Atia Bano Memon; Kyrill Meyer

Why We Need Dedicated Web-based Collaboration Platforms for Inter-organizational Connectivity? A Research Synthesis

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Atia Bano Memon ^1,* Kyrill Meyer ²

1. Department of Computer Science at the University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

2. Institute for Applied Informatics at the University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

* Corresponding author.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijitcs.2017.11.01

Received: 18 May 2017 / Revised: 20 Jun. 2017 / Accepted: 27 Jul. 2017 / Published: 8 Nov. 2017

Index Terms

Web-based collaboration, Digital communication technologies, Online B2B connectivity, Collaboration tools, Inter-organizational collaboration

Abstract

This paper examines the potential of existing web-based collaboration services in supporting the inter-organizational connectivity throughout the collaboration process. In doing so, the paper initially presents a brief overview and a hierarchical classification with respect to the degree and complexity of service integration of existing collaboration services which are applicable in inter-organizational settings. Successively, their shortcomings in supporting the process of inter-organizational collaboration are herein determined and discussed. As a conclusion, the paper elucidates the rational and need for designing the dedicated web-based collaboration platforms for facilitating the inter-organizational connectivity within a particular business sector.

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Atia Bano Memon, Kyrill Meyer, "Why We Need Dedicated Web-based Collaboration Platforms for Inter-organizational Connectivity? A Research Synthesis", International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science(IJITCS), Vol.9, No.11, pp.1-11, 2017. DOI:10.5815/ijitcs.2017.11.01

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