study of collective actions is related to some of the most important issues in contemporary sociology such as cooperation, collective decision making, emergence of social norms etc. this paper in four steps presents a framework for studying collective actions. these steps are related to characteristics of collective actions (cooperation and common good), factors effecting the emergence of colle...

According to management science, organizations use environmental scanning processes to capture signals announcing major events for their future, even for their survival. Nevertheless, taking into account the nature of information to deal with, recent research highlights potential difficulties for managers to gain access to weak signals. This statement has been empirically validated. Such a prob...

Although information system researchers have long recognized the possibility for collective-level information system use patterns and outcomes to emerge from individual-level IT use behavior, few have empirical the key factors involved in this individual-collective innovative use process. This study builds a research model drawing on the concepts to investigate how between individual innovative...

The current project investigated affective and strategic determinants of participation in collective actions by taking a multidimensional approach to collective identity (see Cameron, 2004) and investigating rational decision-making processes. A field study was conducted during an important student strike within the Canadian province of Quebec. One hundred and eighty four students attending the...

This paper proposes a methodological approach that supports Collective Intelligence towards the design and development of a Business Continuity Plan (BCP), in order to minimize the potential of a disaster in the organization. In this framework, Collective Intelligence (CI) is supported by Web2.0 technologies that act as a diagnostic tool, providing the ability to the community of an organizatio...

Over past few decades, families of algorithms based on the intelligent group behaviors of social creatures like ants, birds, fishes, and bacteria have been extensively studied and applied for computer-aided optimization. Recently there has been a surge of interest in developing algorithms for search, optimization, and communication by simulating different aspects of the social life of a very we...

Vehicular networking has become a significant research area due to its specific features and applications such as standardization, efficient traffic management, road safety and infotainment. Vehicles are expected to carry relatively more communication systems, on board computing facilities, storage and increased sensing power. Hence, several technologies have been deployed to maintain and promo...