Conducting survey research among organisational populations in developing countries: Can the drop and collect technique make a difference?

International Journal of Market Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Ibeh, Kevin I N ^a   Brock, Jürgen Kai Uwe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Fujitsu Siemens Computers   (Germany)

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EID: 3342992551     PISSN: 14707853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147078530404600304     Document Type: Review

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