Interested in doing a study with COR?
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WHO
The INSEAD Centre for Organisational Research is open to all INSEAD-affiliated faculty, staff, postdoc, or PhD student.
WHAT
COR can help you plan the administrative details and conduct organisational science research involving working adult participants.
WHERE
Depending on your research, studies can be conducted online, at the INSEAD Asia campus, in public spaces of Singapore, at an industry partner's venue, etc.
HOW MUCH
Access to COR's services is free for INSEAD researchers. However, researchers will have to bear the cost of participant payment and venue/transport costs. For more details on costs, please refer to the section on "Study Costs" below.
Toolkit for Researchers
Below are some helpful online resources to facilitate your study set-up. Click on the buttons below to access the resource.
Prolific best practices guide Practical guide for studying human behaviour in labs
This is a consent form, which is distributed before the experiment to all participants. All text in square brackets must be changed by the researcher before the experiment. The standard text has been written in cooperation with the INSEAD legal department and it is not to be altered.
The debriefing contains the true purpose of the experiment, written in a non-technical way. It should reveal the cover story and explain any motivations. The debriefing should also contain general information regarding the kind of research you are doing, such as the use of resources. The participant, upon reading the debriefing, should have the impression of having participated in a worthwhile experiment.
Institutional Review Board
The INSEAD Institutional Review Board (IRB) provides formal validation of all research with human participants at INSEAD. The IRB protects the rights and welfare of individuals who volunteer to participate in the research conducted at the lab. The purpose of the IRB is to protect not only the rights of human participants but also the school and its researchers.
Applications to the IRB are valid for a specific research project. Most applications to the IRB are treated within a 2-week period.
For more information, please contact the IRB at [email protected]
Study Costs
The costs of running a study with COR are largely divided into the following:
- Participant remuneration
- Research Assistant (RA) remuneration
- Equipment rental costs
- Facilities rental costs and licensing costs (only for off-campus studies)
We advise that faculty have their PhD students direct and run the studies. For faculty who do not have PhD students, we can help recruit part-time RAs for you. We do not charge any service fees.
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Participant Remuneration
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- At minimum, participants are paid 1 SGD for their participation.
- Recommended rates for participation would follow the target population's estimated average hourly wage and cover the participant's transport costs (if any).
Length of study (in minutes) Estimated Rates (in SGD) 0 ~ 5 2 ~ 3 6 ~ 10 5 11 ~ 30 10 31 ~ 60 20
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On-Campus Estimated Pricing
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The table shows the breakdown of estimated costs for a 10 minute study conducted at INSEAD with 200 participants.
Item Approximate Costs (in SGD) Token of participation (e.g. $4 to each participant) 800 Part timers’ fees (e.g. four part-timers to help out on the day of the event) 400 Rental of equipment (e.g. deposit required to borrow equipment and will be returned) 100 Estimated Total Cost of Study 1300
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Off-Campus Estimated Pricing
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We are able to conduct studies at different public spaces in Singapore. A frequently used area would be Level 1 Atrium North Fusionopolis, right next to INSEAD Asia Campus.
The table shows the breakdown of estimated costs for a 10 minute study conducted in the Level 1 atrium with 200 participants.
Item Approximate Costs (in SGD) License/ Permit application (e.g. SCDF application) 80 Venue 400 Transportation 220 Token of participation (e.g. $4 to each participant) 800 Part timers’ fees (e.g. four part-timers to help out on the day of the event) 400 Rental of equipment (e.g. deposit required to borrow equipment and will be returned) 100 Estimated Total Cost of Study 2000 Level 1 Atrium North Fusionopolis:
Address: 1 Fusionopolis Way, #01 Fusionopolis One, Singapore 138577
Level 1 Atrium refers to the open space between Mos Burgers and Mr. Bean. This space attracts working adults who pass by the space especially during the lunch hours.
Testimonials
Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources, Singapore Management University Lee Kong Chian School of Business INSEAD PhD 2017
Having a mobile behavioural lab makes doing research much easier and more exciting. It is very easy to collect data in Singapore as participants are fluent in English. Data collection is conducted by knowledgeable research staff, and costs are comparable to other laboratory studies. [COR] also allows researchers to increase the diversity of their samples, which enhances the generalisability of their findings, and to recruit targeted populations, if needed.
Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources, Singapore Management University Lee Kong Chian School of Business INSEAD PhD 2017
Roland Berger Chaired Professor of Strategy & Organisation Design Department of Strategy INSEAD
INSEAD's "pop-up" behavioural lab provides an opportunity to exercise experimental control in studies truly representative of the workforce, something that traditional behavioural labs and online experiments struggle with. It is also a great hands-on learning opportunity for our doctoral students to learn the craft of experimental research.
Roland Berger Chaired Professor of Strategy & Organisation Design Department of Strategy INSEAD
Associate Professor Department of Organisational Behaviour INSEAD
It usually takes me about a week and a half to collect experimental data from 200 participants in the lab. With [COR], we collected this number of responses in a day. You never know what Mturk participants are doing while completing your survey. They may be watching TV, caring for their children, or maybe hanging out in the bathroom. With [COR], you know that they are simply completing your survey under the watchful eyes of our research assistants. If you want data from working adults and not simply college students or "professional" Mturk workers, [COR] is the answer.
Associate Professor Department of Organisational Behaviour INSEAD
