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Colorado State University Professor Helps Company Evaluate Employee Satisfaction, Happiness

Last Updated: July 28, 2010

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“Choose People does not take into consideration HR processes/policies, benefits or compensation, just the ultimate result/performance of this question: ‘Do your employees feel good about coming to work?’” said Kris Boesch, founder of Choose People in Fort Collins.

Released July 28, 2010

FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Would you know if your employees are happy? A Colorado State University psychologist has developed a survey for a new Fort Collins-based firm that measures and ranks employers based on happiness of the employees.

Zinta Byrne, associate professor of industrial and organizational (IO) psychology in the College of Natural Sciences, with the help of four doctoral students in the IO program, has created a certification tool for Choose People LLC that rates employers based on whether their employees enjoy their work, regardless of their pay level.

“The survey generally addresses how people perceive their workplace and various aspects of their jobs and work environment that make them feel good about coming to work,” Byrne said.


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