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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The contents of the latest issue of:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>An Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Volume 10, Issue 1, January - March 2014<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ISSN: 1548-3673; EISSN: 1548-3681; <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Published by IGI Global Publishing, Hershey, USA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.igi-global.com/ijec<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ned Kock (Texas A&M International University, USA)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ARTICLE 1<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Advanced Mediating Effects Tests, Multi-Group Analyses, and Measurement Model Assessments in PLS-Based SEM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ned Kock (Division of International Business and Technology Studies, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX, USA)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Use of the partial least squares (PLS) method has been on the rise among e-collaboration researchers. It has also seen increasing use in a wide variety of fields of research. This includes most business-related disciplines, as well as the social and health sciences. The use of the PLS method has been primarily in the context of PLS-based structural equation modeling (SEM). This article discusses a variety of advanced PLS-based SEM uses of critical coefficients such as standard errors, effect sizes, loadings, cross-loadings and weights. Among these uses are advanced mediating effects tests, comprehensive multi-group analyses, and measurement model assessments.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.igi-global.com/article/advanced-mediating-effects-tests-multi-group-analyses-and-measurement-model-assessments-in-pls-based-sem/105472<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=105472<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ARTICLE 2<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A Web-based Learner-Controlled Adaptive Group Formation Technique<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Alexandros Papadimitriou (Greek Ministry of Education, Athens, Greece), Maria Grigoriadou (Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece), Georgios Gyftodimos (Department of Philosophy and History of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This paper presents the learner-controlled adaptive group formation technique offered by the web-based adaptive educational hypermedia system MATHEMA. More specifically, this paper describes why we take into consideration the group effectiveness, concerning the concrete-abstract dimension of learners' learning style, in forming learner groups and how the adaptive group formation algorithm generates a priority list of possible matching candidate collaborators for a certain student, taking into account the abstract or concrete dimension of his/her learning style and his/her possible candidate collaborators' learning style and knowledge level on the current learning goal as well. Moreover, the paper describes how the algorithm supports the learners in selecting the most suitable collaborator, and how it automatically links them up via a chat tool with the aim of negotiating a collaboration agreement. An evaluation of the adaptive group formation of our system indicated that it is usable and useful enough tool for collaborative learning.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.igi-global.com/article/a-web-based-learner-controlled-adaptive-group-formation-technique/105473<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=105473<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ARTICLE 3<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>How to Manage Virtual Communities and Teams using Adjacencies: A process based on Functional Analysis and Adaptive Structuration Theory<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marc Diviné (Université Paris 1 Sorbonne, Paris, France), Julie Stal Le Cardinal (École Centrale Paris, Paris, France)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This paper aims at responding to the need for specific management of virtual entities. It proposes a flexible process based on Functional Analysis and Adaptive Structuration Theory, called Virtual Entities Management Support (VEMS). Starting from environmental requirements analysis, the method helps to choose functions, attitudes, and tools based on a strategic vision in three dimensions: the virtual entity value addition, the members' satisfaction, and the entity flexible frontiers. It leverages the powerful concept of adjacent individuals and adjacent communities inside the 3-D model. The full process is detailed and applied to five virtual entities inside and outside the industry. It raised a common view of 21 best attitudes. The paper provides managerial guidelines to managers of virtual entities.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.igi-global.com/article/how-to-manage-virtual-communities-and-teams-using-adjacencies/105474<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=105474<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ARTICLE 4<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Business Process Design Meets Business Practices Through Enterprise Patterns: A Case Study<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Carmelo Ardito (Dipartimento di Informatica, University of Bari, Bari, Italy), Ugo Barchetti (Department of Innovation Engineering, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy), Antonio Capodieci (Department of Innovation Engineering, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy), Annalisa Guido (Department of Innovation Engineering, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy), Luca Mainetti (Department of Innovation Engineering, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Every day companies deal with internal problems in order to manage human resources during the execution of business processes. The ability to quickly identify and rapidly apply effective business practices to recurring problems becomes crucial in order to improve the efficiency of the organization. To seize the opportunity of adapting their business practices to emerging organizational forms (Extended Enterprise, Virtual Enterprise) and to reuse the expertise of knowledge workers – who are central to an organization's success – companies are required to face several challenges. This paper presents a set of business patterns useful in resolving emerging organizational issues to support the activities of knowledge workers, increase their productivity and their ability to find the information they need, and enable collaboration with colleagues without changing their habits. Also it describes a real case study and a software system that allows companies to introduce these business patterns in the workplace, adopting an Enterprise 2.0 approach.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.igi-global.com/article/business-process-design-meets-business-practices-through-enterprise-patterns/105475<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=105475<o:p></o:p></p></div>
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