Unit (non)response in Web-based access panel surveys: An extended planned-behavior approach

Psychology and Marketing

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 489-505

  Bosnjak, Michael ^a   Tuten, Tracy L ^b   Wittmann, Werner W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 26444468604     PISSN: 07426046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mar.20070     Document Type: Review

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