November 2008

2008 Staff Survey Results

STATE OF THE STAFF(2008 Staff Survey Results)

Goizueta Business School’s Community and Diversity Vision

We aspire to create and sustain a community at Goizueta that is the best place to study and work. In support of this, we are committed to be a destination

where all are respected, supported and valued.

Purpose: Gather information and understand the climate of Goizueta’s staff for the Dean’s Office and Senior Administration.

Survey conducted by: Goizueta’s Office of Diversity and Community Initiatives.

Survey method: Anonymous survey on Qualtrics.com.

2008 Survey responses: 56 Respond Rate: 47%

Survey Overview

Demographics

Surveyed staff at Goizueta

Working years

Employment Status

Diversity

Ethnicity Gender

Communication

Ways of communication

Strongly agree and agree

Likelihood of participating community activities

Strongly agree and agree

Importance of community activitiesStrongly agree and agree

Prefer date/time for community activities

Does Staff Council meet your expectation?

Yes, or even beyond

Work Place Climate

Strongly agree and agree

Strongly disagree and disagree

Goizueta Strategy

Do you know and understand Goizueta Strategy?

Do you know how your role contributes to the success of Goizueta Strategy?

Goizueta Voices

When comparing Goizueta with other departments at Emory University:

- Overall, there is a general view that GBS has a stronger community atmosphere:

“Goizueta has more a sense of community, a lot more teaming “

- Other positive comments include:

“Better physical working environment.” “Good communication system, IT service…etc”

“ More flexible, creativity“

- Some of the concerns include:

“Less of a connection to the larger Emory campus”

“More politically driven”

Other activities to foster the community environment (most mentioned)

• Staff Events, more opportunities for staff and faculty mingling together

• More diversity training for managers

• Events involving all departments of Emory

Development Topic (most mentioned)

• Diversity Training

• Leadership Training

The most mentioned topics are:

- Flexible working hours

- Work from home option/Allowing Telecommunication

Work Life Balance?

The most mentioned topics include:

- Parking

- Provide equal career opportunities and fair treatment among all the staff

- Compensation policy

- Insufficient communication across departments

One thing you WOULD change at Goizueta

The most common responses include:

- Community feeling/ People/

- Flexible in the ways of completing jobs

One thing you would NOT change at Goizueta

THANK YOU

Appendix

Strongly disagree and disagree

Likelihood of participating community activities

Importance of community activities

Strongly disagree and disagree