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  • 1.  Panel providers

    Posted 04-28-2017 12:40
    Dear colleagues,

    Can you recommend a panel provider (other than Qualtrics) that can help me gather data on entrepreneurs of different races?

    Also, how can I make sure that the sample comes from entrepreneurs (those who actually started the business) and not just business owners/managers?

    Thank you!
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  • 2.  Panel providers

    Posted 04-28-2017 13:24
    Dear Golshan,

    You may try Amazon's Mechanical Turk but I have some concerns about the reliability of that data. Normally, you can screen people with several questions (i.e. Have you ever started a business?) but there is no guarantee that the respondents will answer honestly. 

    Cihan

    Dr. Cihan Cobanoglu, CHTP
    McKibbon Endowed Chair & Director of M3 Center
    International Programs Coordinator, CHTL
    University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee
    President, Assoc, of North America Higher Education International (anahei [dot] org)
    http://usfsm.edu/faculty-members/dr-cihan-cobanoglu/
    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cihan_Cobanoglu


    On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 12:39 PM, Golshan Javadian <golshan.javadian@morgan.edu> wrote:
    Dear colleagues,

    Can you recommend a panel provider (other than Qualtrics) that can help me gather data on entrepreneurs of different races?

    Also, how can I make sure that the sample comes from entrepreneurs (those who actually started the business) and not just business owners/managers?

    Thank you!
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  • 3.  Panel providers

    Posted 04-28-2017 14:07
    Hi all,

    This is an intriguing question, and examining panels in the domain of entrepreneurship is an important topic that needs discussion.

    I have used Qualtrics, as well as MTurk, Survey Monkey, and the StudyResponse Project. There are other options as well.

    Important issues, among others, include data quality, price, representativeness of entrepreneurs, & response rates.

    Links:


    Sample of relevant references:

    Brandon, D. M., Long, J. H., Loraas, T. M., Mueller-Phillips, J., & Vansant, B. (2013). Online instrument delivery and participant recruitment services: Emerging opportunities for behavioral accounting research. Behavioral Research in Accounting, 26(1), 1-23.

    Buhrmester, M., Kwang, T., & Gosling, S. D. (2011). Amazon's Mechanical Turk a new source of inexpensive, yet high-quality, data?. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 6(1), 3-5.

    Chandler, J., & Shapiro, D. (2016). Conducting clinical research using crowdsourced convenience samples. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 12, 53-81.

    Mason, W., & Suri, S. (2012). Conducting behavioral research on Amazon's Mechanical Turk. Behavior Research Methods, 44(1), 1-23.

    Paolacci, G., Chandler, J., & Ipeirotis, P. G. (2010). Running experiments on amazon mechanical turk.

    Roulin, N. (2015). Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater: Comparing data quality of crowdsourcing, online panels, and student samples. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 8(02), 190-196.


    Best, Jeff


    Jeff Pollack
    Assistant Professor 
    Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Department
    Poole College of Management
    NC State University
    2801 Founders Drive, Campus Box 7229
    Raleigh, NC 27695-7229
    804.397.0818 phone
    jmpolla3@ncsu.edu


    On Apr 28, 2017, at 1:24 PM, Cihan Cobanoglu <cihan@CIHAN.ORG> wrote:

    Dear Golshan,

    You may try Amazon's Mechanical Turk but I have some concerns about the reliability of that data. Normally, you can screen people with several questions (i.e. Have you ever started a business?) but there is no guarantee that the respondents will answer honestly. 

    Cihan

    Dr. Cihan Cobanoglu, CHTP
    McKibbon Endowed Chair & Director of M3 Center
    International Programs Coordinator, CHTL
    University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee
    President, Assoc, of North America Higher Education International (anahei [dot] org)
    http://usfsm.edu/faculty-members/dr-cihan-cobanoglu/
    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cihan_Cobanoglu



    On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 12:39 PM, Golshan Javadian <golshan.javadian@morgan.edu> wrote:
    Dear colleagues,

    Can you recommend a panel provider (other than Qualtrics) that can help me gather data on entrepreneurs of different races?

    Also, how can I make sure that the sample comes from entrepreneurs (those who actually started the business) and not just business owners/managers?

    Thank you!
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