Receiver orientation

If we consider the six variables in Table 13 together, are the Tanzanians or Norwegians most positive to NORAD's responsiveness to Tanzanian demands and interests? Given that we define the six dimensions as aspects of a "receiver orientation" (RO), an orientation consistent with scoring positively on the six dimensions, we can compute a receiver orientation index (RO index) by adding the values given to the responses on the six questions and finding the mean response value. The classification gave increasing values from "very good" (1) to "very poor" (4), (see question 44 in the questionnaire). Thus the higher the score the lower the evaluation of the receiver orientation of the aid.

Table 14. Receiver orientation, Tanzanian and Norwegian evaluations

The RO index is the sum of scores (2) divided by actual number of answers (5). Thus, the index (6) defines the mean score given by the respondent over all six dimensions. The difference between the indexes is small (0.11) but significant because of the large number of individual scores. The index repeats, in more precise terms, that the Tanzanian aid administrators have a somewhat more positive view of NORAD's responsiveness to Tanzanian demands than do the Norwegians.