Employee Sentiment Analysis Using Regression and NLP

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Solution Overview

Problem

Organizations face challenges in retaining employees due to inadequate methods for identifying employee satisfaction or dissatisfaction, as they primarily rely on performance data rather than behavioral and sentiment analysis, leading to high attrition rates and recruitment costs.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that extracts structured and unstructured data to create employee profiles, using regression models and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to generate a sentiment matrix indicating satisfaction or dissatisfaction levels, enabling proactive corrective measures.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If organizations rely on performance data to analyze employee satisfaction, then the analysis process is simple, but the measurement precision of employee sentiments is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveemployee sentiment identification accuracyVSAvoiddata analysis system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines structured data (performance metrics, attendance records) with unstructured data (email communications, survey responses, social media posts) to create a comprehensive employee sentiment analysis system. This merging of diverse data types enables precise sentiment identification while maintaining system manageability through integrated processing workflows.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces natural language processing (NLP) techniques as an intermediary to bridge the gap between unstructured textual data and actionable sentiment insights. The NLP component processes communications and extracts sentiment indicators, enabling accurate measurement without requiring direct manual analysis of each data point.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If organizations implement comprehensive sentiment analysis using both structured and unstructured data, then the measurement precision improves, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveemployee sentiment identification accuracyVSAvoiddata extraction and processing system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the sentiment analysis system into distinct functional modules: structured data extraction from HR systems, unstructured data collection from communications, NLP processing components, and sentiment synthesis algorithms. This segmentation reduces overall system complexity by making each component independently manageable while maintaining precise sentiment identification through their integrated operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Productivity

If organizations wait until employees plan to leave to provide retention benefits, then the financial cost is reduced, but the productivity loss increases due to high attrition rates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveemployee retention rateVSAvoidrecruitment and training costs
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary sentiment analysis to identify employees showing signs of dissatisfaction before they actually leave. By analyzing patterns in communications, performance data, and engagement metrics, the system enables organizations to take preventive retention actions early, avoiding the costs of recruitment and training while maintaining productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent establishes continuous feedback loops where sentiment analysis results are fed back to HR and management teams, enabling real-time intervention strategies. This feedback mechanism allows organizations to adjust retention efforts dynamically based on actual employee sentiment trends, optimizing both productivity and resource allocation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11574275B2Method and a system for identifying sentiments of employee towards an organization
Publication Date: 2023.02.07 ZENSAR TECHNOLOGIES
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AI summary

A method and system for determining sentiment of an employee towards an organization comprises extracting structured and unstructured data from one or more structured data sources comprising structured datapoints and one or more unstructured data sources comprising unstructured datapoints. The method comprises building regression model on the plurality of structured datapoints to determine a relationship of structured datapoints amongst the structured datapoints, creating a first profile of the employee based on said relationship, creating a second profile of the employee by selecting one or more words from each unstructured datapoints by using a prestored vocabulary, assigning one or more scores, corresponding to said words, in context of corresponding each of the unstructured datapoints. Method comprises generating a matrix based on the first profile and the second profile indicating sentiments of employee towards organization.