This paper describes the collective object, a new abstraction providing support for collective operations common in parallel programming. The collective object is introduced in the context of research aiming to produce a design of a distributed object-oriented environment suitable for parallel computation, and will constitute a part of the object model of this environment. We give a formal de n...

This paper reports on a research collective in primary healthcare (PHC) conducted in Quebec in 2004. A lead team of investigators synthesized 30 ongoing or recently completed studies from project description forms filled out by the participating researchers. The process of the collective is examined by addressing the three main challenges met in the course of its completion, namely, (a) the nee...

Decentralized digital technologies increasingly enable multiple organizations to co-create digital infrastructures. However, collective innovation processes often come to a stand-still because of conflicting interests and business models. While existing research suggests various factors that block collective innovation processes, there is still little understanding of how organizations can over...

We extend real options research by introducing the concept of collective real options and model how collective real options provide strategic alliances a mechanism to manage social uncertainty. Collective real options manage social uncertainty by producing relational small wins that develop trust. The amount of trust developed by acquiring a collective real option depends on the exposure of all...

Background: Skin self-examination (SSE) is the primary method for identifying atypical moles. Unfortunately, past research has shown that SSE has low sensitivity. The current study investigates whether collective effort can improve SSE. Collective effort problem solving, or crowdsourcing, uses the intelligence of a group to make decisions; for example, contestants on game shows use collective e...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify the factors of formation and consequences of collective trust in schools. Methodology: The present study was conducted using a qualitative method using data foundation theory. The statistical population included education professionals and knowledge-based companies. The research sample consisted of 12 experts and experts in the field of education ...

Emerging cyber-collective movements have frequently made headlines in the news. Despite the exponential growth of bloggers in Muslim countries, there is a lack of empirical study of cyber-collective actions in these countries. We analyzed the female Muslim blogosphere because very little research attempts to understand socio-political roles of female bloggers in the system where women are frequ...