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MANG3010 L11
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- 1Draw the VOs vs integrated organisations diagram thing.
- 2What are the advantages of VO structures compared to hierarchical structures?- More effective for cross-functional, inter-organisational knowledge sharing
- More innovative through better linking and integrating dispersed knowledge organisational knowledge
- Better knowledge searching through knowledge developed from cross-functional and inter-business transactions
- More flexible and thus better suited to contemporary dynamics and better competitive business environment. - 3What are the 5 models of virtuality? (name, date)Lethbridge 2001
- Star-alliance model
- Market-alliance model
- Co-alliance model
- Value-alliance model
-Parallel alliance - 4Draw the star alliance model.
- 5Draw the market alliance model.
- 6Draw the co-alliance model.
- 7Draw the value alliance model.
- 8Draw the parallel alliance.
- 9List some appropriate strategies for a successful VO structure.- Each partner must contribute a clearly identifiable asset or strength to the organisation
- Core skills/competencies must be complementary, not identical or overlapping
- Partners have to be adaptable and sensitive to the cultural and organisational differences between them
- The will to cooperate must be at least as important as any contractual agreements because mistakes will happen and misunderstandings will occur
- A less formal, more flexible, delayered and empowered structure is more likely to be successful. - 10What are the problems for N-VOs to do with dispersed knowledge? (name, date)Cramton 2001
- Failure to communicate and retain contextual info
- Unevenly distributed info
- Differences in the importance of info among members of a dispersed collaboration
- Relative differences in speed of access to information
- Interpretation of the meaning of silence - 11What are the factors shaping inter-organisational knowledge transfer? (Easterby-Smith et al, 2008)
- 12What are some of the factors shaping knowledge sharing in VOs?- Knowledge is regarded as a public good- belongs to network not individual
- Commitment to the organisation
- Personal gain
- Fear that contribution may be wrong
- Contributing is a time consuming process
- People with face-to-face communities may prefer to use them than virtual ones - 13What are the critical success factors for VO management?- A shared purpose/goal
- A trusting relationship
- A shared risk
- A mutual benefit
- A mutual commitment
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