| Employee Communication Preferences Survey |
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| Spring 2007 |
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| Effectiveness
of Various Communication Methods in Helping to Understand University
Initiatives |
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Effectiveness |
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Very
ineffective (1) |
Somewhat
ineffective (2) |
Somewhat
effective (3) |
Very
effective (4) |
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| Communication Method |
Employee Type |
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% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
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| Electronic newsletters |
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Classified Staff |
4 |
2.6% |
23 |
14.9% |
56 |
36.4% |
71 |
46.1% |
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Part-time Faculty |
1 |
3.4% |
3 |
10.3% |
10 |
34.5% |
15 |
51.7% |
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Full-time Faculty |
12 |
3.2% |
41 |
11.0% |
164 |
43.9% |
157 |
42.0% |
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Administrators |
3 |
10.7% |
3 |
10.7% |
14 |
50.0% |
8 |
28.6% |
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All Respondents |
21 |
3.6% |
70 |
11.9% |
245 |
41.7% |
252 |
42.9% |
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| E-mail list-servs |
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Classified Staff |
5 |
3.5% |
22 |
15.4% |
52 |
36.4% |
64 |
44.8% |
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Part-time Faculty |
3 |
11.1% |
3 |
11.1% |
14 |
51.9% |
7 |
25.9% |
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Full-time Faculty |
25 |
6.7% |
64 |
17.1% |
147 |
39.3% |
138 |
36.9% |
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Administrators |
3 |
10.0% |
3 |
10.0% |
12 |
40.0% |
12 |
40.0% |
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All Respondents |
37 |
6.4% |
92 |
15.9% |
227 |
39.3% |
221 |
38.3% |
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| Paper
memos |
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Classified Staff |
42 |
28.8% |
44 |
30.1% |
48 |
32.9% |
12 |
8.2% |
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Part-time Faculty |
5 |
17.2% |
8 |
27.6% |
13 |
44.8% |
3 |
10.3% |
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Full-time Faculty |
90 |
24.8% |
105 |
28.9% |
122 |
33.6% |
46 |
12.7% |
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Administrators |
6 |
20.0% |
8 |
26.7% |
12 |
40.0% |
4 |
13.3% |
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All Respondents |
143 |
25.0% |
166 |
29.1% |
197 |
34.5% |
65 |
11.4% |
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| Paper
flyers |
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Classified Staff |
48 |
33.1% |
48 |
33.1% |
39 |
26.9% |
10 |
6.9% |
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Part-time Faculty |
6 |
19.4% |
8 |
25.8% |
15 |
48.4% |
2 |
6.5% |
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Full-time Faculty |
109 |
29.5% |
131 |
35.5% |
99 |
26.8% |
30 |
8.1% |
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Administrators |
5 |
17.2% |
12 |
41.4% |
11 |
37.9% |
1 |
3.4% |
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All Respondents |
168 |
29.1% |
200 |
34.7% |
166 |
28.8% |
43 |
7.5% |
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| PSU
Web-site |
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Classified Staff |
11 |
7.1% |
38 |
24.4% |
65 |
41.7% |
42 |
26.9% |
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Part-time Faculty |
2 |
5.9% |
8 |
23.5% |
11 |
32.4% |
13 |
38.2% |
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Full-time Faculty |
43 |
11.1% |
106 |
27.3% |
153 |
39.4% |
86 |
22.2% |
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Administrators |
3 |
10.3% |
7 |
24.1% |
15 |
51.7% |
4 |
13.8% |
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All Respondents |
59 |
9.7% |
161 |
26.4% |
245 |
40.2% |
145 |
23.8% |
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| Broadcast announcements |
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| via
voice-mail |
Classified Staff |
35 |
23.8% |
23 |
15.6% |
40 |
27.2% |
49 |
33.3% |
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Part-time Faculty |
10 |
43.5% |
4 |
17.4% |
5 |
21.7% |
4 |
17.4% |
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Full-time Faculty |
70 |
18.9% |
59 |
15.9% |
106 |
28.6% |
136 |
36.7% |
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Administrators |
5 |
17.9% |
2 |
7.1% |
7 |
25.0% |
14 |
50.0% |
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All Respondents |
120 |
21.0% |
89 |
15.6% |
159 |
27.8% |
203 |
35.6% |
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| Broadcast announcements |
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| via
