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Autor/inn/en | Fuller, Theodore E.; Turner, Francis C. |
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Institution | Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Cooperative Extension Service. |
Titel | A Case Study of Local Needs for Information on Industrial Development. Extension Studies 55. |
Quelle | (1975), (27 Seiten)
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Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Banking; Case Studies; City Officials; Community Leaders; Community Surveys; County Officials; Industry; Information Needs; Needs Assessment; Organizations (Groups); Rural Development; Tables (Data); Pennsylvania |
Abstract | In order to identify some basic types of information concerning industrial development which might be useful to decision-makers at the local level, an opinion survey was conducted in five bordering nonmetropolitan Pennsylvania counties. A 13-item questionnaire was mailed to 222 local organizations, categorized by response rate as follows: (1) industrial development groups and chambers of commerce (60 percent); (2) banks (13 percent); (3) county boards of commissioners (40 percent); (4) borough councils (22 percent); (5) township boards of supervisors or planning commissions (23 percent). Questionnaire items included: (1) evaluating desires or needs; (2) estimating benefits and costs; (3) assisting existing industries; (4) establishing industrial development goals; (5) working with prospects; (6) financing; (7) inventory of area resources; (8) utilizing regional organizations; (9) coordinating group efforts; (10) success stories; (11) identifying new prospects; (12) identifying local leadership; and (13) establishing organizations. Major findings indicated that: (1) industrial development groups had the most interest in securing information; (2) banks were very uninterested in industrial development; (3) county commissioners and borough officials were fairly interested; (4) many township officials were not interested in industrial development; and (5) boroughs and townships were most interested in outside and interlocal cooperation and needs assessments. (JC) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |