IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/ids/ijmnec/v2y2011i1p75-92.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Understanding virtual organisation to identify possible risks

Author

Listed:
  • Mohammad Alawamleh
  • Keith Popplewell

Abstract

This paper reviews literature covering a wide range of collaborative networks. It begins with definitions of virtual organisation (VO) and then proceeds to examine the primary and secondary characteristics of VOs before tracing the VO life cycle by examining the viewpoints of a number of authors. Before examining the similarities and differences between the virtual organisation, the supply chain and extended enterprise, which assets in identifying the risk, associated with all types of collaborative networks. Covering this wide area will identify a more comprehensive initial list of risk sources that would have been possible by only studding literature review relating to virtual organisation.

Suggested Citation

  • Mohammad Alawamleh & Keith Popplewell, 2011. "Understanding virtual organisation to identify possible risks," International Journal of Management and Network Economics, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 2(1), pages 75-92.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmnec:v:2:y:2011:i:1:p:75-92
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=42581
    Download Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ids:ijmnec:v:2:y:2011:i:1:p:75-92. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Sarah Parker (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=259 .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.