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Description & Citation--Study No. 7615

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:7615
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07615
 
Title:Industrial Location Decisions, 1972
 
Principal Investigator(s):Economic Behavior Program. Survey Research Center
 
Bibliographic Citation:Economic Behavior Program, Survey Research Center. INDUSTRIAL LOCATION DECISIONS, 1972 [Computer file]. ICPSR07615-v1 version. Ann Arbor, MI: Survey Research Center [producer], 1972. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2002. doi:10.3886/ICPSR07615
 

Scope of Study

Summary:This data collection contains survey data gathered in June and July of 1972 from decision-makers at 173 industrial plants in three United States cities: Detroit, Michigan, Chicago, Illinois, and Atlanta, Georgia. The survey was carried out by members of the Economic Behavior Program at the University of Michigan's Survey Research Center who personally administered questionnaires to high-level staff members at each company (e.g., president, vice president, general manager, office manager, or public relations director). Respondents were asked to give reasons for the present location of the plant and to outline the advantages and disadvantages of its location. The duration of plant operations, level of production, sales, geographical area served, future expansion, and production problems were all examined as well.
 
Subject Term(s):business conditions, decision making, economic behavior, economic planning, industrial production, industrial plants, management, organizational behavior, organizational change, organizational elites, plant location, production costs, production levels
 
Geographic Coverage:Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, United States
 
Time Period:1972
 
Date(s) of Collection:June 1972 - July 1972
 
Universe:High-level staff at industrial plants in United States cities.
 
Data Type:survey data
 

Methodology

Sample:The sample included 173 industrial plants in three United States cities: Detroit, Michigan, Chicago, Illinois, and Atlanta, Georgia.
 
Data Source:personal interviews
 

Access and Availability

Note:A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.
 
Original ICPSR Release:1984-05-03
 
Dataset(s):
  • DS1: Industrial Location Decisions, 1972
 

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