Web surveying academics in six european countries

Communications

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-210

  Smeenk, Sanne G A ^a   Van Selm, Martine ^a   Eisinga, Rob ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Methodology; Organizational commitment study; Web survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949685263     PISSN: 03412059     EISSN: 16134087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/COMMUN.2008.011     Document Type: Article

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