TY - GEN
T1 - Virtual organizations
T2 - Academia/Industry Working Conference on Research Challenges, AIWORC 2000
AU - Shao, Y. P.
AU - Lee, M. K.O.
AU - Liao, S. Y.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2000 IEEE.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - By analyzing the practice of contemporary organizations, this paper explores the concept of virtuality as a nature of organizations. Drawing on research in organizational science and information systems, it proposes a framework containing six critical dimensions, which may be used as a basis to characterize, study and compare virtual organizations. These critical dimensions are purpose, connectivity, technology, boundary, business process and people. Two cases of virtual organizations are described to illustrate the concepts involved. Implications of this study and further research recommendations in this area are discussed at the end of the paper. This paper contributes to the conceptual discussion of virtual organizations and provides some important insights useful in the design of virtual organizations and the transformation of traditional organizations into virtual organizations.
AB - By analyzing the practice of contemporary organizations, this paper explores the concept of virtuality as a nature of organizations. Drawing on research in organizational science and information systems, it proposes a framework containing six critical dimensions, which may be used as a basis to characterize, study and compare virtual organizations. These critical dimensions are purpose, connectivity, technology, boundary, business process and people. Two cases of virtual organizations are described to illustrate the concepts involved. Implications of this study and further research recommendations in this area are discussed at the end of the paper. This paper contributes to the conceptual discussion of virtual organizations and provides some important insights useful in the design of virtual organizations and the transformation of traditional organizations into virtual organizations.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84962269142
U2 - 10.1109/AIWORC.2000.843264
DO - 10.1109/AIWORC.2000.843264
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84962269142
T3 - Proceedings - Academia/Industry Working Conference on Research Challenges 2000: Next Generation Enterprises: Virtual Organizations and Mobile/Pervasive Technologies, AIWORC 2000
SP - 3
EP - 8
BT - Proceedings - Academia/Industry Working Conference on Research Challenges 2000
Y2 - 27 April 2000 through 29 April 2000
ER -