A guide to managing knowledge: cultivating communities of practice (Record no. 5559)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 1-57851-330-8 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | HD 30 .W46 2002 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Wenger, E.|McDermott, R.|Snyder, W.M. |
| 245 #2 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A guide to managing knowledge: cultivating communities of practice |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Boston |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Harvard Business School Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2002 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xii, 284p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Provides practical models and methods for directing communities so as to enable them to reach their full potential. Communities of practice are viewed as coming together around common interests and expertise whether they are made up of people such as first-line managers or consumer service representatives, neurosurgeons or software programmers and city managers or home-improvement amateurs. These create, share and apply knowledge within and across boundaries of teams, business units and whole companies, which leads to the creation of a true knowledge organisation. Communities are seen to form naturally, but organisations are required to become more proactive and systematic when developing and incorporating communities into their policy. The book indicates that in addition to technology, developing communities of practice is important in an effective knowledge strategy. Through in-depth cases from firms, the authors show how communities of practice can be influenced to drive overall company strategy and also create new business opportunities. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Knowledge|Organizations|Technology |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Book |
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| Library of Congress Classification | AMREF INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (AMIU) LIBRARY | AMREF INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (AMIU) LIBRARY | 15/05/2022 | 04/11965 | HD 30 .W46 2002 | 08694 | 15/05/2022 | 15/05/2022 | Book |