[Air-l] Web site research studies

[Irene Berkowitz]

Gail,

It's a bit hard to understand from this brief description 
what you are trying to do with the information that you are 
collecting, but that being said, maybe this is helpful:

If you are doing content analysis, a number of studies have 
been done using automated content analysis software and you 
might look under that title.  It sounds like you could also 
be possibly using a process called Knowledge Discovery in 
Databases "kdd" or wanting to use data mining techniques.  In 
which case you might want to look to the Information 
Technology literature.

Have you talked to the methodologist on your committee about 
this? There are very likely people around the University 
using like methodologies, but I am not really sure about 
explained what you are trying to do, so I am making a leap of 
faith that this is what you are talking about and perhaps 
aren't familiar with these terms.  If I am off base, my 
apologies.

---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 07:17:36 -0500
>From: <gdtaylor at uiuc.edu>  
>Subject: [Air-l] Web site research studies  
>To: air-l at aoir.org
>
>Hi Everyone,
>
>I am looking for some information and wondering whether any 
>of you might be able to help me out. For my Ph.D. early 
>research study, I am assessing an emerging workplace trend 
by 
>locating and reviewing information available on organization 
>web sites. I will be collecting qualitative and quantative 
>data from the organization home page and other pages linked 
>to it where information is not password protected. The 
>quantitative data will be analyzed using statistical 
>methodologies. 
>
>I have been trying to locate other empirical studies where 
>researchers have employed similar data collection and 
>analysis procedures for comparison purposes with respect to 
>methodologies. Do you know anyone who might be conducting 
>research in this manner? If so, I would appreciate your 
>sharing the names of these individuals with me.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Gail D. Taylor, Graduate Teaching Assistant
>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
>Department of Human Resource Education
>
>
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