Problem solving through design of systems and physical artifacts is a professional activity with major ̄nancial signi ̄cance. Problems in modern society tend to grow more complex and intricate, and as a response, systems grow larger. Therefore, design increasingly has also become a collaborative task. Design in itself already is challenging but collaboration adds its own challenges into the mix. ...

Although biotech start-ups fail or succeed based on their research few attempts have been made to examine if and how they strategize in this core of their activity. Popular views on Dedicated Biotech Firms (DBFs) see the inherent uncertainty of research as defying notions of strategizing, directing instead the attention to the quality of their science, or the roles of boards, management, and co...

In an ICT R&D project in the Finnish archipelago, we have come in contact with 17 small business owners, and have gained hands-on information regarding some of the challenges they are facing and problems they have in their everyday work routines. We believe one solution for SMEs in similar settings is to start collaborating more, forming collaborative networks, enabling more effective informati...

During computer-mediated synchronous collaboration there is need for supporting reflection of the partners involved. In this paper we study techniques for determining the state of an evolving collaborative process, while the activity is in progress, making the users aware of this state. For this reason, a State of Collaboration (SoC) indicator has been defined, which is calculated using a combi...

Abstract The study examines the collaborative nature of problem solving as dyads and triads adults were grouped to solve digital problems using online resources. Digital involves nimble use skills, strategies, mindsets navigate in everyday contexts novel resources, tools, interfaces, efficient flexible ways, accomplish personal professional goals. Findings address talk during through three inte...

Due to the increasing market turbulence, companies, organizations and individuals need to tune their actuation forms so that they can prevail. It is particularly essential to create alliances and partnerships for collaborative problem solving when responding to new businesses or collaborative opportunities. In all types of alliances it is necessary to establish agreements that represent the rig...

In a collaborative task, group dynamics have been shown to affect students’ grades, motivation to pursue a topic or subject, documentation of the experience, learning, enjoyment of a project, and relationships with their classmates. The results presented in this paper illustrate the effect team dynamics also have upon technology appropriation, by combining proven data-collection strategies and ...

Although the technology exists to provide collaborative distance learning and training through electronic networks and groupware, little is currently known about appropriate ways in which to structure these learning environments. This article describes two research projects using groupware for collaborative learning activities. The first was a graduate business course conducted entirely online ...