and to supply missing information. Application of the five-step procedure to the issue of return postage in mail surveys …

This paper investigates the usefulness of Italian consumer surveys as estimation and forecasting tool over the period … household surveys improves both the goodness- of-fit of consumption equations and their forecasting performances. It is …

Public opinion surveys conducted since 1977 in Japan are usually interpreted as showing decreasing support among the …

surveys about the nomination of Clarence Thomas. In this situation, prior theory allowed us to predict the direction of … changes, surveys had been conducted by a number of organizations, and substantial information was available about the … methodology used in the surveys. As a result we concluded that the deteriorating opinions of Thomas were real. …

strong positive impact on the response rate in mail surveys. One of these studies is described here and an attempt is made to …

happened? Both Dr. X and I had been influenced by Dillman’s Mail and Telephone Surveys. Despite its flaws, it is a worthwhile … book. I keep this book near me when working on surveys, and I suspect it will have a strong influence on survey research …

In this paper we study the mechanics of ``leading by example'' in teams. Leadership is beneficial for the entire team … when agents are conformists, i.e., dislike effort differentials. We also show how leadership can arise endogenously and …

through continual work and study. The best leaders are continually working and studying to improve their leadership skills. …

This paper explores leadership within organizations. Leadership is distinct from authority because following a leader …