Network-Centric Collaboration and Supporting Frameworks

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Modeling Frameworks

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. A Modeling Framework for Collaborative Networked Organizations

      • Luis M. Camarinha-Matos, Hamideh Afsarmanesh

      Pages 3-14

   3. A Conceptional Framework for Modeling Complex Adaptation of Collaborative Networks

      • Dmitry Ivanov, Joachim Kaeschel, Boris Sokolov, Alexander Arkhipov

      Pages 15-22

   4. UEML:Coherent Languages and Elementary Constructs Determination

      • Matthieu Roque, Bruno Vallespir, Guy Doumeingts

      Pages 23-30

3. Collaborative Networks Models

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Self-Organizing Virtual Enterprises

      • H T Goranson

      Pages 33-34

   3. A Contribution To A Production Network (PN) Theory

      • Hermann Kuehule

      Pages 45-54

   4. Towards a Taxonomy for Networking Models For Innovation

      • Myrna Flores

      Pages 55-66

4. Networking and Innovation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67

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   2. Towards a Culture Of Sharing And Exchange:Investing in the Intangible Assets And Intellectual Capital For The Leveraging Of Collaborative Networks

      • Bob Roberts, Adamantios Koumpis

      Pages 69-76

   3. Organizational Survival In Cooperation Networks:The Case Of Automobile Manufacturing

      • Pedro Campos, Pavel Brazdil, Paula Brito

      Pages 77-84

   4. Issues of Participant Absorptive Capacity in Establishing Virtual Enterprise Operations

      • Ronald C. Beckett

      Pages 85-92

   5. Contribution of Pervasine Intelligence to Collaborative Innovation Processes

      • Veronica Senano, Thomas Fischer

      Pages 93-100

5. VALUE SYSTEMS

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-102

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   2. Towards The Definition Of Business Models And Governance Rules For Virtual Breeding Environments

      • David Romero, Nathalie Galeano, Jorge Giraldo, Arturo Molina

      Pages 103-110

   3. Distinct Approaches To Value System In Collaborative Networks Environments

      • Patricia Macedo, Claudio Sapaterio, Joaquim Filipe

      Pages 111-120

   4. A New Model For Achieving Value Added Goals In A Collaborative Industrial Scenario

      • Giuseppe Confessore, Giacomo Liotta, Silvia Rismondo

      Pages 121-128

6. Competency Management

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129

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   2. Competency and Profiling Management in Virtual Organization Breeding Environments

      • Ekaterina Ermilova, Hamideh Afsarmanesh

      Pages 131-142

Collaborative networks in action Collaborative Networks (CN) is a fast developing area, as shown by the already large number of diverse real-world implemented cases and the dynamism of its related involved research community. Benefiting from contributions of multiple areas, namely computer science, computer engineering, communications and networking, management, economy, social sciences, law and ethics, etc. , the area of Collaborative Networks is being consolidated as a new scientific discipline of its own. . On one hand significant steps towards a stronger theoretical foundation for this new discipline are being taken. On the other hand, a growing number of application cases are being developed and applied in industry and services. A good collection of active and emerging VO Breeding Environments and Professional Virtual Communities can be found in various regions of the world. This phenomenon is particularly evident in Europe where considerable investments in collaborative networks have been made in many of its regions. Based on the experiences and lessons learned in many research projects and pilot cases developed during the last decade, a new emphasis is now being put on the development of holistic frameworks, combining business models, conceptual models, governance principles and methods, as well as supporting infrastructures and services. In fact, reaching the phase in which the computer and networking technologies provide a good starting basis for the establishment of collaborative platforms, the emphasis is now turning to the understanding of the collaboration promotion mechanisms and CN governance principles.

• Ambient Intelligence
• E-Health
• SMEs
• collaborative networks
• internet
• modeling framework
• negotiation strategy
• network management
• organization
• virtual enterprise
• virtual organization

• Universidade Nova de Lisboa Fac. Ciencias e Tecnologia (FCT), Monte Caparica, Portugal

  Luis M. Camarinha-Matos

• University of Amsterdam Vakgroep Informatica, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  Hamideh Afsarmanesh

• VTT Industrial Systems, Espoo, Finland

  Martin Ollus

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