| Employee Communication Preferences Survey |
| Spring 2007 |
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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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% |
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% |
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% |
| Electronic newsletters |
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Classified Staff |
12 |
8.5% |
24 |
16.9% |
48 |
33.8% |
58 |
40.8% |
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Part-time Faculty |
1 |
3.4% |
7 |
24.1% |
9 |
31.0% |
12 |
41.4% |
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Full-time Faculty |
22 |
6.4% |
47 |
13.6% |
145 |
42.0% |
131 |
38.0% |
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Administrators |
1 |
3.7% |
7 |
25.9% |
12 |
44.4% |
7 |
25.9% |
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All Respondents |
36 |
6.6% |
86 |
15.8% |
215 |
39.4% |
208 |
38.2% |
| E-mail list-servs |
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Classified Staff |
12 |
8.5% |
18 |
12.8% |
48 |
34.0% |
63 |
44.7% |
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Part-time Faculty |
2 |
7.4% |
4 |
14.8% |
14 |
51.9% |
7 |
25.9% |
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Full-time Faculty |
26 |
7.4% |
66 |
18.8% |
128 |
36.4% |
132 |
37.5% |
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Administrators |
2 |
6.9% |
5 |
17.2% |
9 |
31.0% |
13 |
44.8% |
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All Respondents |
42 |
7.6% |
94 |
17.1% |
200 |
36.3% |
215 |
39.0% |
| Paper
memos |
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Classified Staff |
38 |
26.8% |
41 |
28.9% |
42 |
29.6% |
21 |
14.8% |
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Part-time Faculty |
6 |
20.7% |
4 |
13.8% |
13 |
44.8% |
6 |
20.7% |
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Full-time Faculty |
89 |
24.9% |
82 |
23.0% |
128 |
35.9% |
58 |
16.2% |
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Administrators |
2 |
7.1% |
10 |
35.7% |
10 |
35.7% |
6 |
21.4% |
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All Respondents |
135 |
24.2% |
138 |
24.7% |
193 |
34.6% |
92 |
16.5% |
| Paper
flyers |
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Classified Staff |
49 |
35.3% |
40 |
28.8% |
38 |
27.3% |
12 |
8.6% |
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Part-time Faculty |
10 |
35.7% |
10 |
35.7% |
5 |
17.9% |
3 |
10.7% |
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Full-time Faculty |
116 |
33.0% |
106 |
30.1% |
98 |
27.8% |
32 |
9.1% |
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Administrators |
3 |
11.1% |
12 |
44.4% |
11 |
40.7% |
1 |
3.7% |
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All Respondents |
178 |
32.5% |
170 |
31.0% |
152 |
27.7% |
48 |
8.8% |
| PSU
Web-site |
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Classified Staff |
14 |
9.2% |
44 |
28.9% |
48 |
31.6% |
46 |
30.3% |
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Part-time Faculty |
1 |
3.3% |
8 |
26.7% |
14 |
46.7% |
7 |
23.3% |
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Full-time Faculty |
59 |
15.6% |
103 |
27.3% |
138 |
36.6% |
77 |
20.4% |
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Administrators |
4 |
14.3% |
7 |
25.0% |
10 |
35.7% |
7 |
25.0% |
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All Respondents |
80 |
13.6% |
162 |
27.5% |
211 |
35.8% |
137 |
23.2% |
| Broadcast announcements via
voice-mail |
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Classified Staff |
36 |
29.0% |
22 |
17.7% |
30 |
24.2% |
36 |
29.0% |
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Part-time Faculty |
12 |
52.2% |
6 |
26.1% |
4 |
17.4% |
1 |
4.3% |
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Full-time Faculty |
98 |
30.6% |
59 |
18.4% |
84 |
26.3% |
79 |
24.7% |
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Administrators |
4 |
16.0% |
2 |
8.0% |
13 |
52.0% |
6 |
24.0% |
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All Respondents |
150 |
30.4% |
90 |
18.2% |
132 |
26.7% |
122 |
24.7% |
| Broadcast announcements via
e-mail |
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Classified Staff |
8 |
5.6% |
19 |
13.2% |
49 |
34.0% |
68 |
47.2% |
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Part-time Faculty |
4 |
16.0% |
4 |
16.0% |
9 |
