Understanding Social Research Networking Sites (Markt- und Unternehmensentwicklung Markets and Organisations) - Softcover

Soeldner, Jens-Henrik

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3658315741 ISBN 13: 9783658315740

Publisher: Springer Gabler, 2020

Synopsis

Research collaboration is a critical enabler for scientific knowledge production and innovation but poses significant challenges, particularly if it is carried out in a distributed and geographically dispersed fashion. Jens-Henrik Soeldner investigates how social research networking sites can help make scientific collaboration in management research more productive and successful. The author builds on a comprehensive literature review and two empirical studies to elucidate how social research networking sites can be leveraged for various research-related tasks.

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About the Author

Dr. Jens-Henrik Soeldner was a research associate at the Chair of Information Systems I (Prof. Dr. Kathrin M. Möslein) at the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. He serves as a Professor for Information Systems and IT-Security at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences and also works as a Managing Director in a family-owned consulting company.

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Research collaboration is a critical enabler for scientific knowledge production and innovation but poses significant challenges, particularly if it is carried out in a distributed and geographically dispersed fashion. Jens-Henrik Soeldner investigates how social research networking sites can help make scientific collaboration in management research more productive and successful. The author builds on a comprehensive literature review and two empirical studies to elucidate how social research networking sites can be leveraged for various research-related tasks.

Contents 

• Benefits and challenges of research collaboration
• Technical aspects of social software and its usage potential, as well as issues associated with adoption and use
• Social research networking sites‘ features and intended use
• Recommendations for usage and future development of social research networking sites

Target Groups 

• Researchers, lecturers, and students in the field of information systems and computer-supported collaborative work
• Practitioners in the field of computer-supported collaborative work

The Author 

Dr. Jens-Henrik Soeldner was a research associate at the Chair of Information Systems I (Prof. Dr. Kathrin M. Möslein) at the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. He serves as a Professor for Information Systems and IT-Security at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences and also works as a Managing Director in a family-owned consulting company.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer Gabler
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3658315741
• ISBN 13: 9783658315740
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 345