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Abstract

In face of the current economic turbulence, companies face new challenges. In order to respond to new business opportunities, it is crucial that companies attain strategic alliances so that they can obtain or maintain market competiveness. The formation of alliances and partnerships for collaborative problem solving is of extreme importance, being therefore essential to understand their structures and requirements. To overcome a number of difficulties that may appear in the formation of such alliances, it is necessary to properly model the elements that constitute the alliance agreements through a suitable negotiation support environment that besides the basic functionalities of data storage and alerts can also conduct the entire negotiation process making it traceable. In this context, this paper presents the main requirements of an electronic negotiation support environment in a collaborative network, identifies the main risk sources and drivers in collaborations, and analyses how a negotiation support system can help in reducing the potential risk in collaboration.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTechnological Innovation for the Internet of Things
Subtitle of host publication4th IFIP WG 5.5/SOCOLNET Doctoral Conference on Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems, DoCEIS 2013, Costa de Caparica, Portugal, April 15-17, 2013, Proceedings
EditorsLuís M. Camarinha-Matos, Slavisa Tomic, Paula Graça
PublisherSpringer
Pages15-24
Number of pages10
Volume394
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-642-37291-9
ISBN (Print)978-3-642-37290-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2013
Event4th IFIP WG 5.5/SOCOLNET Doctoral Conference on Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems, DoCEIS 2013 - Costa de Caparica, Portugal
Duration: 15 Apr 201317 Apr 2013

Publication series

NameIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
PublisherSpringer
ISSN (Print)1868-4238
ISSN (Electronic)1868-422X

Conference

Conference4th IFIP WG 5.5/SOCOLNET Doctoral Conference on Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems, DoCEIS 2013
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityCosta de Caparica
Period15/04/1317/04/13

Keywords

  • collaborative networks
  • negotiation support environment
  • risks
  • agreement

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