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Collaborative Approaches for Communities of Practice Activities Enrichment

Collaborative Approaches for Communities of Practice Activities Enrichment
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Author(s): Ziska Fields (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)and Sulaiman Olusegun Atiku (Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 30
Source title: Knowledge Integration Strategies for Entrepreneurship and Sustainability
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Neeta Baporikar (Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia & University of Pune, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5115-7.ch015

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Abstract

This chapter explores the role of communities of practice (CoPs) in knowledge management (KM) and how various collaborative practices can be used to enrich the activities of CoPs in organisations. The objectives of the chapter are firstly to define and explain the role of CoPs as a form of social and team networks in KM, secondly to identify the role and importance of collaborative approaches, specifically focusing on collective learning, creativity, innovation and problem-solving in CoPs and how these impact on the KM process, and thirdly to make recommendations to enhance the collaborative approaches to ultimately enrich the activities of CoPs in a digital age in organisations. Recommendations are made that management needs to support the forming and activities of CoPs in KM strategies, and that a suitable organisational structure and culture are needed to stimulate and support collaborative approaches to enrich the activities of CoPs.

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