Web Survey Bibliography
Title Online Interviews as an Instrument of the Development of Organizations. A Meta-Analysis of Online Surveys at Universities
Author Poetschke, M., Simonson, J.
Year 2005
Access date 22.04.2005
Abstract The number of online interviews grows continually. Within the last few years studies were carried out particularly as single topic interviews. Today, the conception of the permanent implementation of interviews becomes more and more important. Therewith, the capabilities of net supported interviews are emphasized.Conditional on the fast data appropriation, the automated feedback of results, the economical elicitation of opinions or attitudes and the availability of the interview as a communication platform, the online survey becomes a high-quality instrument for the development of organizations.A special challenge consists in motivating the respondents to participate in recurrent interviews which include the same aspects of the work and studies situation.A project at the University of Bremen, called "Studies Barometer", was initialised to analyse the acceptability and capability of online surveys. The interviews in the "Studies Barometer"-Project were addressed to students. Simultaneously, two employee surveys, which completed the picture of the university, also could be carried out.A meta-analysis of all surveys carried out till now should provide information about the conception and implementation of online interviews at organisations. Response rates and proportions of item nonresponse will be consulted for the evaluation of the data quality.Different ways for respondents recruitment were created as one main focus of variation between the studies. Several respondents were invited to participate in a survey by e-mail. In other studies the respondents received a letter which were distributed during the lessons.For the invitation by e-mail an address list was necessary. One of the major intentions of the "Studies barometer"-Project was to test different ways of compiling an e-mail address list at the university.Furthermore the content focus of the surveys were varied. As a result, a well known empirical finding could be replicated. The proximity to the topic and a subjective concernment of the respondents increases the willingness to participate. The more general the topic is, the less students respond to the questionnaire. The results of the empirical analysis should be contributed to the development of a best practice list for repeated online interviews at universities. Specific recommendations for the special context of the universities will be elaborated. Finally, general valid remarks regarding to possibilities for the increase of response rates in online surveys will be presented.
Abstract - optional Die Anwendung von Onlinebefragungen wächst. In den letzten Jahren wurden dabei meist Einzelstudien durchgeführt. Zunehmend gewinnen jedoch Fragen der dauerhaften Implementierung von Befragungen an Bedeutung. Die Vorteile der netzgestützten Befragung kommen hierbei besonders zur Geltung. Die schnelle Datenbereitstellung, die automatisierbare Rückmeldung von Ergebnissen, die kostengünstige Erhebung und die Nutzung der Befragung als eigene Kommunikationsplattform lassen die Onlinebefragung auch zu einem qualitativ hochwertigen Instrument der Organisationsentwicklung werden. Die besondere Herausforderung besteht hierbei darin, die Befragten zur Teilnahme an Befragungen zu inhaltlich wiederkehrenden Themen, die sich auf Aspekte des Arbeits- und Studienlebens beschränken, zu motivieren.Vor diesem Hintergrund wurde an der Universität Bremen im Rahmen des Pilotprojekts Studienbarometer der Frage nach der Akzeptanz und dem Potential von Onlinebefragungen nachgegangen. Im Mittelpunkt des Pilotprojektes standen Befragungen Studierender. Parallel dazu konnten jedoch auch zwei Mitarbeiterbefragungen realisiert werden, die das Bild über die Universität vervollständigen.Eine Meta-Analyse der bisher durchgeführten Studien soll Erkenntnisse darüber liefern, wie organisationsinterne Onlinebefragungen durchgeführt werden können. Als Maße für die Güte der erhobenen Daten werden spezifische Rücklaufquoten und Anteile von Item Nonresponse untersucht. Ein Schwerpunkt der Variation in den Einflussfaktoren lag auf unterschiedlichen Rekrutierungswegen der potentiell Befragten. In einigen Studien wurden die Befragten per E-Mail eingeladen, in anderen über einen Brief, der während der Lehrveranstaltungen verteilt werden konnte. Für die Einladung per E-Mail war die Bereitstellung von Adresslisten notwendig. Mögliche Wege für den Aufbau dieser Listen zu testen, war eines der zentralen Anliegen des Studienbarometerprojektes.Darüber hinaus wurde der thematische Schwerpunkt variiert. Hierbei konnte ein bereits empirisch gesichertes Ergebnis repliziert werden. Die Nähe und die subjektive Betroffenheit der Befragten erhöht die Teilnahmebereitschaft. Je allgemeiner das Thema ist, umso weniger Studierende antworteten auf den Fragebogen. Mit der Analyse wird eine Beitrag zur Entwicklung einer Best Practice List für wiederholte Onlinebefragungen an Universitäten geleistet. Es werden gleichermaßen spezifische Empfehlungen für den besonderen Kontext der Universitäten erarbeitet, wie allgemeiner gültige Anmerkungen zu Möglichkeiten der Erhöhung des Rücklaufes in Onlinebefragungen.
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Year of publication2005
Bibliographic typeConferences, workshops, tutorials, presentations
Web Survey Bibliography - Other (450)
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- Using personal digital assistants (PDAs) for the collection of safety belt use data in the field; 2006; Vivoda, J. M., Eby, D. W.
- Improving Quality by Lowering Non-Response: A Guideline for Online Surveys; 2006; Jackob, N., Zerback, T.
