期刊名称：International Journal of Computer and Information Technology
印刷版ISSN：2279-0764
出版年度：2014
卷号：3
期号：1
页码：54
出版社：International Journal of Computer and Information Technology
摘要：Research institutions are organizations that focus on learning, teaching, research and development. In this article indices are used to identify key elements for management to focus on and thereby act as measurements for establishing potential growth of research institutions.Electronic collaboration also known as “e-collaboration” has become synonymous with working online and on the Internet. Furthermore with the advent of social media, websites are also considered an important and central platform for collaborating.This article considers e-collaboration as a form of innovation hence the focus on the diffusion of innovations (DOI) theory.While the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) measures the frequency with which an article in a journal is cited, the e-collaboration index will be an indicator of how easy it will be for collaboration to take place with a research institution. The index can also link potential collaborators to existing initiatives on the website.The literature will discuss the connection between collaboration, indices and the use of matrices.The methodology used in the article featured questionnaires with data being collected from websites of research institutions. The rationale and supporting theories are introduced as foundational and motivation for the index development.Analysis was done using the coding method. The final outcome for the article features a basket of factors. The developed collaboration index is detailed followed by relevant discussions and the potential improvement areas.Once implemented, an e-collaboration index level can be calculated by the research institution.
关键词：component; Collaboration; index; matrix and research institutions
