An Ounce of Prevention – Understanding the role of IS in ending Interpersonal Violence

Authors

Mitchell Church, University of North Carolina at GreensboroFollow
Connie S. Albert, University of North Carolina at GreensboroFollow
Hamid Nemati PhD, University of North Carolina at GreensboroFollow
Jacquelyn W. White PhD, University of North Carolina at GreensboroFollow
Prashant Palvia, The University of North Carolina at GreensboroFollow

Track

Virtual Communities and Collaborations

Abstract

This paper presents the findings of an investigation into the role of social technologies in violence prevention non-profitorganizational networks. The research was conducted with the cooperation of a partner organization that serves as aknowledge hub connecting various providers of services related to the treatment and prevention of instances of interpersonalviolence. From our time working with this project we developed the SASA (Share and Share Alike) Framework of SustainedKnowledge sharing among non-profit partner networks. This paper presents an overview of the SASA framework anddiscusses its role in facilitating the creation of a sustainable knowledge contribution network for non-profit service providers.

Recommended Citation

Church, Mitchell; Albert, Connie S.; Nemati, Hamid PhD; White, Jacquelyn W. PhD; and Palvia, Prashant, "An Ounce of Prevention – Understanding the role of IS in ending Interpersonal Violence" (2011). AMCIS 2011 Proceedings - All Submissions. 476.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2011_submissions/476