Modern organizations in virtual communities

With such easy access to the Internet and the opportunity for organizations to reach other organizations and individuals around the world faster and more efficiently, modern organizations are rapidly becoming a part of the virtual community. This book presents a comprehensive collection of research works that describe such organizations, the policies and practices that they have implemented and challenges that they have faced throughout their adaptation to the virtual world.

Knowledge Management Strategies for Virtual Organizations / Janice Burn, Colin Ash -- The Competence-Based View on the Management of Virtual Web Organizations / Ulrich Franke -- The Virtual Corporation and Trust / Wendy Jansen, Hans Jagers, Wilchard Steenbakkers -- Exploring the Common Ground of Virtual Communities / Vanessa Dirksen, Bas Smit -- Virtual Transactional and Relational Exchanges / Andrew Gaudes, Mary Brabston -- Requirements Engineering During Virtual Software Development / Jo Hanisch -- Virtual Organization as a Chance for Enterprise Development / Jerzy Kisielnicki -- The Development of Trust in Virtual Communities / Catherin Ridings, David Gefen -- Opportunities for Service-Learning Partnerships in the Information Systems Curriculum / Jonathan Lazar, Doris Lidtke -- Information Security for Libraries / Gregory Newby -- Faculty of Information Studies Knowledge Repository (FISKR) / M. Qayyum ... [et al.] -- From Lackey to Leader / Jennifer Croud, Michael Manning, Janine Schmidt -- Library Web Site Assessment / Ray White, S. Maj -- The World Wide Web and Law Enforcement / Richard Halapin -- Citizen Access and Use of Government Data / Richard Heeks -- The Practice of In…