Executive Recruiting Online Survey


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National Science Foundation (NSF) proposal

Survey Results  (end of Stage 1)

Literature Survey  (start of Stage 2)

Software Analysis Tools  (end of Stage 2)

Custom Profile  (1 month after Stage 2)

Research Results  (2 months after Stage 2)


National Science Foundation (NSF) proposal
This is the Presidential Young Investigator's award that launched and primarily funded this research. It proposes research into information value, information management, and intellectual property. Pages 1, 4-5, 8-9 are directly relevant to this project. Read Information Productivity Research project in PDF


Survey Results
These pages give you feedback on your responses relative to other population groups in your firm including partners, consultants, and research staff. It is available to anyone who finishes Stage 1. Individual responses are only available to the individuals who gave them. Requires that you have already taken the survey and/or have access to survey information. For information contact Marshall Van Alstyne


Literature Survey
This academic article presents a summary of 120+ articles suggesting how information flows affect results. It is only available to participants who stay for the second stage of research. Click here to access the Literature surveys.


Software Analysis Tools
These are proprietary tools developed especially for this project that help you analyze your e-mail traffic for information overload, who responds to you, how long it takes people to get back to you, how much traffic never gets answered, and much more. It is only available to participants who stay through the second stage of research. Click here to know more about EmailNet


Custom Profile
Like the Survey Results, this will give you a profile of information flows based on the software analysis tools relative to other people. No one in your firm but you will see these results. It is only available to 2nd stage participants.


Research Results
This will summarize the overall findings across all research sites. Initial findings will take about 2 months. Academic publication results will be much, much later. It is only available to 2nd stage participants.

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