Exploring the Barriers to Electronic Collaboration

2016 ◽  
pp. 173-184
Author(s):  
Bernard Owens Imarhiagbe
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Electronic Collaboration ◽  
Start Up

This investigation reviews research literature on electronic collaboration (e-collaboration) with a view to collate relevant information to support e-collaboration knowledgebase, further research and encourage further collaborative engagements. E-collaboration has been described with various phrases such as information sharing, information exchange, knowledge sharing, social networking and joint working. This research categorised the challenges of e-collaboration into people, process and technology because all the issues identified in e-collaboration research are rooted in one of these categories. As e-collaboration is a source of competitiveness, businesses that fail to strategically adopt the phenomenon could lose out. A notable example of e-collaboration is crowdfunding which provides funding for start-up and small businesses. However, businesses that support e-collaboration strategy have the potential to have better competitive advantage with increased firm performance.

Exploring the Barriers to Electronic Collaboration

2017 ◽  
pp. 68-79
Author(s):  
Bernard Owens Imarhiagbe
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Electronic Collaboration ◽  
Start Up

This investigation reviews research literature on electronic collaboration (e-collaboration) with a view to collate relevant information to support e-collaboration knowledgebase, further research and encourage further collaborative engagements. E-collaboration has been described with various phrases such as information sharing, information exchange, knowledge sharing, social networking and joint working. This research categorised the challenges of e-collaboration into people, process and technology because all the issues identified in e-collaboration research are rooted in one of these categories. As e-collaboration is a source of competitiveness, businesses that fail to strategically adopt the phenomenon could lose out. A notable example of e-collaboration is crowdfunding which provides funding for start-up and small businesses. However, businesses that support e-collaboration strategy have the potential to have better competitive advantage with increased firm performance.

Attaining competitive advantage through effective Supply Chain Management of SMEs

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Noraini Ismail ◽  
Rosmimah Mohd Roslin
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Distribution Channel ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Small Medium Enterprises ◽  
Medium Enterprises

The inter organizational approach where relational elements are incorporated in the analysis of Supply Chain Management (SCM) of Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is adopted in this study. This is in line with the study's main intention of assessing the determinants or drivers for effective SCM of small businesses and their impact on the attainment of competitive advantage. The findings suggest an interesting perspective on SCM and distribution channel functions among SMEs where elements of information sharing cooperation and integration are linked to competitive advantage. The correlation amongst the three independent variables of cooperation, information sharing and integration with competitive advantage are all significant, depicting the relevancy for SMEs to focus on these relational elements. The highest correlation is noted between information sharing and integration and this definitely makes sense as SMEs strive to integrate their functions that are moving towards the attainment of common goals. Thus, the more integrated the functions amongst supply chain and distribution partners, the more likely that information would be shared amongst them. However, it is interesting to note that the predictive ability of the relational elements of cooperation, information sharing and integration on competitive advantage is not supported through the regression analysis. In other words, the existence of cooperation, information sharing and integration amongst supply chain and distribution channel members do not necessarily predict that competitive advantage will be attained. There are perhaps other factors that should be considered besides relational elements that influence competitive advantage.

Understanding Role of Market-orientated IT Competence and Knowledge Sharing Mechanism in Gaining Competitive Advantage

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 418-435
Author(s):  
Alok Kumar Singh ◽  
Jyoti Verma ◽  
Rajeev Verma
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Customer Orientation ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Business Ecosystem ◽  
Firm Innovativeness ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Start Ups

