Abstract
AbstractThe paper starts out by defining Communities of Practice (CoP), i.e. groups of practitioners working on the same topic but (not necessarily) on the same project, placing them into a broader context of knowledge society where the speed and quality of knowledge creation, dissemination and utilization assure the vital competitive advantage to an organization. Based on Etienne Wenger’s CoP model the case of a community of a small research organization is considered and compared with CoPs in large organizations that are broadly described in the literature of knowledge management. By analyzing domain, practice, collaboration, roles, type and strategic purposes of the case community, a critical conceptualization of the CoP launched by a small organization is made.
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