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Huang, Yuan, Weixi Han, and Douglas K. Macbeth. "The complexity of collaboration in supply chain networks." Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 25, no. 3 (January 8, 2020): 393–410. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/scm-11-2018-0382.
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Purpose This paper aims to investigate the complexity of collaborations in supply chain networks, particularly the influence of horizontal collaborations (e.g. international joint ventures) on vertical collaborations (e.g. supplier–manufacturer partnering relationships). Design/methodology/approach A multiple case study including four horizontal collaborations and five vertical collaborations within a supply chain network is presented in the context of the Chinese automotive industry. Data interpretation from interviews is structured by key collaborative activities and collaborative behaviors. Findings The analysis highlights a variety of collaborative behaviors under different types of collaboration and their interaction. The complexity of collaboration is revealed in a range of dimensions including culture diversity, drivers/facilitators, competitive/collaborative advantages and the engagement of all. Collaboration evolves as the structure of the supply chain changes; the key is to appreciate the existence of cooperation, competition and culture conflicts and to manage the trade-offs. Research limitations/implications A window of opportunity is presented for future research to investigate the complexity of supply chain collaboration in a wider industrial or geographical context, including statistical validation and comparative analysis. Practical implications A contingent view on supply chain collaboration is promoted to practitioners (e.g. international supply chain managers), where collaborative activities should be aligned with the motive and type of business relationships which may change as collaboration develops. Originality/value A rare empirical study captures the complexity of supply chain collaboration including the interaction between different forms. A dynamic collaboration approach recognizes the changing process, varying cooperation behaviors as well as characteristics of partners which have not been sufficiently reflected in the literature.
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Reinke, Amanda. "NGO-Research Collaborations and Conflicts." Commoning Ethnography 2, no. 1 (December 19, 2019): 98. http://dx.doi.org/10.26686/ce.v2i1.5359.
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Ethnographers collaborating with NGOs and non-profits while simultaneously researching their organizational structure, practices, and beliefs about service, advocacy, and activism face myriad challenges. However, collaboration – as it exists in a dialectical relationship between stakeholders working towards common goals – may also generate ethnographic insights that add to anthropological knowledge of NGOs. According to Lassiter (2005a, 2005b), researchers undertaking collaborative ethnography have four commitments: (1) ethical responsibilities to stakeholders; (2) honesty/transparency about research; (3) accessible writing; and (4) collaborative reading, writing, and interpretation. Collaborations may be interrupted at various points, but especially where bureaucratic structures and operations intervene. For example, agreements and documentation (e.g., memoranda of understanding, or MOUs) often challenge the interests and affect of collaborative work. In this article I draw on five years of collaborative NGOgraphy, Lassiter’s conceptualization of collaborative ethnography, and respond to Hymes’ (1972) call for a personal ethnography, in order to discuss the challenges and opportunities of NGO-researcher collaboration.
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Prentice, Christopher R., Mark T. Imperial, and Jeffrey L. Brudney. "Conceptualizing the Collaborative Toolbox: A Dimensional Approach to Collaboration." American Review of Public Administration 49, no. 7 (May 20, 2019): 792–809. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0275074019849123.
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This study explores the circumstances under which certain collaborative tools are adopted, and whether some tools are typically used in combination with others. We share the view of other scholars that collaboration practice is ahead of scholarship. Accordingly, we ground our analysis and conclusions on the observations provided by a sample of public managers who participate actively in collaborations. Findings from interviews with managers about the use of collaborative tools in their jurisdictions demonstrate that certain tools are used together, and that collaborations can be understood along three dimensions—structure of the collaboration, shared governance arrangements, and commitment of both parties to the collaboration. For researchers, this finding provides a foundation to comprehend, compare, and analyze collaborations across myriad policy domains. For practitioners, this result illustrates that collaborative tools are not interchangeable and are typically employed in three coherent groupings. For researchers and practitioners, the findings dispute common assumptions that greater collaboration (i.e., employing more tools) is productive and suggest that the emphasis might be more usefully placed on selecting and using the appropriate and parsimonious combination of tools to generate public value.
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Hayat, Tsahi, and Kelly Lyons. "A typology of collaborative research networks." Online Information Review 41, no. 2 (April 10, 2017): 155–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/oir-11-2015-0368.
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Purpose Many studies have investigated how the structure of the collaborative networks of researchers influences the nature of their work, and its outcome. Co-authorship networks (CANs) have been widely looked at as proxies that can help bring understanding to the structure of research collaborative ties. The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework for describing what influences the formation of different research collaboration patterns. Design/methodology/approach The authors use social network analysis (SNA) to analyze the co-authorship ego networks of the ten most central authors in 24 years of papers (703 papers and 1,118 authors) published in the Proceedings of CASCON, a computer science conference. In order to understand what lead to the formation of the different CANs the authors examined, the authors conducted semi-structured interviews with these authors. Findings Based on this examination, the authors propose a typology that differentiates three styles of co-authorship: matchmaking, brokerage, and teamwork. The authors also provide quantitative SNA-based measures that can help place researchers’ CAN into one of these proposed categories. Given that many different network measures can describe the collaborative network structure of researchers, the authors believe it is important to identify specific network structures that would be meaningful when studying research collaboration. The proposed typology can offer guidance in choosing the appropriate measures for studying research collaboration. Originality/value The results presented in this paper highlight the value of combining SNA analysis with interviews when studying CAN. Moreover, the results show how co-authorship styles can be used to understand the mechanisms leading to the formation of collaborative ties among researchers. The authors discuss several potential implications of these findings for the study of research collaborations.
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Rastin, Parisa, Basarab Matei, Guénaël Cabanes, Nistor Grozavu, and Younès Bennani. "Impact of Learners’ Quality and Diversity in Collaborative Clustering." Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing Research 9, no. 2 (April 1, 2019): 149–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jaiscr-2018-0030.
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Abstract Collaborative Clustering is a data mining task the aim of which is to use several clustering algorithms to analyze different aspects of the same data. The aim of collaborative clustering is to reveal the common underlying structure of data spread across multiple data sites by applying clustering techniques. The idea of collaborative clustering is that each collaborator shares some information about the segmentation (structure) of its local data and improve its own clustering with the information provided by the other learners. This paper analyses the impact of the quality and the diversity of the potential learners to the quality of the collaboration for topological collaborative clustering algorithms based on the learning of a Self-Organizing Map (SOM). Experimental analysis on real data-sets showed that the diversity between learners impact the quality of the collaboration. We also showed that some internal indexes of quality are a good estimator of the increase of quality due to the collaboration.
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Ofem, Brandon, Bindu Arya, and Stephen P. Borgatti. "The Drivers of Collaborative Success Between Rural Economic Development Organizations." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 47, no. 6 (June 22, 2018): 1113–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0899764018783084.
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The nonprofit literature has directed attention to exploring how features of the broader structure of exchanges within regional collaboration networks impact the dynamics and outcomes of a single partnership. This study examines how partners’ relative positions within a collaboration network impact their interdependence and collaborative success. Our analysis of 298 collaborations between 98 economic development organizations operating in an economically distressed rural region demonstrates that social network properties—structural embeddedness and relative centrality—have substantial effects on exchange partners’ collaborative success. We also investigate whether network effects are mediated by the two dimensions of interdependence, mutual dependence and power imbalance. Together, our theorizing and results speak to the driving factors of collaborative success in a context where collaboration is particularly vital.
