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Chapter 225
Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations
A way to sense the moment of movement the dynamic inter-context or in-between-ness of difference.
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Understanding and Using Boundaries in NVOs
Haigang Song (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan), Tunç D. Medeni (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan), Euler G.M. de Souza (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan), and Kun Nie (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 9
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-885-7.ch225
Abstract
One of the most important characteristics of virtual and networked organizations is the facilitation of interactions across institutional boundaries. However, the facilitation of this cross-boundary interaction does not mean that these boundaries cease to exist altogether; they may change forms, but still maintain their function and importance, and should be taken into consideration both in theory and practice. The metaphor of a jigsaw puzzle highlights the significance of the boundaries for institutions.
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Mobile Agents and Personalized Multimedia Services
A mobile agent is a piece of software that may act on behalf of the user in an autonomous fashion. It is able to transport itself from one host to another across different computing platforms.
Published in Chapter: Mobile Agents and Personalized Multimedia Services; From: Handbook of Research on Mobile Multimedia, Second Edition
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Chapter 178
Reflective Ba and Refractive Ma in Cross-Cultural Learning
The relative entity as a buffer zone composed of a series of separated space and/or time which emerges from the combination of emptiness and discrepancy.
Published in Chapter: Reflective Ba and Refractive Ma in Cross-Cultural Learning; From: Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations
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