purpose
To provide an introduction for the special issue on surveys, to give an overview of the survey literature and to provide direction for future research using the survey methode
Design/methodology/approach Survery of the relevant literature
Findings The survey technique can be productively applied to a large number topicsbut researchers must be careful to incorporate the same degree of rigor used with other research methodes
originality/value
summarizes and ties together the papers included in the special issue and explains the overall contribution of the special issue on surveys. Research
keywords surveys, Research methods, Decision making
Paper type Literature review