This Research Program examines the drivers that make an organisation a "truly great place to work", and the barriers that stop it from becoming one.

Research Overview

Participating Organisations: 499
Participant Respondents: 153,228
Start Date: 1st March 1996

Significant Research Program Measure(s)

Measure:
Respondents:
Agree:
Middle:
Disagree:
Employee Belief that the Organisation is a "Truly Great Place to Work"
153,403
48%
0%
52%

Key Statistics

  • 48% of respondents (n=152,587) believe that their organisation is a "truly great place to work", but this drops to 41% in Government organisations..

  • People factors (The people, Friendliness, Working as a team, Committed staff) dominate the factors that make it "truly great" in 95% of participating organisations.  To date, monetary factors have only occurred once as the top factor.

  • Upper Management issues are the most common barriers to 60% of participating organisations becoming "truly great places to work".  Monetary factors only account for 3% of cases.