Would you mind completing this survey: Assessing the state of survey research in supply chain management

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-45

  Melnyk, Steven A ^a   Page, Thomas J ^a   Wu, Sarah Jinhui ^b   Burns, Laird A ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical methods; Recommended survey practices; Regression analysis; Response rates; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862808907     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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