Questionnaire on well-being at work 2011 University of Helsinki

Questionnaire on well-being at workBackground - Gender:

Female Male0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

67%

33%

Al l (Mean: 1.33, Deviation: 1.105) (Responses: 3880)

Questionnaire on well-being at workBackground - Age:

-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

15%

29%24% 23%

9%

Al l (Mean: 2.837, Deviation: 1.564) (Responses: 3957)

Questionnaire on well-being at workBackground - Employment:

Fixed-term

Unti l further notice

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

41%

59%

Al l (Mean: 1.588, Deviation: 1.115) (Responses: 3947)

Questionnaire on well-being at workBackground - Duration of employment at the university:

less than 2 years

2-5 years

6-9 years

10-13 years

more than 14 years

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

19%

26%

14%

12%

29%

Al l (Mean: 3.071, Deviation: 1.817) (Responses: 3961)

Questionnaire on well-being at workBackground - Position:

Teaching or research staff

Other

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

48%

52%

Al l (Mean: 1.524, Deviation: 1.118) (Responses: 3992)

Questionnaire on well-being at workBackground - Do you work in a supervisory position?

Yes No0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

19%

82%

Al l (Mean: 1.815, Deviation: 1.073) (Responses: 3863)

Questionnaire on well-being at workBackground - Faculty

Faculty of Theology

Faculty of Law

Faculty of Medic ine

Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Sc ience

Faculty of Pharmacy

Faculty of Biological and Env ironmental Sc iences

Faculty of Behav ioural Sc iences

Faculty of Soc ial Sc iences

Swedish School of Soc ial Sc ience

Faculty of Agr iculture and Fores try

Faculty of Veter inary Medic ine

Independent ins titutes

Central adminis tration

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

2%

2%

10%

6%

11%

2%

6%

8%

5%

1%

6%

5%

27%

9%

All (Mean: 8.899, Dev iation: 4.219) (Responses : 4032)

Questionnaire on well-being at workBackground - Faculty of Medicine

Facul ty of Medicine

Insti tute of Biomedicine

Insti tute of Dentistry

Hjel t Insti tute

Insti tute of Cl inical Medicine

Haartman Insti tute

Uni t of Research programmes

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

18%

18%

8%

14%

13%

14%

15%

Al l (Mean: 3.86, Deviation: 2.334) (Responses: 421)

Questionnaire on well-being at workBackground - Faculty of Arts

Facul ty of Arts

Department of Phi losophy, History, Cul ture and Art Studies

Department of World Cul tures

Department of Modern Languages

Department of Finnish, Finno-Ugrian and Scandinavian Studies

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

22%

24%

11%

24%

20%

Al l (Mean: 2.959, Deviation: 1.771) (Responses: 246)

Questionnaire on well-being at workBackground - Faculty of Science

Facul ty of Science

Department of Physics

Department of Geosciences and Geography

Department of Chemistry

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Department of Computer Science

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

10%

31%

14%

25%

6%

14%

Al l (Mean: 3.302, Deviation: 1.843) (Responses: 437)

Questionnaire on well-being at workBackground - Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences

Facul ty of Biological and Envi ronmental Sciences

Ki lpisjärvi Biological Station

Lammi Biological Station

Tvärminne Zoological Station

Department of Biosciences

Department of Envi ronmental Sciences

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

17%

4%

5%

5%

48%

22%

Al l (Mean: 4.289, Deviation: 2.004) (Responses: 256)

Questionnaire on well-being at workBackground - Faculty of Behavioural Sciences

Facul ty of Behavioural Sciences

Insti tute of Behavioural Sciences

Department of Teacher Education

Helsinki Teacher Training School

Vi ikki Teacher Training School

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

14%

33%

29%

6%

18%

Al l (Mean: 2.802, Deviation: 1.62) (Responses: 318)

Questionnaire on well-being at workBackground - Faculty of Social Sciences

Facul ty of Social Sciences

Department of Economic and Pol i tical Studies

Department of Social Studies

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

20%

36%

44%

Al l (Mean: 2.232, Deviation: 1.26) (Responses: 181)

Questionnaire on well-being at workBackground - Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry

Facul ty of Agricul ture and Forestry

Department of Food and Envi ronmental Sciences

Department of Agricul tural Sciences

Department of Forest Sciences

Department of Forest Sciences - Station (Hyytiälä or Värriö)

Department of Economics and Management

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

14%

33%

24%

15%

3%

11%

Al l (Mean: 2.925, Deviation: 1.763) (Responses: 255)

Questionnaire on well-being at workBackground - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Facul ty of Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Teaching Hospi tal

