The University of Chicago on behalf of its Booth School of Business - International Enterprise Survey Pilot - 2022

Description of Project:

The pilot aimed to test the feasibility of an academic cross-country, cross-industry enterprise survey built to measure the extent and quality of corporate transparency at the firm level. The pilot was implemented by conducting online/phone in-depth interviews with target respondents. The pilot findings helped the University evaluate the quality of the current survey methodology.

Description of actual services provided by your staff within the assignment:

MKE implemented the following tasks:

●        Commented on the research instruments;

●        Translated the survey instruments and endorsement letters;

●        Designed data collection templates;

●        Conducted screening to secure interviews from the contact list provided by the client;

●        Reported on the screening results and made recommendations on the recruitment process;

●        Conducted 25 online firm interviews;

●        Reviewed obtained data for any discrepancies;

●        Identified and recorded issues of each question as well as report on challenges, feedback, and any issues arising during the entire interview process, and recommendations on the research design, tools and implementation

●        Made follow up call to each firm interviewed and reported on the results;

●        Wrote up reports and presented key findings.