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[edit] Glostra - Introduction
Glostra is an interdisciplinary research group devoted to the study of strategy in an increasingly complex global environment. The research team is a combination of researchers and business executives from leading universities and Finnish companies. Currently our work focuses mainly on:
- Structural Causalities & Competitive Dynamics
- Corporate Strategy & Society
- Business Model Evolution
The core mission is to enhance the ways of thinking about strategy, and help business organizations acquire competitive advantage via systematic analysis of the firm - industry relationship.
[edit] Current projects:
Web 2.0 / Enterprise 2.0 - Enhancing collaboration with social software
This research project explores different possibilities how corporations, universities, research groups and libraries could use the new Web 2.0 social software tools to promote both internal and external collaboration. The subject is extremely hot at the moment, with thousands of blogs and articles web wide approaching the topic from different angles. Organizations all over the world are experimenting on these new ways of cooperating via the web, some even converting their previous intranets into wiki-based, user-friendly platforms. The potential uses are endless, ranging from knowledge and innovation management to marketing.
The transformation of the web and how it is being used doesn't only affect corporations and business, it will ultimately also have a huge impact on the academic world. Universities and other actors in education need to adjust to the changes in the operating environment, especially the radical shifts in what and how the Net Generation student wants to study and work. Rather than viewing these new tools and phenomena as threats, universities should embrace them as opportunities to further develop and enhance their operations.
With the future merger of TKK, HSE and TaiK into the new Aalto University (Helsinki), new opportunities to exploit these effective ways of collaboration will surely emerge. It's extremely interesting to see how the new Tool Kit 2.0 will transform the Finnish world of education and business. This said, Glostra also wants to take part in the action and provide anyone considering to take their organizations to the new Web 2.0 era with a 'package' of all the essential information related to the task, ranging from the
Personal informations of Glostra members
New website needs new material. Personal informations of all members of the research group are to be given in this section of the new wiki. If you have any questions related to the use of the wiki check out the Help page (in the navigation toolbar).
Extension Propositions to Glostra Wiki
What additional features would you like to be added to the wiki? Possibility to embed videos, export pages as PDFs, Glostra blog integration, Tag clouds, Top pages section, create your own profile page, add to the security features, etc.? Have a look what others have suggested, comment and add your own propositions.
[edit] See also
- Web 2.0 Essentials
- Web 2.0 / Enterprise 2.0 - Enhancing collaboration with social software
- Enterprise 2.0
- Library 2.0