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The contents of the latest issue of:

International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC)
Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association
Volume 4, Issue 4, October-December 2008

Special Issue on Creativity, Innovation and E-Collaboration
Guest-Editors: Jane Fedorowicz, Isidro Laso-Ballesteros and Antonio
Padilla-Meléndez

Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically
ISSN: 1548-3673 EISSN: 1548-3681
Published by IGI Publishing, Hershey-New York, USA
www.igi-global.com/ijec
Editor-in-Chief: Ned Kock, Texas A&M International University, USA

ARTICLE ONE:

Creativity, Innovation, and E-Collaboration

Jane Fedorowicz, Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
Isidro Laso-Ballesteros, European Commission, Belgium
Antonio Padilla-Meléndez, University of Málaga, Spain

This article describes the challenges of supporting creativity and
innovation through e-collaboration, and summarizes the papers that were
accepted for a special issue of the International Journal of
e-Collaboration. Three papers were selected from among 31 manuscripts that
had been received; these manuscripts were reviewed with the assistance of 46
independent reviewers. The authors of the selected papers cover three
important aspects of IT-endowed collaboration: the impact of collaboration
tools on process, product, and relational innovation; the impact of
e-information, e-communication, and e-workflow on innovation; and design
requirements for collaboration tools aimed at creativity assistance.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=8233

ARTICLE TWO:

The Role of Collaboration on Process, Relational, and Product Innovations in
a Supply Chain

Luc Cassivi, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
Pierre Hadaya, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
Elisabeth Lefebvre, ePoly Centre of Expertise in Electronic Commerce, Canada
Louis A. Lefebvre, ePoly Centre of Expertise in Electronic Commerce, Canada

This article focuses on the impact of strategic and tactical collaborative
actions as well as e collaboration tools’ efficiency on process and
relational innovations, which in turn should influence product innovations.
Specifically, 53 telecommunication equipment firms participated in
interviews and a questionnaire to determine the impact of collaboration on
process, relational, and product innovations in their supply chains.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=8234

ARTICLE THREE:

How do Collaborative Technologies Affect Innovation in SMEs?

Angel Luis Meroño-Cerdán, Universidad de Murcia, Spain
Pedro Soto-Acosta , Universidad de Murcia, Spain
Carolina López-Nicolás , Universidad de Murcia, Spain

This article assesses the impact of collaborative technologies on innovation
at the firm level. Collaborative technologies’ influence on innovation is
considered here as a multistage process that starts at adoption and extends
to use. Thus, the effect of collaborative technologies on innovation is
examined not only directly, the simple presence of collaborative
technologies, but also based on actual collaborative technologies’ use.
Given the fact that firms can use this technology for different purposes,
collaborative technologies’ use is measured according to three orientations:
e-information, e-communication, and e-workflow. To achieve these objectives,
a research model is developed for assessing, on the one hand, the impact of
the adoption and use of collaborative technologies on innovation and, on the
other hand, the relationship between adoption and use of collaborative
technologies.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=8235

ARTICLE FOUR:

Designing for Creativity in Computer-Supported Cooperative Work

Umer Farooq, Pennsylvania State University, USA
John M. Carroll, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Craig H. Ganoe, Pennsylvania State University, USA

This article presents and justifies three requirements for supporting
creativity: support for divergent and convergent thinking, development of
shared objectives, and reflexivity. Further, the article elaborates on these
requirements by describing three implications for design to support
creativity in context of computer supported cooperative work (CSCW):
integrate support for individual, dyadic, and group brainstorming; leverage
cognitive conflict by preserving and reflecting on minority dissent; and
support flexibility in granularity of planning. The article concludes by
outlining a future research trajectory for designing and evaluating
creativity support tools in the context of collaboratories.

To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=8236

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CALL FOR PAPERS

Mission of IJeC:

The mission of the International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC) is to
publish papers that address the design and implementation of e-collaboration
technologies, assess the behavioral impacts of e-collaboration technologies
on individuals and groups, and present theoretical considerations on links
between the use of e-collaboration technologies and behavioral patterns.
Examples of such technologies are web-based chat tools, web-based
asynchronous conferencing tools, e-mail, listservs, collaborative writing
tools, group decision support systems, teleconferencing suites, workflow
automation systems, and document management technologies.

Coverage of IJeC:

Analysis of different research methods and their impact on the study of
e-collaboration technologies in organizations
Comprehensive reviews of previous studies on e-collaboration technologies in
organizations
Design and evaluation of asynchronous learning networks (ALNs) in
organizational setting Design and evaluation of intelligent e-collaboration
technologies in organizational settings
Design, implementation, and assessment of e-business solutions that include
e-collaboration features
E-collaboration technologies impact on individuals and society
E-collaboration technologies impact on knowledge management and
organizational learning
E-collaboration technologies support for distributed process reengineering
and process improvement
E-collaboration technologies support for quality certification programs
Organizational and national culture as moderating factors in the adoption
and use of e-collaboration technologies in organizations

Interested authors should consult the journal's manuscript submission
guidelines at www.igi-global.com/ijec.

All inquiries and submissions should be sent to:
Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Ned Kock at nedkock@tamiu.edu