Groups, teams, and communities of practice: A comparison

Advances in Developing Human Resources

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 46-60

  Gilley, Ann ^a   Kerno Jr , Steven J ^b  

^a FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communities of practice; Groups; Teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951784512     PISSN: 15234223     EISSN: 15523055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1523422310365312     Document Type: Article

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