Kimble and Hildreth (2004) Communities of Practice: Going One Step Too Far?

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CONTRIBUTORS:

	Author:	Kimble, Chris (University of York)
	Author:	Hildreth, Paul (b. 1959, d. ----)

PROCEEDINGS TITLE:

Proceedings 9e colloque de l'AIM, Evry, France, May 2004.

YEAR:

2004

PUB TYPE:

Conference Paper in Proceedings

PAGES:

n/a - n/a

SUBJECT(S):

Communities of Practice, Knowledge Management, Business Environment, Virtual Environment, Social Networks.

DISCIPLINE:

Information Systems/Technology

HTTP:

http://www.chris-kimble.com/Publications/Documents/Kimble_2004.pdf

LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-403-703 (Last edited on 2008/05/13 13:28:08 GMT-6)

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ABSTRACT:
In the late 1990s, Knowledge Management (KM) and Communities of Practice (CoPs) seemed inseparable. CoPs appeared to offer the key to reversing the failure of some of the earlier technologically based attempts to manage knowledge. However, the original CoP con-cept was built around a very different set of principles to those put forward by the proponents of KM. This paper presents a critical review of some of the claims made for CoPs. It will address questions such as "Are CoPs really suitable for use in a business setting?" and "Can a CoP ever be truly virtual?"

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