Towards Emergent Collaboration Infrastructures

Abstract

To contribute to the research on emergent collaboration infrastructures, collaboration practices have been empirically researched in order to design, implement and evaluate ICT artifacts. This chapter answers the research questions posed in chapter 1.2. While studies in the field of inter-organizational crisis management provide the answer to the first three questions, the answer to the fourth question provides general conclusions applicable to other domains:

• 1. Where do emergent collaboration practices reveal work infrastructure limitations?