| Employee Communication Preferences Survey |
| Spring 2007 |
| Full-time
Unclassified Employees |
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| Effectiveness
of Various Communication Methods in Helping to Understand Employment or
Personnel Information |
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Effectiveness |
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Very
ineffective (1) |
Somewhat
ineffective (2) |
Somewhat
effective (3) |
Very
effective (4) |
| Communication Method |
Employee Type |
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% |
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% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
| Electronic newsletters |
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Teaching / Research |
13 |
7.3% |
26 |
14.5% |
85 |
47.5% |
55 |
30.7% |
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Non-Teaching |
9 |
5.4% |
21 |
12.7% |
60 |
36.1% |
76 |
45.8% |
| E-mail
list-servs |
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Teaching / Research |
16 |
8.9% |
40 |
22.3% |
69 |
38.5% |
54 |
30.2% |
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Non-Teaching |
10 |
5.8% |
26 |
15.0% |
59 |
34.1% |
78 |
45.1% |
| Paper
memos |
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Teaching / Research |
45 |
23.9% |
33 |
17.6% |
78 |
41.5% |
32 |
17.0% |
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Non-Teaching |
44 |
26.0% |
49 |
29.0% |
50 |
29.6% |
26 |
15.4% |
| Paper
flyers |
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Teaching / Research |
60 |
32.6% |
46 |
25.0% |
62 |
33.7% |
16 |
8.7% |
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Non-Teaching |
56 |
33.3% |
60 |
35.7% |
36 |
21.4% |
16 |
9.5% |
| PSU
Web-site |
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Teaching / Research |
28 |
15.0% |
58 |
31.0% |
71 |
38.0% |
30 |
16.0% |
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Non-Teaching |
31 |
16.3% |
45 |
23.7% |
67 |
35.3% |
47 |
24.7% |
| Broadcast announcements |
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| via
voice-mail |
Teaching / Research |
59 |
36.0% |
30 |
18.3% |
39 |
23.8% |
36 |
22.0% |
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Non-Teaching |
39 |
25.0% |
29 |
18.6% |
45 |
28.8% |
43 |
27.6% |
| Broadcast announcements |
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| via
e-mail |
Teaching / Research |
18 |
10.2% |
23 |
13.0% |
75 |
42.4% |
61 |
34.5% |
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Non-Teaching |
10 |
5.7% |
19 |
10.9% |
68 |
39.1% |
77 |
44.3% |
| Informal conversations with |
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| colleagues or co-workers |
Teaching / Research |
36 |
19.5% |
47 |
25.4% |
72 |
38.9% |
30 |
16.2% |
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Non-Teaching |
28 |
15.4% |
43 |
23.6% |
75 |
41.2% |
36 |
19.8% |
| Department or staff meetings |
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Teaching / Research |
30 |
16.8% |
44 |
24.6% |
61 |
34.1% |
44 |
24.6% |
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Non-Teaching |
14 |
8.2% |
33 |
19.4% |
76 |
44.7% |
47 |
27.6% |
| Informal conversation with your |
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| supervisor or department chair |
Teaching / Research |
36 |
20.3% |
48 |
27.1% |
60 |
33.9% |
33 |
18.6% |
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Non-Teaching |
19 |
10.7% |
35 |
19.8% |
75 |
42.4% |
48 |
27.1% |
| Administrative briefings |
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Teaching / Research |
27 |
21.1% |
44 |
34.4% |
38 |
29.7% |
19 |
14.8% |
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Non-Teaching |
13 |
8.8% |
26 |
17.6% |
56 |
37.8% |
53 |
35.8% |
| Brown bag lunches or
discussion |
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| roundtables |
Teaching / Research |
46 |
30.3% |
47 |
30.9% |
47 |
30.9% |
12 |
7.9% |
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Non-Teaching |
25 |
17.6% |
41 |
28.9% |
52 |
36.6% |
24 |
16.9% |
| Campus-wide events such as the |
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| symposium or convocation |
Teaching / Research |
53 |
33.5% |
52 |
32.9% |
38 |
24.1% |
15 |
9.5% |
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Non-Teaching |
33 |
21.7% |
48 |
31.6% |
47 |
30.9% |
24 |
15.8% |
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