Handbook of Research on Electronic Collaboration and Organizational Synergy
Editors: Janet Salmons, Ph.D. & Lynn Wilson, Ph.D.

The Handbook will contain three sections on collaboration in Education, Business and the Social Sector & Government. Chapters will explore collaboration at interorganizational and intraorganizational levels. We have invited the following authors to submit chapters to the Handbook. Inclusion of these chapters is subject to peer review. Proposals are still being accepted in targeted topic areas; see the call for chapters for proposal submission procedures. Contact the editors at synergy@vision2lead.com.

Education: Interorganizational Collaboration

Afghan eQuality Alliances, Maria Beebe, Ph.D., Chief of Party, Afghan eQuality Alliances, Afghanistan

An Approach to Collaborative Education in the Global Context: Contrasting Education in Japan, Pakistan and the United Kingdom
by Anita Pincas University of London, England

An Inter-Organizational Technology Collaboration to Advance Universal Access in Higher Education by Elizabeth DePoy, Ph.D. and Stephen Gilson, University of Maine, USA

Collaborating Across Borders: Conflict and Convergence in Multi-Institution Education E-research Projects by Frances Deepwell and Virginia King, Coventry University, United Kindgom

Collaborative Partnerships and the Application of ICTs in Secondary Education in post-apartheid South Africa by Chijioke J. Evoh, The New School University, USA

Creating Synergy for Inter-Cultural Learning in an International Classroom Collaboration by Tine Köhler, George Mason University, USA and Michael Berry, Turku School of Economics, Finland

Electronic Collaboration in Education at the Inter-organizational Level
by Susanne Croasdaile, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia USA

Interaction, Networks and Communities of Practice (CoP): Basis for Knowledge Management in Education by Neli Maria Mengalli and Maria Elizabeth Bianconcini de Almeida, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Interdisciplinary Collaboration among Members of Theatre Departments at the Undergraduate and Graduate levels
by Sara Marcus, Ph.D., USA

Leadership Strategies for Inter-institutional Course and Program Alliances
by Virginia Moxley, Ph.D. and Sue Maes, Ph.D., Kansas State University Institute for Academic Alliances, USA

Modeling the Model:  A Model for Distributed Learning
by Qing Li and Dr. Susan Crichton, University of Calgary, Canada

Online Learning Communities
by Diane Stottlemyer, Ph.D, USA

Perspectives on digital technology collaboration and school improvement
by Darren L. Pullen, University of Tasmania, Australia

Stepping into the Role of Professional Writer by Christine Aikens Wolfe, National Writing Project, USA

Technology Leverages a Community/University Collaboration by Sandra Chrystal, Ph.D., University of Southern California, USA

Working Together at the Greek School Network: The Joy of Collaboration, Co-creativity and Imagination
by Νiki Lambropoulos, London South Bank University, UK; Panayiotis Kampylis University of Jyväskylä, Finland, Michael Paraskevas and Dimitris Konetas, Academic Computer Technology Institute, Greece; Alexander Gkikas, University of Ioannina, Greece; Εvangelos Grigoropoulos, University of Macedonia, Thessalonica, Greece; and teachers from the Greek School Network: Marianna Vivitsou, English Language Teacher; Nikos Minaoglou, Primary Teacher; and Sofia Papadimitriou, ICT Secondary Teacher

Working Collaboratively on the Digital Global Frontier
Dr. Jennifer Lock, University of Calgary, Canada and
Petrea Redmond, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Education: Intraorganizational Collaboration

An Interdepartmental E-Mail Reflection Group: Conversational Journaling as Collaborative Action Research by Robert J. Redmon, Ed.D., Midwestern State University, Texas USA

Best Practices in Instructional Design for Online Higher Education Programs: A Case Study in Electronic Collaboration , April Boyington Wall PhD, CMC (Certified Management Consultant), Capella University, USA

Capacity of an Electronic Portfolio to Promote Professionalism, Collaboration and Accountability in Educational Leadership by Dr. Kathryn Dixon and Robert Dixon, Curtin University of Technology, Australia

Collaboration Engineering for Interdisciplinary Teams
by John Murphy and Alanah Davis, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA

On-Line Mentoring: Effects on Protégé Satisfaction and Stress
by Rosemarie Reynolds, Ph.D., Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and Michael T. Brannick, University of South Florida, USA

Social and Distributed Cognition in Collaborative Learning Contexts
by Jeffrey Mok, Miyazaki International College, Japan

What is a Quality On-Line Discussion Posting?  Testing the inter-rater reliability of discourse function rubric of On-line Video Case Study (OVCS) discussion posted by pre-service teachers On-Line Discussion Posting
by Paul Boyd-Batstone, Ph.D., California State University, Long Beach; Linda L. Larson, Ph.D., McNeese State University and Carole Cox, Ph.D., California State University, Long Beach, USA

Taxonomy of Electronic Collaboration and E-Learning
by Janet Salmons, Ph.D., Vision2Lead, Inc. and Capella University, USA

Virtual Multicultural Teams: Training Design for Behavioural Factors
by Iris Fischlmayr, Ph.D., Johannes Kepler University, Austria

The Development of Collaborative Structures to Support Virtual Classes in Small Schools, by Ken Stevens, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

“Working in Task Groups” an online learning-by-doing experience by Mia Lobel, M.Ed., Concordia University and Mike Neubauer, co-founder, Learningbydoing, Inc., Canada

Business: Interorganizational Collaboration

Collaboration Across Business Organizations by Sebastian A. Sora, DPS and Samuel M. Natale, D. Phil., Capella University, USA

