2017 Survey results
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Overall response rate
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5,269
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62%
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| Most Improved Areas vs. 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
2015 |
2017 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
Download this spreadsheet to see response rates for all colleges and divisions.
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