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

73%

27%

Al l (Mean: 1.269, Deviation: 1.094) (Responses: 216)

Questionnaire on well-being at workBackground - Independent institutes

In depen den t i n sti tu tes

Ope n Un i ve rs i ty

He l s i nk i Insti tu te o f Phys i cs

He l s i nk i Un i ve rs i ty L i b ra ry

IPR Un i ve rs i ty Cen te r

Lan guage Cen tre

Fi nn i sh Mu seu m o f Na tu ra l H i s to ry

Ru ra l i a Insti tu te

Cen te r fo r In fo rma ti on Techno l ogy

He l s i nk i Co l l eg iu m fo r Advanced Stud i es

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100 %

3%

2%

4%

7%

2%

0%

12%

2%

0%

14%

6%

9%

7%

2%

3%

3%

10%

10%

2%

3%

Al l (Mea n : 11 .2 28 , Devia ti on : 5 .285 ) (Responses: 1096 )

Questionnaire on well-being at workBackground - Central Administration

Central Adminis tration

Human Resources and Legal Affairs

Education

Financ ial Affairs

Research

Communications and Community Relations

Univers ity Museum

Univers ity Management

Planning and Community Relations

Adminis trative Serv ices

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

12%

20%

22%

20%

5%

8%

2%

1%

3%

8%

All (Mean: 3.905, Dev iation: 2.698) (Responses : 348)

Your job

1 . My j ob descr i p ti on i s c l e a r and I unde rstand my go a l s

2 . My j ob i s su i tab l y cha l l eng ing

3 . I have e noug h ti me to ca rry ou t my du ti es du r i ng wo rk i ng hou rs

4 . I am ab l e to concen tra te on my j ob w i th ou t undu e d i s tu rban ce s

5 . I have e noug h i n fl u ence o ve r my o wn j ob and du ti es

6 . Cha nges a t wo rk do n o t l essen my ab i l i ty to cope a t wo rk

7 . I have the app rop r i a te too l s

8 . The d i n i ng and o the r soc ia l a rea s a re a dequa te

9 . The ra ti o b e twee n teach in g an d resea rch wo rk i s sa ti s facto ry

1 1 .5 2 2 .5 3 3 .5 4 4 .5 5

4 .158

4 .028

3 .185

3 .148

3 .606

3 .222

3 .824

3 .675

3 .438

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Managing

10 . Th e un i ve rs i ty 's s tra tegy i s c l ea r a nd comprehe nsib l e

11 . Th e un i ve rs i ty a cts open l y wh en making and p repa r i ng dec i s i o ns

12 . Emp loyees a re ab le to i n fl uence the un i ve rs i ty 's dec i s i o ns

13 . Th e s tra tegy s te e rs the acti v i t i es and p r ima ry ta sks o f ou r un i t

14 . Men and wome n ha ve equ a l oppo r tun i t i es fo r a dva nceme n t i n ou r un i t

15 . Ou r me e ti n g p ra cti ces a re we l l su i ted fo r a ch iev in g the u n i t 's goa l s

1 1 .5 2 2 .5 3 3 .5 4 4 .5 5

3 .066

2 .721

2 .472

3 .07

3 .741

3 .063

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Supervisory work

16 . My supe rv i so r makes su re tha t ou r goa l s and ta sks a re c l ea r

17 . My supe rv i so r reg u la r l y ca rr i es ou t pe r fo rmance eva l ua ti ons w i th me

18 . I ge t en ough co nstructi ve fee dback fro m my supe rv i so r

19 . My supe rv i so r trusts me

20 . I da re to d i sag re e w i th my supe rv i so r

21 . My supe rv i so r i s impa r ti a l and fa i r

22 . My supe rv i so r takes th e d i ffe rences be tween peo p le i n to con si de ra ti on ( fo r i nstance rega rd i ng sk i l l s , exp e r i en ce o r ab i l i t i e s)

23 . I te l l my sup e rv i so r abou t my i deas to de ve lop ou r u n i t o r my wo rk

24 . My supe rv i so r e ncou rages me to make suggesti ons, take responsib i l i ty an d de ve l op my wo rk

1 1 .5 2 2 .5 3 3 .5 4 4 .5 5

3 .271

3 .663

3 .274

4 .076

4 .015

3 .656

3 .637

3 .877

3 .693

Al l

Work community and co-operation

25 . Ou r un i t i s a d yn ami c commun i ty o f expe r ts

26 . Ou r un i t ha s a p os i ti ve a tti tude towa rd s deve l opmen t

27 . Th e commu n ica ti ons p ra cti ces i n ou r un i t p ro mo te e ffi c i en t commun i ca ti on

