Review
"The Handbook of Research on Electronic Collaboration and Organizational Synergy provides scholars and practitioners of electronic collaboration with a phenomenal set of examples of global collaboration and synergy that cover business, nonprofit, public service, and educational applications. The volume will become a standard reference for those interested in leading, working or conducting research collaboratively across virtual boundaries." --Dr. Shelley R. Robbins, Capella University, USA
"This astonishing book is a cornucopia of multicultural riches. It is a huge work that covers a vast swathe of issues in relation to electronic colloration, set in an equally wide range of different cultural contexts. After perusing this massive book, I am sure every reader will leave it with the sense of a genuine meeting of minds, and will wish for more." --Anita Pincas, University of London, UK
"This book brings together theory, research, and analysis that establishes a baseline for scholarship and practice in leveraging technology for collaboration. The Handbook of Research on Electronic Collaboration and Organizational Synergy is a solid resource for any academic library collection." --Julia Sollien, Director of Capella University Library
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Handbook of Research and Electronic Collaboration and Organizational Synergy is a solid resource for any academic library collection, especially those providing access to online resources." --Julia Sollien, Director of Capella University Library
"This book reviews research on collaboration, conflict, and compromise in education, focusing on diverse, multicultural settings." --Book News Inc. (February 2009)
"This book brings together theory, research, and analysis that establishes a baseline for scholarship and practice in leveraging technology for collaboration. The Handbook of Research on Electronic Collaboration and Organizational Synergy is a solid resource for any academic library collection." --Julia Sollien, Director of Capella University Library
About the Author
Janet Salmons has served on the graduate faculty for the Capella University School of Business and Technology since 1999. Her consulting practice, Vision2Lead, Inc., supports the development of virtual community and elearning for educational institutions, nonprofit and business organizations. She has extensive experience teaching, training and coaching on topics related to leadership, teamwork, and collaboration. She is a frequent conference and webinar presenter. Current publications include chapters in the Lexicon of Online and Distance Education (2009), Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration (2008), and in Student Plagiarism in an Online World Problems and Solutions (2007). She is author of Online Interviews in Real Time (2009), and Taxonomy of Online Collaboration: Theory and Applications in E-Learning (2009). She earned a PhD in interdisciplinary studies, concentration in educational leadership from Union Institute & University, an MA in policy studies from the State University of New York s Empire State College and a BS in adult and community education from the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University.
Lynn Wilson is executive director of SeaTrust Institute, and principal for the consulting firm OSSIA which facilitates collaborative and strategic processes. She regularly presents at international conferences on environmental, public policy and social issues. Recent presentations: plenary at Littoral 2004 in Aberdeen, Scotland; 2007 Amsterdam Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change; 2008 International Symposium on Society and Resource Management. Lynn delivers online courses through regional colleges and nonprofit programs and conducts webinars. She has extensive experience as a policy analyst, legislative advisor, science writer and strategic business consultant. Lynn holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies: Public Policy/Administration from the Union Institute & University, Masters in Journalism with honors from Central State University, BA and graduate study from the University of Oklahoma. Her work appears in Delivering Sustainable Coasts; Connecting Science and Policy (2004), numerous legislative and policy reports, scientific articles in technical and trade publications and business processes guides through ICG s Technical Publication Series. Lynn serves on advisory and review boards for education, science and the environment including the 2006 NSTC Joint Subcommittee on Science and Technology publication Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the Unites States: Research Priorities for the Next Decade.
