A collaborative network for first responders: Lessons from the CapWIN case

It is increasingly important for government agencies to collaborate across jurisdictional and functional boundaries. Interorganizational systems supporting interagency collaboration must accommodate a wide range of factors from the external environment and participating organizations as part of their design and operation. This paper presents the findings from a case study of CapWIN, a collaborative network created to enable first responders to share information across jurisdictional and functional boundaries as they work together during emergencies and other critical events. The study examines how aspects of the external environment and the agency context impeded or facilitated the CapWIN collaborative network and the interorganizational system (IOS) that supports it. We identify factors affecting information sharing and collaborative processes, and describe how these factors interact to enable and constrain an IOS. The paper concludes with suggestions for further research on the interplay of environmental, organizational, and technical aspects of interagency collaboration networks as they evolve over time.     

Problems in interagency collaboration: Lessons from a project that failed

Several institutions (e.g., child welfare, police, court, health, education, social service) are necessarily involved in the management of child abuse in all communities. The need for better cooperation among them has been acknowledged; inquests into child deaths resulting from abuse have often attributed some blame to faulty communication and/or poor cooperation between the institutions. The Community Child Abuse Team (CCAT) Project was designed by these same institutions in Hamilton, Ontario, to maximize interagency collaboration. The hypothesis, that this "interagency collaboration" model would provide more efficient and effective services to abused children and their families, was never tested. During its 30 months of operation the CCAT program never materialized as planned and funding was terminated. This paper describes selected problems and issues that arose during the struggle to implement the project. The central problematic issue was control. Those responsible for the project lacked the power to insist that the design be adhered to during the initial stage.     

知识协作背景下电子商务服务供应链关系治理——一个分而治之的组合激励机制

立足服务集成商视角,将知识协作纳入关系治理模型,尝试采用业绩与产权的组合机制来激励服务提供商的专业服务和知识协作活动。研究发现:两种机制在一定范围内存在替代关系,产权激励越大双边战略合作伙伴关系越紧密,均衡比例取决于博弈结果。最后,将结论应用于电子商务代运营服务案例分析。     

知识链协同效应作用机理实证研究

以知识链为研究对象,从主体协同、机制协同和知识协同三个方面分析了知识链协同效应形成机理,并提出相关研究假设。通过知识链中成员组织合作的数据,运用结构方程对本文相关假设进行了实证检验。研究表明:主体协同、机制协同和知识协同均对知识链协同效应的产生有直接影响。此外,在知识链中机制协同对主体协同和知识协同有正向影响,而主体协同对于知识协同影响作用并不显著。     

Stories in networks and networks in stories: a tri-modal model for mixed-methods social network research on teachers

Social network research on teachers and schools has risen exponentially in recent years as an innovative method to reveal the role of social networks in education. However, scholars are still exploring ways to incorporate traditional quantitative methods of Social Network Analysis (SNA) with qualitative approaches to social network research. This article provides a mixed-methods model for researching teachers' social networks and an empirical example of the model in practice. The model incorporates a tri-modal coding approach that promotes data validity while uncovering network data that some SNA methods may overlook.     

国际科技合作对跨学科研究影响的评价研究——基于文献计量学分析的视角

基于中国学者在生物技术与应用微生物学、电子电气工程、数学、医学、神经科学、物理学等6个重要研究领域发表的SCI论文,分别将国际合作论文和非国际合作论文作为研究对象,构建论文跨学科研究程度的测度指标,评价国际科技合作对推动跨学科研究的影响程度及中国与世界跨学科研究程度的差异。结果表明:国际合作促进了跨学科的研究;但国际合作推动跨学科研究的程度受研究领域的影响,新兴的、应用性较强的研究领域的跨学科研究程度较高;国际合作论文的跨学科研究程度逐渐提高;中国在多个研究领域的跨学科程度低于国际平均水平。     

基于合作全球图的专利国际合作分析

为辅助国际合作分析与管理,提出合作全球图。经过分析现有网络图、网络地理组合图,合作全球图将合作网络图融合全球地理图,以点的大小表示合作次数,用边揭示合作行为,在全球地理图上完整显示国际合作网络信息。实验表明,锂电池专利合作全球网络中,国家合作被北美合作网络、西欧合作网络、东亚合作网络主宰,美国、德国、法国、日本、韩国、中国是当之无愧的六强霸主,Centre Nat,Univ Tsinghua分别位居申请人合作的冠亚军。由此可见,合作全球图有助于国际合作分析、国际合作管理等。     

纳米科技国际合作创新网络结构与演化特征研究

本文基于国际合作论文数据检索与挖掘,对纳米科技国际合作创新网络进行了系统分析,描绘了合作网络的总体特征,并利用基尼系数、核心边缘分布、中心性、聚类、数据可视化等方法分析了合作网络的结构和演进特征。研究发现,中国在纳米国际科技合作网络中的地位愈加重要,正成为美国之外的另一极;法国和南非在网络中发挥了桥梁和中介作用;越来越多国家意识到纳米科技的重要性,着力通过国际合作推进本国纳米科技的发展。     

Collaboration and Competition in Special Libraries

Librarianship has a long tradition of collaboration and cooperation between libraries, but the literature yields scant evidence of formal partnerships in practice in special libraries. This column explores the barriers to collaboration for special libraries, from organizational culture to legal constraints, as well as the potential benefits and how librarians can overcome the barriers to reap these benefits. Different types of collaboration, including among similar special libraries and between special libraries and other types of libraries and related organizations, as well as informal and formal cooperation, and short-term and long-term partnerships, are discussed. Collaboration and cooperation were part of the impetus to form professional associations. The column provides a brief history of professional library associations and their role in supporting library partnerships in the United States. The conclusion explores how the increasingly digital nature of information and library work affects collaborative library efforts and where the future of these efforts may lie, especially for special libraries.     

Shifting the Perspective of the Research Librarian: A CoResearch Paradigm

This article proposes the coresearch engagement model (CoRE), which addresses how the academic research librarian can become a coresearch partner with any patron. The CoRE model is an interpersonal process and is founded upon the concepts of mutual respect, collaboration, reciprocity, and empowerment. Grounded in Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences theory, Malcolm Knowles’ andragogical model, and guidelines from the Reference and User Services Association, CoRE has the potential to result in engagement for the librarian and patron. The CoRE model can be utilized in many ways including self-awareness and development for those who need and want to expand their abilities as a research librarian. It provides a theoretical framework and a knowledge base, in addition to giving a context for further development by expanding, comparing the related theories for further research, and implementing various applications suggested by this article.