Agent-oriented architecture for flexible networks

Organisations demand new business models for value creation and innovation that require collaboration with customers and vendors in agile and flexible networks. To realise such networks, organisations are embracing service oriented models and architectures using e-services for business communication. A major issue for a service oriented organisation is to design and offer e-services that are adapted to the needs, wants, and requirements of customers and vendors. This is a challenging task as different customer groups and vendors will have different requirements, which may vary over time, resulting in a large number of e-services. In this paper, the authors suggest enterprise models as being adequate instruments for design and maintenance of e-services. More specifically; an approach for designing e-services based on value and goal models, which will ensure that the constructed e-services will satisfy the needs and wants of customers. A project from the Swedish health care sector is used to demonstrate and evaluate the proposed approach.

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MODELO PARA LA INVESTIGACIÓN COMPARATIVA ENTRE UNIVERSIDADES DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA, ABIERTAS O EN LÍNEA

Revista Electrónica Calidad en la Educación Superior ◽

10.22458/caes.v7i1.1466 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 252-283

Author(s):

Alexandra María Abarca-Chinchilla ◽

Jennifer Azofeifa-Retana ◽

Ana Cristina Brenes-Villalobos

Keyword(s):

Distance Education ◽

Online Education ◽

Research Program ◽

Comparative Studies ◽

The Other ◽

Open Education ◽

Professional Networking ◽

Educación A Distancia ◽

Flexible Networks ◽

Education Model

Dada la necesidad de contar con un modelo que supere los principales vacíos que, a nivel histórico-metodológico, se han identificado en estudios comparativos de educación a distancia y que vayan más allá de la mera descripción de situaciones o contextos educativos; en el Programa de Investigación en Fundamentos de Educación a Distancia (PROIFED) surge el interés de proponer un modelo para realizar este tipo de estudios, con el fin de desarrollarlos en redes flexibles de profesionales, que promuevan el intercambio de información para conocer cómo otras universidades dirigen y resuelven sus situaciones de conflicto y cómo proyectan su quehacer en la educación a distancia, abierta o en línea. Se dispone el presente modelo, el cual procura ser integrador y articulado; abierto o adaptativo a algunos requerimientos específicos que la persona investigadora requiera, con el fin de fortalecer y promover el mejoramiento del modelo de educación a distancia de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED), Costa Rica.Palabras clave: Educación a distancia, Educación en línea, Educación abierta, Educología comparativa, Estudios comparativos, Red de profesionales.AbstractThe Research Program on Fundamentals of Distance Education of UNED Costa Rica proposes an analytical model for the generation of comparative studies among open, online and distance education universities and institutions. This model is intended to satisfy a historical and methodological vacuum identified in comparative studies that are usually limited to the mere descriptions of educational contexts and situations. The comparative studies proposed by this model, on the other hand, are thought to be developed by professionals assembled in flexible networks and to promote the exchange of information about the ways in which open, online and distance education universities confront and resolve their situational conflicts and how these universities project their work. This model for comparative studies is designed to be open, adaptable to specific requirements of researchers, and to strengthen and promote the improvement of the distance education model of UNED Costa Rica.Keywords: Distance learning, Online education, Open education, Comparative educology, Comparative studies, Professional networking

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Traffic Grooming and Spectrum Assignment for Coherent Transceivers in Metro-Flexible Networks

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters ◽

10.1109/lpt.2012.2228479 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 183-186 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Cristina Rottondi ◽

Massimo Tornatore ◽

Achille Pattavina ◽

Giancarlo Gavioli

Keyword(s):

Traffic Grooming ◽

Spectrum Assignment ◽

Flexible Networks

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10. Partnerships and Flexible Networks: Alternatives or Complementary Models of Labor-Management Relations?

Negotiations and Change ◽

10.7591/9781501731686-012 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 189-204

Author(s):

Saul Rubinstein ◽

Charles Heckscher

Keyword(s):

Labor Management ◽

Flexible Networks

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An Organizing Vision for E-Participation Projects in Africa

Digital Democracy ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-1740-7.ch063 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 1261-1292

Author(s):

Nixon Muganda Ochara

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Public Participation ◽

Local Networks ◽

Policy Issues ◽

Flexible Networks ◽

Organizing Vision

To address the shortcomings of this artifact concept, the chapter further presents literature and insights from prior analyses to underpin a nomadic e-particpation framework for realizing effective e-particpation. The framework is clustered around two major layers of building Mobile Communities: building local networks of governance and building flexible networks. The emphasis in the proposed framework is that the current conceptualization of e-government stifles e-particpation, which therefore limits greater online public participation and deliberations on public policy issues.

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Hierarchical Aerographite 3D flexible networks hybridized by InP micro/nanostructures for strain sensor applications

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-018-32005-0 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Irina Plesco ◽

Julian Strobel ◽

Fabian Schütt ◽

Cameliu Himcinschi ◽

Nabiha Ben Sedrine ◽

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Keyword(s):

Strain Sensor ◽

Sensor Applications ◽

Flexible Networks

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Hierarchical Organizational Structure and Leadership

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education ◽

10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.013.709 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Anna Saiti ◽

Theodoros Stefou

Keyword(s):

Organizational Structure ◽

Working Environment ◽

Hierarchical Approach ◽

Open Communication ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Communication Processes ◽

Efficient Performance ◽

Work Distribution ◽

Flexible Networks ◽

The Military

When using the hierarchical approach, one delegates duties from the upper to the lower levels of a hierarchical structure. This system is characterized by an echelon arrangement (“a pyramid organization”), which gives the impression of a pyramid. This kind of structure is the simplest type of work distribution and is based upon the Fayol principles, namely, the unity of administration and a hierarchical scale. Certainly, this system of organizational structure (as with any system) has both advantages and disadvantages. A hierarchical approach expresses the classical view of the organizational structure and may be implemented in any kind or size of organization. If organizations are to enhance employees’ motivation and team spirit then employees’ perceptions are an important tool. Within this framework, individuals in the military and educational sector have a rather sensitive working environment, one quite different from other sectors. Leadership is without doubt the most essential part of any organization and is key for the efficient performance and continued development of an organization. Flexible networks, open communication processes, and leaders with vision and a creative, constructive, and positive spirit favorably affect employees’ feelings and enhance innovation and fluidity. Taking into consideration that a highly hierarchical system may adversely affect incentives to exert effort as well as the efficiency of communication channels, one may consider the importance of the contribution of a leader and the development of leadership as an acute issue that has a significant impact upon staff morale and efficient performance, especially in military and educational sector.

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