A growing number of collaborative networks can be observed in many domain areas. However, the developments and even the understanding of these cases have suffered from ad-hoc approaches, being urgent to establish a proper theoretical foundation for the area. Furthermore, the fast developments in the area and the nature of the paradigm configure the emergence of a new discipline, which needs to be built on a sounder theoretical basis.
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(2008). Motivation for a theoretical foundation for collaborative networks. In: Camarinha-Matos, L.M., Afsarmanesh, H. (eds) Collaborative Networks: Reference Modeling. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79426-6_2
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