NDLI: Guidelines to Align Communities of Practice with Business Objectives: An Application of Social Media

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Annabi, H. McGann, S.T. Pels, S. Arnold, P. Rivinus, C.
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	Communities of Practice (CoP) have long been considered a powerful Knowledge Management mechanism. CoP however, are often viewed independent of organizational goals and structures. CoP are known for knowledge sharing and learning. In this paper we argue that CoP supported by social media have great potential to contribute to business objectives. This investigation is an embedded case study that includes 54 CoP within a prominent Engineering multinational firm. The investigation explores the extent to which the 54 CoP contribute to business objectives. The paper's contribution is in providing five guidelines for practice that outline how CoP can be best designed to contribute to business objectives and how social media can serve as the vehicle through which to execute those guidelines.
Starting Page	3869
Ending Page	3878
File Size	421851
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781457719257
ISSN	15301605
e-ISBN	9780769545257
DOI	10.1109/HICSS.2012.297
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2012-01-04
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Organizations Media Interviews Knowledge management Communities Object recognition Virtual Organization Communities of Practice Social Media Knowledge Management
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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