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Author Kannan, Prashanth, 1980-

Title Designing, managing and evaluating a social network based Information City for innovation success / by Prashanth Kannan.

Published ©2006.
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 MST DEPOSITORY  THESIS T 8931/8957  MICROFILM    NOT CHECKED OUT
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Description ix, 135 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Summary "This thesis presents the design, implementation and evaluation of a Social Network based Information City that provides the participants with opportunities of finding social support, establishing new social or business contacts, starting collaborative projects, and exchanging social capital or resources. The focus of this study is twofold. First, this study investigates how Social Network theories can be used to design and manage a web-based Information City that connects entrepreneurs to influential factors of innovation that consequently enhances the innovation process. The second part focuses on applying a Balanced Scorecard framework, a strategic management system, to the web-based Information City to monitor, and articulate the value the community delivers through user interaction and participation in community ties, and to assess the performance of the network and suggest improvements"--Abstract, leaf iii.
Notes Vita.
"This thesis presents the design, implementation and evaluation of a Social Network based Information City that provides the participants with opportunities of finding social support, establishing new social or business contacts, starting collaborative projects, and exchanging social capital or resources. The focus of this study is twofold. First, this study investigates how Social Network theories can be used to design and manage a web-based Information City that connects entrepreneurs to influential factors of innovation that consequently enhances the innovation process. The second part focuses on applying a Balanced Scorecard framework, a strategic management system, to the web-based Information City to monitor, and articulate the value the community delivers through user interaction and participation in community ties, and to assess the performance of the network and suggest improvements"--Abstract, leaf iii.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 127-134).
M.S. University of Missouri--Rolla 2006.
Subjects Social networks.
Business networks.
Computer networks -- Social aspects.
Strategic planning.
Other Titles MST thesis. Computer Science (M.S., 2006).
OCLC/WorldCat Number 84543277
Author Kannan, Prashanth, 1980-
Title Designing, managing and evaluating a social network based Information City for innovation success / by Prashanth Kannan.
Subjects Social networks.
Business networks.
Computer networks -- Social aspects.
Strategic planning.
Other Titles MST thesis. Computer Science (M.S., 2006).
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