Overview

Collaborative Networks for a Sustainable World Aiming to reach a sustainable world calls for a wider collaboration among multiple stakeholders from different origins, as the changes needed for sustainability exceed the capacity and capability of any individual actor. In recent years there has been a growing awareness both in the political sphere and in civil society including the bu- ness sectors, on the importance of sustainability. Therefore, this is an important and timely research issue, not only in terms of systems design but also as an effort to b- row and integrate contributions from different disciplines when designing and/or g- erning those systems. The discipline of collaborative networks especially, which has already emerged in many application sectors, shall play a key role in the implemen- tion of effective sustainability strategies. PRO-VE 2010 focused on sharing knowledge and experiences as well as identi- ing directions for further research and development in this area. The conference - dressed models, infrastructures, support tools, and governance principles developed for collaborative networks, as important resources to support multi-stakeholder s- tainable developments. Furthermore, the challenges of this theme open new research directions for CNs. PRO-VE 2010 held in St.

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Author:   Luis M. Camarinha-Matos ,  Xavier Boucher ,  Hamideh Afsarmanesh
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Volume:   336
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 4.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.364kg
ISBN:  

9783642159602

ISBN 10:   3642159605
Pages:   783
Publication Date:   21 September 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Sustainability Cases - I.- Sustainability Cases - II.- Innovation Networks.- Carbon Efficient Value Networks.- Management of CNs in Humanitarian Organizations - I.- Management of CNs in Humanitarian Organizations - II.- Collaborative Networks Implementations.- Collaborative Health Networks.- Networking Structures.- Partners Selection and VO Creation – I.- Partners Selection and VO Creation - II.- Modeling and Managing Competencies - I.- Modeling and Managing Competencies - II.- Trust and Information.- Service Orientation in Collaborative Networks - I.- Service Orientation in Collaborative Networks - II.- Collaboration Process Models.- Performance and Value - I.- Performance and Value - II.- Collaborative Work Environments.- Learning and Collaboration.- Virtual Communities and Teams.- Inter-Organisational Information Systems for CNs – I.- Inter-Organisational Information Systems for CNs - II.- Semantic Interoperability for VO - I.- Semantic Interoperability for VO - II.- Game Theory for CN.

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