Contribution to the collaborative work in virtual organization - a case study

Crespo Fernando A. (), Chandra Sekhar Pedamallu (), Özdamar Linet () and Weber Gerhard Wilhelm ()
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Crespo Fernando A.: Universidad de Valparaíso, Brigadier de la Cruz 1050, Santiago, Chile
Özdamar Linet: Yeditepe University, Industrial and Systems Engineering, 26 Ağustos Yerleşimi Kayışdağı Cad., 34755 Kayışdağı, Istanbul, Turkey
Weber Gerhard Wilhelm: Institute of Applied Mathematics (UME), Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ), 06531 Ankara, Turkey

Organizacija, 2012, vol. 45, issue 5, 228-235

Abstract: A virtual organization is a community of people who interact together socially on a technical platform. These kinds of communities are built on a common interest, a common problem or a common task of its members that is pursued on the basis of implicit and explicit codes of behavior. The six dimensions that are normally used to analyze virtual organizations are the use of technologies, sense of belonging, success factors, level of trust from members, virtual community management, and contents of the virtual community. The virtual organizations defined in the literature are not defined separately for non-profit research virtual organization. Here we present analysis of non-profit research virtual organization, European Working Group on Operational Research for Development (EGW ORD). This paper provides a summary of achievements and challenges faced in building a virtual organization. This kind of analysis plays a vital role in establishing new non-profit virtual organizations to serve the research community in their field of interest. It is also helpful to the group in broadening its presence and involving more researchers, practitioners and students in the field of operational research.

Keywords: Virtual organization; Virtual community; Operational Research; Societies; EURO (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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