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Demeyère, Caroline. "Construire un paradigme d’action publique post-NPM : approche ethnographique d’une collaboration gouvernements-associations." Gestion et management public Volume 11 / N° 1, no. 1 (July 20, 2023): 71–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.3917/gmp.111.0071.
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Les aspirations à l’émergence d’un modèle d’action publique post-New Public Management (NPM) sont nombreuses et plurielles. Le nouveau paradigme serait fondé sur la promotion d’une logique de réseau collaboratif, qui s’ajoute à la logique hiérarchique associée à l’administration publique traditionnelle et à la logique de marché associé au NPM. Le développement de collaborations entre associations et acteurs gouvernementaux est stratégique pour le dépassement du NPM, mais elles sont difficiles à mettre en œuvre. Les littératures sur la transformation des modèles d’action publique et la collaboration intersecteurs se sont peu intéressées aux acteurs dans la construction de la collaboration et à la mise en lien de ce niveau micro à l’émergence d’un paradigme post-NPM. Cet article propose de comprendre comment les acteurs publics et associatifs se représentent la logique de réseau collaboratif sous-jacente au dépassement du NPM et s’organisent pour la mettre en œuvre. La collaboration gouvernements-associations est envisagée comme un processus en cours conduit par des acteurs impliqués dans un changement institutionnel : la transformation de leurs relations et de l’organisation de l’action publique vers des modalités collaboratives. La méthodologie adoptée est une ethnographie (2018-2020) d’une collaboration en cours entre des acteurs gouvernementaux et des associations. La collaboration étudiée a pour objet la transformation de l’organisation des politiques publiques régionales d’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes vers un fonctionnement en réseau et une participation extensive des associations du territoire. Les résultats montrent que les représentations du réseau collaboratif, de son articulation aux autres logiques de régulation et de la distribution des responsabilités dans sa mise en œuvre diffèrent en fonction de l’appartenance sectorielle des acteurs. Alors que les acteurs gouvernementaux intègrent l’incompatibilité et l’illégitimité de l’exercice de leur autorité hiérarchique dans la collaboration, les associations sont en demande d’une collaboration mandatée hiérarchiquement s’opposant à la logique de marché. La non-reconnaissance dans la structure collaborative de ces visions différentes de la collaboration et l’absence de soutien hiérarchique aux règles de la collaboration empêchent la construction d’une vision commune. Les conflits restent larvés, mais la méfiance des associations envers les partenaires publics croît. La collaboration s’essouffle mais se poursuit grâce à un effet de cliquet collaboratif permis par la hiérarchie. L’article propose une contribution théorique à l’analyse du modèle émergent post-NPM en mettant en lumière les représentations différentes du réseau collaboratif et de sa mise en œuvre. Il souligne la nécessité de déplacer le débat de la légitimité de l’autorité hiérarchique des acteurs publics dans les réseaux collaboratifs aux modalités d’exercice légitimes et éthiques de la hiérarchie dans la collaboration. Il offre une étude empirique sur les transformations des paradigmes du management public via une méthodologie ethnographique originale. Il contribue à soutenir les praticiens souhaitant construire la collaboration en éclairant les représentations et attentes mutuelles des partenaires et en identifiant les conditions d’exercice légitimes de la hiérarchie à des fins collaboratives.
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Su, Fangli, Yin Zhang, and Zachary Immel. "Digital humanities research: interdisciplinary collaborations, themes and implications to library and information science." Journal of Documentation 77, no. 1 (September 3, 2020): 143–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jd-05-2020-0072.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the structure, patterns and themes of interdisciplinary collaborations in the digital humanities (DH) research through the application of social network analysis and visualization tools.Design/methodology/approachThe sample includes articles containing DH research in the Web of Science Core Collection as of December 2018. First, co-occurrence data representing collaborations among disciplinary were extracted from the subject category. Second, the descriptive statistics, network indicators and interdisciplinary communities were calculated. Third, the research topics of different interdisciplinary collaboration communities based on system keywords, author keywords, title and abstracts were detected.FindingsThe findings reveal that while the scope of disciplines involved in DH research is broad and evolving over time, most interdisciplinary collaborations are concentrated among several disciplines, including computer science, library and information science, linguistics and literature. The study further uncovers some communities based on closely collaborating disciplines and the evolving nature of such interdisciplinary collaboration communities over time. To better understand the close collaboration ties, the study traces and analyzes the research topics and themes of the interdisciplinary communities. Finally, the implications of the findings for DH research are discussed.Originality/valueThis study applied various informetric methods and tools to reveal the collaboration structure, patterns and themes among disciplinaries in DH research.
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Hu, Jiale, Yan Yang, Michael D. Fallacaro, Brenda Wands, Suzanne Wright, Yiyan Zhou, and Hong Ruan. "Building an International Partnership to Develop Advanced Practice Nurses in Anesthesia Settings: Using a Theory-Driven Approach." Journal of Transcultural Nursing 30, no. 5 (May 6, 2019): 521–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1043659619846248.
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The International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists is calling for international collaboration to develop advanced nursing practice in anesthesia settings globally. However, international collaboration is challenging. Limited information is available about what process and factors specifically lead to a successful international collaboration partnership. This article aimed to describe a theoretical and empirical base that can be used to build and maintain long-term international partnerships. The Theoretical Framework of Developing International Partnerships was developed, which comprises seven interrelated concepts including partnerships, collaborations, environment, structure, process for collaborating, outcomes, and sustainability. It was used to guide an equitable horizontal collaboration partnership to develop anesthesia nursing care in local culture and context. Five major challenges were identified during the collaboration process. Sixty-six strategies were developed to facilitate collaboration using the theoretical framework. This work can inform others in establishing an international collaboration and partnership in advancing nursing knowledge and culturally congruent health care delivery.
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Chen, X. L., A. Mahling, R. Riedel, and E. Mueller. "Typology of collaboration based on the collaboration structure." IFAC-PapersOnLine 48, no. 3 (2015): 21–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2015.06.052.
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Way, Phillip Lewis, Patricia M. Davidson, Gail Winkworth, and Michael White. "The Pursuit of Purposeful Partnerships-Making A Health Matrix Successful." Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management 14, no. 1 (March 31, 2019): 85. http://dx.doi.org/10.24083/apjhm.v14i1.211.
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Objective: To analyse a matrix model of management to optimize the partnerships, collaboration and interaction between vertical management structures (services and geographical clusters) and horizontal clinical structures (Clinical Networks and Streams) in a large Local Health District [LHD] in New South Wales, Australia.
Approach: An ‘Action Research’ approach utilising a maturity tool, the Collaboration Rubric®, an evidence-based model for Network analysis. The rubric describes four types of collaboration and defines the three essential drivers that allow successful collaborations.