- Validating the use of Internet survey techniques in visual landscape assessment—An empirical study...; 2006; Roth, M.
- Higher Education and Student Affairs Professionals' Survey Preferences: A Research Note; 2006; Flowers, L. A., Massie, R. F.
- Mobile vs. Fixed-line Surveys in Hong Kong; 2006; Bacon-Shone, J., Lau, L.
- Mobile Phones - Influence on Telephone Surveys; 2006; Kuusela, V., Vehovar, V., Callegaro, M.
- The open research system: a web based metadata and data repository for collaborative research; 2005; Schweik, C. M., Stepanov, A., Grove, J. M.
- Internet-based travel surveys: Selected evidence on response rates, sampling bias and reliability; 2005; Arentze, T., Bos, I., Molin, E., Timmermans, H.
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- Web-Based Surveys; 2005; Ellis, B., Zurita, F., Ventura, J.
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- Web survey design for predicting performance using network questions; 2005; Coromina, L.
- How Internet Surveys Are Changing Data Collection Practices: The Case of University Student Surveys...; 2005; Dillman, D. A., Allen, T.
- Sampling procedure, questionnaire design, online implementation; 2005; Jackob, N., Arens, J., Zerback, T.Jowell, R.; de Rouvray, C.
- Technology Trends in Survey Data Collection; 2005; Couper, M. P.
- On the Cost-Efficiency of Mixed-Mode Data Collection with a Web Response Option: Results of a Survey...; 2005; Werner, P., Forsman, G.
- Stated Preference Surveys on Internet – an Effective Method for Finding Passengers’ Preferences...; 2005; Nossum, A.
- Mode dilemmas in cross-national survey time-series; 2005; Jowell, R.
- Self-orientation and group-orientation: Intercultural differences in attitudes toward personalized Web...; 2005; Wernher, I., Nerb, J.
- Web-based Surveys: What Do We Know about Data Quality?; 2005; Pineau, V.
- Simple Approaches to Estimating the Variance of the Propensity Score Weighted Estimator Applied on Volunteer...; 2005; Isaksson, A., Lee, Sunghee
- Variance Estimation for Volunteer Panel Web Surveys Using Propensity Score Adjustment and Calibration...; 2005; Lee, Sunghee, Valliant, R. L.
- Migrating to a Web-based Format While Improving the Edit Process for the Public Libraries Survey; 2005; McLaughlin, J. F., Craig, T. L., O'Shea, P.
- An Experimental Comparison Of Web And Telephone Surveys; 2005; Fricker, S., Galesic, M., Tourangeau, R., Yan, T.
- Telephone Versus Online Surveys; 2005; Williams, T.
- Successful Web Survey Methodologies for Measuring the Impact of Networked Electronic Services; 2005; Franklin, B., Plum, T.
- Combining Operations Management and Information Systems Curricula: Assessing Alumni Preparations for...; 2005; Silva, D., McFadden, K. L.
- Online Interviews as an Instrument of the Development of Organizations. A Meta-Analysis of Online Surveys...; 2005; Poetschke, M., Simonson, J.
- Perceptions of journal quality and research paradigm: results of a web-based survey of British accounting...; 2005; Lowe, A., Locke, J.
- How to conduct behavioral research over the Internet: A begginer s guide to HTML and CGI/Perl; 2004; Fraley, R. C.
- Apache, MySQL, and PHP for Web surveys; 2004; Goeritz, A.
- Web Surveys in Library Research; 2004; Steffensen, J. B.
- An Experimental Study of Language Intensity and Response Rate in E Mail Surveys; 2004; Andersen, P. A., Blackburn, T. R.
- Internet-Based Surveys to Elicit the Value of Risk Reductions; 2004; Hojman, P., de Dios Ortúzar, J., Rizzi, L.
- SFSU Student Voting Survey; 2004; Blash, L., Kosheleva-Coats, J.
- Usability Issues Associated with Converting Establishment Surveys to Web-Based Data Collection; 2004; Fox, J. E., Mockovak, W., Fisher, S. K., Rho, C.
- Choosing the Right Survey Methodology – Telephone or Web?; 2004; Andrew Lester & Associates
- Profile, needs, and expectations of information professionals: What we learned from the 2003 ASIST membership...; 2004; Vaughan, L., Hahn, T. B.
- Valuation of Natural Resource Improvements in the Adirondacks; 2004; Banzhaf, S., Burtraw, D., Evans, D., Krupnick A.
- Assessing Internet Survey Data Collection Methods with Ethnic Nurse Shift Workers.; 2004; Hobbs, B. B., Farr, L. A.
- Nurses' autonomy: influence of nurse managers' actions; 2004; Mrayyan, M. T.
- Online Data Collection from Video Game Players: Methodological Issues; 2004; Wood, R. T. A., Griffiths, M. D., Eatough, V.
- The Influence of Graphical and Symbolic Language Manipulations on Responses to Self-Administered Questions...; 2004; Christian, L. M., Dillman, D. A.
- Internet research: privacy, ethics and alienation: an open source approach; 2004; Berry, D. M.
- A Wish List for the Future of CASIC at the National Agricultural Statistics Service; 2004; Manning, A.
- E-Mail Contacts: A Test of Complex Graphical Designs in Survey Research; 2004; Whitcomb, M. E., Porter, S. R.

