Managing a new collaborative entity in business organizations: Understanding organizational communities of practice effectiveness

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1234-1245

  Kirkman, Bradley L ^a   Mathieu, John E ^b   Cordery, John L ^c   Rosen, Benson ^d   Kukenberger, Michael ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Core status; Empowerment; Leadership; Organizational communities of practice; Task interdependence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MINING; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MINING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); UNITED STATES;

EID: 82855181475     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024198     Document Type: Article

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