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Session 12: Surveys
Presentations
William Dunkelberg, The Small Business Sector of the Economy (PDF, 440 K)
Richard Curtin, Surveys of Consumers: Theory, Methods, and Interpretation (PDF, 158 K)
Links of Interest
University of Michigan Survey of Consumers
Speakers
William Dunkelberg
National Federation of Independent Business
William C. Dunkelberg is professor of economics at the School of Business and Management, Temple University, and chief economist of the National Federation of Independent Business. He is a nationally known authority on small business, entrepreneurship, consumer behavior and consumer credit, and government policy. Previously he was with Purdue, Stanford, and the University of Michigan. He is a fellow and past president of the National Association for Business Economics. He has a BA, MA, and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan.
Richard Curtin
Director of the Surveys of Consumers
University of Michigan
Richard T. Curtin has been the Director of the Surveys of Consumers at the Survey Research Center, The University of Michigan, since 1976.
The results from the surveys are widely used by businesses and financial institutions, by federal agencies responsible for monetary and fiscal policies, as well as by academic researchers. Data from the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers is an official component of the Index of Leading Indicators, designed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and published by the Conference Board. This represents a significant, independent confirmation of the usefulness of the surveys for understanding and forecasting changes in the national economy.
Through frequent presentations and published articles, Dr. Curtin has reported on his research in behavioral economics, including consumer saving and spending behavior, household income and wealth, reactions to changing economic opportunities, and public policy preferences. He is a member of the American Economic Association, the Association for Consumer Research, and the International Association for Research in Economic Psychology. Dr. Curtin received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan in 1975.
Dr. Robert A. Kemp, C.P.M.,
President, Kemp Enterprises
Professor Emeritus, Management
Dr. Robert A. Kemp operates a small consulting and seminar business, Kemp Enterprises. Before leaving the faculty of the Department of Management, College of Business and Public Administration at Drake University in August 1994, Dr. Kemp was a Professor of Management with tenure, and Director of the Small Business Institute from 1982 to the summer of 1994. He taught in the areas of international business and world trade, management, business strategies and policies, and entrepreneurship. For 12 years, Professor Kemp published a widely read quarterly report titled The Mid-American Survey of Business Conditions. Dr. Kemp was the 1993-1994 President of the Small Business Institute Directors’ Association. The association represented 530 schools and universities with strong academic entrepreneurial interests and that help small businesses.
Professor Kemp received his BA from George Washington University in 1964 and his BS from the University of Maryland in 1966. His MBA (1968) and Ph.D. (1979) degrees are from Arizona State University.
Dr. Kemp's areas of concentration in his doctorate are management, marketing, and international business. His dissertation, which was supported by a NAPM dissertation grant, is a major study concerning procedures used by six major American industries to purchase raw materials, and parts or components from international sources. He has written several articles and papers on topics concerning military preparedness and planning, purchasing procedures in international business, ethics, and innovation by small businesses. He has been a presenter at the NAPM International Conferences of 1985, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. Dr. Kemp leads seminars for purchasing personnel on topics such as strategic management for purchasing, ethics and change, EDI and procurement cards, international purchasing, purchasing image, and advanced techniques for purchasing. He is a frequent speaker on economic issues, leadership, ethics, and management topics, for business or individuals. He has led training programs in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong. He has been deeply involved in designing and developing web-based training and education programs.
Dr. Kemp was Chair of NAPM's (now ISM) Academic Planning Committee in 1993-95. He has served on the Editorial Re-view Board for both the Journal of International Purchasing and Materials Management, and the European Journal of Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. As Chair of APC, he was a member of the CAPS Board of Trustees. The International Committee of NAPM named Dr. Kemp the first ever, "International Person of the Year", for 1989-1990. Kemp has earned a lifetime certification as a purchasing manager. District III presented Dr. Kemp the esteemed Joseph P. Stagg award in 1994. Dr. Kemp received the "NAPM President's award" for many years of outstanding service to the national organization and its membership in 1995.In 1993, Dr. Kemp wrote Procedures for Starting and Managing Business Surveys and Reports of Business Conditions, which waspublished by NAPM as a Pamphlet for its affiliates and others. The Procedures for Creating, Publishing and Using a Marketing Plan for NAPM Affiliates was written by Dr. Kemp for use by affiliate leadership in 1994. He chaired the NAPM Volunteer Training Committee that developed five training manuals for NAPM volunteer leaders during 1994-1995. Dr. Kemp was President of the National Association of Purchasing Management in 1997-1998, and Immediate Former President in1998-1999. NAPM has over 45,000 members. He was the 2005 recipient of the Jay Shipman Gold medal Award from ISM.
A native of Leon, Iowa, Dr. Kemp and his wife, Alice, now live in Des Moines.
