Participation in groupware-mediated communities of practice: A socio-political analysis of knowledge working

Information and Organization

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 263-288

  Hayes, N ^a   Walsham, G ^b  

^a Ctr Stud Technol and Organisation   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case study; Communities of practice; Groupware; Knowledge management; Norms; Participation; Politics; Safe and political enclaves

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043290002     PISSN: 14717727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-7727(01)00005-7     Document Type: Article

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