2008
DOI: 10.1590/s1984-92302008000100009
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Virtual communities of practice: do they work, where and why?

Abstract: his paper highlights various results from a research on communities of practice in Canada, in particular the main conditions and challenges of such new modes of knowledge creation and management. It does this on the basis results to a questionnaire survey administered to the participants of these communities of practice. Participants' commitment and motivation in the project, dynamism and continuity of leadership, organizational support and recognition of employees' involvement appear to be the key elements. S… Show more

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“…Apesar do caráter informal, Wenger, Mcdermott e Snyder (2002) dizem que muitas empresas já perceberam que as comunidades de prática são estruturas sociais ideais para gerenciar e distribuir o conhecimento nas organizações (TREMBLAY, 2008).…”
Section: A Perspectiva Individual Cognitiva E a Socioprática De Aprenunclassified
“…Apesar do caráter informal, Wenger, Mcdermott e Snyder (2002) dizem que muitas empresas já perceberam que as comunidades de prática são estruturas sociais ideais para gerenciar e distribuir o conhecimento nas organizações (TREMBLAY, 2008).…”
Section: A Perspectiva Individual Cognitiva E a Socioprática De Aprenunclassified