Venters, Will 
ORCID: 0000-0001-8329-729X and Wood, Bob
(2007)
Degenerative structures which inhibit the emergence of communities of practice: a case study of knowledge management in the British Council.
Information Systems Journal, 17 (4).
pp. 349-368.
ISSN 1350-1917
Abstract
This paper presents the British Council's knowledge management strategy. It outlines how, as part of this strategy, the organization attempted to engender communities of practice among a strategically significant group spread across the 110 countries in which the organization operates. Using a case study of this group, the paper explores 'degenerative structures' that impact on the ability to engender communities of practice and, through consideration of issues of individualization and risk, highlights a series of paradoxes that inhibited this organization's attempt to move from a 'hub-and-spoke' structure to become a networked organization in which communities of practice flourish.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=1350-1917 |
| Additional Information: | © 2007 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing |
| Divisions: | Management |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Computer software |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Mar 2009 16:29 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Jan 2025 17:03 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/23241 |
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