Web Survey Bibliography
Title Electronic Weak Ties in Network Organizations
Year 2001
Access date 29.05.2004
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Abstract Granovetter’s theory on the strength of weak ties provides an analysis of processes in interpersonal networks forming a very fruitful micro-macro bridge in sociology. When applied to organizations, theories of weak ties give a basis for understanding the mechanisms of work interoperability and information exchange. Recently the term ‘virtual organization’ is increasingly used to describe a new organizational form including a network of companies. It is essential to examine weak ties and their implications in the context of virtual organizations. In this case, weak ties of interpersonal and group relations are increasingly mediated electronically, through the use of e-mail and other services of the new information and communication technologies. Furthermore, these theories may be used as tools to comprehend processes of mediatization at the organizational level. For instance, in this way one can analyze situations of managerial deficit present in virtual organizations by implementing the use of the ‘net-broker concept.’ Finally, the way information flows and is processed within an organization depends on the media technologies used. The way people interact and share information through a computer-mediated communication channel depends on the social context of the used media technology. We intend to illustrate this point in the emerging patterns of weak ties in virtual organizations.
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Web Survey Bibliography - 2001 (349)
- Ethics and the Internet: Issues Associated with Qualitative Research; 2001; de Lorme, D. E., Sinkhan, G. M., French, W.
- Demographic and motivation variables associated with Internet usage activities; 2001; Teo, T. S. H.
- The Mind Over the Web: The Quest for the Definition of a Method for Internet Research; 2001; Riva, G.
- Developing usable Web sites - a review and model; 2001; Cunliffe, D. V.
- The External Ethics Audit: A Guided Experience in Self-Directed Web Inquiry; 2001; DuFrene, D. D.
- An Online Data Web Site for Internet Research: Some Features and an Example; 2001; Robinson, J. P., Neustadtl, A., Kestnbaum, M.
- Proctor & Gamble Readies Online Market-Research Push; 2001; Heun, C. T.
- A critical exploration of face-to-face interviewing vs. computer-mediated interviewing; 2001; Curasi, C. F.
- Eureka! Future of b-to-b research is online; 2001; Lamons, B.
- Make the call: Online results are mixed bag; 2001; Miller, T. W.
- Defining the Benefits of Online Medical Market Research; 2001; Brody, J. K.
- The good, bad and unknown of Internet focus groups; 2001; Strempel, D.
- Medical internet ethics: a field in evolution; 2001; Dyer, K. A., Thompson, C. D.
- The Internet and opinion measurement: surveying marginalized populations; 2001; Koch, N. S., Emrey, J. A.
- Online Polling and Survey Research; 2001; Feld, K. G.
- Study invitations; 2001; Dalley, C.
- A Primer on Internet Organizational Surveys; 2001; Simsek, Z., Veiga, J. F.
- Targeting Audiences On The Internet; 2001; Cheyne, T. L., Ritter, F. E.
- Mail and Internet Surveys (Book Review); 2001; Faubion, C. W., Andrew, J. D.
- Implications of Internet Technology for Medical Sociology in the New Millennium; 2001; Cotten, S. R.
- Simple Surveys; 2001; Anonymous
- Post for Pay; 2001; Farmer, B. E.
- Ctchiropractic.com a useful site (with a few kinks); 2001; Campbell III, D.
- More Web Info; 2001; Quinn, M. L.
- A Free Web TV for Your Thoughts; 2001; Longstreth, A.
- Opinion Interview; 2001; Bond, M.
- The Virtual Consumer; 2001; Dahan, E., Hauser, J. R.
- Cyber-Mothers: Online Synchronous Interviewing using Conferencing Software; 2001; O' Connor, H., Madge, C.
- The Internet Matters: Exploring the Use of the Internet as a Research Tool; 2001; Illingworth, N.
- Internet users' adoption of Web retailing: user and product dimensions; 2001; Fenech, T., O'Cass, A.
- Online business education in the twenty-first century: an analysis of potential target markets; 2001; Evans, J. R., Haase, I. M.
- Combining Electronic and Traditional Survey Administration for a Competitive Advantage; 2001; Rosen, S., Cruzen, D., Waller, V.
- Market Research and the Evolution of Internet Services at Statistics Canada; 2001; Roy, D.
- Using Online Panels For Superb Feedback; 2001; Sharp, R.
- Channel 4 Website Development Case Study; 2001; Shaw, R.
- Technical and Legal Approaches to Unsolicited Electronic Mail; 2001; Sorkin, D. E.
- SuperCollect: a system for data capture using Internet; 2001; Stol, H. R.
- Measuring and Reporting Sources of Error in Surveys; 2001; Subcommittee on Measuring and Reporting the Quality of Survey Data. Federal Committee on Statistical...
- New data collection techniques. Hip or hype?; 2001; Tassabehji, R., King, R., Sudbury, M.
- Comparing Random Digit Dial Surveys With Web Surveys: The Case Of Health Care Consumers In California...; 2001; Berry, S., Zapert, K., Payne, S., Payne, L., Sanstad, K., Marcus, S., Spranca, M., Kan, H., Turner,...
- The Internet and the IMF Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board: Leveraging New Technology to Increase...; 2001; Carson, C. S., DiCalogero, R., McKee, J., Esfandiary, D. S.
- Estimating reliability and validity of measuring egocentric social networks; 2001; Kogovsek, T.
- Web versus Mail Questionnaire for an Institutional Survey; 2001; Lozar Manfreda, K., Vehovar, V., Batagelj, Z.
- Quantifying and Correcting Unit Nonresponse-Errors in Online-Surveys; 2001; Lukawetz, G.
- Measuring The U.S. Digital Economy: Theory and Practice; 2001; Mesenbourg, T. L., Atrostic, B. K.
- The Measurement of Life Histories through the Internet; 2001; Sikkel, D.
- A spectrometer in the bedroom—the development and potential of internet-based experiments; 2001; Cartwright, H. M., Valentine, K.
- Response Differences from Internet-enabled Respondents in Surveys Fielded via Internet and via Mail; 2001; Park, J. M.
- Using web research technology to accelerate innovation; 2001; Pawle, J., Cooper, P.
- A Guide to Best Practice in Online Quantitative Research; 2001; Poynter, R.