Outcomes: Benchmarking comparisons indicate that this LHD is operating at a level well above base level for the three drivers that enable collaboration [capacity, authority and shared value]. The professional relationship between Clinical Networks/ Streams and Operational Managers, is the main barrier to improving collaboration. The Operational Managers have clear positional authority related to the organisational structure and are accountable to their Executive for good governance and financial management. Clinical leaders hold substantial influential power derived from their professional authority.
The following actions have been identified to improve collaboration.
Ensure all leaders actively “manage for collaboration“
Executive fosters joint innovation projects characterised by collaborative practice between the Clinical Networks/Streams and Operational Managers.
Ensure leadership accountabilities are held as close as possible to any projects (locally) involving reform or innovation
Clinical Network/Streams’ operational plans are jointly agreed with local management and signed off by Executive
LHD recruit leadership with skills in managing for collaboration
Conclusions: This evaluation supports the use an Action Research approach using the Collaboration Rubric® as a useful tool to define not only the type of collaboration required but the key drivers that must be addressed to facilitate improved [horizontal and vertical] partnerships leading to better outcomes. This local health district will build improved collaboration utilising the insights gained from this analysis.
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Aguirre-Guerrero, Daniela, and Roberto Bernal-Jaquez. "A Methodology for the Analysis of Collaboration Networks with Higher-Order Interactions." Mathematics 11, no. 10 (May 12, 2023): 2265. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/math11102265.
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Scientific research often involves collaboration among researchers, and coauthorship networks are a common means of exploring these collaborations. However, traditional coauthorship networks represent coauthorship relations using simple links, i.e., pairwise interactions, which fail to capture the strength of scientific collaborations in either small or large groups. In this study, we propose a novel methodology to address this issue, which involves using a multilayer network model that captures the strength of coauthorship relations and employs a convergence index to identify the collaboration order in which these properties converge. We apply this methodology to investigate the collaborative behavior of researchers in the context of the three main public universities in Mexico over the last decade, using Scopus data as the primary source of information. Our study reveals that community structure emerges in low-order collaborations, and higher-order collaborations lead to increased clustering and centrality measures. Our methodology provides a comprehensive and insightful way of analyzing scientific collaborations and sheds light on the dynamics of scientific collaboration, providing a valuable tool for future studies. Our proposed model and convergence index can be applied to other scientific domains to better capture the strength of collaborations among researchers.
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Chen,, Li, Tingjin Wang, and, and Zhijie Song. "A Web-based Product Structure Manager to Support Collaborative Assembly Modeling1." Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering 4, no. 1 (March 1, 2004): 67–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.1666894.
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Collaborative CAD systems enabling collaboration in computer-aided design processes among distributed designers are gaining more and more attention. Yet, such systems, especially in support of collaborative assembly modeling, are hardly achievable. In an effort to bridge this gap, we are dedicated to developing a collaborative CAD system with aim at 3D assembly modeling. As part of this effort, this paper addresses one function module of the system, a Web-based Product Structure Manager, which enables the Collaborative Product Structure Management (CPSM) in collaborative assembly modeling. In particular, CPSM facilitates product data sharing among distributed designers and supports collaboration in product structure creation and modification. A bench clamp assembly is used as an example to illustrate the Product Structure Manager for supporting collaborative assembly modeling.
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Cavalier, Todd, and Ravinder Chandhok. "Graphic design for a collaborative workstation: columns for commenting and annotation." Information Design Journal 6, no. 3 (January 1, 1991): 187–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/idj.6.3.01cav.
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One challenge for graphic designers is to provide visual structures that efficiently organize what is seen on the computer screen when many users work on the same display. This paper reports work on such a project. The visual interface we describe is a part of the Prep Editor, an experimental environment for collaborative writing. We show how a graphic interface with a simple organizing structure can help collaboration by reducing screen clutter and focusing end-user tasks efficiently. The Prep Editor uses the metaphor of a column to support a variety of collaborative tasks. We believe that a columnar visual structure provides a comprehensible interaction mechanism to support collaborations in general, beyond the limited intent of this project. Graphic design for the Prep Editor is influenced by methods of page layout that have supported collaborations in the past, seen in a type of medieval manuscript known as a glossed bible. Glosses promoted orderly access to complex information and provided tools for scholars to organize, annotate, and cross-refer between different kinds of information, working alone or in concert with others.
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Nouri, Jalal, Teresa Cerratto-Pargman, Johan Eliasson, and Robert Ramberg. "Exploring the Challenges of Supporting Collaborative Mobile Learning." International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning 3, no. 4 (October 2011): 54–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jmbl.2011100104.
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Mobile technology opens up opportunities for collaborative learning in otherwise remote contexts outside the classroom. A successful realization of these opportunities relies, however, on mobile learning activities providing adequate collaboration structures. This article presents an empirical study aimed at examining the role played by mobile devices, teachers and task structures as a means for collaborative learning in geometry. The study focused on the analysis of the nature of collaboration that unfolded when students measured areas outdoors in the field. The analysis of the mobile learning activity was conducted from an Activity theory perspective. The findings obtained indicate that the collaboration observed may be impaired if: 1) the functionalities needed for collaborative problem-solving are asymmetrically distributed on a number of mobile devices; 2) task-related information is not accessible to all learners; 3) the task structure is not sufficiently complex; 4) teacher scaffolding is too readily available; and 5) necessary collaborative skills are not developed.
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Xin, Benlu, Wentao Zhang, Wei Zhang, Catherine Xiaocui Lou, and Himanshu Kumar Shee. "Strategic Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Supply Chain Innovation from the Perspective of Collaborative Advantage." Sustainability 15, no. 17 (August 25, 2023): 12879. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su151712879.
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This study aims to investigate the mechanisms by which firms’ strategic entrepreneurship (SE) impacts the achievement of their collaborative advantage (CA) for sustainable supply chain innovation. It includes a comprehensive analysis of the direct effect of SE on CA, the contingent effects of organizational structure and collaborative networks on this impact and the interaction effect of exploration and exploitation strategies under SE. An integrated conceptual model is proposed and the hypotheses are tested by structural equation modeling (SEM) using survey data from 432 manufacturing firms in China. The results confirm the positive impact of SE on CA, which is moderated differently by decentralized, formalized and specialized organizational structures. Meanwhile, vertical and horizontal collaborations lead to different types of advantages, and firms need to balance exploration and exploitation strategies across functional domains to achieve strategic ambidexterity, which further improves CA and facilitates sustainable supply chain innovation. Theoretically, this study is original in applying SE to the collaborative advantage in a supply chain context, while taking into account the high complexity of supply chain collaboration with a contingency approach. Practically, this study provides important managerial implications and specific recommendations for different firms to achieve sustainability in supply chain collaboration and innovation.
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Parreira, Micael Rosa, Philip Teles Soares, and João Carlos Nabout. "Spatial Structure of National and International Scientific Collaboration in the Brazilian Cerrado Research." Fronteiras: Journal of Social, Technological and Environmental Science 11, no. 2 (August 2, 2022): 83–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.21664/2238-8869.2022v11i2.p83-95.
