Published on in Vol 5, No 3 (2016): Jul-Sept

Effects of Charitable Versus Monetary Incentives on the Acceptance of and Adherence to a Pedometer-Based Health Intervention: Study Protocol and Baseline Characteristics of a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of Charitable Versus Monetary Incentives on the Acceptance of and Adherence to a Pedometer-Based Health Intervention: Study Protocol and Baseline Characteristics of a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of Charitable Versus Monetary Incentives on the Acceptance of and Adherence to a Pedometer-Based Health Intervention: Study Protocol and Baseline Characteristics of a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

Tobias Kowatsch   1 , MSc ;   Jan-Niklas Kramer   1 , MSc ;   Flavius Kehr   1 , PhD ;   Fabian Wahle   2 , MSc ;   Niklas Elser   3 , MA ;   Elgar Fleisch   2 , PhD

1 Institute of Technology Management (ITEM), University of St Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

2 Department of Management, Technology and Economics (MTEC), ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

3 CSS Insurance, Lucerne, Switzerland

Corresponding Author:

  • Tobias Kowatsch, MSc
  • Institute of Technology Management (ITEM)
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