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@uiuc.edu> Subject: [Air-l] Web site research studies To: air-l@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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