Abstract
Despite the concept of working collaboratively being very popular, its implications on the organisational structures and on the human requirements are not completely understood. As a result, the advanced technologies used to enhance collaborative work have often had a limited or even a negative impact on the work efficiency. Common issues often involve human factors, such as the acceptance of the new product by the users, the lack of communication between users and the working culture. As a consequence, a better understanding of the human needs would facilitate the development of better tools to support group work as well as more efficient organisations.
Therefore, this paper compares the organisation and the human perspectives on collaboration in order to identify the barriers to implementing it. In particular, it focuses on issues related to the life cycles, organisation structure, information flow and human motivation. It also introduces the case of virtual organisations and their difficulty to generate efficient collaboration.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Prawel, D.: Interoperability isn’t (yet), and what’s being done about it. In: 3rd International Conference on Advanced Research in Virtual and Rapid Prototyping, pp. 47–49. Leiria, Portugal (2007)
Reid, D.: Fayol: from experience to theory. Journal of Management History, vol.1, pp.21–36 (1995)
Schrage, M.: Shared minds: The new technologies of collaboration. Random House, New York (1990)
Montiel-Overall, P.: Toward a theory of collaboration for teachers and librarians. School library media research, vol 8. (2005)
Klüver, J., Stoica, C., Schimdt, J.: Formal Models, Social Theory and Computer Simulations: Some Methodical Reflections. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, vol. 6, no. 2 (2003)
Tuckman, B.: Developmental sequence in small groups. Psychological bulletin, vol. 63, pp. 384–399 (1965)
Belbin, M.: Management Teams, Why they Succeed or Fail. Heinneman, London (1981)
Luft, J., and Ingham, H.: The Johari Window: a graphic model for interpersonal relations. University of California Western Training Lab (1955)
Brown, R.: Group Processes. Dynamics within and between groups. Blackwell, Oxford (1988)
Vroom, V.: Work and Motivation. Jon Wiley & Sons, New York (1964)
Mayo, E.: The Social Problems of an Industrial Civilization. Ayer, New Hampshire (1945)
Lu, S., Sexton, M.: Innovation in Small Construction Knowledge-Intensive Professional Service Firms: A Case Study of an Architectural Practice. Construction Management and Economics, vol. 24, pp. 1269–1282 (2006)
Gautier, G., Fernando, T., Piddington, C., Hinrichs, E., Buchholz, H., Cros, P.H., Milhac, S., Vincent, D.: Collaborative Workspace For Aircraft Maintenance. In: 3rd International Conference on Advanced Research in Virtual and Rapid Prototyping, pp. 689–693. Leiria, Portugal (2007)
Ward, Y., Graves, A.: Through-life management: the provision of integrated customer solutions by Aerospace Manufacturers. Report available at: http://www.bath.ac.uk/management/research/pdf/2005-14.pdf (2005)
Taylor, F.W.: Scientific Management. Harper & Row (1911)
Maslow, A.: A theory of human motivation. Psychological Review, vol. 50, pp. 370–396 (1943)
Herzberg, F., Mausner, B., Snyderman, B.B.: The motivation to work. Wiley, New York (1959)
TrustCom: D14 Report on Socio-Economic Issues. TrustCom European project, FP6, IST-2002-2.3.1.9 (2005)
Tennyson, R.: The Partnering toolbook. International Business Leaders Forum and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (2004)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2008 Springer-Verlag London Limited
About this paper
Cite this paper
Gautier, G., Piddington, C., Fernando, T. (2008). Understanding the Collaborative Workspaces. In: Mertins, K., Ruggaber, R., Popplewell, K., Xu, X. (eds) Enterprise Interoperability III. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-221-0_8
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-221-0_8
Publisher Name: Springer, London
Print ISBN: 978-1-84800-220-3
Online ISBN: 978-1-84800-221-0
eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)