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The Role of Social Networks in Distributed Informal Information Systems for Innovation

The Role of Social Networks in Distributed Informal Information Systems for Innovation
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Author(s): Vasco Vasconcelos (EGP- University of Porto Business School, Portugal)and Pedro Campos (LIAAD - INESC TEC,FEP and University of Porto Business School, Portugal)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 16
Source title: Organizational Integration of Enterprise Systems and Resources: Advancements and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): João Eduardo Quintela Alves de Sousa Varajão (University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal), Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha (Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal)and Antonio Trigo (Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1764-3.ch004

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Abstract

Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 concepts offer a whole new set of collaborative tools that allow new approaches to market research, in order to explore continuously and ever fast-growing social and media environments. Simultaneously, the exponential growth of online Social Networks, along with a combination of computer-based tools, is contributing to the construction of new kinds of research communities, in which respondents interact with researchers as well as with each other. Furthermore, by studying the networks, researchers are able to manage multiple data sources - user-generated contents. The main purpose of this paper is to propose a new concept of Distributed Informal Information Systems for Innovation that arises from the interaction of the accumulated stock of knowledge emerging at the individual (micro) level. A descriptive study unveils and reports when and how market research professionals use Social Networks for their work and therefore create distributed information systems for Innovation.

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