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A framework for conceptualising virtual organising

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  • Anna B. Holm
  • John Parm Ulhoi

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Based on an in-depth literature review, the article argues that the literature on virtual organisations and the virtualisation of business activities is characterised by ambiguity and inconsistency. The article identifies a conceptualisation of organisational virtualisation and puts forward a set of propositions on how to understand and study it. We suggest that, rather than perceiving organisational virtualisation as a means to a new organisational design or form, it should be seen as a strategic tool for the partial or complete transformation from location-based and time-dependent business activities to time- and space-independent organisations. In closing, the article presents a cohesive framework for typologising virtually organised activities, ways to understand them and suggestions for its potential use.

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  • Anna B. Holm & John Parm Ulhoi, 2010. "A framework for conceptualising virtual organising," International Journal of Business and Systems Research, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(3), pages 293-310.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbsre:v:4:y:2010:i:3:p:293-310
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