The technology, science and research benchmark covers organizations that employ staff in the research, design, manufacture, distribution and sales of technology and science oriented products and services. This benchmark only includes organizations of size 100–200 employees.
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
Pharmaceuticals
50%
Medical Devices
28%
Biotechnology
11%
Research
11%
North America
61%
Oceania
32%
Europe
6%
Asia
1%
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 in the top 43% compared with the overall average.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 15 and is in the bottom 36% compared with the overall average.
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 | 66% 3% above global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 88% 2% above global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 56% 1% above global average |
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 83% 1% above global average |
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 68% 1% below global average |
People working in Technology Science Research 100–200) are more engaged than Professional Services DACH, Marketing & Advertising Female, Professional Services Western Europe, and Retail United Kingdom. People working in Technology Science Research 100–200) are less engaged than New Tech South America, Hospitality United States, New Tech India, and Hospitality North America.
The highest scoring question for Technology Science Research 100–200) had 88% of People agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (-1% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Management.
People in Technology Science Research 100–200) were generally least favourable about Service & Quality Focus, and were most negative towards 'When it is clear that someone is not delivering in their role we do something about it' with 26% of people disagreeing (+6% above average).
In the short term, 19% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-1% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 11% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-1% 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] effectively directs resources (funding, people and effort) towards company goals | 53% favorable Company Performance |
2 I believe there are good career opportunities for me at [Company] | 59% favorable Learning & Development |
3 The leaders at [Company] demonstrate that people are important to the company's success | 66% 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 | 3.6 stars (-0.2) |
Culture and Values | 3.5 stars (-0.4) |
Work Life Balance | 3.6 stars (-0.2) |
Compensation and Benefits | 3.0 stars (-0.6) |
Career Opportunities | 3.2 stars (-0.3) |
Recommend to Friend | 56.0% (-15) |
CEO Approval | 98.5% (+14.5) |
Organizations in the Technology Science Research (100–200) benchmark on average gave 4% of employees access to reports with their survey results. This is below the overall average of 10% and demonstrates that organizations in this benchmark are more likely to share via offline and traditional formats.
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%).
Global average
10%
Technology Science Research (100–200)
4%
People in Technology Science Research 100–200) were much more positive than average regarding Decision Making.
On the lower side, People in Technology Science Research 100–200) had much lower favorable scores than average in Feedback & Recognition, Voice, and Service & Quality Focus.
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