Knowledge, power and trust in SME e-based virtual organisations

Kevin Johnston, Jiwei Shi, Zoe Dann and Ian Barclay

International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations, 2006, vol. 3, issue 1, 42-59

Abstract: This article uses e-business-based SME clusters as a model to explore the issues of collaboration in virtual organisations. It discusses the key issues of e-business for SMEs and how they approach working in partnerships and networks. The role of core competence knowledge equivalency across the partnership is assessed and examined. The influences of knowledge, power and trust on virtual organisations are examined both theoretically and via a major case study with 25 SMEs. Lessons for promoting SME virtual organisations are drawn together with specific recommendations for successful e-business-based partnerships.

Keywords: e-business; SMEs; virtual organisations; partnerships; networks; core competencies; knowledge; power; trust; case study; electronic business; SME clusters; collaboration; small and medium-sized enterprises. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=8784 (text/html)
Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ids:ijnvor:v:3:y:2006:i:1:p:42-59

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations from Inderscience Enterprises Ltd
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sarah Parker ().