| Presenter(s): | Ger Snijkers, Statistics Netherlands |
| e-mail(s): | g.snijkers@cbs.nl |
| Date: | 21 February 2018 |
| EMOS learning outcome addressed | Production models and methods |
| Webinar aims | The key statement of the webinar is: “Technological innovations make new developments possible; the applied methodology and the organisational context make it work.” |
| Webinar learning outcomes | To be aware of businesses as a major stakeholder in the business data collection process. To be aware of consequences for NSIs. To be familiar with the main characteristics of business data collection and main technological developments in this field. To understand the key statement. |
Webinar content | The webinar discusses: – Three main characteristics of business data collection – A general Data collection strategy – A brief history of business data collection – Directions of technological innovations with regard to business surveys as well as other data sources – Methodological and organizational innovations – The main ESCB statistical products – One or two examples of innovations |
| Difficulty level | Advanced |
| Prerequisites for the webinar | Familiarity with: – The basics of survey methodology – The concept of response burden (for basics see 2017 EMOS Webinars: Response burden I + II) – Web survey design (see 2018 EMOS Webinar: Web surveys) – Innovations in official statistics (see 2017 EMOS Webinar: Innovations in official statistics and multi-source statistical production) |
| Further readings and resources | Snijkers, G., 2016, Achieving Quality in Organizational Surveys: A Holistic Approach. In: Liebig, S., and W. Matiaske (eds.), Methodische Probleme in der empirischen Organisationsforschung: Ch 3. Springer, Wiesbaden. Bharosa, N., R. van Wijk, N. de Winne, and M. Janssen (eds), 2015, Challenging the chain. Governing the automated exchange and processing of business information. Amsterdam: IOS Press (www.iospress.nl/book/challenging-the-chain/). Snijkers, G., G. Haraldsen, J. Jones, and D. Willimack, 2013, Designing and Conducting Business Surveys. Wiley, Hoboken. |
| Presentation material | EMOWebinar04-Snijkers |
| Recording of the webinar | EMOWebinar04-Recording |