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The number of authors in papers has increased over the years, indicating collaborative trends in Science and Technology. Besides, scientific collaboration is structured at different spatial scales, for example, within or between institutions in the same country or among countries. Here, we evaluate the scientific collaboration patterns at national and international levels in the Cerrado research. We searched all papers about the Cerrado published between 1945 and 2017 in the Web of Science database. We performed network analyses using pairwise distance matrices to create national and international collaboration networks. We also used spatial correlograms to test the effect of geographic distance on scientific collaboration. The number of papers increased over the years (rs = 0.96), where papers with 3-5 authors had the highest growth rate (rs = 0.96). Moreover, authors from geographically closer institutions tend to collaborate more at the national level, while we found no geographic effect on international collaboration. These results show that Brazilian scientists studying the Cerrado have collaborated more over the years regardless of distance, although locally, scientists are still more likely to work with scientists of close institutions within the biome. This collaboration tendency may be associated with the need in science to deal with more complex and multidisciplinary issues, where collaborative studies promote a greater scientific and social impact.
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Soda, Giuseppe, Diego Stea, and Torben Pedersen. "Network Structure, Collaborative Context, and Individual Creativity." Journal of Management 45, no. 4 (August 9, 2017): 1739–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0149206317724509.
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The debate on whether bonding or bridging ties are more beneficial for acquiring knowledge that is conducive to individual creativity has mostly overlooked the context in which such ties are formed. We challenge the widespread assumption that closed, heavily bonded networks imply a collaborative attitude on the part of the embedded actors and propose that the level of collaboration in a network can be independent from that network’s structural characteristics, such that it moderates the effects of closed and brokering network positions on the acquisition of knowledge that supports creativity. Individuals embedded in closed networks acquire more knowledge and become more creative when the level of collaboration in their network is high. Brokers who arbitrage information across disconnected contacts acquire more knowledge and become more creative when collaboration is low. An analysis of employee-level, single-firm data supports these ideas.
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Scherbakova, N. G., and S. V. Bredikhin. "Co-authorship network structure analysis." Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2099, no. 1 (November 1, 2021): 012055. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2099/1/012055.
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Abstract The analysis of networks of collaboration between scientists reveals features of academic communities that help in understanding the specifics of collaborative scientific work and identifying the notable researchers. In these networks, the set of nodes consists of authors and there exists a link between two authors if they have coauthored one or more papers. This article presents an analysis of the co-authorship network based on bibliometric data retrieved from the distributed economic database. Here we use the simple network model without taking into account the strength of collaborative ties. The data were analyzed using statistical techniques in order to get such parameters as the number of papers per author, the number of authors per paper, the average number of coauthors per author and collaboration indices. We show that the largest component occupies near 90 % of the network and the node degree distribution follows a power-law. The study of typical distances between nodes and the degree of clustering makes it possible to classify the network as a ‘small world’ network.
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Fisher, Mercedes, Gregory S. Thompson, and David A. Silverberg. "Effective Group Dynamics in E-Learning: Case Study." Journal of Educational Technology Systems 33, no. 3 (March 2005): 205–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/ytj7-plqb-vndv-71uu.
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Investigating the participant structure that works in online courses helps us design for, and facilitate, collaboration. Learning communities and group work influence collaboration in online courses. We present an exploratory study of computer-mediated groups that used this model to participate in an online MA program in Educational Technology. These participants were organized into groups and collaboratively built knowledge through synchronous and asynchronous online dialogue while leveraging technology as a tool for individual and collaborative learning. We present a detailed case study collected over a two-year span to identify design ideas, structures, and perceptions of effective collaboration and performance. Group formation, support, and sustainability are also explored. Examples are included that not only describe what participants saw as enabling aspects of the structure but also ways in which novice instructors can enhance curriculum development around readings and online discussion. These findings indicate a high index of collaboration and completion compared to homogenous classes where students work on their own.
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Hui, Zi, Xu Cai, Jean-Marc Greneche, and Qiuping Alexandre Wang. "Structure and collaboration relationship analysis in a scientific collaboration network." Chinese Science Bulletin 56, no. 34 (December 2011): 3702–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11434-011-4756-9.
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Gill, Navroop. "Why Would I Share?" Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship 9 (December 19, 2023): 1–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.33137/cjal-rcbu.v9.40867.
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Cultures of sharing and collaboration are essential to supporting instruction practices, yet there is limited literature on how these cultures are successfully cultivated in libraries. In this paper, I explore cultures of sharing and collaboration among instruction librarians in Canadian academic libraries. I report on a series of semi-structured interviews (n=14) I conducted with librarians who support or provide information literacy at their institutions. The interview data was reviewed using a thematic analysis approach (Braun and Clark 2022) and coded in NVivo. I explore the barriers and supports to sharing and collaboration as documented in the interviews. Barriers include a) instructional silos caused by the liaison model; (b) a lack of trust in sharing one’s teaching with colleagues; (c) the lack of prioritizing instruction in institutions; and (d) limited time to engage in collaborative work. The supports for sharing and collaboration include (a) intentionally building personal relationships, (b) developing a structure for sharing, and (c) having dedicated time for collaborative work. Based on these findings, practical ways sharing and collaboration can be cultivated in libraries will be explored.
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Saharuddin, Erni, and Dewi Amanatun Suryani. "COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE IN THE PREVENTION HIV AND AIDS iN YOGYAKARTA CITY." NATAPRAJA 8, no. 1 (May 1, 2020): 35–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.21831/jnp.v8i1.24868.
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HIV and AIDS cases in Yogyakarta city until March 2017 experience case addition. Increased cases of HIV & AIDS can be caused due to the transmission of cases, also caused by increased awareness to check themselves. This issue is become responsibility together so that the effort in treatment need collaboration. The purpose of this study was to determine Collaborative Governance in HIV & AIDS Prevention in Yogyakarta City and to find out how far Collaborative Governance contributes to tackling HIV & AIDS in Yogyakarta City. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach with data collection techniques carried out through participant observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation studies. The results showed that Collaborative Governance in the prevention of HIV and AIDS in the city of Yogyakarta had been carried out quite well, the implementation of collaboration was not binding and there was no hierarchical structure. The collaboration takes place in accordance with the work program and duties and functions of each institution. Motivation together there is a shared belief in carrying out collaboration, but the mutual understanding is not optimal because of the implementation of separate collaborations. Capacity aspects of financial resources, facilities and human resources are still limited. The impact of Collaborative governance in overcoming HIV and AIDS is to be able to minimize the spread of HIV and AIDS in the city of Yogyakarta as well as an increase in the handling of people affected by HIV and AIDS.
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Sherman, Deborah Witt, Lisa Cain, Amy Paul-Ward, and Ken Winters. "Through the Lens of the Donabedian Structure-Process-Outcomes Model: Lessons Learned and Recommendations for Interprofessional Collaboration in Higher Education." International Journal of Higher Education 12, no. 6 (November 23, 2023): 89. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v12n6p89.
