The main aim of this book is to provide, in one organized volume, a comprehensive set of reference materials derived from the results of the ECOLEAD project. ECOLEAD, a 4-year European initiative, involved 28 organizations from academia, research and industry.

Ecolead And Cno Base Concepts.- Virtual Organizations Breeding Environment.- Vbe Reference Framework.- Vo Breeding Environments Value Systems, Business Models and Governance Rules.- Inter-Organizational Trust In Vbes.- Vbe Management System.- Vo Creation Assistance Services.- Agreement Negotiation Wizard.- Virtual Organizations Management.- Governance And Management Of Virtual Organizations.- Supervision Of Collaborative Processes In VOs.- Vo Management Solutions VO Management e-Services.- Professional Virtual Communities.- Professional Virtual Communities Reference Framework.- Business Models For Pvc:Challenges And Perspectives.- A Collaboration Platform For Pvc.- Ict Infrastructures.- Advanced Collaborative Business Ict Infrastructures.- The Ecolead Plug&Play Collaborative Business Infrastructure.- Pilot Demonstrators.- Approach for pilot demonstration of CNO cases.- VBE pilot demonstrators.- Vo Management Pilot Cases Virtuelle Fabrik, Orona, Sns.- Pvc Pilot Cases.- Further Steps.- A Reference Curriculum For Education In Collaborative Networks.- Emerging Collaboration Forms And Further Research Needs.

Collaborative Networked Organizations represent one of the most relevant organizational paradigms in industry and services. A large number of developments in recent years have turned Collaborative Networks into a pervasive phenomenon in all socio-economic sectors. The main aim of this book is to provide a comprehensive set of reference materials derived from the results of the ECOLEAD project in one organized volume. The ECOLEAD project, a large 4-year European initiative, involved 28 organizations (from academia, research and industry), from 14 countries (in Europe and Latin America). Three main types of results from ECOLEAD are presented: (i) Conceptual frameworks and models, (ii) Methods and processes, and (iii) Software tools and systems. Furthermore, the experience and lessons learned with a number of large pilot implementations in real-world running networks of enterprises are also included as an indication of the assessment/validation of the project results. Methods and Tools for Collaborative Networked Organizations provides valuable elements for researchers and practitioners involved in the design, implementation, and management of collaborative forms in industry and services.

Three main types of results from ECOLEAD are presented: (i) Conceptual frameworks and models, (ii) Methods and processes, and (iii) Software tools and systems Includes results from a number of large pilot implementations in real-world running networks of enterprises as an indication of the assessment/validation