dam a22 2 4500 52902652X CHVBK 20200911032740.0 cr ||||||||||| 180926s2018 xx |||||om--- 00 |eng-d (IDSSG)001020182 SzZuIDS HSG ger rda 380 14609374101 edok Baer Thomas Verfasser aut The Sino Swiss Free Trade Agreement Survey instrument design to establish firm utilization and expectations Thomas Baer St. Gallen 2018 1 Online-Ressource Text txt rdacontent/ger Computermedien c rdamedia/ger Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier/ger Bachelor-Arbeit / Universität St. Gallen Bachelorarbeit Universität St. Gallen 2018 Recent research by the economics department at the University of St.Gallen (HSG) has found the utilization rates of the Sino-Swiss Free Trade Agreement (SSFTA) to be relatively low on both the Chinese and Swiss side, despite the mammoth amount in tariffs payed that could be saved. In light of this, this thesis focuses on developing a theoretically backed and practically tested survey questionnaire, in both English and Chinese, to measure firm utilization and firm expectations. Based on survey methodology and data collection literature, a survey development framework is established. This framework is then applied to create a questionnaire on the SSFTA. In addition to analysing a myriad of surveys on Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), several internal and external experts on FTAs and survey methodology are consulted, to warrant the legitimacy of the survey questions. The survey link is then sent to several individuals in a preliminary round of pre-tests. The feedback gained from the pre-test is then integrated into the questionnaire. As a result, the Sino-Swiss Competence Centre (SSCC) at HSG has a survey at its disposal, which can be distributed in Switzerland and in China to continue research on this topic. Sino-Swiss Free Trade Agreement ; Survey Design ; Survey Methodology Hochschulschrift gnd-content Casas i Klett Tomas 1969- (DE-588)130552100 Akademischer Betreuer dgs http://www1.unisg.ch/org/biblio/edoc.nsf/SysLkpByIdentifier/14609374101/$FILE/14609374101.pdf Volltext für Angehörige der Universität St. Gallen BK020353 XK020053 XK020000 IDSSG 100 1- Baer Thomas Verfasser aut IDSSG 490 0- Bachelor-Arbeit / Universität St. Gallen IDSSG 700 1- Casas i Klett Tomas 1969- (DE-588)130552100 Akademischer Betreuer dgs IDSSG 856 4- http://www1.unisg.ch/org/biblio/edoc.nsf/SysLkpByIdentifier/14609374101/$FILE/14609374101.pdf Volltext für Angehörige der Universität St. Gallen