Knowledge worker intranet behaviour and usability

  • Authors:
  • Peter Geczy;Noriaki Izumi;Shotaro Akaho;Koiti Hasida

  • Affiliations:
  • National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-18-13 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, 101-0021 Tokyo, Japan.;National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-18-13 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, 101-0021 Tokyo, Japan.;National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, 305-8568 Ibaraki, Japan.;National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-18-13 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, 101-0021 Tokyo, Japan

  • Venue:
  • International Journal of Business Intelligence and Data Mining
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Understanding human behaviour in electronic spaces is of central importance in modern business intelligence and web behaviour mining. We present a novel analytic framework that enables identification of the significant navigational elements, observation of higher order behavioural abstractions, and investigation of usability attributes. A case study of knowledge worker intranet browsing behaviour revealed elemental and complex browsing pattern formation. Frequent patterns were relatively easily executable. Knowledge workers accomplished browsing goals via few subtasks, had focused targets, and accessed narrow range of services and resources. A diminutive exploratory behaviour and significant underutilisation of available resources were exhibited.