Collaborative Virtual Organizations in Knowledge-based Economy

Abstract

The paper establishes the content of the virtual organizations concept, insisting on their collaborative nature. Types of virtual organizations architectures are developed and there are analyzed their characteristics compared to classical organizations existing in the pre-informational economy. There are presented virtual organizations for education, production and banking, focusing on their collaborative side. Metrics are built to evaluate the performance of collaborative virtual organizations.

Keywords

• Collaborative System
• Virtual Organization
• Banking
• Production
• Metrics