e-mail |
Classified Staff |
3 |
1.9% |
23 |
14.8% |
61 |
39.4% |
68 |
43.9% |
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Part-time Faculty |
0 |
0.0% |
3 |
9.7% |
16 |
51.6% |
12 |
38.7% |
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Full-time Faculty |
13 |
3.4% |
40 |
10.3% |
165 |
42.6% |
169 |
43.7% |
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Administrators |
2 |
6.7% |
3 |
10.0% |
10 |
33.3% |
15 |
50.0% |
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All Respondents |
19 |
3.1% |
69 |
11.4% |
253 |
41.8% |
264 |
43.6% |
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| Informal conversations with |
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| colleagues or co-workers |
Classified Staff |
24 |
16.1% |
38 |
25.5% |
53 |
35.6% |
34 |
22.8% |
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Part-time Faculty |
5 |
17.2% |
7 |
24.1% |
9 |
31.0% |
8 |
27.6% |
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Full-time Faculty |
49 |
12.7% |
83 |
21.4% |
149 |
38.5% |
106 |
27.4% |
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Administrators |
3 |
10.3% |
8 |
27.6% |
11 |
37.9% |
7 |
24.1% |
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All Respondents |
81 |
13.6% |
136 |
22.8% |
224 |
37.5% |
156 |
26.1% |
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| Department or staff meetings |
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Classified Staff |
17 |
11.6% |
30 |
20.5% |
57 |
39.0% |
42 |
28.8% |
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Part-time Faculty |
3 |
14.3% |
3 |
14.3% |
9 |
42.9% |
6 |
28.6% |
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Full-time Faculty |
27 |
7.0% |
67 |
17.5% |
146 |
38.1% |
143 |
37.3% |
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Administrators |
1 |
3.3% |
2 |
6.7% |
17 |
56.7% |
10 |
33.3% |
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All Respondents |
48 |
8.2% |
103 |
17.7% |
229 |
39.3% |
203 |
34.8% |
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| Informal conversation with your |
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| supervisor or department chair |
Classified Staff |
21 |
14.1% |
30 |
20.1% |
56 |
37.6% |
42 |
28.2% |
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Part-time Faculty |
7 |
25.9% |
3 |
11.1% |
12 |
44.4% |
5 |
18.5% |
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Full-time Faculty |
43 |
11.3% |
70 |
18.5% |
139 |
36.7% |
127 |
33.5% |
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Administrators |
2 |
6.9% |
6 |
20.7% |
15 |
51.7% |
6 |
20.7% |
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All Respondents |
74 |
12.6% |
109 |
18.6% |
223 |
38.0% |
181 |
30.8% |
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| Administrative briefings |
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Classified Staff |
15 |
12.8% |
31 |
26.5% |
48 |
41.0% |
23 |
19.7% |
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Part-time Faculty |
4 |
25.0% |
4 |
25.0% |
6 |
37.5% |
2 |
12.5% |
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Full-time Faculty |
35 |
12.2% |
80 |
27.9% |
105 |
36.6% |
67 |
23.3% |
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Administrators |
6 |
20.0% |
2 |
6.7% |
13 |
43.3% |
9 |
30.0% |
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All Respondents |
60 |
13.3% |
118 |
26.2% |
172 |
38.1% |
101 |
22.4% |
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| Brown bag lunches or
discussion |
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| roundtables |
Classified Staff |
20 |
19.0% |
39 |
37.1% |
29 |
27.6% |
17 |
16.2% |
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Part-time Faculty |
4 |
23.5% |
3 |
17.6% |
6 |
35.3% |
4 |
23.5% |
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Full-time Faculty |
51 |
16.5% |
106 |
34.2% |
105 |
33.9% |
48 |
15.5% |
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Administrators |
4 |
16.0% |
8 |
32.0% |
13 |
52.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
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All Respondents |
80 |
17.5% |
156 |
34.1% |
153 |
33.4% |
69 |
15.1% |
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| Campus-wide events such as the |
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| symposium or convocation |
Classified Staff |
18 |
15.8% |
36 |
31.6% |
47 |
41.2% |
13 |
11.4% |
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Part-time Faculty |
1 |
4.5% |
6 |
27.3% |
10 |
45.5% |
5 |
22.7% |
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Full-time Faculty |
48 |
13.1% |
108 |
29.4% |
137 |
37.3% |
74 |
20.2% |
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Administrators |
2 |
7.4% |
6 |
22.2% |
16 |
59.3% |
3 |
11.1% |
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All Respondents |
69 |
13.0% |
158 |
29.7% |
210 |
39.5% |
95 |
17.9% |
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