Collaborative Synergy Factor Analysis & ANOVA
Dr. Kenneth Strang, Professor, Lansbridge University (Canada) and Program Director & Professor, Asia Pacific International (Australia)

Driving Innovation through Inter-Organizational Networking by Dr. Tobias Muller-Prothmann, Pumacy Technologies AG, Germany

E-Collaboration in Cross-Cultural Contexts: Normative and Social influences
by Andre L. Araujo, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Expanding E-Collaboration Support to Mobile Platforms and across Organizations with Constraints and Agents by Dr. Dickson K. W. Chiu

India in the Knowledge Economy: An Electronic Paradigm by Indrajit Bhattacharya, DOEACC Society, Delhi, Indiaand Kunal Sharma,  DOEACC Centre, Chandigarh, India

Limits of “Anytime, Anywhere” Customer Support: Distributed Work and Home-Based Agents by Larry R. Irons, Ph.D., University of Missouri – St. Louis, USA

Supporting Inter-Business Collaboration via Contract Negotiation and Enactment by Peter Rittgen, Ph.D., University College of Borås, Sweden

Business: Intraorganizational Collaboration

A Highly Functioning Cross-Functional Team: The Pilot Team by Steven Jeddeloh, Ph.D., Capella University, USA

Communities of Practice: A Tool for Professional Development, by Theodora Fitzsimmons, Capella University, USA

Culture 2.0: Integrating Collaborative Technologies within the Enterprise by R. Todd Stephens, Ph.D, AT&T Corporation Collaboration and Online Services, USA

Genuine Contact Professionals: Community of Practice
by Rachel Assunaco, Musango Consulting, Canada; Eiwor Backelund, Gateway Creation Tools, Sweden; Thomas Hermann, Open Space Consulting, Sweden

Globalizing a function within a company: Driving to global
by Lois Lukens and Theresa Rich, Change Management Consultants, General Motors Corporation, USA

Overview on Information Systems and Tools for Collaborative Commerce: Business Impacts and Managerial Issues by Gilliean Lee, Ph.D., and  Steffan Holmquist^, Ph.D., Lander University, USA

Self Organization as a Function of Collaboration by Anne Sturdivant, Ph.D., USA

Supporting Intel’s Global Workforce: Virtuality at Intel by Eleanor Wynn, Ph.D., Intel, USA

Unifying Strategic Business Units by Johnathon A. Mohr, Philadelphia University, USA

Virtual Team Learning by Garry G. Burnett and Mary J. Granger, George Washington University, USA

Social Sector & Government: Interorganizational Collaboration

A Shared Point of Access to Facilitate Interagency Collaboration by Dale Fitch, Ph.D. University of Michigan, USA

Collaboration across international nonprofits: Cross cultural leadership skills development by Rubye Howard Braye, Ph.D., Capella University, USA and Constantine Alfred-Ockiya, Ph.D., Africa

Com4dev: Collaborations with the European Commission, the United Nations, the World Bank and NGOs by Georges Drouet,Prospective Internationale, Belgium

Dynamics of Instituting Broadband Internet by Rural Minnesota Municipalities
by James Smith, Ph.D., USA 

Empowering the Community: Enhancing Co-operative Self-Knowledge through a ‘Socially Networked’ Website by Elena Corradini, MA IIS, Comune di Ala, Ufficio Biblioteca e Archivio storico, Italy

Enhanced e-Services through Partnerships--Increasing the Value of Public Infrastructure Investments, by Lasse Berntzen, Vestfold University College, Norway

Implications of Electronic Collaboration on the Shift from Science and Society to Science in Society by Lynn Wilson, Ph.D., SeaTrust Institute, USA

Information Technology & Tourism Enterprise Collaboration: Cases from Rural New Zealand by Dr Simon Milne, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Inter-organizational Electronic Collaboration Towards Achieving Social and Health Outcomes: An Ethnographic Case Study by Jayanthy Maniam MS, ICT R& D, Rakesh Biswas MD, Manipal University, Medical College, Melaka, Malaysia; Sunway College, Kuala Lumpur; and Edwin Wen Huo Lee MS Manager, Intel Malaysia Innovation center

Lessons Learned from the NASA Astrobiology Institute: A Virtual Organization Using Electronic Collaboration Technologies to Promote Interdisciplinary, Inter-Organizational Scientific Research by Dr. Lisa Faithorn, Senior Scientist, Universities Space Research Association, and Dr. Baruch Blumberg, Fox Chase Cancer Center, USA

Networked Experiments in Global E-Science by Diego Liberati, Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione, Italy

Online Volunteers, Knowledge Management and E-Learning Development
by Ismael Peña-López, ICTlogy.net and Open University of Catalonia, Spain

Synergy in Virtual Organizations for Crisis Management: Advances in Government Enterprise Architecture by Vikram Sorathia and Anutosh Maitra, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Gujarat, India.

The Virtual Interactive Think Tank for Africa: The Conceptual and Analytical Frame
Val Samonis, PhD, CPC, Hawaii Pacific University, USA and Vilnius University, Lithuania

Using ICTs to Facilitate Cooperation between Police, Fire Brigades and First Aid Teams in The Netherlands by Dr. Peter Groenewegen, Dr.. Pieter Wagenaar, and Jeroen Wolbers BsC, Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

Social Sector & Government: Intraorganizational Collaboration

Getting it right inside: The relationship between intra-organizational and inter-organizational synergy by Keith Baker, University of Manchester, England

Collaborative Learning Environments in User-Driven E-health Care
by Rakesh Biswas MD, Melaka-Manipal Medical College, Malaysia.

Technology, Collaboration and Difference in Enhanced Leadership Development by Beverly-Jean Daniel, PhD and April BoyingtonWall, PhD