Knowledge sharing in communities of practice : examining usefulness of knowledge from discussion forums versus repositories

• Main Author: Boh, Wai Fong
• Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Information technology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79551; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24202
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

With the prevalent use of virtual Communities of Practice (CoPs) in organizations to link networks of individuals located in disparate geographical areas, information communication technologies (ICTs) take on a crucial role in supporting CoPs. In this paper, I examine the role that ICTs play in supp...