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Over the last 15 years we have implemented a large number of scientific studies for researchers with different backgrounds and approaches.
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"Thanks to their expertise in both IT as well as scientific methodology Bright Answer develops online surveys which are easy to complete for participants and just as easy to coordinate and monitor for the researcher. I'm already looking forward to the next project with Bright Answer."
Prof. Dr. Laurenz L. Meier
Institute of Psychology, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
"Thanks to their know-how in IT as well as psychology Bright Answer expertly implemented our complex study design. We especially appreciated their efficient and flexible style of collaboration. Absolutely recommended!"
Dr. Jennifer Inauen
Group Leader, Cluster: EHPsy, Department Environmental Social Sciences, Eawag
"Highly professional. Taylor made solutions and expertise even when confronted with very special requirements."
Dr. Andrea B. Horn
Institute of Psychology, University of Zürich, Switzerland
"Bright Answer turned out to be so much more than the average survey building company: I'm happy our project benefited from their advice, experience, technical skills, fast response, friendliness and enthusiasm."
Dr. Sanne Smith
Institute of Social Sciences, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
"Because of your understanding you gave us better things than we could have asked for."
Dr. Aart Franken
Institute of Psychology, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
"Collaborating with Bright Answer was very uncomplicated and contributed greatly to the success of the project. I would work with Bright Answer again anytime."
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Orth
Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Switzerland
"Bright Answer has made it possible for us to realise a complex study design. Thanks to the good looking and well architected user experience we received numerous positive feedbacks from our participants. The questionnaire completion is uncomplicated and self-explanatory."
Prof. em. Dr. Norbert K. Semmer
Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Switzerland
"Thanks to their excellent professional expertise, high engagement, and precision, Bright Answer have made it possible for us to implement an innovative survey procedure with multiple modules in a simple, user friendly way. The result: High response rates and simple analysis of the data."
Prof. Dr. Katharina Maag Merki
Professor of Theory and Empirical Research on Educational Processes in Schools, Institute of Education, University of Zurich
"Bright Answer has responded to our wishes in an efficient and uncomplicated way. Thanks to Bright Answer, we quickly received a well-functioning platform for data collection and automated feedback."
Prof. Dr. Andreas Hirschi
Institute of Psychology, University of Berne, Switzerland
“My Work Day” – An innovative study on stress in the workplace
Smartphone-based diary study with time and event sampling
Client: Prof. Dr. Laurenz Meier, University of Neuchâtel
Many studies on the workplace only survey participating employees once (cross-sectional studies). The findings that can be obtained from such studies are limited for many reasons.
The diary study “My Work Day” seeks to gain a much more detailed glimpse into a day in the workplace. As part of this study, participants complete ?diaries? over a period of two weeks. This involves them answering several brief surveys on their smartphones during their work days. The participants receive the short surveys at certain times (time-based) or they themselves initiate an entry after having experienced a certain situation at work (event-based). The data obtained in this way provide insights into psychological processes at work; such insights could not previously be gained using conventional questionnaires.
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Sustainable Workforce
A large, EU-funded collection of data in 9 European countries and the USA
Customer: University of Utrecht
Sustainable Workforce is a unique research project focusing on corporate investments in the fields of human and social capital, the management of a work-life balance, flexibility at work, the long-term employment of mature staff members and flexicurity in nine European countries, as well as the USA. The project is carried out by a team of researchers led by sociologist Prof. Tanja van der Lippe of the University of Utrecht, Netherlands. Bright Answer produced the software for this ambitious online research project.
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