%0 Journal Article %T Achieving a response from fast-growing companies: the case of Slovenian gazelles %A Mojca Bavda£¿ %A Mateja Drnov£¿ek %A Ale£¿a Lotri£¿ Dolinar %J Economic and Business Review %D 2009 %I University of Ljubljana %X Non-mandatory business surveys generally suffer from low response rates and potential non-response bias. Achieving a response is most problematic in small- and medium-sized enterprises because of their scarce human resources. The problem becomes exacerbated in fast-growing companies ¨C ¡®gazelles¡¯. The paper addresses the effectiveness of data collection efforts to achieve a response among the top Slovenian gazelles in 2008. We analyse the impact on response rates and data quality. Finally, we look for evidence of non-response bias. %U http://www.ebrjournal.net/ojs/index.php/ebr/article/view/15