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communities of practice: a standalone construct

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Organization theory

informal groups bound by shared practice through which working, learning and innovating happen.

In organization theory, communities of practice refers to informal groups bound by shared practice through which working, learning and innovating happen. This meaning comes from Brown (1991) in Organization Science.[1]

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References

Brown, J. S., & Duguid, P. (1991). Organizational Learning and Communities-of-Practice: Toward a Unified View of Working, Learning, and Innovation. Organization Science, 2(1), 40-57. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2.1.40

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