Encyclopedia of E-Collaboration

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Kock, Ned
IGI Global, 2007 M12 31 - 750 páginas

E-collaboration, while having its roots in electronic technology such as telephones and other rudimentary electronicdevices, has expanded dramatically with today's plethora of computer-supported cooperation and computer-mediatedcommunication.

The Encyclopedia of E-Collaboration includes 109 authoritative contributions on information on the design andimplementation of e-collaboration technologies, the behavioral impacts of e-collaboration technologies on individuals andgroups, and theoretical considerations on links between the use of e-collaboration technology and behavioral patterns.With more than 2,600 references to existing literature and over 850 key terms this cutting-edge encyclopedia deliversindispensable content to libraries and researchers looking to develop programs of investigation into the use of electroniccollaboration.

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Implementing Varied Discussion Forums in ECollaborative Learning Environments
370
Induced Cooperation in ECollaboration
377
Instant Messaging as an ECollaboration Tool
383
Interaction and Context in ServiceOriented ECollaboration Environments
389
Interaction Model in Groupware Use for Knowledge Management
398
Interrelationships between WebGIS and ECollaboration Research
405
Levels of Adoption in Organizational Implementation of ECollaboration Technologies
411
A MacroLevel Approach to Understanding Use of ECollaboration Technologies
417

Blogging Technology and its Support for ECollaboration
54
Collaboration Engineering for Designing SelfDirected Group Efforts
60
Collaboration Methods and Tools for Operational Risk Management
68
A Collaborative Editor for Medical Learning Environments
74
Collaborative Writing in ELearning Environments
81
Collective Meaning in ECollaborating Groups
87
Concurrency Control in RealTime ECollaboration Systems
95
Consequences of IM on Presence Awareness and Interruptions
102
ContentBased Searching in Group Communication Systems
107
ContextBased Explanations for ECollaboration
114
Cultural Influences on Virtual Teamwork Collaboration
120
Definition Antecedents and Outcomes of Successful Virtual Communities
126
A Design Framework for Mobile Collaboration
133
Design Patterns for Facilitation in ECollaboration
139
Developing Synergies between ECollaboration and Participant Budgeting Research
146
Digital Divide and EHealth Implications for ECollaboration Research
153
ECollaboration and the Financial Auditor
159
ECollaboration as a Tool in the Investigation of Occupational Fraud
164
ECollaboration Enhanced Host Security
172
ECollaboration for Internationalizing US Higher Education Institutions
178
An ECollaboration Overview of Behavior and its Relationship with Evolutionary Factors
186
ECollaboration Technologies Impact on Learning
191
ECollaboration Through Blogging
198
ECollaboration Using Group Decision Support Systems in Virtual Meetings
204
ECollaboration within Blogging Communities of Practice
210
A Dynamic Enterprise Model
216
ECollaborationBased Knowledge Refinement as a Key Success Factor for Knowledge Repository Systems
226
ECollaborative Knowledge Construction
233
Enhancing ECollaboration Through Culturally Appropriate User Interfaces
240
Enhancing Electronic Learning for Generation Y Games Geeks
246
EScheduling
253
Evolving Gender Communication Issues in ECollaboration
259
Extending TAM to Measure the Adoption of ECollaboration in Healthcare Arenas
265
Facilitation of TechnologySupported Communities of Practice
272
Factors for Effective ECollaboration in the Supply Chain
279
Faculty Perceptions of Traditional and Electronic Communications Channels
286
Faculty Preferences for Communications Channels
292
Gender Differences and Cultural Orientation in ECollaboration
301
A Generic Definition of Collaborative Working Environments
308
Global Funding of ECollaboration Research
314
Governance Mechanisms for ECollaboration
319
Governing ECollaboration in ELance Networks
324
Group Size Effects in Electronic Brainstorming
330
GSS Research for ECollaboration
337
Human and Technology Leadership Roles in Virtual Teams
343
IM Support for Informal Synchronous ECollaboration
349
Impact of Collaborative Delivery of Enterprise ICT Services
355
The Impact of Personality on Virtual Team Creativity and Quality
363
Managing ECollaboration Risks in Business Process Outsourcing
424
Managing Intercultural Communication Differences in ECollaboration
430
Managing Online Discussion Forums for Collaborative Learning
437
A Matrix for ECollaboration in Rural Canadian Schools
444
Multilevel Modeling Methods for ECollaboration Data
450
Multilingual Collaboration in Electronic Meetings
457
A New Model and Theory of Asynchronous Creativity
463
The Practice and Promise of Virtual Project Management
472
Prerequisites for the Implementation of ECollaborati
479
PresenceBased RealTime Communication
487
Prospects for ECollaboration with Artificial Partners
493
Psychological Contracts Influence on ECollaboration
499
Reconsidering IT Impact Assessment in ECollaboration
505
A Reflection on ECollaboration Infrastructure for Research Communities
512
A Research Agenda for Identity Work and ECollaboration
521
The Role of ECollaboration Systems in Knowledge Management
527
The Role of Individual Trust in ECollaboration
534
The Role of Leadership in Virtual Teams
540
Scenarios for ECollaboration are Only Part of the Story
547
Setting the Framework of ECollaboration for EScience
554
Sharing Information Efficiently in Cooperative MultiRobot Systems
561
Small Business Collaboration Through Electronic Marketplaces
569
Speech Act Theory and Communication Modeling
577
The Support of ECollaboration Technologies for a Blood Bank
584
Supporting Collaborative Processes in Virtual Organizations
589
Sustainability of ECollaboration
596
Task Constraints as Determinants of ECollaboration Technology Usefulness
602
Technological Challenges in ECollaboration and EBusiness
606
Technological Challenges to the Research and Development of Collaborative Working Environments
612
Telework in the Context of ECollaboration
618
ThematicBased Group Communication
624
Thinklets for ECollaboration
631
The 3C Collaboration Model
637
Towards a Collaborative Educational Game Model
645
Understanding Adverse Effects of ECommerce
655
Understanding Effective ECollaboration Through Virtual Distance
660
Use of ECollaboration Technologies Among Students of Management
667
A UseCentered Strategy for Designing ECollaboration Systems
673
Using IM to Improve ECollaboration in Organizations
680
Using the Web for Contract Negotiations
686
Videoconferencing as an ECollaboration Tool
693
Virtual Teams Adapt to Simple ECollaboration Technologies
699
VoiceBased Group Support Systems
706
Wikis as Tools for Collaboration
712
Workflow Systems in ELearning Environments
718
Index
726
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Ned Kock is a professor of Information Systems and the Director of the Collaborative for International Technology Studies, in the Sanchez School of Business, at Texas A&M International University. He holds degrees in electronics engineering (B.E.E.), computer science (M.S.), and management information systems (Ph.D.). Ned has authored and edited several books, including the bestselling Systems Analysis and Design Fundamentals: A Business Process Redesign Approach. Ned has published his research in a number of high-impact journals including Communications of the ACM, Decision Support Systems, European Journal of Information Systems, IEEE Transactions (various), Information & Management, Information Systems Journal, Journal of the AIS, MIS Quarterly, and Organization Science. He is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of e-Collaboration, Associate Editor of the Journal of Systems and Information Technology, and Associate Editor for Information Systems of the journal IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. His research interests include e-collaboration, human evolution, action research, ethical and legal issues in technology research and management, and business process improvement. [Editor]

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