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Identifying 'Hidden' Communities of Practice within Electronic Networks: Some Preliminary Premises
Richard Ribeiro, Chris Kimble
This paper examines the possibility of discovering 'hidden' (potential) Communities of Practice (CoPs) inside electronic networks, and then using this knowledge to nurture them int…
An Analysis of Key Factors for the Success of the Communal Management of Knowledge
Isabelle Bourdon, Chris Kimble
This paper explores the links between Knowledge Management and new community-based models of the organization from both a theoretical and an empirical perspective. From a theoretic…
Communities of Practice: Going Virtual
Chris Kimble, Paul Hildreth, Peter Wright
With the current trends towards downsizing, outsourcing and globalisation, modern organisations are reducing the numbers of people they employ. In addition, organisations now have…
Communities of Practice in the Distributed International Environment
Paul Hildreth, Chris Kimble, Peter Wright
Modern commercial organisations are facing pressures which have caused them to lose personnel. When they lose people, they also lose their knowledge. Organisations also have to cop…