Communities of Practice: Knowledge Management for the Global Organization



I found this an interesting article about the social aspects of online collaborations through communities of practice. It was interesting that technology has allowed organizations to encourage the formations of online groups. One of the more interesting aspects I found mentioned in the article was the effect that online calibration had in affecting conformity with it appearing that professional communities of practice online were less likely to conform to a single viewpoint than similar communities meeting in real space. The article mentioned that it appeared that the fact that people were communicating through the interface of technology allowed people to resist the need to confirm to the majority viewpoint.


Reference
Resnick, M.L., Mejia, A. (2007). Communities of Practice: Knowledge Management for the Global Organization. Paper presented at the 2007 Industrial Engineering and Research Conference. Retrieved April 16, 2011 from http://proquest.umi.com.dbgw.lis.curtin.edu.au/pqdweb?index=11&did=1864150261&SrchMode=1&sid=12&Fmt=2&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1302329578&clientId=22212

Just posting this topic in relation to articles I posted earlier