Applying theory to structure respondents' stated motivations for participating in web surveys

Qualitative Market Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 428-442

  Han, Vallen ^a   Albaum, Gerald ^b   Wiley, James B ^c   Thirkell, Peter ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet; Motivation (psychology); Surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349649487     PISSN: 13522752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13522750910993338     Document Type: Article

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