Contemporary research on start-up firms primarily focuses on business ecosystem and assessing its contribution into the mainstream business economies. Research featuring investments in information technology (IT) and market-oriented IT (MOIT) competence to facilitate the flow of firm innovativeness (FI) across multisectoral start-ups is yet to be identified. Further, the role of innovation orientation (IO)-enabled firm innovativeness (FI) on sustainable competitive advantage (SCA) needs further exploration in the light of customer orientation (CO) of the enterprise. It is partially because the underlying mechanism remains largely unexplored in the context of rippling start-ups. In the current research, we conceptualized and tested a model that examines the role of MOIT competence and knowledge sharing mechanism (KSM) on FI and SCA, in the light of Resource Advantage (R-A) theory and SD logic (SDL) framework. This model also proposes and establishes IO as an important enabler for firm’s competitive advantage. Using a sample of 267 start-up ventures registered under Start-up India Programme (DIPP, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India), we tested above-mentioned relationship using SPSS AMOS 22. Results show that MOIT competence is an important enabler for FI and in turn SCA of the firm. CO strongly moderates the role of IO on firm’s competitive advantage.

Factors affecting information sharing in social networking sites amongst university students

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 290-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junga Kim ◽  
Chunsik Lee ◽  
Troy Elias
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Weak Ties ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Social Outcome ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – Drawing upon the knowledge sharing model, the purpose of this paper is to identify personal and environmental antecedents to information sharing on social networking sites (SNSs) and examines the interaction effects between the two factors. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected via online survey with college students. Hierarchical multiple regressions were performed to test hypotheses and examine research questions. Findings – With regard to environmental factors, the more users perceive their audience to be a collection of weak ties, the more likely they are to share information on SNSs, independent of the size of their networks. Personal factors such as information self-efficacy, positive social outcome expectations, and sharing enjoyment feelings were found to be significant predictors of sharing activities. In addition, a significant interaction effect was found such that the effects of social outcome expectations on sharing activities on SNSs are manifested to a greater extent when users perceive their audience as weak ties rather than strong ties. Originality/value – This study extends the knowledge sharing model literature by applying it to the SNS context and advances SNS research by taking into consideration both environmental factors and personal factors and their interactions.

A Survey on Crypto-Steganographic Schemes and A Use Case in Healthcare System

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
Mei Ling Phang ◽  
Swee Huay Heng
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Healthcare System ◽  
Double Layer ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Use Case ◽  
Comparison Analysis ◽  
Information Assets

Information sharing has become prevalent due to the expansion of social networking in this 21st century. However, electronic devices are vulnerable to various kinds of attacks. Information might be disclosed, modified and accessed by an unauthorised third party which consequently leads to the breach of confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to employ the technology of cryptography and steganography to protect information assets. Cryptography and steganography have weaknesses when they are working alone. Therefore, crypto-steganography, the combination of cryptography and steganography are introduced to overcome the weaknesses in order to provide a double layer of security and protection. This paper provides a general overview of steganography and cryptography as well as a comparison analysis of different crypto-steganographic schemes. A secure crypto-steganographic system for healthcare is then developed with the implementation and integration of the secure crypto-steganographic scheme proposed by Juneja and Sandhu. This healthcare system enables users to store and deliver message in a more secure way while achieving the main goals of both cryptography and steganography.

First Steps towards Self-Employment – Microcredit for Enterprise in Scotland

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil McHugh ◽  
Morag Gillespie ◽  
Jana Loew ◽  
Cam Donaldson
Keyword(s):  
Economic Policy ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Enterprise Development ◽  
Grameen Bank ◽  
Economic Strategy ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Start Up ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Poor Communities

While lending for small businesses and business start-up is a long-standing feature of economic policy in the UK and Scotland, little is known about the support available for those taking the first steps into self-employment, particularly people from poorer communities. This paper presents the results of a project that aimed to address this gap. It mapped provision of support for enterprise, including microcredit (small loans for enterprise of £5,000 or less) and grants available to people in deprived communities. It found more programmes offering grants than loans. Grants programmes, although more likely to be time limited and often linked to European funding, were generally better targeted to poor communities than loan programmes that were more financially sustainable. The introduction of the Grameen Bank to Scotland will increase access to microcredit, but this paper argues that there is a place – and a need – for both loans and grants to support enterprise development across Scotland. A Scottish economic strategy should take account of all levels of enterprise development and, in striving towards a fairer Scotland, should ensure that the poorest people and communities are not excluded from self-employment because of the lack of small amounts of support necessary to take the first steps.

