Responding to the severe limitations of cross-sectional surveys: Commenting on Rong and Wilkinson's perspectives

Australasian Marketing Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 153-156

  Woodside, Arch G ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct research; Executives; Folk theory of mind; Fs QCA.com; Sensemaking; Surveys; Thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960003014     PISSN: 14413582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ausmj.2011.04.004     Document Type: Note

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