Online Focus Groups: An Experimental Internet DELPHI (June 10 2000 )
Published Summer 1996 in the Volume 59, Number 3 issue of Florida Scientist, this article by Guy Hagen and Matthew Brown described one of the first formally documented experiments in online focus group methodology. This system utilized the “DELPHI” methodology, which incorporated a statistical, iterative feedback process and asynchronous interaction amongst participants. The [...]
An Analysis of Communication Networks Among Tampa Bay Economic Development Organizations (June 10 2000 )
This was an article published in 1997 in the journal “Connections”, the journal of the International Network For Social Network Analysis (an interdisciplinary research association). It utilized formal social network analysis of inter-organizational communications patterns to identify roles, leaders, and opportunities for collaboration.
The purpose of the study included:
To identify levels of communication;
To assess overall [...]
Report: 1999 Florida High Tech Corridor Lasers and Optics Cluster (June 8 2000 )
Formal economic cluster analysis of Florida’s laser, optics, and photonics industry sector conducted by Guy Hagen on behalf of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. This report contains many historical, corporate genealogical, and qualitative research elements. It is available for download here as an Adobe Acrobat PDF.