...Aurore Haas; Stefano Borzillo; Jean-Philippe Bootz Purpose This study aims to explore the role of communities of practice (CoPs) in supporting organizational innovation. It provides a thorough review of how CoPs contribute to or shape innovation and concludes with an agenda for future research...

..., knowledge sharing with other teams and knowledge withholding from other teams, mediated through perceived team communities of practice (CoPs). Design/methodology/approach A three-wave questionnaire survey was administered to 444 employees working in various organizations in Japan. Structural equation...

...Krithika Randhawa; Emmanuel Josserand; Jochen Schweitzer; Danielle Logue Purpose This research paper aims to examine how open innovation (OI) intermediaries facilitate knowledge collaboration between organizations and online user communities. Drawing on a Community of Practice (CoP) perspective...

...Nobutaka Ishiyama Nobutaka Ishiyama can be contacted at: nobutaka.ishiyama.33@hosei.ac.jp Communities of practice Knowledge brokering Career adaptability Gatekeepers Knowledge brokers Multi-membership Different CoPs have different practices that are unique and based on tacit...

... and share experiences so that it is possible to deeply understand and empathize with others’ modus cogitandi and mental models (Takeuchi and Nonaka, 2004). Communities of practice (CoPs) have proven to be an important and effective field for socialization and knowledge sharing and creation...

.... Communities of practice Information technology Open innovation Social networks Knowledge creation Group dynamics The study aims to answer the following research question: “What are the critical features that explain the change in group dynamics and also help explain why a CoP maintains or loses...

... managing volunteers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Communities of practice Knowledge management Knowledge sharing Volunteering Hermeneutic phenomenology Managing knowledge within organisations has been linked to improved skills and competencies, and thus opportunities...

... – The paper provides the concept (with examples) of ‘boundary construction’. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Communities of practice Knowledge-based systems Cognition Knowledge transfer Interaction Fixed graphic Fixed graphic This special issue is concerned...

...Ettore Bolisani; Enrico Scarso Purpose – Since its introduction, the notion of Communities of Practice (CoPs) has gained immediate popularity, especially among Knowledge Management scholars. The paper aims at reviewing the past and discussing what has been done. In particular the purposes...

...Suchul Lee; Euiho Suh; Modeum Lee Purpose – The aim of this paper is to develop a metric that quantitatively measures the risk of knowledge drain associated with the departure of a member in communities of practice (CoP). Design/methodology/approach – This paper considers two...

...Steven Pattinson; David Preece Purpose – Recent research into communities of practice (CoPs) has focused on large organizations, suggesting they can be constructed for the purposes of knowledge acquisition and innovation. The present study found that, for science-based SMEs, CoPs are more...

...Mamie Jennings Mabery; Lynn Gibbs‐Scharf; Debra Bara Purpose The complexity and responsibilities of public health make collaboration across multiple levels of government critical. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) effectively uses communities of practice (CoPs) to bring its...

...Widad Guechtouli; Juliette Rouchier; Magali Orillard Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the process of knowledge transfer within social networks composed of a pool of experts, and newcomers whose aim is primarily to acquire new knowledge, such as communities of practice...

... and communication are important in order to reconcile supplementary goals and considerations. Originality/value The paper presents a study that is one of the first to analyze antecedents of knowledge application in formal communities of practice. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011...

.... Design/methodology/approach Empirical evidence concerning the operation of three KTPs, collected through interviews with the key partners and the review of relevant documentary material, is analysed through the lens of the communities of practice approach to situated learning. Findings...

...Alexander Ardichvili; Vaughn Page; Tim Wentling This paper reports the results of a qualitative study of motivation and barriers to employee participation in virtual knowledge‐sharing communities of practice at Caterpillar Inc., a Fortune 100, multinational corporation. The study indicates...

... technology, developed by Intraspect Software ( http://www.intraspect.com ), in an attempt to cultivate a community of practice in the program. The assessment model looks for indicators of communities of practice and mines for usage patterns called “knowledge transactions”, as forms of measures. A knowledge...

... and knowledge sharing across time and distance. Knowledge management (KM) claims to tackle these issues. This paper looks at an area where KM does not offer sufficient support, that is, the sharing of knowledge that is not easy to articulate. The focus in this paper is on communities of practice in commercial...