| Description |
xxviii, 601 pages, 7 pages, 8 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Communities of Practice in Information and Knowledge Management -- Contents -- 1. Generic Aspects Of Cops -- Communities Of Practice: The Concept -- Elayne Coakes -- Steve Clarke -- Classification And Critique Of Cops -- A Classification Of Communities Of Practice -- Norm Archer -- Communities Of Practice: Going One Step Too Far? -- Chris Kimble & Paul Hildreth -- Cops And Formal Workgroups -- Technical Issues Facing Work Groups, Teams, And Knowledge Networks -- Lynda R. Louis -- Formal Work Groups And Communities Of Practice -- Jie Yan And Dimitris Assimakopoulos -- Cops And Networking -- Use And Methods Of Social Network Analysis In Knowledge Management -- Tobias Mueller-Prothmann, -- Knowledge Communities, Communities Of Practice And Knowledge Networks - Different Words For One Concept? -- Tobias Mueller-Prothmann -- Discovering Communities Of Practice Through Social Network Analysis -- Cindi Smatt -- Molly Mclure Wasko -- The Strategic Advantages Of Cops -- Networks Of People: An Emerging Business Model -- Lesley Robinson -- Story-Telling And Conversation Within Cops - Knowledge Transfer? -- The Living Tradition Of "Yaren Talks" As An Indigenous Community Of Practice In Today's Knowledge Society -- Medeni -- Language (And Symbol) Development In Cops -- Community Of Practice And The Special Language 'Ground' -- Khurshid Ahmad And Rafif Al-Sayed -- Figurative Language: Metaphors As -- Cognitive Devices In Communities Of Practice -- Iwan Von Wartburg, -- 2. CoPs and the Business Environment -- Cops And Virtual Communities -- Value Creation Through Virtual Communities Of Practice In Regional Clusters Of SMEs: A Conceptual Approach -- Cecily Mason And Tanya Castleman -- Developing Organisational Strategies For Cops -- Strategic Objectives Of Cops And Organizational Learning: -- Some Research Results -- Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay -- Role Of Cops Within Complexity -- Communities Of Practice: A Potent Tool For Managing Complexity -- Lai Ling Ng And Jon Pemberton -- Economic Issues Of Online Professional Communities -- Ettore Bolisani -- Enrico Scarso Matteo Di Biagi -- Role Of Cops Within The Business Environment -- Connecting Small Business Networks: -- Linking Communities Of Practice With Innovation -- Patrice Braun -- Role Of Cops Within The Public Environment -- Evaluating E-Government Services: A Contribution From The Theory Of Communities Of Practice -- José Córdoba -- The Potential Of Communities Of Practice (Cops) In Argentina To Articulate Public Organizations And Train State Professionals Through The Knowledge Management Approach -- Falivene Graciela Mónica -- Kaufman Ester -- The Globalization Paradigm And Latin America's 'Digital Gap': The Effect On The Andean Community Of Nations (Can) -- Heberto Ochoa-Morales -- Cops And Competitive Advantage -- The Reformation Of Communities-Of-Practice -- Unifying The Organizational Credo In Pursuance Of Firm-Specific Capabilities -- Aidan Pyke, -- The Impact Of Communities Of Practice -- Katja Zboralski -- Hans Georg Gemünden -- Communities Of Practice: Creating The Entrepreneurial University -- Dr Lorraine Warren -- Role Of Cops In Supporting Economic Development -- Communities Of Capital In Regional Innovation Systems -- Andrew Schenkel -- Robin Teigland -- Exploring The Role Of Communities Of Practice In Regional Innovation Systems -- Robin Teigland -- Andrew Schenkel -- Facilitating Technology Transfer -- Among Engineering Community Members -- Barry A. Cumbie And Chetan S. Sankar -- The Role of Knowledge Management in CoPs and Supply Chains -- Knowledge Management In Supply Chain Networks -- Dolphy Abraham And Linda Leon -- 3. Organisational Aspects of CoPs -- Organisational Culture And Cops -- Linking Organisational Culture And Communities Of Practice. -- Anzela Huq, Jawwad Z. Raja & Duska Rosenberg -- Organisational Change Elements Of Establishing, Facilitating And Supporting Cops -- Communities Of Implementation -- Duncan Shaw, Brad Baker And John S. Edwards, -- Organisational Change Elements Of Establishing, Facilitating And Supporting Cops -- Peter.A.C. Smith, -- Cops And Organisational Development - Ethics And Values? -- Communities Of Practice And Organizational Development - Ethics And Values -- Jim Grieves -- Measuring The Output Of Cops -- Managing Intellectual Capital And Intellectual Property Within Software Development Communities Of Practice -- Andy Williamson -- David M. Kennedy -- Ruth Desouza -- Carmel Mcnaught -- Critical success factors for the successful introduction of an IC Management System -- Brenda Elshaw -- Inter-Organisational Communities -- Networks Of Practice: -- A Review Of Inter-Organizational Knowledge Exchange -- Robin Teigland -- Molly Mclure Wasko -- Value Creation Through Virtual Communities Of Practice -- In Regional Clusters Of Smes: A Conceptual Approach -- Cecily Mason And Tanya Castleman -- Knowledge Transfer Within -- Interorganizational Networks -- Jennifer Lewis Priestley -- Using Communities To Support Research -- Hybrid Knowledge Networks Supporting The Collaborative Multidisciplinary Research -- Stanislav Ranguelov Youlianov, -- Understanding Communities Of Practice To Support Collaborative Research -- José Córdoba And Wendy Robson -- Encouraging Research Through Communities Of Practice -- Sandra Corlett, Patricia Bryans And Sharon Mavin -- Using Cops For Organisational Learning -- Communities Of Practice For Organisational Learning -- Andrew