Storytelling on the Internet to Develop Weak-link Networks: Two case studies “Artistoria”

Bernard Fallery, Carole Marti, Gerald Brunetto

2007

Abstract

Is there an opportunity with Internet to build new weak-link networks for sharing knowledge and developing innovation? This article describes the research carried out in a French Regional Chamber of Trade and Crafts. Our work consisted of establishing two successive interactive portals collecting stories: about the experiences of craftsmen using ICT and about the experiences of collaborative spouses at work. Finally we propose a discussion of the weak links concept, in order to understand the opportunity with Internet to build new weak links networks for sharing knowledge and developing innovation.

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Fallery B., Marti C. and Brunetto G. (2007). Storytelling on the Internet to Develop Weak-link Networks: Two case studies “Artistoria” . In Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Human Resource Information Systems - Volume 1: HRIS, (ICEIS 2007) ISBN 978-989-8111-02-9, pages 109-119. DOI: 10.5220/0002401601090119


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@conference{hris07,
author={Bernard Fallery and Carole Marti and Gerald Brunetto},
title={Storytelling on the Internet to Develop Weak-link Networks: Two case studies “Artistoria”},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Human Resource Information Systems - Volume 1: HRIS, (ICEIS 2007)},
year={2007},
pages={109-119},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002401601090119},
isbn={978-989-8111-02-9},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Human Resource Information Systems - Volume 1: HRIS, (ICEIS 2007)
TI - Storytelling on the Internet to Develop Weak-link Networks: Two case studies “Artistoria”
SN - 978-989-8111-02-9
AU - Fallery B.
AU - Marti C.
AU - Brunetto G.
PY - 2007
SP - 109
EP - 119
DO - 10.5220/0002401601090119