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Through interprofessional collaboration (IPC), scholars with diverse knowledge and skills enhance the integration and communication of ideas and services in the pursuit of high-quality education. This article explores the structure, process, and outcomes of IPC and proposes recommendations to create a culture of interprofessional collaboration in higher education. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 participants with extensive IPC experience in a research-intensive university. Results regarding IPC were organized around structure-related factors, including physical structure, organizational characteristics, external and internal factors, and group structure, as well as process-related factors, which include intrapersonal, interpersonal, and institutional facilitators and barriers. Outcomes included intrapersonal, interpersonal, and institutional, including drawbacks and benefits. Structure-process-outcomes of IPC inform recommendations to strategically create a culture of IPC in higher education. Transformative culture change begins with the identification of champions of IPC, who spearhead the implementation of IPC goals within an organization’s strategic plan. Policies, procedures, and resources of an organization are needed for successful interprofessional collaborations.
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Calancie, Larissa, Leah Frerichs, Melinda M. Davis, Eliana Sullivan, Ann Marie White, Dorothy Cilenti, Giselle Corbie-Smith, and Kristen Hassmiller Lich. "Consolidated Framework for Collaboration Research derived from a systematic review of theories, models, frameworks and principles for cross-sector collaboration." PLOS ONE 16, no. 1 (January 4, 2021): e0244501. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244501.
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Cross-sector collaboration is needed to address root causes of persistent public health challenges. We conducted a systematic literature review to identify studies describing theories, models, frameworks and principles for cross-sector collaboration and synthesized collaboration constructs into the Consolidated Framework for Collaboration Research (CFCR). Ninety-five articles were included in the review. Constructs were abstracted from articles and grouped into seven domains within the framework: community context; group composition; structure and internal processes; group dynamics; social capital; activities that influence or take place within the collaboration; activities that influence or take place within the broader community; and activities that influence or take place both in the collaboration and in the community. Community engagement strategies employed by collaborations are discussed, as well as recommendations for using systems science methods for testing specific mechanisms of how constructs identified in the review influence one another. Researchers, funders, and collaboration members can use the consolidated framework to articulate components of collaboration and test mechanisms explaining how collaborations function. By working from a consolidated framework of collaboration terms and using systems science methods, researchers can advance evidence for the efficacy of cross-sector collaborations.
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Hafer, Joseph A. "Understanding the Emergence and Persistence of Mandated Collaboration: A Policy Feedback Perspective of the United States’s Model to Address Homelessness." American Review of Public Administration 48, no. 7 (September 12, 2017): 777–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0275074017729877.
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Collaboration is commonplace in contemporary public administration. In many instances, policy mandates collaboration between previously unconnected organizations for those organizations to obtain essential funding for public services, thus creating new administrative structures grounded in collaboration. There exists substantial research that focuses on the collaborative process and potential outcomes of these structures, yet their emergence and development is less understood. The Housing and Urban Development (HUD) continuum of care (CoC) model is one such collaborative structure that has been the dominant administrative service delivery system used to address homelessness in the United States since the early 1990s. A historical analysis reveals that policy feedback effects help explain the emergence and persistence of the CoC model from before its origin to its eventual codification in the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009. A policy feedback perspective of the CoC model demonstrates how the interplay of policy, politics, and administration led to a mandate to collaborate to address a large-scale social problem.
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Molinengo, Giulia, and Dorota Stasiak. "Scripting, Situating, and Supervising: The Role of Artefacts in Collaborative Practices." Sustainability 12, no. 16 (August 9, 2020): 6407. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12166407.
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While calls for cross-sectoral collaboration have become a recurrent motif in sustainability-oriented policymaking and research, the practical realization of such processes presents significant challenges. The hope for “collaborative advantage” often gets traded for the experience of “collaborative impasse”, namely those moments in which collaboration gets stuck. To better understand the reasons underlying such impasses, the study focuses on the impact of facilitation artefacts—objects designed and used in collaborative practices. The study proposes an analytical heuristic of collaborative practices to investigate the data collected in an explorative study, tracing artefacts across three different communicative modes of deliberation. Detailed analysis of the case, grounded in audio–visual material, semi-structured interviews, photo documentation, and participatory observation, shows that such artefacts substantially influence the structure of the emerging interaction order in a given setting, and that unscripted and unsituated artefacts might contribute to reinforcing those communicative patterns that collaboration aims to contrast. The study identifies three relevant practices in facilitation work, in order to steer emerging interaction orders away from exclusionary dynamics: scripting, situating, and supervising. Although emerging from the micro-analysis of artefacts, these practices might apply to other spheres of collaboration and serve as orientation for successful collaborative processes.
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Liu, Weiwei, Yuan Tao, Zhile Yang, and Kexin Bi. "Exploring and Visualizing the Patent Collaboration Network: A Case Study of Smart Grid Field in China." Sustainability 11, no. 2 (January 17, 2019): 465. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11020465.
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Smart grids (SGs) have been widely recognized as an enabling technology for delivering sustainable energy transitions. SGs have a positive effect on the development of the world economy and society. SG construction plays an important role in responding to global climate change and promoting the sustainable development of the world economy and society. Under such a background, this paper attempts to investigate patent collaborations of the SG field in China. Based on the application data of collaborative patents from State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) in China, this study employs complex network theory and social network analysis (SNA) method and conducts in-depth research on the patent collaboration network of SG field in China. The trend of patent collaboration was examined, the collaboration network of SG-related patents was investigated, the network characteristics, and the network structure were also explored. The results show that the proportion of enterprises participating in patent collaboration is relatively large for SG field in China, the percentage of collaboration relationships formed by different patent applicants varies greatly, and that the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) plays an important role in patent collaboration in SG field currently. It can also be found that patent collaboration is an effective form of cooperative innovation among different entities. Finally, three suggestions are provided in response to the existing problems.
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Gai, Wei Wei, Zhang Hua Wang, and Peng Cheng Wang. "An Empirical Study on Collaboration between Industrial Structure and Employment Structure of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps." Advanced Materials Research 962-965 (June 2014): 2084–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.962-965.2084.
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To enhance collaboration between industrial structure and employment structure is a fundamental approach to realize optimizing regional industrial structure and employment rate. Based on Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) statistical data from 1978 to 2012, the paper, by employing industrial structure deviation degree and structure coordination coefficient, conducts an analysis on the change tendency of and correlation between XPCC industry structure and employment structure. Results show that upgrading the optimizing industry structure is the priority to promote collaboration between the two structures. Primary industry should be sped up to ensure stability, secondary industry strengthened to ensure speed, and the tertiary promoted to ensure employment. A new industry system should be set up, effective collaboration promoted among various industries.
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Scarazzati, Stefano, and Lili Wang. "The effect of collaborations on scientific research output: the case of nanoscience in Chinese regions." Scientometrics 121, no. 2 (September 14, 2019): 839–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11192-019-03220-x.
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Abstract The pattern and impact of scientific collaborations depends on a country’s or region’s development stage. Prior to promoting scientific collaborations, it is crucial to understand what types of collaboration are more beneficial. By taking the stage of regional scientific development into consideration, this paper investigates the effect of various collaborations on regional scientific output. Our results highlight the differences between collaboration effects across regions at various capability levels. Scientifically weak regions benefit from more concentrated collaboration, in particular with advanced domestic regions. However, scientifically strong regions can benefit from a centrally located position in a broader collaboration network. Findings from this analysis indicate that international collaborations might not be beneficial a priori. Whether or not one region benefits from international collaborations depends on this region’s local capacity. Being embedded in a broad network structure can help increase one region’s publication output. However, such benefit is limited only to regions that have relatively higher research capacity.
