user- Although Communities of Practice have become a core concept in understanding how knowledge is managed within organizations, there have been few studies of ...Although Communities of Practice have become a core concept in understanding how knowledge is managed within organizations, there have been few studies of the praxis of formation of Communities of Practice. In this article, we report on a Grounded Theory study of the members of a previously identified Community of Practice within the UK Higher Education Academy Psychology Network. In addition to providing data on the functioning of the community, the study also revealed a hitherto unrecognized form of community that exhibits all of the characteristics of CoPs yet has only a transient existence that seems to nucleate around an existing core community. Drawing on the metaphor of quantum behaviour, we termed these communities Quantum Communities of Practice. We describe a theory to explain this phenomenon that is grounded in the data from the study. We conclude by discussing the value and validity of our findings and methodology and indicating the next steps we will take in our research.
- Lists chapters and authors
- This paper presents a critical review of some of the claims made for CoPs. It will address questions such as "Are CoPs really suitable for use in a busine...This paper presents a critical review of some of the claims made for CoPs. It will address questions such as "Are CoPs really suitable for use in a business setting?" and "Can a CoP ever be truly virtual?"
- NGOs need to tackle the problems of effective communication that arise from their local-global nature. This paper examines Knowledge Management (KM) pract...NGOs need to tackle the problems of effective communication that arise from their local-global nature. This paper examines Knowledge Management (KM) practices for use with portal technologies in order to promote Communities of Practice in both local and
- Call for Chapters - Communities of Practice: Creating Learning Environments for Educators - An edited book by Chris Kimble and Paul Hildreth
- Selection of other papers and technical reports by members of the MIS group at the university of York
- Communities of Practice: Creating Learning Environments for Educators: Vol. 2 - contains links to authors and a full introductory chapter - deals with dist...Communities of Practice: Creating Learning Environments for Educators: Vol. 2 - contains links to authors and a full introductory chapter - deals with distributed CoPs
- Communities of Practice: Creating Learning Environments for Educators: Vol. 1 - contains links to authors and a full introductory chapter - deals with co-l...Communities of Practice: Creating Learning Environments for Educators: Vol. 1 - contains links to authors and a full introductory chapter - deals with co-located CoPs
- Single Table of Contents for both Volumes
- Communities of Practice Creating Learning Environments for Educators, Volume 1&2 on Information Age Publishing Website
- Le concept des communautés de pratique correspond à un type de réseau qui regroupe des personnes oeuvrant au sein d’un même domaine.
- This paper discusses the anatomy of a CoP and examines a number of knowledge management tools
- Systemic reform often involves partnerships between multiple communities of practice (CoP). In order to understand the strengths and challenges of a partne...Systemic reform often involves partnerships between multiple communities of practice (CoP). In order to understand the strengths and challenges of a partnership, it is necessary to examine the objectives and practices of the constituent communities and th
- ELISA is a successful professional community in Edinburgh, but where does it go next? Wendy Ball suggests that the next stage of development for such group...ELISA is a successful professional community in Edinburgh, but where does it go next? Wendy Ball suggests that the next stage of development for such groups involves defining your purpose and continuing to question motives.
- The workshop focuses on current research trends in technology enhanced learning solutions that aim at addressing the multiplicity and complexity of needs o...The workshop focuses on current research trends in technology enhanced learning solutions that aim at addressing the multiplicity and complexity of needs of Communities of Practice all along their lifecycle.
- This paper examines the nature of virtual teams and their place in the networked economy. Using the evidence from two recent sets of studies, it highlight...This paper examines the nature of virtual teams and their place in the networked economy. Using the evidence from two recent sets of studies, it highlights some of the barriers to effective virtual team working and demonstrates the critical importance of
- Re-publishing of conference paper?
- This paper provides an overview of virtual teams in the information age, focussing on the definition of virtual teams, their salient characteristics, the c...This paper provides an overview of virtual teams in the information age, focussing on the definition of virtual teams, their salient characteristics, the communication issues they face (including information overload, geographic and social distance), th
- Steve Hooker - Brave or foolish?
- Department of Management Science Research Paper Series, 00/9. University of Strathclyde, (2000)
- Virtual Teams: Contemporary Insights, Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India ICFAI University Press, (2004)
- Encyclopaedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey USA/London UK, October 2005 . (2005)
- Knowledge Management and Business Model Innovation, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey USA/London UK, November 2000 . (2000)
- Encyclopaedia of Information Science and Technology, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey USA/London UK, March 2005 . (2005)
- Encyclopaedia of Communities of Practice in Information and Knowledge Management, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey USA/London UK, October 2005 . (2005)
- Management Systèms d'Information et Connaissances Tacites, Hermès Science / Lavoisier, Paris, March 2007 . (2007)
- Proceedings of 13th UKAIS Conference, Bournemouth, (2008)
- Proceedings of 13th UKAIS Conference, Bournemouth, (2008)
- Proceedings 9e colloque de l'AIM, Evry, France, (2004)
- Innovative Approaches for Learning and Knowledge Sharing, EC-TEL 2006 Workshops Proceedings, 213, page 218 - 234. Knossos, Crete, Sun SITE Central Europe, (2006)
- Proceedings of 4th UKAIS Conference, page 347 - 356. York, UK, McGraw Hill, (1999)
- Proceedings of Ethicomp’98, page 275 - 286. Rotterdam, The Netherlands, (1998)
- Information Age Publishing, Charlotte NC, (2008)
- Idea Group Publishing, Hershey USA/London UK, (2004)February 2004 .
- Journal of Knowledge Management 9(4):102 - 113 (2005)
- Journal of Knowledge Management 4(1):27 - 37 (2000)
- Information Research (2002)
- Harvard Business School Press, (March 2002)
- Journal of Organizational Change Management 18(2):145--166 (February 2005)
