Kyiv International Institute of Sociology
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Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) is a Ukrainian organization conducting sociological research in the following fields:
KIIS runs an Omnibus survey
on a regular basis.
KIIS supports an open research Data Bank with the online key word search that is updated on a regular basis. Besides commissioned research, KIIS specialists conduct original academic research. KIIS Archive contains a collection of national and international publications by KIIS experts. KIIS published a number of books and research manuals. Since 2011, KIIS has been publishing its own journal «KIIS Review».
. A team of KIIS interviewers is based at each regional center, with their total number exceeding 500 people. 10 focus group
moderators work at KIIS Kyiv and regional offices. KIIS has a focus group research center and a computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) center.
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- social and socioeconomic research
- marketing researchMarketing researchMarketing research is "the function that links the consumer, customer, and public to the marketer through information — information used to identify and define marketing opportunities and problems; generate, refine, and evaluate marketing actions; monitor marketing performance; and improve...
- political research
- health studies
- research consulting and auditing
Methods
In its projects, KIIS uses the following research methods:- traditional interviews
- computer assisted interviews
- telephone surveys
- Internet surveys
- postal surveys
- street surveys
- tracking research
- panel studies
- interviews at places where products are sold and services delivered
- exit-pollsExit pollAn election exit poll is a poll of voters taken immediately after they have exited the polling stations. Unlike an opinion poll, which asks whom the voter plans to vote for or some similar formulation, an exit poll asks whom the voter actually voted for. A similar poll conducted before actual...
- covert consumer
- retail sales and service delivery audit
- measuring flows of people and transport
- in-depth interviews
- brainstormingBrainstormingBrainstorming is a group creativity technique by which a group tries to find a solution for a specific problem by gathering a list of ideas spontaneously contributed by its members...
- expert surveys
- hall-tests
- ethnographic methods
- content analysisContent analysisContent analysis or textual analysis is a methodology in the social sciences for studying the content of communication. Earl Babbie defines it as "the study of recorded human communications, such as books, websites, paintings and laws."According to Dr...
- desk researchSecondary researchSecondary research involves the summary, collation and/or synthesis of existing research rather than primary research, where data is collected from, for example, research subjects or experiments....
- INPOLL online research
KIIS runs an Omnibus survey
Omnibus (survey)
An omnibus survey is a method of quantitative marketing research where data on a wide variety of subjects is collected during the same interview...
on a regular basis.
KIIS supports an open research Data Bank with the online key word search that is updated on a regular basis. Besides commissioned research, KIIS specialists conduct original academic research. KIIS Archive contains a collection of national and international publications by KIIS experts. KIIS published a number of books and research manuals. Since 2011, KIIS has been publishing its own journal «KIIS Review».
Structure
While 40 employees work at the central KIIS office, KIIS also has representative offices in major cities of UkraineUkraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. A team of KIIS interviewers is based at each regional center, with their total number exceeding 500 people. 10 focus group
Focus group
A focus group is a form of qualitative research in which a group of people are asked about their perceptions, opinions, beliefs and attitudes towards a product, service, concept, advertisement, idea, or packaging...
moderators work at KIIS Kyiv and regional offices. KIIS has a focus group research center and a computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) center.
Senior management
- KIIS PresidentPresidentA president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
– Valeriy KhmelkoValeriy KhmelkoValériy Khmelkó is a Ukrainian sociologist, Professor at the Sociology Department of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, and President of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology.- Career :...
, doctor of philosophical sciencesDoctor of PhilosophyDoctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
, professorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank... - KIIS General DirectorGeneral DirectorIn CIS corporate governance, the general director is the highest executive position in a company, analogous to a US CEO or a UK managing director...
– Volodymyr PaniottoVolodymyr Illich PaniottoVolodymyr Illich Paniotto is a Ukrainian sociologist, doctor of philosophical sciences, Director General of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology , President of the InMind Company, professor at the Sociology Department of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.- Career :After his graduation in 1970 from the...
, doctor of philosophical sciencesDoctor of PhilosophyDoctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
, professorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank... - KIIS Executive DirectorExecutive directorExecutive director is a term sometimes applied to the chief executive officer or managing director of an organization, company, or corporation. It is widely used in North American non-profit organizations, though in recent decades many U.S. nonprofits have adopted the title "President/CEO"...
– Natalia Kharchenko, PhDDoctor of PhilosophyDoctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities... - KIIS Financial Director – Volodymyr Khmelko
History
Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) was founded in 1990 as a research center of the Sociological Association of Ukraine. In 1992, a partnership was established with the Paragon Research International and thus the research center became a Ukrainian-American research company under the name of KIIS. In 1995, KIIS joined ESOMAR (European Society for Opinion and Marketing ResearchEuropean Society for Opinion and Marketing Research
The European Society for Opinion and Market Research is a world association for market, social and opinion researchers.Founded in 1948, ESOMAR began as a regional association within Europe...
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