Abstract:

At the end of the first day, considerable discussion took place on the advantages and disadvantages of using chains of organisations. It was thought that the papers of Whitley, Haines, Berent and Jarvis nicely presented the arguments for: Central control of analysis and report but local autonomy of fieldwork (Whitley). Decentralisation of analysis and to a large extent, interpretation (Haines). International supervision and control using various local agencies (Berent). Specialized international department and tight control where local marketing staff is weak (Jarvis).