This research has foundations in collaboration; the collaboration of ideas, agreement on requirements and harnessing of benefits. This is fitting for a research subject since research shares the same virtues. In this section a summary of the research will be provided. The summary will briefly explain the origins of the research, how the research was proposed. It will then provide a synopsis of the research methodology and application. The qualitative research case studies will be explained and the quantitative research discussed. Next the novel and significant research contributions will be outlined. Finally, a table detailing the published literature derived from this research is given with links to the relevant chapters or sections of the thesis. |