Workers Retain Trust in Their Corporate Leaders, CareerBuilder Survey Reveals
Corporate Leaders Also Receive High Ratings from Workers for Being Hardworking and Keeping Staff Members Informed
CHICAGO, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- While the discovery of corporate scandals
permeates the news, workers' trust in corporate leaders continues to be
strong. In its efforts to track worker opinions and attitudes, a new
CareerBuilder survey, "Life at Work," reveals that the percentage of workers
who rated their corporate leaders as trustworthy remains constant at 52
percent, compared to a survey completed last August. Also remaining unchanged
is the 51 percent of workers who felt that their corporate leaders kept staff
members informed regarding overall company objectives and future plans. This
new CareerBuilder survey of more than 1,400 full-time workers was completed in
July.
"With all the fear, uncertainty and doubt that exists in today's business
climate, it is reassuring to note that workers still trust their corporate
leaders," said Dawn Haden, a senior career advisor at CareerBuilder, the
industry's most complete online recruitment source for efficiently finding
better candidates and jobs. "Trust is earned and not granted by a position or
title and obviously, corporate leaders today have earned the trust of workers.
As organizations navigate the changing business environment, it is the trust
in these corporate leaders that helps motivate workers to meet the goals and
objectives of their respective organization."
Trust in Corporate Leaders
Fifty-seven percent of supervisors, managers, directors and vice
presidents reported that they find their corporate leaders trustworthy
compared to 50 percent of staff members. A higher percentage of men (54
percent) trusted corporate leaders compared to women (52 percent). Of those
who rated their corporate leaders as trustworthy, 28 percent indicated that
they had worked for the same company from one to less than three years.
In the Know
Workers who are well-informed about an organization's objectives and
future plans feel that they are part of the team. Three-fourths of those who
rated their leaders as trustworthy also felt that their leaders kept staff
members informed. Fifty-three percent of men felt informed about corporate
objectives and future plans as compared to 50 percent of women.
Working Hard
Overwhelmingly, eight-in-ten workers rated corporate leaders as somewhat
to extremely hardworking and 46 percent of these workers rated corporate
leaders as very or extremely hardworking. Fifty percent of supervisors,
managers, directors and vice presidents felt that corporate leaders were
hardworking compared to 45 percent of staff members.
The Survey
The new CareerBuilder survey, "Life at Work," was conducted from July 11
to July 18, 2002 of more than 1,400 respondents. To collect data for the
survey, CareerBuilder commissioned SurveySite to use an e-mail methodology
whereby individuals who are members of SurveySite Web Panel were randomly
selected and approached by e-mail invitation to participate in the online
survey. The results of this survey are accurate within +/- 2.5 percent.
In August 2001, CareerBuilder conducted
The Survey, "Workers in the New
Economy of Choice: A Career Portrait," of more than 1,200 full-time workers.
About CareerBuilder
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dollars and optimizing job searches with superior products, customer service
and technology. With a unique combination of national, local and niche
audiences, CareerBuilder makes it easy for recruiters to reach the most
qualified candidates with industry-leading market research data and support.
Job seekers can search for the right job from more than 400,000 continuously
updated postings, representing more than 25,000 of the top employers in
virtually every industry, field and location. In partnership with Tribune
Company (NYSE: TRB) and Knight-Ridder Inc. (NYSE: KRI), CareerBuilder includes
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