Managing Virtual Web Organizations in the 21st Century: Issues and Challenges: Issues and ChallengesFranke, Ulrich J. Idea Group Inc (IGI), 2001 M07 1 - 368 pages As the concept and use of virtual organizations grows, it is necessary to gain a better understanding of how the virtual economy operates. Managing Virtual Web Organizations in the 21st Century: Issues and Challenges provides a guideline of how to manage virtual organizations, by introducing the concept, explaining the management theories behind the concept and presenting practical examples of successfully operating virtual organizations. |
Contents
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Chapter II Which Way Is Forward? Direction and Control in Virtual Space | 28 |
Balancing Between Identity and Innovation | 43 |
Chapter IV The Metamorphosis to Dynamic Trading Networks and Virtual Corporations | 61 |
Chapter V The Virtual WebBased Supply Chain | 90 |
Chapter VI Towards a Framework for Managing the Businessto Business eCommerce Chain | 107 |
Cases Features and Success Factors | 119 |
Chapter VIII Web Organizations in the Professional Services Sector | 138 |
An Experimental Program Aimed at Supporting SMEs in Depressed Areas of Italy | 198 |
Chapter XII Applying a Core Competence Approach in Virtual Enterprise Formation | 213 |
Chapter XIII Managing Dynamic Virtual Enterprises Using FIPA Agents | 229 |
Chapter XIV A Planning and Scheduling Methodology for the Virtual Enterprise | 256 |
Chapter XV A Basic Approach Towards Cost Accounting for Virtual Web Organizations | 270 |
Basic Procedural Indications and Practical Application | 292 |
Chapter XVII What Regulation for Virtual Organizations? | 318 |
About the Authors | 340 |
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