... that transformations like globalization, individualized work and lean production threaten the traditional worker collective. She suggests that as work becomes less central to people’s identity, collective resistance and solidarity may weaken. Nicolini et al. (2022) point out communities of practice...

...Makoto Matsuo; Motohiro Aihara Purpose This study aims to exploratorily examine leadership styles that facilitate team communities of practice (CoPs). Design/methodology/approach On the basis of a scale development approach, this study developed a three-dimensional leadership measurement scale...

...Annette Fillery-Travis; Sian Astley Purpose This paper aims to explore the question of whether an online collaborative platform (designed using the framework of a community of practice [COP]) can contribute to collaboration within a large multidisciplinary project and whether it has a role...

...Francesca Alby; Marzia Saglietti; Cristina Zucchermaglio Purpose Framing communities of practice (CoPs) as contexts for learning and identity formation, this study examines the varied group experiences of psychoanalytic trainees. This study aims to understand what, where and how...

... arrangements become the new epistemic practice. According to Gherardi and Miele (2018 , p. 166), “through agencement processes, a texture of practices emerges that traverses both individual organizations and individual communities of practice, giving rise to continuous innovation in the processes of knowing...

... that scholarly work on workplace learning can be classified into two major schools of thought, namely, one that revolves around learning communities and other around communities of practice. Finally, analysis of the top-journals revealed that many of them have a close association with the field of education...

... Qualitative analysis Phenomenography Communities of practice Translation Practice-based learning Airi Rovio-Johansson can be contacted at: airi.rovio-Johansson@gri.gu.se 23 03 2016 14 10 2016 11 05 2017 11 07 2017 Globalization of education and countless different...

... change Change Communities of practice Learning initiatives Learning patterns Trude Høgvold Olsen can be contacted at: trude.h.olsen@uit.no 07 04 2017 29 08 2017 25 09 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only...

... arrangements lack is stability. On the other hand, communities of practice or CoPs (Brown and Duguid, 1991 , 2001 ; du Plessis, 2008), which build on informal communication and shared interests across structural boundaries (McDermott, 1998 ; Roberts, 2006), do have this feature. They exist independently...

...Amelia Manuti; Maria Antonietta Impedovo; Pasquale Davide De Palma Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of communities of practice in organizations and their most beneficial effects for both individual and collective development. Design/methodology/approach Based...

... their diagnostic work. Storytelling Communities of practice Practical knowledge Diagnostic work Oncology Our article stands at the intersection of storytelling, practical knowledge and diagnostic work by analyzing how cancer diagnoses are accomplished in a medical community in Italy. Oncology...

... workplace learning Coaching Communities of practice In an age of austerity with many organisations facing cuts and imposed changes, it might be assumed that learning within organisations would fall victim to pressure for the competitively efficient delivery of products or service. Organisations...

...Lorraine Savoie‐Zajc; André Dolbec Using the concept of “community of practice” and a typology developed by Guile and Griffiths, this article characterizes the quality and the nature of learning students achieved while studying in a newly‐implemented pulp and paper vocational program, structured...