Why Hire Responsive Management?

More Experience Conducting Human Dimensions Research Than Any Other Firm: Established 30 years ago to help natural resource, fish and wildlife, and outdoor recreation agencies and organizations better understand and work with their constituents, customers, and the public, Responsive Management has a proven track record and extremely high level of credibility—our firm ensures reliable study results at a reasonable cost. Utilizing our in-house, full-service telephone, mail, and online survey center with 75 professional interviewers, Responsive Management has conducted more than 1,000 studies regarding attitudes toward fish and wildlife management, natural resources, and outdoor recreation issues—far more than any other firm or individual in the nation.

Client Satisfaction: Responsive Management works exclusively with natural resource, fish and wildlife, and outdoor recreation agencies and organizations and has a stellar 30-year track record of client satisfaction. Responsive Management’s substantial experience conducting similar studies guarantees that your project will be completed both accurately and promptly. In more than 1,000 studies we have never missed a deadline or gone over budget.

Academic Credibility: Our research is trusted by the nation’s top universities. We have recently completed projects for Colorado State University, Stanford University, and Rutgers University. We have also conducted work for Auburn University, Duke University, George Mason University, Michigan State University, Mississippi State University, North Carolina State University, Oregon State University, Penn State University, Texas Tech, University of California-Davis, University of Florida, University of Montana, University of New Hampshire, University of Southern California, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia University.

Ability to Compare Data Among and Within States: Responsive Management has conducted more studies than any other firm in the country on attitudes toward wildlife, participation in outdoor recreation, and the human dimensions of natural resource management. With 30 years’ worth of research produced for the nation’s fish and wildlife and conservation organizations, we have immediate access to in-house data allowing for the comparison of results between states as well as within the same state over multiple time periods.

Reliability and Statistical Accuracy: Responsive Management follows the highest scientific and ethical standards in conducting research to ensure accurate, unbiased, and statistically reliable results. Our research has been upheld in U.S. Courts, used in peer-reviewed journals, and presented at major conferences around the world. Responsive Management’s research has also been featured in many of the nation’s top media, including Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, CNN, and on the front pages of The Washington Post and USA Today.

Methodological Expertise: Responsive Management offers thorough methodological expertise and conducts all forms of survey research, including telephone, mail, and online surveys. We also routinely conduct focus groups, public meetings, and supplemental quantitative analyses. For the development of surveys, Responsive Management follows strict guidelines to ensure unbiased questioning. Our surveys ensure the widest possible coverage of the study population and use multiple contact attempts to achieve the highest possible response rates.

Responsive Management also provides methodological recommendations based on study objectives. For example, an important development in survey research in recent years is the surge in cell phone-only households. Responsive Management ensures accurate representation for general population surveys by sampling both wireless and landline phone numbers in the exact proportions that they exist in the state being studied. Responsive Management conducts surveys using dual-frame wireless and landline samples to match the distribution of cell phone-only and landline households in the study state. Our general population samples include separate categories for wireless-only, wireless-mostly, dual-use, landline-mostly, and landline-only respondents.