The Complex Relations Between Communities of Practice and the Implementation of Technological Innovations

Donald Hislop
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Donald Hislop: Lecturer in Organizational Behaviour and The University of Sheffield Management School, University of Sheffield, 9 Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 4DT, UK

Chapter 9 in From Knowledge Management to Strategic Competence:Measuring Technological, Market and Organisational Innovation, 2006, pp 220-246 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:IntroductionTheorisation on Communities of Practice and Innovation ProcessesOrganisational Context: Organisation-Wide Innovations, Fragmented Knowledge, and Multiple Communities of PracticeRelations Between Communities of Practice and Innovation ProcessesAmbiguous effects: Neth-BankInhibiting knowledge sharing: Clashes between functional communitiesLocal community loyalties: Resistance and transcendenceDiscussionRelations between communities of practice and innovation processesThe (not insignificant) difficulties of knowledge sharing between communitiesThe potential and unexplored dark side of communities of practiceConclusion

Keywords: Competencies; Intangible Resources; Competitive Advantage; Valued Attributes; Knowledge Management; Purchasing; Procurement; Supply; Supplier Relationship; Supply Chain Management; Performance Measurement and Relationship Assessment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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