Modelling information for collaborative networks

Abstract

In this article, an approach for modelling snapshots of information is proposed for a form of complex networks known as a ‘collaborative network’. The approach consists of an information structure for collaborative-networked organisations modelled using complex network theory and information behaviour for collaborators in terms of a ‘decision-making factor’ and an information generation engine that evaluates the generation of information. Case scenarios within a multinational corporation are presented and analysed to demonstrate the use of the proposed approach and to discuss some uses of the approach for improving the management of collaborative networked organisations.