Communities of Practice: A Special Issue of trends in Communication
- ISBN-10
- 1317707966
- ISBN-13
- 9781317707967
- Series
- Communities of Practice
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 96
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-06-17
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- Marleen Huysman, Peter van Baalen
Description
In this special issue of Trends in Communication management scholars share their ideas and research findings about the use of the community concept in the areas of knowledge management, organizational learning, innovation, and virtual learning. This fine collection of "community of practice" papers shows a variety of perspectives and applications on a new organizational phenomenon.
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