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Zhang, Shuo, and Yingzi Li. "Modeling and Simulation Study of Two-Phase Collaborative Behaviors Oriented to Open Source Design Process." Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2018 (September 2, 2018): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9347109.
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Open source design (OSD) is an emerging cluster design mode based on Internet, and it takes full advantage of knowledge, technology, and resources among designers to promote product development. In this mode, designers’ behaviors of collaboration have important influence on product development process. In this paper, firstly collaboration flow including two types of collaboration relations between designers in open source design is depicted. Secondly, two-phase collaborative behavior model including partner selection and response is built by means of utility functions. At last, simulation experiment including 4 scenarios is designed based on open source project of mobile phone and conducted by multiagent simulation, and contrastive analysis is carried out to study collaboration behaviors’ impact on open source design process. The results show that the two-phase collaborative behavior model elaborately describes structure evolution of Open Source Community (OSC) as well as designers’ collaboration behaviors and that different ways of partner selection behaviors have significant impact on the evolution of OSD process as well as OSC structure. Furthermore, the results suggest that designers should better consider more the factor of matching degree between designers but less collaboration record.
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Dossou Kpanou, Bidossessi, Kathleen Kelsey, and Kyle Bower. "An evaluation of social networks within federally funded research projects." Advancements in Agricultural Development 1, no. 3 (September 16, 2020): 42–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.37433/aad.v1i3.65.
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United States federal agencies fund research to promote discovery and innovation. Most agencies require collaboration because teams promote productivity to a greater degree than singular researchers. However, the functionality and productivity of collaboration is poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the collaborative structure of a federally funded entomology research team to determine the characteristics of the network structure and its impact on research collaboration using social network analysis (SNA) methodology. An online survey and interviews were used to collect data. The theories of social network, strong and weak ties, and scientific collaboration were employed to determine the degree of collaboration among team members. We found a low density pattern of collaboration that was associated with: (a) a centralized pattern, (b) the presence of sub-teams functioning like sub-networks, and (c) the presence of less interactive members. Our results confirm that the SNA approach was useful for evaluating network collaboration with innovative indicators to assess the dynamics of scientific collaboration. The study was limited by non-response. Future research should focus on collecting SNA data longitudinally of the whole network to determine how networking structure and benefits evolves over time, and how strong and weak ties impact scientific discovery.
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Lopez-Campos, Monica, Salvatore Cannella, Pablo A. Miranda, and Raul Stegmaier. "Modeling the operation of synchronized supply chains under a collaborative structure." Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración 32, no. 2 (June 3, 2019): 203–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/arla-04-2017-0090.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose and model collaboration and information exchange enabler strategies, designed to accomplish significant improvements in supply chain (SC) performance. Some of these improvements to the SC include the reduction of the bullwhip effect and increased customer and SC partner benefits. The authors propose a fully collaborative replenishment model. The study details the information flow required to implement new SC collaboration strategies, clarifying a specific strategy for information sharing involving inventory levels (on hand, in process, etc.), orders and demand forecast. Design/methodology/approach The authors suggest the adoption of business process modelling (BPM) methodology, aimed at identifying which information should be shared by SC partners, in order to create fully collaborative strategies. Findings The features of BPM allow for the effortless integration of the modelled information collaboration strategies into a general network information system, creating a flexible structure that can be quickly and even automatically adapted to new conditions. Research limitations/implications In this paper, a serial SC has been analysed, but enterprises also commonly manage more complex kind of chains. Chains composed of more than one member in the same echelon, divergent chains, convergent chains, network chains are all different configurations that require their own algorithm. The authors use the order up to policy, but there are other policies that can be considered to extend the scope of the model. Practical implications BPM, specifically through Unified Modelling Language (UML) and Business Process Modelling Notation standards, represents a suitable technique to develop and implement new SC collaboration practices, serving as a communication link between managers and software developers. Social implications The expected results of this work imply the proposal of a reference model for collaborative supply chain (CSC) organisations, contributing to the enhancement of value creation for the whole CSC. Originality/value The aim of this paper is to clarify the information-sharing algorithm required to implement a collaborative structure for an SC. This algorithm is expressed using the BPM technique, specifically UML and Business Process Model and Notation standards.
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Suike, Li, Bai Sijun, Wang Xubo, and Guo Yuntao. "Remote Collaboration and Simulation Model for Weapons Development Based on Logistic." Open Mechanical Engineering Journal 8, no. 1 (March 21, 2014): 53–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874155x01408010053.
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The Logistic model and simulation algorithms in the ecological species were introduced to analyze the remote collaborative structure of weapons model development and the equilibrium and stability condition of its mode. The weapons development remote collaborative structure was designed, and two collaborative logistic models of the model development was built as “O—A” and “A—A”. The stability conditions of two modes were calculated and policy implications were analyzed, dynamic evolution of the collaborative model was simulated by numerical simulation. Simulation results show that the stability of weapons development remote collaborative are closely related to research unit in collaboration with status, intrinsic growth rate, initial size and the maximum amount of output. The policy recommendations were given out for the weapons development units in remote collaboration with two types of collaborative mode under stable conditions.
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Pektaş, Şule Taşlı. "The Layered Dependency Structure Matrix for Managing Collaborative Design Processes." Open House International 39, no. 1 (March 1, 2014): 26–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ohi-01-2014-b0004.
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Effective collaboration and knowledge management are the major contributors of success in the construction industry. Although a huge amount of interdisciplinary knowledge is exchanged in building design processes, there is a lack of tools for representing information flows. Therefore, this paper focuses on the collaboration between architects and structural engineers and introduces an innovative matrix-based tool named “The Layered Dependency Structure Matrix” for modeling and managing the discipline-specific and collaborative design activities. The proposed method is compared with the conventional techniques used in the industry and its application is demonstrated in a beam design example.
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Su, Fangli. "Cross-national digital humanities research collaborations: structure, patterns and themes." Journal of Documentation 76, no. 6 (May 4, 2020): 1295–312. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jd-08-2019-0159.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the structure, patterns and themes of cross-national collaborations in Digital Humanities research through the application of social network analysis and visualization tools.Design/methodology/approachThe sample includes articles containing Digital Humanities research in the Web of Science Core Collection as of December 2018. First, co-occurrence data representing collaborations among nations were extracted from author affiliations. Second, the descriptive statistics, network indicators and international communities were calculated. Third, the research topics of different cross-national collaboration communities based on ISI keywords, author keywords, title and abstracts were detected.FindingsThe results show that the scope of international collaborations in Digital Humanities research is broad, but the distribution among nations is unbalanced. The USA, Germany and England were identified as the major contributors. Five research communities are identified, led by the USA, Germany, England, Belgium and France. The communities share common research topics such as history, GIS, text mining, visualization, while each has its own research emphasis.Originality/valueThis study applied various informetric methods and tools to reveal the collaboration structure, patterns and themes among nations in Digital Humanities research.
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Newman, M. E. J. "The structure of scientific collaboration networks." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 98, no. 2 (January 16, 2001): 404–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.98.2.404.
