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You have reached this survey from information found in the latest Business & Economic Review. The Business & Economic Review is published quarterly and read by a wide variety of people. A major objective of our magazine is to provide articles of value to our reading audience. Your opinions about the magazine, therefore, are very important to us. 

 

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  1. How many of last year’s (four) issues of the Business & Economic Review (B&E Review) have you read or skimmed?    

  2. For how many years have you been reading the B&E Review?                            years

  3. Do you get the issue you read most often in your office, in a library, to you personally by U.S. mail, or via the Internet?   

 

Your opinions about featured articles B&E Review is comprised of featured articles and regular columns. The next few questions concern the featured articles only. The regular columns are included in a subsequent section.
  1. The table below lists feature articles from the most recent year. Please indicate whether you read and whether you liked each of the articles.

Issue

Title & Author

Your response

Apr-Jun 2007

“The Fiscal Impact of Sprawl in South Carolina” by Brad Wyche >>>>

“Where Does All That Federal Money Go?” by Robert M. Lloyd >>>>

“South Carolina Tourism:  A ‘Flower Waiting to Bloom’” by George Fletcher and Michael MacNulty >>>>

Jul-Sep 2007

“Divided We Fail” by Bill Brown and Susan K. Weinstock

“New Export Markets for South Carolina” by Clarke Thompson

“South Carolina and the Information Age” by Allen Corbett

Oct-Dec 2007

“The Seven States of the Southeast” by Jan Collins

“S.C.’s Tax Changes:  What Will They Mean?” by Donald L. Schunk

“Let’s Make a Deal:  A Guide to Successful Workplace Negotiations” by Teresa L. Smith

Jan-Mar 2008

“A Foreign Policy for South Carolina?” by Kent Harrington

“A Coaching Approach for Work/Life Balance” by Cindy Nixon-Witt

“Backdating Stock Options:  The Latest Corporate Storm” by Stan Lomax

  1. Which B&E Review articles (not just those in the table) have you found most interesting? You may indicate the topic or the title of the articles.

  2. Which B&E Review articles (not just those in the table) have been most relevant for you in your job? Please say how the articles have been relevant.

  3. Have you recommended articles to others to read?
    No >>> skip to question 8

Yes >>>> Which articles did you recommend and why?

  1. What suggestions do you have for articles or topics that interest you?

 

 

Your opinions about regular columns

Each issue of the B&E Review has seven regular columns (“Environmental Update”, “Quarterly Outlook”, “Trends”, “Your Finances”, “Health Care Corner”, “Business Forum”, and “Technology”). The next few questions concern these regular columns.

  1. Which ONE of these columns is most relevant for your business (industry)? 

  2. Which ONE is least relevant for your business (industry)?

  3. Which ONE is most interesting to you personally?

  4. Which ONE is least interesting to you personally?

  5. What other specific topics would you like to see covered in the last four regular columns?

 

 

Some information about you

Finally, the remaining questions concern you specifically and permit us to better design our magazine.

  1. What is your level of education?

  2. Are you . . .     male        OR     female?

  3. How old are you? years

  4. What is your title/occupation?

  5. In what industry is your business or organization?

  6. Briefly describe your business or organization:

  7. (optional) What is your name?

  8. Please feel free to include other comments here:

 

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