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Overall response rate
 

5,269
 

total responses
 

62%
 

response rate
 

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Most Improved Areas vs. 2015

2015

 

2017

51% UK has established a climate where people can challenge our traditional ways of doing things 59%
74% UK leadership recognizes and respects the value of human differences 81%
35% From what I hear, our pay is as good as or better than the pay in similar institutions 41%
65% We have an institutional culture that promotes collaboration 71%
62% Overall, the physical working conditions at my location are satisfactory (e.g. ventilation, temperature, space to work) 67%
Improvement in targeted areas from 2015 survey

2015

 

2017

35% From what I hear, our pay is as good as or better than the pay in similar institutions 41%
40% I think action will be taken based on the problems identified in the survey 45%
42% I think the university is doing a good job of retaining its most talented faculty and staff 45%
41% In my opinion, the most competent people get promoted 43%
44% In my opinion, decisions at UK are made in a timely manner 44%
Faculty response rate
1,176 
total responses
56%
response rate
Staff response rate
4,093
total responses
64% 
response rate


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Please note: Units with fewer than 10 employees will not appear on the spreadsheet because our threshold for an area to receive a report is 10 employees.

2017 UK @ Work scores (percent who answered favorably)

Survey results by category
Category Total favorable scores 2015 UK scores Universities norm*
Sustainable engagement 82% 81% 80%
University culture 68% 64% n/a
Leadership 60% 58% 60%
Communication 62% 63% 63%
Diversity and inclusion 72% 68% 71%
Operating effectively 57% 58% 55%
Empowerment 68% 67% 66%
Supervision 78% 77% 75%
Working relationships 70% 68% 75%
Performance evaluation 75% 73% 68%
Career development 60% 59% 58%
Stress, balance and workload 65% 64% 63%
Pay and benefits 63% 59% 54%

*Other universities surveyed by Willis Towers Watson