The critical mass in collaborative digital business ecosystems for innovation: A case exploration of readiness and willingness

Author

Nedbal, Dietmar ; Brandtner, Patrick ; Auinger, Andreas ; Erskine, Michael A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Digital Bus., Univ. of Appl. Sci. Upper, Austria

fYear

2013

fDate

24-26 July 2013

Firstpage

96

Lastpage

101

Abstract

The application of Web 2.0 concepts and technologies across departments as well as across corporate boundaries is enjoying increasing popularity. By their innovative and light-weight nature, those concepts and technologies are being applied for information- and knowledge exchange as well as for supporting and enhancing the innovation capability. Grounded on the critical mass theory, the current paper deals with the methodological approach applied to implement Web 2.0 concepts and technologies and focuses on the startup phase of such a digital business ecosystem. Moreover, the central project outcome in form of the implemented innovation network is described in detail and strategies for reaching the critical mass are discussed.

Keywords

Internet; commerce; groupware; information management; innovation management; knowledge management; Web 2.0 concepts; collaborative digital business ecosystems; critical mass; information exchange; innovation; knowledge exchange; Collaboration; Ecosystems; Organizations; Production; Technological innovation; Web 2.0; critical mass; digital business ecosystem; enterprise 2.0; innovation management; web 2.0;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Ecosystems and Technologies (DEST), 2013 7th IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Menlo Park, CA

ISSN

2150-4938

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0784-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DEST.2013.6611336

Filename

6611336