... a blind spot in knowledge management research. Virtual community of practice Business transformation Knowledge sharing Online community advantage Communities of practice (CoPs) have long been recognised as central social structures for learning, knowledge sharing and innovation (Lave...

...Jun Wang; Ruilin Zhang; Jin-Xing Hao; Xuanyi Chen Purpose Although researchers have demonstrated a significant interest in motivation factors of knowledge collaboration, previous studies have seldom explored the dynamic interrelations in virtual communities of practice (VCoPs) over time...