How to increase response rates when surveying hospitality managers for curriculum-related research: Lessons from past studies and interviews with lodging professionals

Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-71

  Ravichandran, Swathi ^a   Arendt, Susan ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Increase response rate; Mail survey; Online survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649226576     PISSN: 15313220     EISSN: 15313239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15313220802410054     Document Type: Article

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