Abstract
Following a number of studies on the factors that might affect response rates in cross-national research, this work examines the types of incentives mentioned by international business scholars in mail surveys as well as how the use of such incentives affects the response rate. This work uses a content analysis of articles published in four leading international business journals in the period of 2000-2009. The results show that out of 217 studies under examination only 42 mentioned any type of incentives for enhancing the response rate. The most common incentives used by authors are confidentiality and anonymity, followed by a business reply envelope and a free report. Generally speaking, the results demonstrate that studies reporting incentives achieve, on average, a lower response rate from those that do not report them.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 22 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 6 Dec 2015 |
Publication series
Name | William Davidson Institute Working Paper |
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No. | 1086 |
Bibliographical note
William Davidson Institute Working Paper No. 1086Suggested citation:
Chidlow, Agnieszka and Ghauri, Pervez, What Incentives are Being Used by International Business Researchers in Their Surveys? A Review (December 6, 2015). William Davidson Institute Working Paper No. 1086. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2561534 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2561534
Keywords
- Incentives
- International business research
- Mail survey
- Response rate
- Content analysis