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Dear fellow marketing colleagues,

I am doing some research on the extent of common method bias in the marketing area. As you might have noticed there are very papers that have common method bias in the data and get published. so I assume there might be a “file drawer” problem. I am trying to quantity the extent of this file drawer problem and therefore need your help.

Please classify your paper in one of the following categories.

You wrote a paper that during analysis

1. Had common method bias and got published despite the problem (was mentioned in the limitation section/Not mentioned in the limitation section)
2. Had common method bias and you were able to CORRECT it using statistical techniques and Got published.
3. Had common method bias and got Rejected. (never published)
4. Had common method bias and you did not submit to any journal. (never published)

For category 1& 2, just sending the citation would be enough (although if you can send me a copy of the paper that would make life a little easier and would be greatly appreciated). for category three and four, I would request you to send me the title of the unpublished manuscript and also a copy.

I thank you in advance for your help.

with Regards

amit

Dr Amit Poddar

Associate Professor of Marketing &

Chair
Department of Management & Marketing

Franklin P Perdue School of Business

Salisbury University

MD, 20801

Ph: +1 – 410-548-7756

Fax: +1 – 410-677-5375

Email: axpoddar@salisbury.edu

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