spowage, director of the Fraser of Allander Institute, stated: “These results are obviously pretty disappointing for the government, with the vast majority of businesses not feeling that the government understands business or that they engage effectively.