Proposing a Paradigm for e-Collaboration

Authors

Gang Chen, Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P. R. ChinaFollow
Waiman Cheung, Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P. R. China
Sung-Chi Chu, Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P. R. China
Wai Hung Wong, Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P. R. China

Document Type

Article

Abstract

E-Collaboration has been attracting more and more attention and interest of academic researchers and industry practitioners. However, the paradigm of e-Collaboration has yet to be established. Various researches often incline to label subjective research studies relate to inter-organization interaction or integration with the hot title. To clarify terminology used and to remove ambiguity on e-Collaboration, the paper aims to provide a cohesive framework of e-Collaboration from the perspective of inter-organizational integration. The framework highlights the core feature of e-Collaboration—joint intellectual efforts, which has been neglected by existing studies. Moreover, a mathematical modeling approach is further used to illustrate the differences among each levels of integration in a two-party context. The descriptive and modeling approaches both attempt to establish a paradigm for e-Collaboration. And the future research directions will be indicated based on the paradigm.

Recommended Citation

Chen, Gang; Cheung, Waiman; Chu, Sung-Chi; and Wong, Wai Hung, "Proposing a Paradigm for e-Collaboration" (2003). ICEB 2003 Proceedings (Singapore). 120.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/iceb2003/120