Evolutionary game analysis of information sharing by institutional investors

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Hua Li ◽  
Qingqing Lou ◽  
Qiubai Sun ◽  
Bowen Li
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
Institutional Investors ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Evolutionary Game ◽  
Stable State ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Game Model ◽  
Game Analysis ◽  
Relationship Network ◽  
The Relationship

In order to solve the conflict of interests of institutional investors, this paper uses evolutionary game model. From the point of view of information sharing, this paper discusses four different situations. Only when the sum of risk and cost is less than the penalty of free riding, the evolution of institutional investors will eventually incline to the stable state of information sharing. That is, the phenomenon of hugging. The research shows that the institutional investors are not independent of each other, but the relationship network of institutional investors for the purpose of information exchange. The content of this paper enriches the research on information sharing of institutional investors.

scholarly journals Multi-country outbreak of Salmonella enteritidis infection linked to the international ice hockey tournament

2017 ◽  
Vol 145 (11) ◽  
pp. 2221-2230 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. PÄRN ◽  
V. DAHL ◽  
T. LIENEMANN ◽  
J. PEREVOSČIKOVS ◽  
B. DE JONG
Keyword(s):  
Information Exchange ◽  
Salmonella Enteritidis ◽  
Tandem Repeats ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Variable Number ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Waterborne Diseases ◽  
Trace Back ◽  
Epidemic Intelligence ◽  
Public Health Authorities

SUMMARYIn April 2015, Finnish public health authorities alerted European Union member states of a possible multi-country Salmonella enteritidis outbreak linked to an international youth ice-hockey tournament in Latvia. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Finnish and Latvian authorities initiated an outbreak investigation to identify the source. The investigation included a description of the outbreak, retrospective cohort study, microbiological investigation and trace-back. We identified 154 suspected and 96 confirmed cases from seven countries. Consuming Bolognese sauce and salad at a specific event arena significantly increased the risk of illness. Isolates from Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian cases had an identical multiple-locus variable-number of tandem repeats analysis-profile (3-10-6-4-1). Breaches in hygiene and food storing practices in the specific arena's kitchen allowing for cross-contamination were identified. Riga Cup participants were recommended to follow good hand hygiene and consume only freshly cooked foods. This investigation demonstrated that the use of ECDC's Epidemic Intelligence Information System for Food- and Waterborne Diseases and Zoonoses platform was essential to progress the investigation by facilitating information exchange between countries. Cross-border data sharing to perform whole genome sequencing gave relevant information regarding the source of the outbreak.

Collaborative Engineering Based on Knowledge Sharing Agreements

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory R. Olsen ◽  
Mark Cutkosky ◽  
Jay M. Tenenbaum ◽  
Thomas R. Gruber
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Data Exchange ◽  
Formal Approach ◽  
Computational Framework ◽  
Engineering Knowledge ◽  
Exchange Information ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
Common Understanding ◽  
Representation Of Knowledge

Abstract The design of products by multi-disciplinary groups is a knowledge intensive activity. Collaborators must be able to exchange information and share some common understanding of the information’s content. The hope, however, that a centralized standards effort will lead to integrated tools spanning the needs of engineering collaborators is misplaced. Standards cannot satisfy the information sharing needs of collaborators, because these needs cannot be standardized. This paper discusses the design and use of a shared representation of knowledge (language and vocabulary) to facilitate communication among specialists and their tools. The paper advances the opinion that collaborators need the ability to establish and customize knowledge sharing agreements (i.e. mutually agreed upon terminology and definitions) that are usable by people and their machines. The paper describes a formal approach to representing engineering knowledge, describes its role in a computational framework that integrates a heterogeneous mix of software tools, and discusses its relationship to current and emerging data exchange standards. This work is supported by ARPA contract DAAA 15-91-C0104 as part of the SHADE project. (CDR TR# 19940912)

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