Understanding and Using Boundaries in NVOs

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Author(s): Haigang Song (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan), Tunç D. Medeni (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan), Euler G.M. de Souza (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)and Kun Nie (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 9
Source title: Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Goran D. Putnik (University of Minho, Portugal)and Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha (Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-885-7.ch225

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Media & Communications / Social Computing / Virtual Communities & Virtual Reality

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One of the most important characteristics of virtual and networked organizations is the facilitation of interactions across institutional boundaries. However, the facilitation of this cross-boundary interaction does not mean that these boundaries cease to exist altogether; they may change forms, but still maintain their function and importance, and should be taken into consideration both in theory and practice. The metaphor of a jigsaw puzzle highlights the significance of the boundaries for institutions.

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