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Communities of Practice

In: Communities of Practice and Vintage Innovation

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  • Francesco Schiavone

    (University Parthenope)

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This chapter reviews the concept of community of practice. The emerging relevance of this form of social aggregation and the dynamics of learning, knowledge sharing, and participation are stressed. In particular, the chapter focuses on the relationships that these social groups have with technology. A technology-based taxonomy of communities of practice is proposed. Furthermore, a desk analysis of the main reactions to technological change is provided. The literature review outlines that technology-based communities often have an ambivalent reaction, between resistance and openness, to technological change if this process implies the substitution of some of their core technological products. The chapter ends by proposing various future research lines on communities of practice, technological products, and the communities’ reactions to change.

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  • Francesco Schiavone, 2014. "Communities of Practice," SpringerBriefs in Business, in: Communities of Practice and Vintage Innovation, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 25-49, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:spbrcp:978-3-319-01902-4_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-01902-4_2
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    1. Gantert, Till M. & Fredrich, Viktor & Bouncken, Ricarda B. & Kraus, Sascha, 2022. "The moral foundations of makerspaces as unconventional sources of innovation: A study of narratives and performance," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 139(C), pages 1564-1574.

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