TO PUBLISH OR NOT

This article reports the results of a random sample survey of administ rators assessing their professional writing activities. The survey sol icited information including: position, length of time in position, pr esent salary, education, whether published or unpublished, reasons for not publishing, whether publishing helps further career, and whether publishing increases salary. The results have been calculated and are shown on the tables included with this article. The results of this su rvey indicate that professionals in the academic practice and research management professions are not writing articles for publication due t o a lack of time, encouragement, and knowledge. The continued growth a nd recognition of this profession may very well be dependent upon our success at increasing our profession's publication effort.