Compensated Interviews with Business Decision Makers | 200 EUR Honorarium

SIS Research is conducting compensated interviews about energy management solutions.

We are providing a 200 EUR compensation if you qualify, are selected, and successfully complete an approximately. 60 min. online interview.

We are interested in your perceptions, experiences, and opinions about energy solutions. The Zoom interview is confidential and for research purposes only.

If you are interested, we would first like to see if this Zoom interview is a fit. Please take the pre-screening survey questions below to be considered. If the Zoom interview is a fit, we will get in contact:

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* 1. Contact information

Name

Surname

Company

Job Title

Telephone

Country

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* 2. Do you speak English to a professional working proficiency level?

Yes

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* 3. What is your current employment status?

Employed full-time (35 or more hours a week)

Employed part-time (less than 35 hours a week)

Unemployed

Student

Retired

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* 4. Please indicate the industry category which best describes the company you work for:

Primary: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Mining and Quarrying

Secondary: Manufacturing, Construction, Electricity, Gas, Stream and Air Conditioning Supply, Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management, and Remediation Activities

Professional Services: Information and Communication, Financial and Insurance Activities, Real Estate Activities, Professional, Administrative and Support Service Activities

Other Tertiary: Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles, Transportation and Storage, Accommodation and Food Service Activities, Scientific and Technical Activities, Education, Arts, Entertainment and Recreation, Other Service Activities

Other: Public Administration and Defence; Compulsory Social Security, Human Health and Social Work Activities, Activities of Households as Employers; Undifferentiated Goods and Services-Producing Activities of Households for Own Use, Activities of Extraterritorial Organisations and Bodies

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* 5. What is the approximate total number of employees in the company you work for?

Less than 25

25-49

50-99

100-499

500-1000

More than 1000+

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* 6. Which of the following best describes your business in the country you reside?

National: Business with only physical sites in my country

European: Businesses with only physical sites in my country and other European countries

Global: Business with physical sites in my country and other European countries and globally

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* 7. Which of the following statements best describes your seniority level in the company you work for?

Higher managerial/professional/administrative

Intermediate managerial/professional/administrative

Supervisory or clerical/junior managerial/professional/administrative

Skilled manual worker

Semi or unskilled manual work

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* 8. In the context of this survey, energy procurement refers to the process of sourcing, negotiating, and buying energy-related infrastructure (e.g. boilers, tanks, solar panels) and services (e.g. maintenance, financing).
This does not include sourcing fuel or electricity.

Thinking about the company you work in, which of the following best applies to you:

I lead the energy procurement process

I support the energy procurement process

I am a decision maker in the energy procurement process

While I do not support or lead the energy procurement process, I am fully or mostly aware and understand the energy procurement process

I have little to no understanding of the energy procurement process within the company I work for

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* 9. In the context of this survey, “site” refers to a place occupied by a company to run its operations (e.g. an office, a warehouse, a factory, etc.). A single site might have multiple buildings.

What is the approximate number of sites that the company you work for has, covering your country, Europe and/or the globe? If you do not know exactly, your best estimate will be OK.

2-4

5-9

10-49

50-100

More then 100

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* 10. When thinking about the site(s) that the company you work for operates from, which of the following statements best describe the situation?

Owns all of the sites from which it operates

Owns most (greater than two thirds) of the sites from which it operates

Rents all of the sites from which it operates AND we can make alterations without landlord consent

Rents all of the sites from which it operates AND we can make alterations but landlord consent is needed

Rents all of the sites from which it operates BUT we DO NOT have the authority to make changes to the rented sites

Rents most (greater than two thirds) of the sites in which it operates

Equally owns and rents sites from which it operates

My company does not operate a physical site or office

Do not know

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* 11. If you are not directly responsible for the energy procurement process, would you say you understand how this process works within the company you work for?

Fully or mostly understand: I am fully or mostly aware and understand the energy procurement process

Somewhat understand: I have some knowledge about the energy procurement process in my company, but my understanding may not be complete

Do not understand: I have little to no understanding of the energy procurement process within the company I work for

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* 12. Can you say a few words about how the energy procurement process looks in your company?

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* 13. Does your company uses energy-related infrastructure (e.g. boilers, tanks, solar panels)?

Yes

I do not know

Other (please specify)

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* 14. Can you explain/talk about the current energy set-up & provider?

Yes

I do not know

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* 15. Can you explain/talk about your energy procurement process – the drivers and challenges you face?

Yes

I do not know

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* 16. Can you explain/talk about your organisations attitudes towards alternative energy sources? You may or may not currently use alternative energy sources

Yes

I do not know