Utilization and Perceived Benefit for Diverse Users of Communities of Practice in a Healthcare Organization
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.4018/joeuc.2010100102
Abstract
Communities of practice have been heralded as a powerful knowledge management tool, especially for geographically disparate workgroups. Research into knowledge management (KM) in healthcare organizations is a needed research focus, given that differences exist in knowledge and knowledge management processes between healthcare and other organization types. The research presented in this paper examines the effectiveness of communities of practice as a knowledge sharing tool in a large and geographically disparate healthcare organization. Findings suggest that job role affects community members’ perceptions of the benefit and impact of communities of practice as well as their participation in such communities.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Organizational and End User Computing, v. 22, issue 4, art. 2, p. 24-50
Scholar Commons Citation
Walczak, Steven and Mann, Richard, "Utilization and Perceived Benefit for Diverse Users of Communities of Practice in a Healthcare Organization" (2010). School of Information Faculty Publications. 177.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/si_facpub/177
