Encyclopedia of networked and virtual organizations

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Putnik, Goran, 1954-, Cruz-Cunha, Maria Manuela, 1964-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2008.
• Subjects: Business enterprises > Computer networks.; Virtual corporations.; Virtual reality in management.; Management information systems.; Knowledge management.; Advanced design and management systems; Agile organizational models; Best practices of virtual organizations; Business process improvement; Dynamics of network reconfiguration; E-collaborations in virtual organizations; E-commerce; Future trends of virtual and networked organizations; Information technology management; Information technology support for e-learning; Knowledge management; Knowledge transfer; Networked and virtual organizations in education; Networked and virtual organizations in healthcare; Requirements for virtual enterprise integration; Strategic e-collaboration; Supply chain management in a virtual enterprise; Virtual enterprise integration; Virtual organization architecture; Virtual organization foundations and processes
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (xxxi, 1885, 22 p. : ill. (some col.)) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781599048864 (PDF)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

"This book documents the most relevant contributions to the introduction of networked, dynamic, agile, and virtual organizational models; definitions; taxonomies; opportunities; and reference models and architectures. It creates a repository of the main developments regarding the virtual organization, compiling definitions, characteristics, comparisons, advantages, practices, enabling technologies, and best practices"--Provided by publisher.