This debate centered on single response organizational surveys and the issues surrounding them. The main issue was whether a single respondent could provide an accurate assessment of the human resource practices of an entire organization. An issue associated with single response organizational surveys addressed in the debate was organization size. With large organizations it may be difficult for one person to accurately assess the human resource practices of a whole organization. Thus, it may be beneficial to collect information on human resource practices at the plant or department level. The debate also raised the issue of whether two respondents per organization would provide a more accurate assessment of the human resource practices of an
organization than a single respondent would.