Knowledge management (KM) is now recognized as a core business concern and
intellectual assets play a vital role in gaining competitive advantage. Within the architecture …

A community of practice has recently been defined as “a flexible group of professionals,
informally bound by common interests, who interact through interdependent tasks guided by …

Diversity and mobility in education and work present a paramount challenge that needs
better conceptualization in educational theory. This challenge has been addressed by …

As organizations grow in size, geographical scope, and complexity, it is increasingly
apparent that sponsorship and support of communities of practice—groups whose members …

Purpose–The purpose of this study is to explore cultural factors influencing knowledge
sharing strategies in virtual communities of practice. Design/methodology/approach–A …

This new edition of Globalizing Human Resource Management examines the strategic and
global issues of HRM by showing how organizations address the tradeoffs between global …

This study focusses on the role of trust in knowledge sharing within the context of virtual
communities of practice. Trust is widely accepted as an important enabler of knowledge …

Purpose–Despite the increasing popularity of virtual communities of practice (VCoPs), our
understanding of how to intentionally form, develop and sustain them is still at an embryonic …

The literature is packed with “one-size-fits-all” advice on how to develop intentionally formed
virtual communities of practice (VCoPs). However, a closer look at the literature shows that …

This paper analyzes the new learning and network collaboration paradigms, their motivation
and consequences. The origins of these practices are traced to the development of the …