摘要:

This article describes the initial stage of an exploratory research project on improving scientific collaboration. For the purpose of laying conceptual foundations of scientific collaboration, we discuss general requirements of a collaborative system for scientific researchers. With these requirements in mind, we outline the technical design of a prototype system to support scientific collaboration. This design involves a method of structured discourse and is integrated with electronic mail. The prototype system, currently being developed, will be tested by the authors who are collaborating on various research projects in the United States and Finland. Preliminary results will be available in the near term. Further development will include the incorporation of project management, negotiation support, and document production tools into the system.

ISSN:1054-1721    

DOI:10.1080/10919399209540172

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1992

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

This article examines the role of advanced information technologies, particularly computer‐integrated manufacturing (CIM), in coordinating manufacturing activities. Our focus is on understanding the nature of changes in organizational structure and processes that are a result of, or are associated with, the introduction of CIM systems. The analysis is premised on the observation that coordination tasks are largely related to the acquisition and processing of information and are, therefore, sensitive to the application of information technology. Economic theories of organization facilitate the development of the relationships between information costs and the attributes of organizations. We use a model of a manufacturing firm, which incorporates elements of these theories, to study the organizational implications of CIM systems.

ISSN:1054-1721    

DOI:10.1080/10919399209540173

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1992

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Communication is vital to the running of a distributed organization. To alleviate the amount of time organizational workers spend in communication, some tools should be provided for them. We propose a set of communication tools, based on Ballmer and Brennenstuhl's (1981) speech act classification, which are to be used by organizational workers during negotiations. These tools provide assistance to the organizational workers and can be used to program the structured part of the negotiation. Since the preparation and use of such tools requires additional time and costs, they are only beneficial to the type of negotiation that has other instances occurring in the future.

ISSN:1054-1721    

DOI:10.1080/10919399209540174

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1992

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

A system, Ubik, is described that builds, executes, and maintains distributed computer organizations. A computer organization is built using three organizational components: structure, action, and power. The interaction among these three components mirrors some of the complex interactions in the external organization being modeled. The structure of an organization is modeled with semantic nets built of linked‐together objects. The action of an organization is represented by an object called a configurator, and initiated by message passing. The power of an organization is maintained by objects, called sponsors, which delegate processing power to other objects. Active messages are used to build specialized objects called constructors, questers, and tapeworms. They build, query, monitor, and constrain applications running within an organization.

ISSN:1054-1721    

DOI:10.1080/10919399209540175

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1992

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Use of timestudies provide detailed information on organizational communication patterns, offering a rich base of data for identifying promising new targets for “groupwork”; support researchers. This article looks at use of time data that provide a detailed picture of communication patterns in the workdays of managers and some other knowledge workers.

ISSN:1054-1721    

DOI:10.1080/10919399209540176

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1992

数据来源: Taylor

ISSN:1054-1721    

DOI:10.1080/10919399209540170

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1992

数据来源: Taylor