Response Rates in Business and Management Research: An Overview of Current Practice and Suggestions for Future Direction

Kamel Mellahi; Lloyd C. Harris

doi:10.1111/1467-8551.12154

Response Rates in Business and Management Research: An Overview of Current Practice and Suggestions for Future Direction

Kamel Mellahi
, Lloyd C. Harris

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Abstract

This paper examines response rates (RR) in published research in business and management journals. Its aim is to evaluate the efficacy of RR-enhancing strategies, explore differences in RR between sub-disciplines and geographical regions, provide a critical appraisal of RR in business and management research, and offer guidelines for assessing and improving RR in business and management research. Data are analysed from 1093 survey-based papers published between 2009 and 2013 in a representative sample of business and management journals. The results of the study are discussed, and their implications for RR in business and management research are provided.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	426-437
Number of pages	12
Journal	British Journal of Management
Volume	27
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12154
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2016
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Business,Management and Accounting
Strategy and Management
Management of Technology and Innovation

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