The effect of incentives in web surveys: Application and ethical considerations

International Journal of Market Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Cobanoglu, Cihan ^a   Cobanoglu, Nesrin ^b  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 0242491757     PISSN: 14707853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147078530304500406     Document Type: Review

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