tailieunhanh - E-Collaborations and Virtual Organizations

Collaboration is a process by which individuals and/or groups work together on a practical endeavor. Collaborative work is a fundamental feature of organizations and is increasingly being supported by technology. The advent of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) in network formation and support has enabled collaboration to take place on a virtual dimension, regardless of time and location. | TeAM YYePG Digitally signed by TeAM YYePG DN cn TeAM YYePG c US o TeAM YYePG ou TeAM YYePG email yyepg@ Reason I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Date 05 44 49 08 00 e-Collaborations and Virtual Organizations Michelle W. L. Fong Victoria University Australia IRM Press Publisher of innovative scholarly and professional information technology titles in the cyberage Hershey London Melbourne Singapore Acquisitions Editor Senior Managing Editor Managing Editor Development Editor Copy Editor Typesetter Cover Design Printed at Mehdi Khosrow-Pour Jan Travers Amanda Appicello Michele Rossi Ingrid Widitz Amanda Appicello Lisa Tosheff Integrated Book Technology Published in the United States of America by IRM Press an imprint of Idea Group Inc. 701 E. Chocolate Avenue Suite 200 Hershey PA 17033-1240 Tel 7i7-533-8845 Fax 717-533-8661 E-mail cust@ Web site http and in the United Kingdom by IRM Press an imprint of Idea Group Inc. 3 Henrietta Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8LU Tel 44 20 7240 0856 Fax 44 20 7379 3313 Web site http Copyright 2005 by IRM Press. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying without written permission from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data E-collaborations and virtual organizations Michelle . Fong editor. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-59140-231-X pbk. -- ISBN 1-59140-285-9 hardcover -- ISBN 1-59140-232-8 ebook 1. Virtual work teams. 2. Virtual reality in management. 3. Virtual corporations--Management. I. Fong Michelle W. L. 2005 022--dc22 2004003766 British Cataloguing in Publication Data A Cataloguing in Publication record for this book is available from the British Library. The views expressed in this book are those of the authors but not necessarily of the publisher. e-Collaborations and