36.0% |
8 |
32.0% |
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Full-time Faculty |
28 |
8.0% |
42 |
12.0% |
143 |
40.7% |
138 |
39.3% |
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Administrators |
3 |
10.7% |
1 |
3.6% |
13 |
46.4% |
11 |
39.3% |
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All Respondents |
43 |
7.8% |
66 |
12.0% |
215 |
39.1% |
226 |
41.1% |
| Informal conversations
with colleagues or |
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| co-workers |
Classified Staff |
31 |
20.8% |
33 |
22.1% |
60 |
40.3% |
25 |
16.8% |
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Part-time Faculty |
6 |
23.1% |
4 |
15.4% |
12 |
46.2% |
4 |
15.4% |
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Full-time Faculty |
64 |
17.4% |
90 |
24.5% |
147 |
40.1% |
66 |
18.0% |
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Administrators |
4 |
14.3% |
11 |
39.3% |
11 |
39.3% |
2 |
7.1% |
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All Respondents |
105 |
18.4% |
138 |
24.1% |
232 |
40.6% |
97 |
17.0% |
| Department or staff meetings |
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Classified Staff |
18 |
12.8% |
33 |
23.4% |
59 |
41.8% |
31 |
22.0% |
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Part-time Faculty |
5 |
29.4% |
3 |
17.6% |
4 |
23.5% |
5 |
29.4% |
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Full-time Faculty |
44 |
12.6% |
77 |
22.1% |
137 |
39.3% |
91 |
26.1% |
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Administrators |
2 |
7.1% |
7 |
25.0% |
14 |
50.0% |
5 |
17.9% |
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All Respondents |
69 |
12.8% |
120 |
22.3% |
215 |
40.0% |
133 |
24.8% |
| Informal
conversation with your supervisor |
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department chair |
Classified Staff |
23 |
16.7% |
35 |
25.4% |
50 |
36.2% |
30 |
21.7% |
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Part-time Faculty |
8 |
30.8% |
3 |
11.5% |
10 |
38.5% |
5 |
19.2% |
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Full-time Faculty |
55 |
15.5% |
83 |
23.4% |
135 |
38.1% |
81 |
22.9% |
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Administrators |
3 |
10.7% |
10 |
35.7% |
11 |
39.3% |
4 |
14.3% |
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All Respondents |
89 |
16.2% |
131 |
23.9% |
207 |
37.8% |
121 |
22.1% |
| Administrative briefings |
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Classified Staff |
18 |
16.4% |
29 |
26.4% |
43 |
39.1% |
20 |
18.2% |
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Part-time Faculty |
3 |
25.0% |
2 |
16.7% |
6 |
50.0% |
1 |
8.3% |
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Full-time Faculty |
40 |
14.5% |
70 |
25.4% |
94 |
34.1% |
72 |
26.1% |
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Administrators |
6 |
21.4% |
2 |
7.1% |
13 |
46.4% |
7 |
25.0% |
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All Respondents |
67 |
15.7% |
103 |
24.1% |
157 |
36.8% |
100 |
23.4% |
| Brown bag lunches or
discussion |
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| roundtables |
Classified Staff |
27 |
27.0% |
26 |
26.0% |
26 |
26.0% |
21 |
21.0% |
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Part-time Faculty |
3 |
21.4% |
3 |
21.4% |
6 |
42.9% |
2 |
14.3% |
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Full-time Faculty |
71 |
24.1% |
88 |
29.9% |
99 |
33.7% |
36 |
12.2% |
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Administrators |
8 |
34.8% |
8 |
34.8% |
7 |
30.4% |
0 |
0.0% |
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All Respondents |
109 |
25.2% |
126 |
29.2% |
138 |
31.9% |
59 |
13.7% |
| Campus-wide events such as the |
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| symposium or convocation |
Classified Staff |
28 |
27.2% |
26 |
25.2% |
34 |
33.0% |
15 |
14.6% |
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Part-time Faculty |
4 |
25.0% |
3 |
18.8% |
7 |
43.8% |
2 |
12.5% |
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Full-time Faculty |
86 |
27.7% |
100 |
32.3% |
85 |
27.4% |
39 |
12.6% |
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Administrators |
6 |
24.0% |
5 |
20.0% |
9 |
36.0% |
5 |
20.0% |
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All Respondents |
125 |
27.5% |
134 |
29.5% |
135 |
29.7% |
61 |
13.4% |
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