Double-blind research portal

A system for research in a double-blind framework, the system comprising:

• a data processing system, having a processor unit, connected to a network and an intra-network database;
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• a double-blind framework application stored on a computer-readable storage medium and configured to cause the processor unit to link the double-blind framework application to the intra-network database, to provide a double-blind framework portal linked to the double-blind framework application, and responsive to a request entered on the double-blind framework portal, to provide to a requestor responses to research surveys directed to an audience selected from the intra-network database based on an intra-change system;
• wherein the intra-network database comprises a database storing information regarding one or more entities and employees of the one or more entities, wherein the one or more entities and the employees of the one or more entities have opted-in to the intra-change system;
• wherein the intra-change system provides financial incentives to the entities and employees by sharing a fee paid by the requestor for each research survey;
• wherein the double-blind framework application is communicatively coupled to the intra-network database, wherein the intra-network database is populated by an intra-network application with information regarding one or more entities and information regarding employees of the one or more entities, wherein information regarding employees is retrieved from one or more payroll databases maintained by a payroll service provided by a payroll company to the one or more entities;
• wherein the double-blind framework application stored on the computer-readable storage medium is further configured to cause the processor unit,
• to provide a research request page in the double-blind framework portal;
• to provide, on the research request page, a number of criteria for selection;
• to receive user input from the research request page, the user input indicating one or more selected criteria selected from the number of criteria for selection;
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• responsive to receiving a research request specifying one or more selected criteria for the entities or the individuals, to provide one of an entity fee amount and an individual fee amount;
• wherein the double-blind framework application stored on the computer-readable storage medium is further configured to cause the processor unit, responsive to receiving the entity fee amount or the individual fee amount, to identify selected entities or selected individuals that are employees of the one or more entities, where each selected entity or selected individual meets each of the one or more selected criteria;
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• wherein the double-blind framework application stored on the computer-readable storage medium is further configured to cause the processor unit, responsive to identifying the selected entities or the selected individuals, to send a pre-populated questionnaire to the selected entities or the selected individuals.

A computer program product for research in a double-blind framework, the computer program product comprising:

• computer program instructions stored in a computer-readable storage medium and configured to cause a processor unit to link a double-blind framework application to an intra-network database;
• computer program instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium and configured to cause the processor unit to provide a double-blind framework portal linked to the double-blind framework application;
• computer program instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium and configured to cause the processor unit to, responsive to a request being entered on the double-blind framework portal, to provide to a requestor responses to research surveys directed to an audience selected from the intra-network database based on an intra-change system;
• computer program instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium and configured to cause the processor unit to provide a research request page in the double-blind framework portal;
• computer program instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium and configured cause the processor unit to provide, on the research request page, a number of criteria for selection;
• computer program instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium and configured cause the processor unit to receive user input from the research request page, the user input indicating one or more selected criteria selected from the number of criteria for selection on the research request page;
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• computer program instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium and configured to cause the processor unit to, responsive to receiving a research request specifying the one or more selected criteria for one or more entities or individuals, provide one of an entity fee amount and an individual fee amount;
• computer program instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium and configured to cause the processor unit to, responsive to receiving the entity fee amount or the individual fee amount, identify selected entities or selected individuals that are employees of the one or more entities, where each selected entity or selected individual meets each of the one or more selected criteria;
• computer program instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium and configured to cause the processor unit to, responsive to identifying the selected entities or the selected individuals, send a pre-populated questionnaire to the selected entities or the selected individuals;
• wherein the double-blind framework application is communicatively coupled to the intra-network database, wherein the intra-network database is populated by an intra-network application with information regarding one or more entities and information regarding employees of the one or more entities, wherein information regarding employees is retrieved from one or more payroll databases maintained by a payroll service provided by a payroll company to the one or more entities;
• wherein the intra-network database comprises a database of entities and employees of the entities that have opted-in to the intra-change system;
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• wherein the intra-change system provides financial incentives to the entities and the employees by sharing a fee paid by the requestor for each research survey.