Wenn -- Knowledge Processes In Support Of -- Communities Of Practice: The Challenge For Learning Organizations -- Kam Hou VAT -- Communities Of Learners And ICT: A Case Study -- Antonio Cartelli -- Working And Learning In Interdisciplinary Project Communities -- Patrick S.W. Fong -- An Integrated Knowledge, Performance And Learning System: Merging Component-Based And Collaborative Design -- Scott P. Schaffer -- Ian Douglas -- Cops And The Development Of Best Practices -- Communities Of Practice And The Development Of Best Practices -- Nicholls -- Leadership Issues Within Cops -- Leadership Issues Within A Community Of Practice -- Cargill -- Leadership Issues In Communities Of Practice -- Iwan Von Wartburg, -- Collective Learning Within Cops -- Collective Learning Within Cops -- P.A.C. Smith -- Cops And Their Life-Cycle -- Life Cycle Of Communities Of Practice -- Deepa Ray -- Cops And Project Management -- The Contribution Of Communities Of Practice To Project Management: -- Untapped Synergy -- Gillian Ragsdell -- Transfer Of Information And Knowledge In The Project Management -- Jerzy Kisielnicki -- Linking Communities Of Practice And Project Teams In The Construction Industry -- Ragsdell, G. And Remington -- How Are Social And Community Links Captured And Supported In Cops? -- Knowledge Sharing In The Voluntary Sector: Caring And Sharing Through Communities Of Practice -- Lizzie Bellarby And Graham Orange -- Building A Dynamic Model Of Community Knowledge Sharing -- The Case Of Sunderland Community Development Network -- Geoffrey A. Walker -- 4 Cops And Virtual Team Working -- Distinguishing Between Work Groups, Teams, Knowledge Networks And Communities -- Distinguishing Between Work Groups, Teams, Knowledge Networks -- And Communities Of Practice -- Hustad & Munkvold -- Distinguishing Work Groups, Virtual Teams, And Electronic Networks Of Practice -- Molly Mclure Wasko -- Robin Teigland -- Knowledge Communities, Communities Of Practice And Knowledge Networks - Different Words For One Concept? -- Tobias Mueller-Prothmann -- Virtual Teaming -- Virtual Teaming -- Brenda Elshaw -- Virtual Teams And Communities Of Practice -- Hunter -- Vortals - (Communities Operating Via An Electronic Network Rather Than In Contiguous Space) -- Knowledge Transfer Between Real And Virtual: -- Online Fantasy Role-Playing Communities, And The World Of Wold -- Medeni And Medeni -- Market Of Resources: -- A Knowledge Management Enabler In Virtual Enterprises Integration -- Maria Manuela Cunha -- Goran D. Putnik -- Supporting Communities Of Practice In The Electronic Commerce World -- Charlene A. Dykman -- Team-Work Issues In Virtual Teams -- Observed Patterns Of Dysfunctional Collaboration In Virtual Teams -- Wing Lam, Alton Chua And Cecelia Lee -- Team-Work Issues In Virtual Teams -- Barbara J Cargill -- Issues In Virtual Teams -- Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay -- Communities Of Practice, Workgroups And Teams: -- A Practical Application In Information Security -- Paul Drake -- 5. Cops And Knowledge Management -- Knowledge Sharing -- Identifying Knowledge Flows In Communities Of Practice -- Oscar M. Rodríguez-Elias, Ana I. Martínez-García, Aurora Vizcaíno, Jesús Favela, Mario Piattini -- Tacit Knowledge In Communities Of Practice -- Zappavigna -- Inter-Organisational Knowledge Transfer Process Model -- Shizhong Chen Yanqing Duan And John S. Edwards -- Communication Through Visualisation: A Context Based Approach To Applying Virtual Reality -- Manumaya Uniyal And Ray Dawson -- Issues ?n Knowledge Sharing -- Communities Of (Mal)Practice? -- Jon Pemberton And Brenda Stalker -- International Knowledge Transfer - A Challenge For Communities Of Practice -- Parissa Haghirian -- Knowledge Communities -- Communities Of Practice As Facilitators Of Knowledge Exchange -- Scott Paquette -- Knowledge Communities In Japan:?A Case Study Seeking Open Collectivism -- Hideo Yamazaki -- Knowledge Management In Civil Infrastructure Systems -- Hyung Seok Jeong -- Dolphy M. Abraham -- Dulcy M. Abraham -- Kn |
| Summary |
"This encyclopedia will give readers insight on how other organizations have tackled the necessary means of sharing knowledge across communities and functions" -- Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
Communities of practice |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Information science -- Encyclopedias.
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Knowledge management -- Encyclopedias.
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Communities of practice.
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Organizational learning.
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Knowledge management.
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Social networks.
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Social learning.
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Information society.
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| Genre/Form |
Encyclopedias.
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| Author |
Coakes, Elayne, 1950-
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Clarke, Steve, 1950-
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IGI Global.
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| LC no. |
2005013816 |
| ISBN |
9781591405566 hardback |
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1591405564 hardback |
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1591405580 ebook |
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