Emerging E-Collaboration Concepts And Applications

"This book presents a state-of-the-art discussion of conceptual and applied e-collaboration issues. Business organizations increasingly rely on collaborative processes to maintain their competitiveness. E-collaboration technologies are at the source of something that underlies most business, political, and even societal developments - intense human collaboration"--Provided by publisher.

Ned Kock is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of MIS and Decision Science at Texas A&M International University. He holds degrees in electronics engineering (BEE), computer science (MSc), and management information systems (PhD). Ned has published in a number of journals including Communications of the ACM, Decision Support Systems, IEEE Transactions on Education, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, Information & Management, Information Systems Journal, Information Technology & People, Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, Journal of Systems and Information Technology, MIS Quarterly, and Organization Science. His research interests include action research, ethical and legal issues in technology research and management, e-collaboration, and business process improvement.