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  • 1.  How do I gain access to executives for my dissertation research?

    Posted 02-24-2009 18:10

    Dear Mary,

    I would recommend approaching executive search firms, recruitment agencies and head hunters who work in the field. If you are able to offer a report to them based on your study, they may even sponsor part of your research. In Britain, we have the Recruitment and Employment Confederation of which most of the large executive recruitment are members. If you identify the regulatory and membership bodies for recruitment sector, your access could be facilitated by them.

    This is a difficult group to reach. However, they tend to be receptive to their communications with their head hunters.

    All the best with your work

    Mustafa

    ----------------------
    Professor Mustafa F. Ozbilgin, Chair in
    Human Resource Management, Norwich Business School, University of East. Anglia (UEA), Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, UK, Telephone: 01603 593340, Email: m.ozbilgin@uea.ac.uk

    Director, DECERe (Diversity and Equality in Careers and Employment Research), UEA
    Editor, Equal Opportunities International (Emerald Press)
    http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/eoi/eoi.jsp

    Chair of the annual EOI Conference:
    http://www.eoi-conference.org

    Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

    From: Mary Francis
    Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:39:03 -0800
    To: <OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU>
    Subject: Please help!!! How do I gain access to executives for my dissertation research?

    Hello,

    Please help!  I am losing sleep at night trying to figure out my research dilemma. 

    I am in the early stage of my dissertation writing and haven't yet determined how to gain access to my target population.  My topic is social exchange relationships and executive turnover.  I am hoping to email the link to a short web survey (20 Likert scale questions) to at least 200 executives which I am defining as Directors and above. 

    How would you suggest I go about finding and gaining access to executives for my research?  I am currently putting together a two page "selling" document that I hope to show a few local companies in the San Francisco area.  I keep thinking that there has to be a few other ways that I am not thinking of. 

    I welcome your advice and thank you in advance!   

    --
    Regards,

    Mary

    maryfrancis@gmail.com
    Doctoral Candidate
    University of San Francisco (USF)



  • 2.  How do I gain access to executives for my dissertation research?

    Posted 02-24-2009 19:02

    Mary

     

    Are you looking for exec's in the UK, the USA or globally?

     

    G.

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Ozbilgin Mustafa Prof (NBS)
    Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 3:10 PM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: FW: How do I gain access to executives for my dissertation research?

     

    Dear Mary,

    I would recommend approaching executive search firms, recruitment agencies and head hunters who work in the field. If you are able to offer a report to them based on your study, they may even sponsor part of your research. In Britain, we have the Recruitment and Employment Confederation of which most of the large executive recruitment are members. If you identify the regulatory and membership bodies for recruitment sector, your access could be facilitated by them.

    This is a difficult group to reach. However, they tend to be receptive to their communications with their head hunters.

    All the best with your work

    Mustafa

    ----------------------
    Professor Mustafa F. Ozbilgin, Chair in
    Human Resource Management, Norwich Business School, University of East. Anglia (UEA), Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, UK, Telephone: 01603 593340, Email: m.ozbilgin@uea.ac.uk

    Director, DECERe (Diversity and Equality in Careers and Employment Research), UEA
    Editor, Equal Opportunities International (Emerald Press)
    http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/eoi/eoi.jsp

    Chair of the annual EOI Conference:
    http://www.eoi-conference.org

    Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

    From: Mary Francis
    Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:39:03 -0800
    To: <OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU>
    Subject: Please help!!! How do I gain access to executives for my dissertation research?

    Hello,

    Please help!  I am losing sleep at night trying to figure out my research dilemma. 

    I am in the early stage of my dissertation writing and haven't yet determined how to gain access to my target population.  My topic is social exchange relationships and executive turnover.  I am hoping to email the link to a short web survey (20 Likert scale questions) to at least 200 executives which I am defining as Directors and above. 

    How would you suggest I go about finding and gaining access to executives for my research?  I am currently putting together a two page "selling" document that I hope to show a few local companies in the San Francisco area.  I keep thinking that there has to be a few other ways that I am not thinking of. 

    I welcome your advice and thank you in advance!   

    --
    Regards,

    Mary

    maryfrancis@gmail.com
    Doctoral Candidate
    University of San Francisco (USF)



  • 3.  How do I gain access to executives for my dissertation research?

    Posted 02-25-2009 00:17
    Globally - English speaking. 
    Thanks!

    Sent from my iPhone

    On Feb 24, 2009, at 4:01 PM, Gary Robinson <docrobinson@COMCAST.NET> wrote:

    Mary

     

    Are you looking for exec's in the UK, the USA or globally?

     

    G.

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Ozbilgin Mustafa Prof (NBS)
    Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 3:10 PM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: FW: How do I gain access to executives for my dissertation research?

     

    Dear Mary,

    I would recommend approaching executive search firms, recruitment agencies and head hunters who work in the field. If you are able to offer a report to them based on your study, they may even sponsor part of your research. In Britain, we have the Recruitment and Employment Confederation of which most of the large executive recruitment are members. If you identify the regulatory and membership bodies for recruitment sector, your access could be facilitated by them.

    This is a difficult group to reach. However, they tend to be receptive to their communications with their head hunters.

    All the best with your work

    Mustafa

    ----------------------
    Professor Mustafa F. Ozbilgin, Chair in
    Human Resource Management, Norwich Business School, University of East. Anglia (UEA), Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, UK, Telephone: 01603 593340, Email: m.ozbilgin@uea.ac.uk

    Director, DECERe (Diversity and Equality in Careers and Employment Research), UEA
    Editor, Equal Opportunities International (Emerald Press)
    http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/eoi/eoi.jsp

    Chair of the annual EOI Conference:
    http://www.eoi-conference.org

    Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

    From: Mary Francis
    Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:39:03 -0800
    To: <OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU>
    Subject: Please help!!! How do I gain access to executives for my dissertation research?

    Hello,

    Please help!  I am losing sleep at night trying to figure out my research dilemma. 

    I am in the early stage of my dissertation writing and haven't yet determined how to gain access to my target population.  My topic is social exchange relationships and executive turnover.  I am hoping to email the link to a short web survey (20 Likert scale questions) to at least 200 executives which I am defining as Directors and above. 

    How would you suggest I go about finding and gaining access to executives for my research?  I am currently putting together a two page "selling" document that I hope to show a few local companies in the San Francisco area.  I keep thinking that there has to be a few other ways that I am not thinking of. 

    I welcome your advice and thank you in advance!   

    --
    Regards,

    Mary

    maryfrancis@gmail.com
    Doctoral Candidate
    University of San Francisco (USF)