(Philadelphia, PA) - Collegial relationships with colleagues and appropriate physical and financial resources were cited among the chief factors for satisfaction at the workplace in The Scientist's "Best Place to Work in Scientific Institutions" survey. The results are detailed in the article "How they Measure Up: Scientific Institutions" appearing in the October 20, 2003 issue of The Scientist.
From more than 38,000 invitations, survey results were culled from the useable responses to a web-based questionnaire from 2,210 full-time researchers in the United States, Canada, western Europe, and Israel. The questionnaire contained 56 statements pertaining to the scientific workplace.
Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, the top-ranked US institution in our Best Places Survey is the forth largest cancer care facility in the US, but still feels small enough for a cozy atmosphere among co-workers says Erica Golemis, a principal investigator in the basic science division at FCCC, "It's large enough ...
