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I am a Masters student in Information Management at Victoria University of Wellington.  As part of this degree I am undertaking to write a research report on the state of Competitive Intelligence within New Zealand Private and Public Sector Organisations.  The University requires that ethics approval be obtained for research involving human participants.

Although there is a significant amount of published information on the subject of Competitive Intelligence, there is very little on the Competitive Intelligence environment within New Zealand.  I hope to interview you as a key management participant within a New Zealand Private and Public Sector Organisation will enable a greater understanding of Competitive Intelligence not only within your company, but with other New Zealand industries.

I expect that in most cases this will last less than an hour and any notes from our interview (including recordings and transcripts of recordings) will be made available to you within four weeks of the interview for you to confirm (so I can attribute information to you if required), and all copies of these I hold will be destroyed two years after the end of the project.  Copies of any voice recordings (where they exist will be electronically wiped once the transcript is confirmed with you.

I will securely hold raw data from the interviews, and this will not be shared with any other parties in its raw form.

If you agree (in the consent form), your options may be attributed to you based on industry type in the final report.   You may withdraw yourself (or any information you have provided) from this project (before data collection and analysis is complete) without having to give reasons or without penalty of any sort.

If you choose (on the consent form), I will provide a copy of the final research report resulting from this research when it is completed.

The research report which results from this project will be submitted to the School of Information Management for marking and deposited in the University Library.  I also aim for it to be used in teaching, be published in industry or academic journals, and presented to industry groups.

# If you have any questions or would like to receive further information about the project, please contact me at 0274 573 251 or my supervisor, Dr William Wang, at the School of Information Management at Victoria University, P.O. Box 600, Wellington, Phone 04 463 6857.

CONSENT TO PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH

Research project on the state of Competitive Intelligence within New Zealand Private and Public Sector Organisations in 2009

I have been given and have understood an explanation of this research project.  I have had an opportunity to ask questions and have them answered to my satisfaction.  I understand that I may withdraw myself (or any information I have provided) from this project (before data collection and analysis is complete) without having to give reasons or without penalty of any sort.

•  I consent to one interview of not more than an hour.

•  I consent to information or opinions which I have given being attributed to me or my   industry in any reports on this research (strike out if not applicable). 

•  I consent to information or opinions from my organisations employees and staff to assist with this research report (strike out if not applicable). 

•  I understand that the data I provide will not be used for any other purpose or released to others without my written consent.

•  I consent to raw data collected as part of this research to be held by the researcher.

•  I would like to receive a copy of the final case study resulting from this research when it is completed.

•  I agree to take part in this research.

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Name of participant (please print clearly):

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1.  Name of Company or Public Sector Organisation: