Title: Becoming a virtual organisation: a strategic approach

Authors: David Yen, David C. Chou, Tim Chen, Houn-Gee Chen

Addresses: Department of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems, Richard T. Farmer School of Business, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA. Department of Computer Information Systems, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, USA. Institute of Information Management, National Taipei University, Taipei, Taiwan. Institute of Technology Management, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan

Abstract: The virtual organisation is an emerging organisational concept that brings new managerial strategies and requires a feasible and flexible information infrastructure. This paper provides a strategic discussion on how to become a virtual organisation and focuses on its features, models and applications, as well as managerial and technical requirements.

Keywords: virtual organisation; networking; information infrastructure.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNVO.2002.002545

International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations, 2002 Vol.1 No.2, pp.184-198

Published online: 23 Jul 2003 *

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