The concept of communities of practice

Encyclopedia of Communities of Practice in Information and Knowledge Management

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 92-96

  Coakes, Elayne ^a   Clarke, Steve ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84898105478     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-556-6.ch019     Document Type: Chapter

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