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Considine, Mark. "BUREAUCRACY AND THE STRUCTURE OF COLLABORATION." Australian Journal of Public Administration 47, no. 3 (September 1988): 277–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8500.1988.tb01069.x.
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Jones, Tonisha. "Perceptions of the Benefits and Barriers to Anti-Human Trafficking Interagency Collaboration: An Exploratory Factor Analysis Study." Societies 13, no. 2 (February 7, 2023): 38. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/soc13020038.
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To effectively address human trafficking, it is increasingly recognized that anti-human trafficking efforts need to include a collaborative approach between agencies most likely to come into contact with human trafficking victims and offenders. While literature is available that discusses the benefits and barriers to such collaboration, there is limited empirical research on the topic. Surveying professionals engaged in anti-human trafficking interagency collaboration in a Midwest state in the United States, this exploratory factor analysis study explores their perceptions of the benefits and barriers to such collaboration. Based on the results, professionals’ perceived benefits and barriers to anti-human trafficking interagency collaboration, with capacity perceived as the underlying benefit and collaborative uncertainty, agency incongruence, an unfavorable collaborative environment, and inadequate problem framing perceived as the underlying barriers. These findings can inform anti-human trafficking interagency collaborative practice, leading to more successful collaborative outcomes. Future research should include a confirmatory factor analysis to validate the factor structure found in this study.
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Langle-Flores, Alfonso, Zinthia López-Vázquez, Rosa María Chávez Dagostino, and Adriana Aguilar-Rodríguez. "Untangling Humpback Whale-Watching Management Networks: Collaboration and Conflict in the Northeast Pacific." Water 15, no. 22 (November 16, 2023): 3975. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w15223975.
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Humpback whales face emerging anthropogenic challenges such as entanglement in abandoned fishing gear and stranding during their winter migration. Such challenges require collective action solutions involving diverse stakeholders across jurisdictions, social sectors, and geographies. Collaborative governance systems involve conflictual and collaborative interactions. We used a quantitative approach (social network analysis) to map the structure of three social networks: Collaboration in disentanglement, collaboration in stranding, and conflict. We administered a face-to-face survey to 38 stakeholders from four social sectors across seven coastal localities from April to November 2021. We also obtained perspectives from the same stakeholders about pressing conflicts, rule compliance, and law enforcement regarding whale-watching management in the region using a semi-structured questionnaire. We found hints of different dimensions of collaboration occurring simultaneously: Coordination, cooperation, and conflict. Networks played distinct roles in promoting collaboration across sectors, and while the disentanglement network coordinated civil society and the public sector, the stranding network facilitated cooperation within the public sector. The most pressing social conflicts detected by stakeholders were pleasure boats, abandoned fishing gear, and poor rule compliance regarding the distance between boats and whales. Our results suggest that in the context of institutional weakness, collaborative social networks play a crucial role in the management and conservation of coastal and marine common-pool resources.
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Tell, Disa, Olin Oldeide, Torill Larsen, and Ellen Haug. "Lessons Learned from an Intersectoral Collaboration between the Public Sector, NGOs, and Sports Clubs to Meet the Needs of Vulnerable Youths." Societies 12, no. 1 (January 20, 2022): 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/soc12010013.
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The Norwegian Government emphasizes intersectoral collaboration to achieve health goals such as reducing social health differences. However, research shows that achieving fruitful collaboration between different organizations and the public sector is challenging. The sports sector is one potential partner for such collaboration. Although the Government calls for intersectoral collaboration that includes the sports sector, there are few concrete guidelines for how this may be implemented in practice. Guided by The Bergen Model of Collaborative Functioning, the purpose of this study was to explore factors that promote or inhibit collaboration in an intersectoral project involving the sports sector, NGOs, and public sector. The current project aimed to work towards creating health promoting activities aimed at vulnerable youths. Methods: A qualitative case study of the Sports Project with interviews of eleven collaborative partners. Results: Factors promoting collaboration amongst the different partners were having a common mission, an appreciation of the partners’ complementary skills and knowledge, and a consistent user perspective. Conclusions: By orienting the collaboration towards the users’ needs, the partners have succeeded in creating tailored health-promoting activities for vulnerable youths. However, a challenge remains in transforming the collaborative project into a sustainable structure.
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Zhang, Xiaoli, Chunfeng Fan, Bianlian Zhang, Yali Guo, Shaofei Dong, and Guangle Yang. "Delphi Collaboration Strategy for Multiagent Optical Fiber Intelligent Health Monitoring System." Journal of Sensors 2022 (November 21, 2022): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5497708.
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Optical fiber sensors are very attractive in mechanical structure intelligent health monitoring system due to some unique characteristics, such as immunity to electromagnetic interference and to aggressive environments, high sensitive and fast response, small physical dimension, excellent resolution and range, and so on. For improving the accuracy and reliability of the optical fiber intelligent health monitoring system in practical engineering application, the collaboration and decision-making strategy based on Delphi method for multiagent optical fiber intelligent health monitoring system is studied in this paper. The proposed system is mainly composed of optical fiber sensing agent, intelligent evaluation agent, and system collaborative decision-making agent. The intelligent evaluation agent is used to evaluate the health status of the monitored mechanical structures. Delphi method is used by the system collaborative decision-making agent to consult each intelligent evaluation agent. Meanwhile, the collaborative partner selection algorithm is used to select the intelligent evaluation agent participating in the collaboration, and the intelligent evaluation agent that does not participate in the decision-making is dynamically modified by the decision result. The experiment for an aircraft wing box as the typical engineering structure is carried out and the verification system is designed, the decision result is compared with that without dynamic correction of the evaluation result. The comparative results indicate that the evaluation accuracy and reliability of the monitored mechanical structural damage are improved significantly after multiple rounds of collaboration and decision making.
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Yan, Xi-qiang, Yan Li, Jian Chen, Wen-qiang Li, and Yan Xiong. "A method of implementing formalized multidisciplinary collaboration in product conceptual design process." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 231, no. 18 (April 25, 2016): 3342–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0954406216646399.
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Modern product design can be considered as a process, which involves intensive iteration, complex reasoning, and mutual cooperation among the design groups in different disciplinary areas. In order to meet the requirements of modern products on multidisciplinary collaboration, the traditional method, where the product conceptual design is usually solved only within a single discipline, should be improved. Based on the classic function–behavior–structure model of product conceptual design, this paper studied the collaborative mechanism of functions, behaviors and structures, and proposed a new method/system of implementing formalized multidisciplinary collaboration in the product conceptual design process. In this method, the model/system of conceptual design process with multidisciplinary collaboration was established first, and three collaboration mechanisms were developed. After the coupling relationship among the design sub-states and the disciplinary classification characteristics of the design sub-states were expressed by the mathematical ways, the particle swarm algorithm was applied for the discipline planning, next the solving process for multidisciplinary collaboration were proposed. Finally, the conceptual design process of a stylus printer was used to illustrate the application of the proposed method.
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GHASSANY, MOHAMAD, NISTOR GROZAVU, and YOUNES BENNANI. "COLLABORATIVE CLUSTERING USING PROTOTYPE-BASED TECHNIQUES." International Journal of Computational Intelligence and Applications 11, no. 03 (September 2012): 1250017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1469026812500174.
