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Very satisfied
Moderately satisfied
Not very satisfied
Not at all satisfied

If you answered “very satisfied” or “moderately satisfied” go to question 2.

If you answered “not very satisfied” or “not at all satisfied” go to question 3.

2. What factor contributes the most to your satisfaction with your job? Choose one.

Challenge of work
Exposure to new technologies
Company is progressive in information technology
Good relationship with management
Authority to make decisions
Salary and compensation
Potential for career advancement
Public or internal recognition
Professional development
Job security
Cooperative staff and coworkers
Hours worked
Flexibility of work schedule
Other (please specify) ____________________

3. What factor contributes the most to your dissatisfaction with your job? Choose one.

Work not challenging
Lack of exposure to new technologies
Company is not progressive in information technology
Difficulty of relationship with management
Lack of authority to make decisions
Salary and compensation
Little potential for career advancement
Lack of public or internal recognition
Lack of professional development
Lack of job security
Hours worked
Uncooperative staff
Inflexible work schedule
Other (please specify) ____________________

4. How would you rate the challenge of your work?

Very challenging
Moderately challenging
Not very challenging
Not at all challenging

5. What are your greatest challenges in doing your job?

Aligning business and technology goals
Getting organizational funding for information technology projects
Keeping up with the organization’s demands for IS projects and deployment
Keeping up with changing technology and industry trends
The available technology doesn’t meet business requiremen ts
Proving the business value of an IT purchase/project
Keeping skills current
Other (please s pecify) _____________________

6. How would you rate your workload?

Not enough work to keep me busy
About the right amount of work
Consistently overworked

7. On average, how many hours per week do you work?

40 to 44 hours
45 to 49 hours
50 to 54 hours
55 to 59 hours
60 to 64 hours
65 to 69 hours
70 to 74 hours
75 hours or more

8. How would you rate the stress of your job?

Very stressful
Moderately stressful
Not very stressful
Not at all stressful

9. How would you compare your job-related stress level to a year ago?

Increasing
About the same
Decreasing

10. Do you anticipate changing jobs in the next year?

Yes
No
Unsure

If yes, why?
Better opportunity for advancement
Better compensation
Fewer hours
More responsibility
Better company e nvironment
Other (specify)_________

11. Do you consider your compensation (salary plus bonuses/incentives) fair?

Yes
No
Unsure

12. In which range will your 1996 (this year’s) annual compensation fall, including bonuses, incentives and overtime? (Do not count the value of stock options, pensions and 401Ks into this amount.)

Less than $30,000
$30,000 to $39,000
$40,000 to $49,000
$50,000 to $59,000
$60,000 to $69,000
$70,000 to $79,000
$80,000 to $89,000
$90,000 to $99,000
$100,000 or more

13. In which range did your 1995 (last year’s) annual compensation fall, including bonuses, incentives and overtime? (Do not count the value of stock options, pensions and 401Ks into this amount.)

Less than $30,000
$30,000 to $39,000
$40,000 to $49,000
$50,000 to $59,000
$60,000 to $69,000
$70,000 to $79,000
$80,000 to $89,000
$90,000 to $99,000
$100,000 or more

14. What type of “other compe nsation” do you receive? Choose all that apply.

Bonus/Incentive
Overtime
401K
Pension
Stock options
None
Other (please specify) ____________ _________

15. How many years have you held your current job?

Less than 1 year
1 to 2 years
3 to 4 years
5 to 7 years
8 to 10 years
more than 10 years

16. How many years have you worked professionally in networking and computing?

Less than 1 year
1 to 2 years
3 to 4 years
5 to 7 years
8 to 10 years
11 to 14 years
15 to 19 years
20 years or more

17. Why did you leave your previous job? Choose one.

Promotion/increased responsibility
Increase in salary and compensation
More opportunity for advancement
More interesting work
More flexible schedule
Laid off/downsizing
Personality conflict with management or staff
Job terminated by employer
Relocated
Other (please specify) _______________________________

18. What is your gender?

Male
Female

19. What is your age?

Less than 24
25 to 29
30 to 34
35 to 39
40 to 44
45 to 49
50 to 54
55 to 59
60 or older

20. What is the highest level of education for which you have completed a degree?

Associates
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Master of Arts
Master of Science
Ph.D.

21. How many people do you manage directly?

None
1 to 9
10 to 29
30 to 49
50 to 69
70 to 89
90 to 109
110 or more

22. How many locations are you responsible for?

1
2 to 4
5 to 9
10 to 19
more than 20

23. How many users are on the entire network for which you are responsible?

1 to 24
25 to 49
50 to 99
100 to 199
200 to 299
300 to 399
400 to 499
500 to 999
1,000 to 2,000
3,000 or more

24. What is your primary skill area? Choose one.

Network infrastructu re (switches, routers, hubs, etc.)
Network operating systems (NetWare, NT, OS/2, Unix, etc.)
Midrange systems (Unix, AS/400, RS/6000, etc.)
Mainframe systems
Messaging, groupware and collaborative computing
Desktop OSs and desktop ap plications
Web site design and management
Intranet design and management
Network, systems or desktop management
Wide area networking/remote access
Voice/PBX/telecom
Application development
Databases/data warehouses
Enterprise resource planning software (SAP, Baan)
Jack-of-all network trades
Other (please specify)___________________

25. Which of the following best describes your job function? Choose one.

Centralized IS Management
Departmental/Divisional IS Management
Network/LAN Management
Data/Telecommunications Management
PC/Micro Management
IS Specialist
Network/LAN Specialist
PC/Micro Specialist
Web Management
Intranet Management
Application Development
Exe cutive Management
Financial/Administrative Management
Consultant
Other (please specify) ___________

26. What is the approximate annual revenue of your organization in 1995?

less than $10 million
$10 million to $49 million
$50 million to $99 million
$100 million to $299 million
$300 million to $499 million
$500 million to $699 million
$700 million to $799 million
$800 million to $899 million
$900 million to $999 million
more than $1 billion

27. What is your company's total annual expenditure for information technology and services? (Please include in your estimate expenditures for all divisions, branches, parent company and subsidiaries. If not sure, please give your best estimate.)

Less than $50,000
$50,000 to $99,999
$100,000 to $249,999
$250,000 to $499,999
$500,000 to $999,999
$1 million to $4.9 million
$5 million to $9.9 million
$10 million to $19.9 million
$20 million or more

2 8. Which geographical region are you located in?

New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island)
NY Metropolitan (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut)
Mid-Atlantic (Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington DC)
Mid-East/North Central (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, M ichigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota)
Midwest (North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas)
Southeast (Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida)
South (Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky)
Texas/Southwest (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Arizona, New Mexico)
Rocky Mountain (Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho)
Pacific Northwest & Alaska (Washington, Oregon, Alaska)
California & West (California, Hawaii)

29. What is the primary business activity performed at your location?

Finance, Banking, or Accounting
Insurance, Real Estate, Legal
Health, Medical, Pharmaceuticals
Entertainment, Recreation
Construction, Engineering, Architecture
Media, Marketing, Advertising
Wholesaler, Distributor, Reseller, VAR
Agriculture, Forestry, Mining, Petroleum, Chemicals
Transportation, Travel, Hospitality
Government, Public Administration, Military, Aerospace
Utilities
Computer, Data Processing, Communications Services
Education
Consulting, Systems Integration
Manufacturing, Design
Nonprofit
Other (please specify) __________________