ei survey form feb 12 2011

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Dear Participant,

Let us first thank you for giving us your valuable time for completing this

research survey. We are studying the influence of individual difference on

decision making. This project is part of a larger effort to understand individual

and societal level factors in creating an innovative society. Please note that we

are not collecting any information related to your personal identity. Also, we will

destroy all the information we are collecting as soon as the research is completed.

Once again thank you very much for your help.

Please answer the following questions:

1. Your Major: Business ScienceEngineering / IT Commerce

Arts Others

2. Age: 24

3. Gender: Male Female

4. Country where you have spent most of your life: India Others


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After reading the story of Anoop and Prakash, please answer the question at the

end

Anoop, started his career as an assistant engineer at a mid-sized local manufacturing company where his

father has been employed for over 30 years. Even though Anoop had several other job offers before taking

up this job, he decided to take up this job mainly because he knew the company well through his father and

it is in the same town. Anoop enjoyed his job very much and through a combination of hard work and good

luck, he has grown to a divisional VP level. Anoop undertook several challenging assignments during the

course of his job. At one time he was given the responsibility of building a whole new production facility in

the nearby town and he had won an award for completing the project early and within the planned budget.

When he joined the company it was a mid-sized predominantly local company. Now, after expanding to

several neighboring states, it is on the Fortune 2000 list of companies. Anoops job with this company was

not without unexpected events. At one point in time he was planning to leave the company because he could

not get along with his then manager. Time solved most of the problems and Anoop stayed on and retired as aVP at the age of 68 with very good retirement benefits and more than enough savings to enjoy his retired

life.

Prakash, on the other hand, had a career quite opposite to that of Anoop. Prakash started his career as an

independent entrepreneur. After graduation, he had opened a small auto repair shop even though his

engineering degree would have enabled him to secure a good white collar job with an established company

in the nearby town. However, Prakashs plans have always been quite clear; he would graduate from high

school, go to college and major in Engineering, then start his own business. Prakash had done just that.

Since graduating from college, Prakash has put in about six years developing his business and gained a lot of

valuable experience in establishing and running his own business. By this time he has made enough money

and gained enough confidence to expand his repair facilities outside his home state. In 20 years, he has

expanded his auto repair operations to 35 states and in more than 200 locations. Prakash faced several

formidable challenges in the course of 35 years in business. The oil shock during 1970s was a big blow to

his business and he was almost at the brink of bankruptcy. Prakash always believed that the ability to take

calculated risks combined with hard work will pay off in the end. He retired at the age of 70 and has made

more than enough money to enjoy the rest of his life.

Please answer the following questions

I want to have a career closer to (Please Tick):

Very close toAnoop

Close to

Anoop

Something inbetween

Anoop & Prakash

Close to

Prakash

Very close toPrakash


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Disagree

18. I usually feel I can handle the typicalproblems that come up in life.

19. Whether or not I get to be a leaderdepends mostly on my ability.

20. When I make plans, I am almostcertain to make them work.

21. When I get what I want, its usuallybecause Im lucky.

22. I have often found that what is goingto happen will happen.

23. I can pretty much determine whatwill happen in my life.

24. I am usually able to protect mypersonal interests.

25. When I get what I want, its usuallybecause I worked hard for it.

26. My life is determined by my ownactions.

27. My feelings are easily hurt.

28. Im a nervous person.

29. Im a worrier.

30. I am often tense or extremelynervous.

31. I often suffer from anxiety.

32. I am often troubled by feelings ofguilt.

33. My mood often goes up and down.


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Self-evaluation items StronglyDisagree

Disagree Neither Agreenor Disagree

Agree Strongly Agree

34. Sometimes I feel miserable for noreason.

35. I get irritated easily

36. I often feel fed up.

37. I often worry too long after anembarrassing experience.

38. I often feel lonely.

39. Id rather depend on myself thanothers.

40. It is important that I do my jobbetter than others.

41. If a co-worker gets a prize, I wouldfeel proud.

42. Parents and children must staytogether as much as possible.

43. I rely on myself most of the time; Irarely rely on others.

44. Winning is everything.

45. The well-being of my co-workers isimportant to me.

46. It is my duty to take care of myfamily, even when I have to sacrificewhat I want.

47. I often do my own thing.

48. Competition is the law of nature.

49. To me, pleasure is spending timewith others.

50. Family members should sticktogether, no matter what sacrifices arerequired.

51. My personal identity, independentof others, is very important to me.

Self-evaluation items StronglyDisagree

Disagree Neither Agreenor Disagree

Agree Strongly Agree

52. When another person does better

than I do, I get tense and aroused.

53. I feel good when I cooperate withothers.

54. It is important to me that I respectthe decisions made by my groups.


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