Communities of practice as an analytical construct: implications for theory and practice
By: Koliba, Christopher.
Contributor(s): Goajda, Rebecca.
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ArticlePublisher: 2009Description: p.97-135.Subject(s): Knowledge management
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International Journal of Public AdministrationSummary: The "community of practice" (CoP) has emerged as a potentially powerful unit of analysis linking the individual and the collective because it situates the role of learning, knowledge transfer, and participation among people as the central enterprise of collective action. The authors' surface tensions and highlight unanswered questions regarding CoP theory, concluding that it relies on a largely normative and under-operationalized set of premises. Avenues for theory development and the empirical testing of assertions are provided. - Reproduced.
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 32, Issue no: 2 | Available | AR83519 |
The "community of practice" (CoP) has emerged as a potentially powerful unit of analysis linking the individual and the collective because it situates the role of learning, knowledge transfer, and participation among people as the central enterprise of collective action. The authors' surface tensions and highlight unanswered questions regarding CoP theory, concluding that it relies on a largely normative and under-operationalized set of premises. Avenues for theory development and the empirical testing of assertions are provided. - Reproduced.
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