Management School, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China, [email protected] Management School, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China, [email protected] 3 Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth WA 6845, Australia, [email protected] 4 Curtin University Susta...

Emerging agent-based systems offer new means of effectively addressing complex decision processes and enabling solutions to business requirements associated with virtual organizations. Intelligent agents can provide more flexible intelligence/expertise and help the smooth integration of a variety of system types (i.e., Internet applications, customer relationship management, supplier network ma...

In this paper we describe an early stage prototype of a system for information resource management in an agent-based virtual organization. We focus our work on support for human resource adaptability (e.g. knowledge, skills) as a tool for assisting project managers. In the proposed approach, a virtual organization is functionalized in terms of roles played by agents, while organization structur...

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In recent years, all kinds of networks, especially social and business ones, have been developing very dynamically. The increase in their importance is mainly caused by the popularization of information technology [2]. The Internet, as a means of communication and a platform of business interactions, has caused commercial cooperation and exchange to get a global dimension. The participants of n...

Forming virtual organizations (VOs) is a new workplace strategy that is also needed to prepare information, technology, and knowledge workers for functioning well in inter-organizational teams. University information studies programs can simulate VOs in courses and teach certain skill sets that are needed in VO work: critical thinking, analytical methods, ethical problem solving, stakeholder an...

Virtual organization (VO) is an outcome of technological advancements and the introduction of structural flexibilities in organizations. It is a temporary combination of internally independent parties to exploit the emerging market opportunities. The need to demonstrate extra efficiency in its limited life-span, geographical distribution of parties, lack of face-to-face communication, and the a...

tance of the appearance of the commercial web site. This is because the user will need to have less direct contact with the product/service provider as the agent will take on the role of mediator between the user and the commercial organisation. One implication of this which may have significant impact on electronic commerce is the shift in emphasis that it suggests from the appearance, or form...

A grid supports geographically distributed sharing of CPUs, storage and network resources among multiple organizations, which can be considered as a special type of Virtual Organizations (VO) consisting of resources and users. A CyberInfrastructure (CI) environment supports formation and management of multiple such VOs to meet various computing demands for researchers and scientists in differen...

Nowadays, the interaction between systems is absolutely essential to achieve business continuity. There is a need to exchange and share services and resources. Unfortunately, this does not come without security problems. The organizations (companies, enterprizes, etc.) have to manage accesses to their services and resources by external opponents. O2O is a formal approach we suggest in this pape...