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Background
The
Santa Clara University Business Index: Silicon Valley Outlook
survey polls SCU Advisory Board members and alumni of the MBA program
on the third Tuesday of each month with a view to forecasting sentiment
about the Valley's economic trends. Our sample includes influential
executives, managers and professionals employed in Silicon Valley
companies. Read
more...
Questions
of the Month, 2004:
- June
Where do you expect most of your company's business growth to
come from over the next 12 months?
- May
How aggressively is your company recruiting new college graduates
this year?
- April
If venture capital financing picks up in the next year, which
of the following would be your most likely response?
- March
In your opinion, the effect of outsourcing and offshoring for
Silicon Valley is...?
- February
Which of the following Democratic Presidential candidates do you
believe would be most likely to be good for Silicon Valley?
- January
Which of the following best represents the ranking (from highest
to lowest projected growth in value over the 2004 calendar year)
amongst the following three sectors: Silicon Valley Stocks [S],
Silicon Valley Real Estate [R], and Dow Stocks [D]...
Questions
of the Month, 2003:
- February: What effect will a war with Iraq
have on your business?
- March: When do you think business
conditions for your company will recover from the recent economic
downturn?
- April: In your company, what
is the impact of the SARS outbreak on business travel in Asia?
- May: In today's economic environment,
which is the single most telling indicator by which you assess
your company's business condition?
- June: Considering that a decrease
in the value of the dollar means that American products are cheaper
abroad and the inputs businesses import are more expensive, overall,
what effect does the falling value of the dollar have on your
company?
- July: Do you think the economic
recovery of Silicon Valley will lead, lag, or be concurrent with
the recovery of the overall U.S. economy?
- August: To what extent has your
company outsourced each of the following functions in the past
three months?
- September: If the recall of Governor Gray
Davis is successful....
- October: Which of the following
scenarios...
- November: Relative to the overall
technology sector, do you think that over the next year the industry
you are in will:
- December:
Which of the following (if any) are offered by your company this
year in recognition of the holiday season? Check all that apply.
AND With respect to the holiday season, is your company spending
more, less or about the same this year as it did last year?
Monthly
Results and Respondent Demographics, 2003:
2002 Archives
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