{"id":57405,"date":"2023-05-24T10:37:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T14:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/?p=57405"},"modified":"2023-05-24T19:09:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T23:09:30","slug":"intrinsic-incentive-survey-participation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/intrinsic-incentive-survey-participation\/","title":{"rendered":"Intrinsic Incentive in Survey Participation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>While survey data can offer powerful insights, encouraging participation can sometimes be a challenge. While the question &#8220;What&#8217;s in it for me?&#8221; is absolutely a legitimate one, reseach expert Ross Rubin shares that intrinsic incentive has a role to play.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/microsoft-365-TLiWhlDEJwA-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"boost response rate\" width=\"8256\" height=\"5504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/microsoft-365-TLiWhlDEJwA-unsplash.jpg 8256w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/microsoft-365-TLiWhlDEJwA-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/microsoft-365-TLiWhlDEJwA-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/microsoft-365-TLiWhlDEJwA-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/microsoft-365-TLiWhlDEJwA-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/microsoft-365-TLiWhlDEJwA-unsplash-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8256px) 100vw, 8256px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p>Research professionals have long debated the best ways to gain access to respondents and have them complete surveys. Determining motivation can require careful consideration that may affect the balance of the sample. However, it\u2019s important to keep in mind that all respondents have some inclination to participate because of intrinsic incentive. <strong>Intrinsic incentive is the motivation that individuals have to share feedback in the absence of survey-specific rewards.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<p>Even in cases of paid panels, respondents have some degree of intrinsic incentive because they incur opportunity cost in panel participation. However, intrinsic incentive should increase significantly in customer experience and especially employee experience research. In the case of the former, the respondent has invested their time and money not only in acquiring a product or service, but in the product or service provider. Having their voice heard helps the provider better meet their needs. And of course, employees are usually heavily invested in driving improvement to the wide range of dynamics that determine how they spend many of their waking hours. Indeed, compensation professionals routinely engage in a form of intrinsic incentive measurement in order to attract employees.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s more challenging to measure in a population that shares few commonalities without engaging in exercises similar to those of product price testing. Nonetheless, even as a qualitative consideration, researchers should bear in mind that the purpose of survey-provided incentives and rewards isn\u2019t to fully motivate respondents; rather, it\u2019s to close the gap between intrinsic incentive and action. Highlighting and reinforcing these incentives as well as allowing for free-form responses or follow-ups can help shift the respondent mindset from completing a chore to recognition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"div-minispacer\"><\/div>\n<span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/intrinsic-incentive-survey-participation\/&#038;text=Survey-specific%20rewards%20can%20help%20to%20to%20close%20the%20gap%20between%20intrinsic%20incentive%20and%20action.&#038;via=Sogolytics&#038;related=Sogolytics' target='_blank'>Survey-specific rewards can help to to close the gap between intrinsic incentive and action. <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/intrinsic-incentive-survey-participation\/&#038;text=Survey-specific%20rewards%20can%20help%20to%20to%20close%20the%20gap%20between%20intrinsic%20incentive%20and%20action.&#038;via=Sogolytics&#038;related=Sogolytics' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span>\n<div class=\"div-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Interested in learning more? <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sogolytics.webinargeek.com\/how-to-boost-survey-response-rates?cst=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register now<\/a> to join us on June 7th as we discuss intrinsic incentive and other considerations to improve survey responses at &#8220;The Right Time for the Right Questions: How to Boost Survey Response Rates&#8221; webinar hosted by Sogolytics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While survey data can offer powerful insights, encouraging participation can sometimes be a challenge. While the question &#8220;What&#8217;s in it for me?&#8221; is absolutely a legitimate one, reseach expert Ross Rubin shares that intrinsic incentive has a role to play. Research professionals have long debated the best ways to gain access to respondents and have them complete surveys. Determining motivation can require careful consideration that may affect the balance of the sample. However, it\u2019s important to keep in mind that all respondents have some inclination to participate because of intrinsic incentive. Intrinsic incentive is the motivation that individuals have to share feedback in the absence of survey-specific rewards. Even in cases of paid panels, respondents have some degree of intrinsic incentive because they incur opportunity cost in panel participation. However, intrinsic incentive should increase significantly in customer experience and especially employee experience research. In the case of the former, the respondent has invested their time and money not only in acquiring a product or service, but in the product or service provider. Having their voice heard helps the provider better meet their needs. And of course, employees are usually heavily invested in driving improvement to the wide range of dynamics that determine how they spend many of their waking hours. Indeed, compensation professionals routinely engage in a form of intrinsic incentive measurement in order to attract employees. It\u2019s more challenging to measure in a population that shares few commonalities without engaging in exercises similar to those of product price testing. 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