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Data sharing

At CORD, we aim to promote the development, dissemination and use of data pertaining to public and other organizations. In the spirit of open science, many CORD projects produce datasets that can be used by others, following an embargo period. Some of the available data sets focus on a wide variety of organization types, whereas others are focused on knowledge-based organizations, especially universities and academic researchers. 


CORD can also serve a central depository for data developed elsewhere, including for federally-funded research datasets intended for public use. Anyone interested in having CORD house its data (exclusively or non-exclusive) can submit a “data sharing request” form. Contributors must warrant their ownership of the data and their rights to dissemination. In some cases, CORD staff will provide data cleaning services and will assist in the development of codebooks and in the provision of data in multiple formats. 

The following databases are available upon request.

Individuals must register in order to use the data. Individuals must agree not to distribute the data to other users or coauthors. All data requests must be made directly to CORD from each researcher using the data. Unauthorized data use and/or distribution may result in restrictions on future data access and use. CORD will not provide technical in the use or analysis of the data.

National Administrative Studies Project - Citizen vs. Public Manager Comparisons (NASP - C)

Individuals must register in order to use the data. Individuals must agree not to distribute the data to other users or coauthors. All data requests must be made directly to CORD from each researcher using the data. Unauthorized data use and/or distribution may result in restrictions on future data access and use. CORD will not provide technical in the use or analysis of the data. 

Archived: National administrative studies project - III (NASP - III)

The NASP-III dataset contains 1,220 valid responses of public and nonprofit managers from Georgia and Illinois. Topics addressed in this dataset include: red tape, work-related attitudes, motivation, career trajectories, and mentoring theories.

Archived: National administrative studies project - decision making (NASP - DM)

Dataset contains 833 valid responses of government employees from Indiana and Nevada. Topics addressed in this dataset include: individual decision-making, creativity and innovation, belief in a just world, discount rate, job satisfaction, and risk preference.