%0 Book Section %1 KNICOP_7 %A Kolbotn, Roger %B Knowledge Networks: Innovation through Communities of Practice %C Hershey, PA %D 2004 %E Hildreth, Paul %E Kimble, Chris %I IGI Global %K Altruism Case_Study CoP Collective_Knowledge Community_of_Practice Decision_Making Face-to-Face Knowledge_Reuse Knowledge_Sharing Management_Issues Meetings Non-Governmental_Organization Non-Profit_Organization Organizational_Context Reciprocity Trust Uncertainty Volunteers %P 70--78 %T Communities of Practice in the Royal National Lifeboat Institution %U http://www.chris-kimble.com/KNICOP/Chapters/Chapter_7.html %X This chapter concentrates on Communities of Practice (CoPs) in the volunteer organization the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. It argues that overlapping CoPs throughout the organization are needed to deal with a variety of unstructured practices at sea. In addition, altruism and trust are vital elements for sharing and creating knowledge among volunteers in the organization. The author hopes this chapter will provide a practical understanding of CoPs. He also hopes the discussion of a volunteer organization will bring some new insights into the concept of CoPs. %& 7

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