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Trust in Public Institutions
The purpose of the research is to explore the concept of trust in public institutions. In addition to considering trust in institutions at a general level, the research specifically focuses on the National Health Service, the Criminal Justice System and Local Government.
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Trust And Mistrust At Work
Employees' trust in upward communication has risen dramatically in the past decade, according to MORI's latest research, presented at the Communicators in Business conference in May. The survey pinpoints the most and least trusted information channels, enabling internal communicators to fine-tune their communications strategies.
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Does Ebusiness Mean Good Business?
European companies leading in the take-up of ebusiness are more likely to engage on social and environmental issues, according to a MORI survey. The research was commissioned by Forum for the Future for the European Commission-funded project Digital Europe. For the survey, Corporate Social Responsibility practitioners and IT practitioners in large UK and Northern European companies were interviewed. This was to evaluate their ebusiness practices and performance in sustainable development, and then used statistical techniques such as factor analysis and cluster analysis to identify a link between the two.
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Security Fears Over Online Banking
Security fears are holding back six million people in Britain from banking online, according to a major study by MORI. The research, commissioned by RSA Security, shows 28% of British people see security as the number one barrier to banking online. But mobile phones could be the key to unlocking the market.
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Stressed Britons
One in five British people (20%) say they experience stress on a daily basis and feel the emotional consequences are severe. Nearly half who have ever felt stressed have felt depressed or down (45%), a quarter of people (24%) have felt isolated by it, and one in eight (13%) believing they have nowhere to turn.
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Hard Working A level Students
Many parents, teachers and students feel A level students are working harder today than ever before, according to a MORI Social Research Institute survey. The survey, commissioned by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, shows that four in five (81%) parents, three in four (73%) teachers and seven in ten (70%) of the general public think A level students work hard. Furthermore, around half of parents (48%), teachers (49%) and students (50%) think A level students work harder today than ever before.
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Support For First Great Eastern's Franchise Bid
More than eight out of 10 First Great Eastern passengers (85%) believe the company should be allowed to bid for the Greater Anglia franchise. Just three per cent of passengers supported the SRA (Strategic Rail Authority) decision to exclude First from the bidding process with more than four-fifths (82%) believing that the company should be re-instated.
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DNA 50th Anniversary Survey
Fifty years after the discovery of the structure of DNA, a survey by the MORI Social Research Institute shows four in five British people (81%) are aware of at least one medical application when shown a list of eleven things made possible by the discovery of DNA.
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Gardeners Need More Information To Help Encourage Wildlife
Two in five gardeners (38%) say they would do more to encourage wildlife if they had more information, according to a new survey from the MORI Social Research Institute.
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EMU Entry Off the Pre-Election Agenda
A majority of people in Britain would vote against joining the single European currency if there were a referendum, according to new research from MORI. As part of regular research for citigroup*, the results show the share in favour of EMU entry edged down to 29% from 30% in March, with a rise in the share against to 58% from 56%. Thus, the balance against EMU entry rose to 28% from 26%, and is the highest since October 2001.