Connectivity and Knowledge Management in Virtual Organizations: Networking and Developing Interactive Communications

by Camison, Cesar; Palacios, Daniel; Garrigos, Fernando; Devece, Carlos

• ISBN13: 9781605660707
• ISBN10: 1605660701
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-31
• Publisher: Igi Global

Summary

"This book analyzes different types of virtual communities, proposing Knowledge Management as a solid theoretical ground for approaching their management"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Building Virtual Communities for Sharing Knowledge
Interrelationships Between Professional Virtual Communities and Social Networks, and the Importance of Virtual Communities in Creating and Sharing Knowledge	p. 1
The Role of Trust, Satisfaction, and Communication in the Development of Participation in Virtual Communities	p. 23
Networking and Knowledge Management for Competitive Advantage
Can Virtual Networks Encourage Knowledge Absorptive Capacity?	p. 39
Knowledge Integration Through Inter-Organizational Virtual Organizations	p. 61
Knowledge Management in Virtual Organizations
Visualizing Knowledge Networks and Flows to Enhance Organizational Metacognition in Virtual Organizations	p. 74
Model on Knowledge-Governance: Collaboration Focus and Communities of Practice	p. 89
Knowledge Management in SMEs Clusters	p. 106
Knowledge Management Tools
Tools for Supporting Knowledge Management: Knowledge Internalization Through E-Learning	p. 126
The Value of Virtual Networks for Knowledge Management: A Tool for Practical Development	p. 148
Human Capital and E-Learning: Developing Knowledge Through Virtual Networks	p. 167
Specific Problems and Industries
The Development of Knowledge and Information Networks in Tourism Destinations	p. 183
E-Government Challenges: Barriers and Facilitators in Spanish City Councils	p. 205
Business Analytics Success: A Conceptual Framework and an Application to Virtual Organizing	p. 222
The Evolution from Data to Wisdom in Decision-Making at the Level of Real and Virtual Networks	p. 255
Editor Conclusions	p. 278
Selected Readings
A Complex Adaptive Systems-Based Enterprise Knowledge Sharing Model	p. 281
Developing a Telecommunication Operation Support Systems (OSS): The Impact of a Change in Network Technology	p. 301
Enabling the Virtual Organization with Agent Technology	p. 321
Virtual Communities of Practice: A Mechanism for Efficient Knowledge Retrieval in MNCs	p. 339
Compilation of References	p. 356
Index	p. 417
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