Achieving a response from fast-growing companies: the case of Slovenian gazelles

Achieving a response from fast-growing companies: the case of Slovenian gazelles

<p><em>Non-mandatory business surveys generally suffer from low response rates and potential non-response bias. Achieving a response is most problematic in small- and medium-sized enterprises because of their scarce human resources. The problem becomes exacerbated in fast...

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Main Authors: Aleša Lotrič Dolinar, Mojca Bavdaž, Mateja Drnovšek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana 2010-11-01
Series:Economic and Business Review
Online Access:http://www.ebrjournal.net/ojs/index.php/ebr/article/view/15
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spelling doaj-eada99fffa984f2cb19d4b7420a929f82020-11-24T23:20:11ZengUniversity of LjubljanaEconomic and Business Review1580-04662010-11-01113187203Achieving a response from fast-growing companies: the case of Slovenian gazellesAleša Lotrič DolinarMojca BavdažMateja Drnovšek<p><em>Non-mandatory business surveys generally suffer from low response rates and potential non-response bias. Achieving a response is most problematic in small- and medium-sized enterprises because of their scarce human resources. The problem becomes exacerbated in fast-growing companies – ‘gazelles’. The paper addresses the effectiveness of data collection efforts to achieve a response among the top Slovenian gazelles in 2008. We analyse the impact on response rates and data quality. Finally, we look for evidence of non-response bias.</em></p>http://www.ebrjournal.net/ojs/index.php/ebr/article/view/15
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title_short Achieving a response from fast-growing companies: the case of Slovenian gazelles
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title_full_unstemmed Achieving a response from fast-growing companies: the case of Slovenian gazelles
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series Economic and Business Review
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description <p><em>Non-mandatory business surveys generally suffer from low response rates and potential non-response bias. Achieving a response is most problematic in small- and medium-sized enterprises because of their scarce human resources. The problem becomes exacerbated in fast-growing companies – ‘gazelles’. The paper addresses the effectiveness of data collection efforts to achieve a response among the top Slovenian gazelles in 2008. We analyse the impact on response rates and data quality. Finally, we look for evidence of non-response bias.</em></p>
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