The Knowledge of Communities
Published on 12. November 2025
Book
Hardback
296 pages
978-1-83797-155-8 (ISBN)
Description
The knowledge sciences field has long recognized the importance of communities of practice to the flow of knowledge and situational learning. However, the literature and research has focused mainly on communities in formal organizational contexts. This constraint has limited research and exploration and exposed only a small portion of the knowledge of communities of practice. Focusing only on organizational communities of practice further restricts what we have learned about the full range of knowledge capabilities.
?The Knowledge of Communities provides an inclusive and comprehensive conceptual framework for understanding the spectrum of communities of practice and their relationship to the development of knowledge capital. Presenting a core standpoint that incorporates the variant perspectives of community processes from social sciences, psychology, behavioral sciences, communication and economics, the authors review existing research, identifying areas where additional work is needed, and present the results as a practical field guide for managers that can be utilized for analyzing any community of practice.
?The Knowledge of Communities provides an inclusive and comprehensive conceptual framework for understanding the spectrum of communities of practice and their relationship to the development of knowledge capital. Presenting a core standpoint that incorporates the variant perspectives of community processes from social sciences, psychology, behavioral sciences, communication and economics, the authors review existing research, identifying areas where additional work is needed, and present the results as a practical field guide for managers that can be utilized for analyzing any community of practice.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bingley
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
566 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83797-155-8 (9781837971558)
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Persons
Nancy Meyer is Founder Reuse Worx, Maryland, US.
Leni Oman is Washington State Department of Transportation (Retired), Olympia Washington DC, US.
John S. Edwards is Professor of Knowledge Management and Emeritus Professor of Operational Research and Systems at Aston Business School, Birmingham, UK.
Alexeis Garcia-Perez, ">Professor of Digital Business & Society, Aston University, Aston, UK
Denise Bedford is faculty of Georgetown University, a Visiting Scholar at University of Coventry, and Distinguished Practitioner, U.S. Department of State.
Pat Kerrigan is the Chief Collaborator at the Oak Hill Collaborative, a non-profit neighborhood revitalization center located in Youngstown, Ohio, US.
Leni Oman is Washington State Department of Transportation (Retired), Olympia Washington DC, US.
John S. Edwards is Professor of Knowledge Management and Emeritus Professor of Operational Research and Systems at Aston Business School, Birmingham, UK.
Alexeis Garcia-Perez, ">Professor of Digital Business & Society, Aston University, Aston, UK
Denise Bedford is faculty of Georgetown University, a Visiting Scholar at University of Coventry, and Distinguished Practitioner, U.S. Department of State.
Pat Kerrigan is the Chief Collaborator at the Oak Hill Collaborative, a non-profit neighborhood revitalization center located in Youngstown, Ohio, US.
Content
COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE - THE BIG PICTURE
Chapter 1. Communities of Practice - Expanding the View
Chapter 2. An Extended Conceptual Model of a Community of Practice
THE COMMUNITY COMPONENT
Chapter 3. The Community as a Collective
Chapter 4. The Community as Members and Memberships
Chapter 5. Community Growth, Development and Duration
Chapter 6. Community Scale and Complexity
THE LEARNING COMPONENT
Chapter 7. Situational and Experiential Learning
Chapter 8. Learning and Knowledge Capital
Chapter 9. Levels of Learning in Communities of Practice
Chapter 10. Learning Cultures of Communities of Practice
THE PRACTICE COMPONENT
Chapter 11. Practice - How the Community Works
THE DOMAIN COMPONENT
Chapter 12. Domain, Purpose and Goals of Communities of Practice
HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
Chapter 13. States of Health and Wellness of Communities of Practice
Chapter 14. Cultivating Communities of Practice
Chapter 1. Communities of Practice - Expanding the View
Chapter 2. An Extended Conceptual Model of a Community of Practice
THE COMMUNITY COMPONENT
Chapter 3. The Community as a Collective
Chapter 4. The Community as Members and Memberships
Chapter 5. Community Growth, Development and Duration
Chapter 6. Community Scale and Complexity
THE LEARNING COMPONENT
Chapter 7. Situational and Experiential Learning
Chapter 8. Learning and Knowledge Capital
Chapter 9. Levels of Learning in Communities of Practice
Chapter 10. Learning Cultures of Communities of Practice
THE PRACTICE COMPONENT
Chapter 11. Practice - How the Community Works
THE DOMAIN COMPONENT
Chapter 12. Domain, Purpose and Goals of Communities of Practice
HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
Chapter 13. States of Health and Wellness of Communities of Practice
Chapter 14. Cultivating Communities of Practice