Ganga Sasidharan Dhanesh, Ph.D. & Gaelle Picherit-Duthler, Ph.D., Zayed University
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Dr. Ganga Sasidharan Dhanesh and Dr. Gaelle Picherit-Duthler explored how internal communication practices (such as two-way communication and message content) impact employee engagement during a crisis.
An online survey of 304 participants was collected in 2020 after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates, India, and Pakistan.
Key findings include:
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When employees have to suddenly shift into remote work that could potentially be isolating, it is not enough to provide employees with a sense of control over their time, work, and communication media. New ways of working must also enable social connection.
- Organizations that employ two-way communication are more likely to keep remote employees engaged, allowing them to share their concerns, in the case of a prolonged crisis.
- Content that aims to strengthen trust in the organization by explicating the organization’s values, strategies, and long-term outlook can boost employee engagement.
- The content of internal crisis communication, whether about information, identification, or fact, can motivate and encourage employees to stay engaged at work.
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The Harris Poll examined Americans’ views on cybersecurity and technology development at the outset of 2022.
A survey of 2,037 U.S. adults was conducted from Jan. 7 – 9, 2022.
Key findings include:
- 74% of Millennials follow tech trends like electric vehicles, virtual reality, smart home technology, and health wearables "a lot" or "a little bit."
- Privacy is the biggest constraint to new technology adoption.
- 70% of Boomers and older do not trust tech companies to keep their data information secure and private, compared to 45% of Generation Z, 39% of Millennials, and 60% of Generation X.
- Millennials, Black, and Hispanic Americans are most familiar with Web3/Web 3.0, a new iteration of the World Wide Web that would incorporate decentralization based on blockchains.
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Morning Consult analyzed the trust American citizens have in major governmental institutions.
A survey of 2,201 U.S. adults was conducted on Dec. 30, 2021.
Key findings include:
- Only 28% of Republicans said they have at least "some" trust in the U.S. government, down 20% since January 2021.
- Republicans were most likely to express trust in the military and the police, at 81%, though both figures have dipped over the past year.
- 53% of Republican voters say they are “very” or “extremely” enthusiastic about voting in the midterm elections for Congress, compared with 49% of Democrats.
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Anthony Leiserowitz, Ph.D., Yale University; Edward Maibach, MPH, Ph.D., George Mason University; Seth Rosenthal, Ph.D., Yale University; & John Kotcher, Ph.D., George Mason University
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Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz and colleagues examined Americans' willingness to engage in consumer activism to reduce global warming.
A survey of 1,006 U.S. adults was conducted from Sept. 10 – 20, 2021.
Key findings include:
- 33% of Americans said they have rewarded companies that are taking steps to reduce global warming by buying their products in the past 12 months.
- 28% of Americans said they have punished companies that are opposing steps to reduce global warming by not buying their products.
- 41% of Americans said they intend to "reward companies that are taking steps to reduce global warming" more frequently over the next 12 months.
- 41% say they intend to punish companies that are "opposing steps to reduce global warming" more frequently over the next 12 months.
- 50% of Americans say they would be more likely to purchase goods from a company that is lobbying Congress to pass legislation to reduce global warming, while 15% say they would be less likely to purchase goods from such a company.
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