TY - GEN
T1 - Non-hierarchical collaboration in dynamic business communities
AU - Shamsuzzoha, A. H.M.
AU - Kankaanpaa, Timo
AU - Helo, Petri
AU - Carneiro, Luis Maia
AU - Almeida, Ricardo
AU - Fornasiero, Rosanna
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - A business community where communication can be streamlined, information shared and trust can be built can be considered as a collaborative network promoting SMEs long term sustainability by assuring quick response, fast time to market, differentiated offerings and competitive prices. This collaboration could be orchestrated both in hierarchical and non-hierarchical forms depending on the firms size, capacity and objectives. In this research, we have considered non-hierarchical networking among firms, especially for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), where the basic requirements are related with choosing appropriate business partners, building trust and sharing valuable information among them. In order to articulate the concept of this non-hierarchical collaboration, six pilot SMEs were analyzed and a methodological approach to manage these environments is proposed. A generic overview of different variables or factors necessary to build such business collaboration are presented and discussed critically in this study.
AB - A business community where communication can be streamlined, information shared and trust can be built can be considered as a collaborative network promoting SMEs long term sustainability by assuring quick response, fast time to market, differentiated offerings and competitive prices. This collaboration could be orchestrated both in hierarchical and non-hierarchical forms depending on the firms size, capacity and objectives. In this research, we have considered non-hierarchical networking among firms, especially for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), where the basic requirements are related with choosing appropriate business partners, building trust and sharing valuable information among them. In order to articulate the concept of this non-hierarchical collaboration, six pilot SMEs were analyzed and a methodological approach to manage these environments is proposed. A generic overview of different variables or factors necessary to build such business collaboration are presented and discussed critically in this study.
KW - Business community
KW - business competition
KW - case study
KW - non-hierarchical collaboration
KW - virtual organization
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-15961-9_73
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-15961-9_73
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78449288802
SN - 3642159605
SN - 9783642159602
T3 - IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
SP - 609
EP - 618
BT - Collaborative Networks for a Sustainable World - 11th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2010, Proceedings
PB - Springer New York LLC
ER -