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by Jack W. Wiley, Ph.D., Kenexa High Performance Institute
Despite widespread use, HR practitioners continue to face challenges related to the survey feedback and action planning process. These concerns prompted the Kenexa® High Performance Institute (KHPI) to survey a large group of survey practitioners to try to identify the cause of the challenges, and to begin providing some answers to address those challenges.
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A Company’s Reputation and Performance Influence Opinions of Senior Management
Research conducted by the Kenexa High Performance Institute (KHPI) evaluated workers’ views of their companies’ reputation and performance. The report is based on the analysis of data drawn from a representative sample of workers thr...
An Overview of Employee Confidence
By Anne E. Herman, Ph.D., Kenexa and Jeffrey M. Saltzman, M.A.
Employee Confidence is an action-focused, performance oriented construct that can be used to forecast and enhance the success of the organization by measuring key components of the workplace environment and individual employees within that environmen...
Assessing Corporate Responsibility: Is it Good For Business?
By Brenda Kowske, Ph.D., Kenexa High Performance Institute, Anne Herman, Ph.D., Kenexa and Susan D’Mello, Kenexa High Performance Institute
Corporate responsibility (CR) has again become a popular phrase in the wake of recent business scandals, the international mortgage and housing crisis, and the global recession. Indeed, running a business exclusively focused on bottom-line profits ha...
Assessing the Ethical Culture
Doug J. Jondle and Robert C. Shoemake, Center for Ethical Business, and Brenda Kowske, Ph.D.
What makes an organization ethical? Can you measure ethics and, if so, what criteria should you use for assessment? In this white paper, we present a solution for conceptualizing and measuring ethics—a tool we believe will enable organizational...
Attitude? What Attitude? The Evidence Behind the Work Attitudes of Millennials
By Brenda Kowske, Ph.D., Kenexa High Performance Institute, and Rena Rasch, Kenexa High Performance Institute
Are the millennials responsible, dedicated and loyal enough to help your business thrive? As they move up through the ranks, will they be prepared to manage and lead as your business grows? If you listen to the media and a long line of authors, exp...
Barriers to Effective Survey Follow-Up: Execution, Importance, Resources
Jack W. Wiley, Ph.D., Kenexa High Performance Institute
Most large companies today conduct regular employee surveys and use them as a key talent management measurement tool (Kraut, 2006, cited by Wiley, 2010). These survey programs typically are aimed at supporting the overall business strategy and, in pa...
Being Green is Still in Fashion: Global Businesses Continue to Practice Eco-Friendly Behavior in Economically Challenging Times
The Kenexa High Performance Institute (KHPI) examined how workers feel about their organization’s green and sustainable business practices. The Kenexa Green Business Study database includes survey results from workers in Canada, France, Germany...
Being Socially Responsible has a Positive Impact on Employees as Well as Their Local Communities and the Environment
Research conducted by the Kenexa Research Institute evaluated workers’ perceptions of their organizations with regard to corporate social responsibility.
Participating in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities provides more benefits ...
Bringing Home the Bacon, Not To Mention the Eggs: Women and Work Stress
Brenda Kowske, Ph.D., Kenexa High Performance Institute
It’s time to update our picture of household economics. In 2000, U.S. Census data estimated that 70.1 percent of women between the ages 25 and 54 were working; that’s only 10 percent fewer than men. Not only do women in the U.S. serve egg...
Communication Strategies to Ensure Your Employee Survey is a Success
By Anne E. Herman, Ph.D., Kenexa Research Institute, Nancy DeLay, Ph.D. and Ritu Mohanka, Kenexa
Once the decision has been made to conduct an employee survey, it is important for the organization to begin building momentum. A well-done employee survey will rely on participation from the members of the organization on its design, administration,...