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The aim of collaborative clustering is to reveal the common structure of data distributed on different sites. In this paper, we present a formalism of topological collaborative clustering using prototype-based clustering techniques; in particular we formulate our approach using Kohonen's Self-Organizing Maps. Maps representing different sites could collaborate without recourse to the original data, preserving their privacy. We present two different approaches of collaborative clustering: horizontal and vertical. The strength of collaboration (confidence exchange) between each pair of datasets is determined by a parameter, we call coefficient of collaboration, to be estimated iteratively during the collaboration phase using a gradient-based optimization, for both the approaches. The proposed approaches have been validated on several datasets and experimental results have shown very promising performance.
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Rice, Rebecca M. "When hierarchy becomes collaborative." Corporate Communications: An International Journal 23, no. 4 (October 1, 2018): 599–613. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ccij-04-2017-0032.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to expand understandings of interorganizational collaboration among high reliability organizations (HROs). It proposes that HROs face unique needs for relationship building, pre-planning, and retrospective sensemaking that do not fit within prior models of collaboration. For HROs, definitions of collaboration vary contextually based on needs that arise during emergency situations. HROs have a need for both hierarchical structure and collaborative processes and use collaboration as a sensemaking frame that allows practitioners to attend to both needs. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses a case study from an ongoing ethnographic study of an emergency response collaboration. The paper uses open-ended interviews about collaboration with all key members of the incident response hierarchy, and participant observation of collaboration before, during and after a key emergency incident. Findings The paper proposes a new framework for HRO collaboration: that collaboration is a sensemaking frame for HROs used to make sense of individual actions, that HRO collaboration is more complex during pre-planning and focused on individual decision making during incidents, and that members can communicatively make sense of the need for hierarchy and collaborative action by defining these needs contextually. Research limitations/implications The paper uses an in-depth case study of an incident to explore this collaborative framework; therefore, researchers are encouraged to test this framework in additional high reliability collaborative contexts. Practical implications The paper includes implications for best communicative practices to recognize the need to be both hierarchical and flexible in high reliability organizing. Originality/value This paper fulfills a need to expand collaboration literature beyond idealized and egalitarian definitions, in order to understand how practitioners use communication to understand their actions as collaborative, especially in organizations that also require hierarchy and individual actions. This case study suggests that collaboration as a sensemaking frame creates collaborative advantages for HROs, but can also limit sensemaking about incident management.
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CABALLÉ, SANTI, THANASIS DARADOUMIS, FATOS XHAFA, and JORDI CONESA. "ENHANCING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN ONLINE COLLABORATIVE LEARNING." International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering 20, no. 04 (June 2010): 485–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218194010004839.
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This paper aims to explore two crucial aspects of collaborative work and learning: on the one hand, the importance of enabling collaborative learning applications to capture and structure the information generated by group activity and, on the other hand, to extract the relevant knowledge in order to provide learners and tutors with efficient awareness, feedback and support with regards to group performance and collaboration. To this end, in this paper we first propose a conceptual model for data analysis and management that identifies and classifies the many kinds of indicators that describe collaboration and learning into high-level aspects of collaboration. Then, we provide a computational platform that, at a first step, collects and classifies both the event information generated asynchronously from the users' actions and the labeled dialogues from the synchronous collaboration according to these indicators. This information is then analyzed in next steps to eventually extract and present to participants the relevant knowledge about the collaboration. The ultimate aim of this platform is to efficiently embed information and knowledge into collaborative learning applications. We eventually suggest a generalization of our approach to be used in diverse collaborative learning situations and domains.
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GLEISER, PABLO M., and LEON DANON. "COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN JAZZ." Advances in Complex Systems 06, no. 04 (December 2003): 565–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219525903001067.
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Using a database of jazz recordings we study the collaboration network of jazz musicians. We define the network at two different levels. First we study the collaboration network between individuals, where two musicians are connected if they have played in the same band. Then we consider the collaboration between bands, where two bands are connected if they have a musician in common. The community structure analysis reveals that these constructions capture essential ingredients of the social interactions between jazz musicians. We observe correlations between recording locations, racial segregation and the community structure. A quantitative analysis of the community size distribution reveals a surprising similarity with an e-mail based social network recently studied.
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Hathorn, Lesley G., and Albert L. Ingram. "Cooperation and Collaboration Using Computer-Mediated Communication." Journal of Educational Computing Research 26, no. 3 (April 2002): 325–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/7mkh-qvvn-g4cq-xrdu.
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This study operationally defined and measured collaboration and compared the products and structure of collaborative groups that used computer-mediated communication. Key characteristics of collaboration selected from the literature were interdependence, synthesis, and independence, and a model for evaluating these characteristics was developed. All communication in this study occurred via asynchronous computer-mediated communication, using a threaded Web discussion. Participants in the study were graduate students, studying the same course with the same instructor at two venues. The students were divided into small groups from one or both venues, and four of these groups were studied. All students were given a problem to solve involving the cost-benefit trade-offs of distance education. The groups received different instructions. Two of them were told to collaborate on a solution, and the other two were told to select a role and discuss the problem from that point of view. Groups that were instructed to collaborate were more collaborative, but they produced a solution of a lower quality than the other groups. No conclusions could be drawn from the results on the structure of the groups. The role of collaboration in problem solving is discussed along with methods for creating more effective collaboration.
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Bailey-Hainer, Brenda, Anne Beaubien, Beth Posner, and Evan Simpson. "Rethinking library resource sharing: new models for collaboration." Interlending & Document Supply 42, no. 1 (February 11, 2014): 7–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ilds-12-2013-0038.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight significant changes in the information discovery landscape; discuss evolution in discovery systems and their connection to resource sharing; discuss the use of best practices by resource sharing practitioners; and describe new collaborations among libraries that change the definition of resource sharing. Design/methodology/approach – The authors observed the library landscape with a focus on discovery systems, interlending systems, and collaborative resource sharing models and reviewed literature related to these areas to structure discussion and draw conclusions about the changing role and definition of resource sharing. Findings – Innovations in discovery have significant impact on library resource sharing. Resource sharing practitioners are using best practices to improve services and develop new roles. New models for collaboration are changing the definition of library resource sharing. Originality/value – This paper positions resource sharing as a dynamic, highly strategic area of service with growing importance to twenty-first century libraries and challenges readers to consider what new partnerships and collaborative models will benefit both libraries and their communities.
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Derakhshan, Roya, Gabriela Fernandes, and Mauro Mancini. "Evolution of Governance in a Collaborative University–Industry Program." Project Management Journal 51, no. 5 (March 27, 2020): 489–504. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/8756972820911245.
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This article presents the emergence and evolution of actors and institutions in a collaborative program from the strategic planning to the execution and delivery phase. The ethnographic study of a collaboration revealed that, while formal regulations are prerequisites for initiating collaborations, further drivers of the interactions between program participants are oriented by path dependency, cultural familiarities, and goal sharing. This article shows that many microdynamics exist among actors and institutions inside the governance structure, co-evolving in parallel with the transition through the program’s phases. There are, however, two main drivers orienting these dynamics: formal regulations and trust.