Information technology as an added-value promoter in virtual organisations

The present paper aims to discuss a framework suggested for technological development and proposes a model that shows the interaction among the various actors involved in the process, emphasizing interorganizational communication aspects. The methodology used has two main scopes: review of related references and conduction of a case study. The perceived result shows the existence of guidelines that integrate the various parts involved in a generation and attraction of knowledge-based enterprise process. This is a closed loop process that involves environment creation, preparation, maturation and consolidation, where the actions performed by the agents contribute to its sustainability and consolidation.