Making MAKCi: An emerging knowledge-generative network of practice in the Web 2.0

VINE

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-61

  Garcia, Blanca C ^a  

^a Northern Borderlands Research College (Colegio de la Frontera Norte COLEF)   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Information networks; Internet; Knowledge management; Worldwide web

Indexed keywords

DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; INFORMATION NETWORKS; METHODOLOGICAL TOOLS; NETWORKS OF PRACTICES; ON-LINE INTERACTIONS; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATIONS; WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGIES;

INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; RESEARCH; TOOLS;

WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 76449107378     PISSN: 03055728     EISSN: 14741032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03055721011024919     Document Type: Article

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