Article in Slovakian on measurement tips.
Read Offline Research: Still a Good Idea (Offline prieskum: Stále dobry nápad) »
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Article in Slovakian on measurement tips.
Read Offline Research: Still a Good Idea (Offline prieskum: Stále dobry nápad) »
In 1992 and 2004, Angela Sinickas wrote articles refuting the common misperceptionbased on well publicized but highly flawed research designthat supervisors are employees’ preferred source of information on all business topics. A look at her survey database showing results for the last five years shows that supervisors are now a distant third choice behind intranets and publications.
Print has a definite place in the mix of our communication channels. The position it should hold does depend on access issues for your own employee population. But even with universal access, it’s too easy to kid ourselves that we’re communicating just because we’re posting things online. Very few might be seeing it.
Over the last 15 years, more and more employees have obtained online access to internal communication such as email, intranets, webcasts, and Web 2.0 social media. Is this a good thing? Perhaps not entirely, as Angela Sinickas discovered by comparing communication survey results from companies where all employees are online vs. those where numbers of employees do not.
Just because some employees technically have access to online information doesn’t mean that their jobs make it likely, or even possible, for them to read it online.
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Many corporate editors are struggling with the decision of whether to replace a printed publication with an electronic one. But employees are often attached to printed publications, or simply find them easier to access, as revealed by the following Data Analysis of staff surveys and past experience.
How does the availability of electronic information sources affect employees’ preferred information sources? Many of the answers are contrary to conventional wisdom and may have significant implications for your company.