28 . No neg a ti ve comp e ti t i on be tween i n d i v i du a l s takes p l ace i n ou r un i t

29 . Ou r un i t ha s a con structi ve a tt i tud e towa rds h uma n e rro rs

30 . We have deve lo ped e ffe cti ve p rocesses to take u p d i ff i cu l t i ssues fo r d i scu ss io n

31 . We suppo r t and encou ra ge e ach o the r

32 . It i s easy fo r me to ask my co l l eague s fo r h e lp

33 . Ru mou rs a nd g ossi p d o no t i n te r fe re w i th wo rk

34 . I have no t been a ta rge t o f wo rkp l ace bu l l y i ng o r ha rassmen t a t w o rk ove r th e pa st yea r

1 1 .5 2 2 .5 3 3 .5 4 4 .5 5

3 .567

3 .62

3 .112

3 .2

3 .513

2 .635

3 .558

4 .095

3 .53

4 .334

Al l

Competence

35 . Job i n troducti ons a re hand led we l l i n ou r un i t

36 . Expe r i en ce and know l edge (sk i l l s , ne two rks, con tacts , f i nd ing fi n anc ing ) a re sha re d systema ti ca l l y b e fo re peo p le l eave the un i t

37 . My sk i l l s ma tch the d ema nds o f my j ob

38 . I am ab le to e ffi c i en tl y make u se o f my sk i l l s i n my wo rk

39 . I have su ffi c i en t opp o r tun i ti es to deve l op my compe tence

40 . I know wha t sk i l l s w i l l be requ i red o f me du r i ng th e ne xt few yea rs

41 . Know-ho w i s sh a red su ffi c i en tl y be tween expe r ts

1 1 .5 2 2 .5 3 3 .5 4 4 .5 5

2 .996

2 .693

3 .931

3 .947

3 .665

3 .588

3 .26

Al l

Motivation

42 . My con tr i bu ti on i s impo r tan t fo r the success o f my un i t

43 . I have ca re e r ad van ce men t o ppo r tu n i t i es a t the u n i ve rs i ty

44 . I ga i n i ncen ti ve fro m the rewa rds an d pe rson a l re co gn i t i on I ge t from my un i t

45 . I am ab le to w o rk i nd epend en tl y and free l y

46 . My tasks a re i n te resti n g an d cha l l en g ing

47 . My wo rk a l l ows me to be i nven ti ve /crea ti ve

48 . I ge t a su ffi c i en t amoun t o f constru cti ve feedb ack a t wo rk

49 . I ge t suppo r t i n comme rc i a l i z i ng a nd d eve lop ing a b usi ness ba se d on my fi n d ing s ( i f th i s s ta teme n t does no t a pp l y to you , se l ect "n o op in i o n ")

50 . I ge t suppo r t i n f i nd i ng p ro ject f i nanc in g ( i f th i s s ta temen t doe s no t app l y to you , se le ct "no op in i on ")

1 1 .5 2 2 .5 3 3 .5 4 4 .5 5

3 .981

2 .672

2 .66

4 .236

4 .075

4 .091

3 .163

2 .579

3 .199

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Health and life situation

51 . I fe e l I ha ve a good me n ta l wo rk cap aci ty

52 . I fe e l I ha ve a good phys i ca l wo rk capaci ty

53 . Re ti remen t p l ans a re d i scussed o pen l y i n my u n i t

54 . My un i t i s p repa re d to accommod a te peop le w i th redu ce d wo rk cap aci ty ( i n te rms o f wo rk i ng h ou rs o r tasks)

55 . My un i t takes th e ne ce ssa ry measu res i n te rms o f fo l l ow i ng u p on s i ck l ea ve s

56 . Th e occupa ti on a l hea l th -ca re se rv i ces sup po r t the we l l -be in g o f the p e rso nne l

57 . Th e co -ope ra ti o n be twee n HR, supe rv i so rs a nd OH S works smoo th l y

1 1 .5 2 2 .5 3 3 .5 4 4 .5 5

3 .815

3 .99

2 .973

3 .519

3 .06

3 .619

3 .115

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The university's image

58. The qual i ty of research in our uni t

59. The qual i ty of teaching in our uni t

60. Our uni t's success in acqui ring external financing

61. The universi ty's image as an employer

62. The universi ty's attractiveness to students

1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5

4.036

3.982

3.857

3.343

4.068

Al l

Means of the divisions

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1 .5

2

2 .5

3

3 .5

4

4 .5

5

3 .6

3

3 .73 .5

3 .4 3 .4 3 .4

3 .9

3 .5

All