“…Assigning a person informal authority and making that person responsible for CoP well-being, practical tasks, stakeholder contacts, and meeting coordination is frequently found in association with successful CoPs (Aljuwaiber, 2016;Li et al, 2009). Such a role is named differently across studies: coordinator (Iaquinto et al, 2011;Wenger et al, 2002), facilitator (Cordery et al, 2015;Scarso et al, 2009;Schenkel & Teigland, 2008;Wolf et al, 2011), knowledge broker (Conklin, Lusk, Harris, & Stolee, 2013), leader (Probst & Borzillo, 2008), and discussant fellow (Rowley, Morriss, Currie, & Schneider, 2012).…”