The Nordic benchmark represents people who work in Nordic. It covers all industries and functions. The benchmark includes people who work in Nordic but their organizations have headquarters in other countries.
Emerging
Benchmark status
We consider this an emerging benchmark: it has enough data available for us to use bootstrapping to create a representative sample. As the sample grows in size, some scores may slightly change. Our research has shown that our bootstrapped scores are consistent with our standard benchmarks. Read more about the methodology.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Computer Software
28%
Information Technology and Services
18%
Marketing and Advertising
6%
Apparel & Fashion
5%
Staffing and Recruiting
3%
Financial Services
3%
Internet
3%
Gambling & Casinos
3%
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
This is the lowest scoring group compared with other regions.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 12 and is in the bottom 28% compared with other regions.
Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.
I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time | 62% 1% below global average |
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 81% 1% below global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 50% 5% below global average |
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 64% 5% below global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 80% 6% below global average |
People working in Nordic are less engaged than Middle East & Africa, Northern America, North America, and Middle East.
The highest scoring question for Nordic had 85% of People agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (-4% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.
People in Nordic were generally least favourable about Social Connection, and were most negative towards 'When it is clear that someone is not delivering in their role we do something about it' with 17% of people disagreeing (-3% below average).
In the short term, 25% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+5% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 14% of people see themselves leaving within two years (+2% compared to overall).
The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.
1 [Company] really allows us to make a positive difference | 58% favorable Social Connection |
2 I have confidence in the leaders at [Company] | 71% favorable Leadership |
3 The leaders at [Company] have communicated a vision that motivates me | 58% favorable Leadership |
We’ve connected the employee feedback data for each company included in the benchmark with ratings from Glassdoor.com, which is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings and more.
Overall Rating | 3.8 stars (+0) |
Culture and Values | 3.8 stars (-0.1) |
Work Life Balance | 3.6 stars (-0.2) |
Compensation and Benefits | 3.7 stars (+0.1) |
Career Opportunities | 3.5 stars (+0) |
Recommend to Friend | 73.5% (+2.5) |
CEO Approval | 90.0% (+6) |
Organizations in the Nordic benchmark on average gave 11% of employees access to reports with their survey results. This is higher than average and demonstrates that organizations in this benchmark tend to be more transparent with their survey results to leaders and managers.
An interesting reference point is that the average proportion of managers in organizations is 12-15%, with some industries higher than others (New Tech was closer to 20%).
Nordic
11%
Global average
10%
People in Nordic were much more positive than average regarding Action and Decision Making.
On the lower side, People in Nordic had much lower favorable scores than average in Social Connection, Fairness, and Feedback & Recognition.
Below are the most common areas that organizations in Nordic choose to take action on using the Culture Amp platform. Actions varied from changing or iterating on an All Hands meeting, introducing new skip level 1:1s, to introducing an organizational transparency report.
1 I believe there are good career opportunities for me at [Company] | 54% favorable Learning & Development |
2 I receive appropriate recognition for good work at [Company] | 64% favorable Feedback & Recognition |
3 Day-to-day decisions here demonstrate that quality and improvement are top priorities | 62% favorable Service & Quality Focus |
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