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  1. ESoCE-Net, Italy

    R. Santoro & A. Bifulco

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  1. New University of Lisbon Campus de Caparica, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516 Monte Caparica, Portugal

    Luis M. Camarinha-Matos

  2. University of Amsterdam Collaborative Networks Group, Kruislaan 419, MATRIX I, 1098 VA Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Hamideh Afsarmanesh

  3. VTT Industrial Systems Enterprise Network Management, Tekniikantie 12, 1000, Espoo, FI-02044 VTT, Finland

    Martin Ollus

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Santoro, R., Bifulco, A. (2008). Professional Virtual Communities Reference Framework. In: Camarinha-Matos, L.M., Afsarmanesh, H., Ollus, M. (eds) Methods and Tools for Collaborative Networked Organizations. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79424-2_11

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