Communities Of Practice At The World Bank

Author : Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez,Philip Karp,Monika Weber-Fahr
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2024-03-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781040000052

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Communities of Practice at the World Bank by Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez,Philip Karp,Monika Weber-Fahr Pdf

Illustrated by the experience of the World Bank, this book explains how knowledge management, traditionally viewed as being about information systems and processes, can play a fundamental corporate role by creating a competitive edge for organizations, increasing team performance, and fostering effective, large-scale organizational change. Rich and powerful stories, told by economic development practitioners and knowledge management specialists throughout the World Bank, describe the strategies, instruments, tools, and processes at the core of one of the most important and radical reorganizations of the world’s premier international development institution. Going far beyond other knowledge management titles, this book: shows how knowledge management can be a source of competitive advantage and team performance, rather than a back-room support function focuses on the role of the "software" of knowledge management, most notably the use of communities, culture, and collaboration across internal silos to create value; and demonstrates the role that knowledge management can play in fostering innovation, and development of new business lines and strategies by global teams in diverse locations Written not only for knowledge management professionals, but also for C-suite executives and middle managers who will see the benefits of bringing knowledge management to the core of organizational performance and competitive advantage, the book provides practical examples that can be replicated in other large global knowledge, financing, and development institutions and that will be relevant for public, private, and non-profit organizations.

Author : Etienne Wenger,Richard Arnold McDermott,William Snyder
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781578513307

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Cultivating Communities of Practice by Etienne Wenger,Richard Arnold McDermott,William Snyder Pdf

Today's marketplace is fueled by knowledge. Yet organizing systematically to leverage knowledge remains a challenge. Leading companies have discovered that technology is not enough, and that cultivating communities of practice is the keystone of an effective knowledge strategy. Communities of practice come together around common interests and expertise- whether they consist of first-line managers or customer service representatives, neurosurgeons or software programmers, city managers or home-improvement amateurs. They create, share, and apply knowledge within and across the boundaries of teams, business units, and even entire companies-providing a concrete path toward creating a true knowledge organization. In Cultivating Communities of Practice, Etienne Wenger, Richard McDermott, and William M. Snyder argue that while communities form naturally, organizations need to become more proactive and systematic about developing and integrating them into their strategy. This book provides practical models and methods for stewarding these communities to reach their full potential-without squelching the inner drive that makes them so valuable. Through in-depth cases from firms such as DaimlerChrysler, McKinsey & Company, Shell, and the World Bank, the authors demonstrate how communities of practice can be leveraged to drive overall company strategy, generate new business opportunities, tie personal development to corporate goals, transfer best practices, and recruit and retain top talent. They define the unique features of these communities and outline principles for nurturing their essential elements. They provide guidelines to support communities of practice through their major stages of development, address the potential downsides of communities, and discuss the specific challenges of distributed communities. And they show how to recognize the value created by communities of practice and how to build a corporate knowledge strategy around them. Essential reading for any leader in today's knowledge economy, this is the definitive guide to developing communities of practice for the benefit-and long-term success-of organizations and the individuals who work in them. Etienne Wenger is a renowned expert and consultant on knowledge management and communities of practice in San Juan, California. Richard McDermott is a leading expert of organization and community development in Boulder, Colorado. William M. Snyder is a founding partner of Social Capital Group, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Author : Paul J. Gertler,Sebastian Martinez,Patrick Premand,Laura B. Rawlings,Christel M. J. Vermeersch
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464807800

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Impact Evaluation in Practice, Second Edition by Paul J. Gertler,Sebastian Martinez,Patrick Premand,Laura B. Rawlings,Christel M. J. Vermeersch Pdf

The second edition of the Impact Evaluation in Practice handbook is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to impact evaluation for policy makers and development practitioners. First published in 2011, it has been used widely across the development and academic communities. The book incorporates real-world examples to present practical guidelines for designing and implementing impact evaluations. Readers will gain an understanding of impact evaluations and the best ways to use them to design evidence-based policies and programs. The updated version covers the newest techniques for evaluating programs and includes state-of-the-art implementation advice, as well as an expanded set of examples and case studies that draw on recent development challenges. It also includes new material on research ethics and partnerships to conduct impact evaluation. The handbook is divided into four sections: Part One discusses what to evaluate and why; Part Two presents the main impact evaluation methods; Part Three addresses how to manage impact evaluations; Part Four reviews impact evaluation sampling and data collection. Case studies illustrate different applications of impact evaluations. The book links to complementary instructional material available online, including an applied case as well as questions and answers. The updated second edition will be a valuable resource for the international development community, universities, and policy makers looking to build better evidence around what works in development.

Author : H. James Harrington,Frank Voehl
Publisher : Paton Professional
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1932828117

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Knowledge Management Excellence by H. James Harrington,Frank Voehl Pdf

Author : Chris Blackmore
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781849961332

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Social Learning Systems and Communities of Practice by Chris Blackmore Pdf

Social Learning Systems and Communities of Practice is a collection of classical and contemporary writing associated with learning and systemic change in contexts ranging from cities, to rural development to education to nursing to water management to public policy. It is likely to be of interest to anyone trying to understand how to think systemically and to act and interact effectively in situations experienced as complex, messy and changing. While mainly concerned with professional praxis, where theory and practice inform each other, there is much here that can apply at a personal level. This book offers conceptual tools and suggestions for new ways of being and acting in the world in relation to each other, that arise from both old and new understandings of communities, learning and systems. Starting with twentieth century insights into social learning, learning systems and appreciative systems from Donald Schön and Sir Geoffrey Vickers, the book goes on to consider the contemporary traditions of critical social learning systems and communities of practice, pioneered by Richard Bawden and Etienne Wenger and their colleagues. A synthesis of the ideas raised, written by the editor, concludes this reader. The theory and practice of social learning systems and communities of practice appear to have much to offer in influencing and managing systemic change for a better world.

Author : Andrée le May
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781444309539

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Communities of Practice in Health and Social Care by Andrée le May Pdf

Communities of Practice in Health and Social Care highlights howcommunities of practice (CoPs) can make service development andquality improvement in health and social care easier to initiateand more sustainable. Using a series of case studies from the UK and Australia the bookdemonstrates how the theory of CoPs is implemented in the deliveryof health and social care and highlights the associated potential,complexities, advantages and disadvantages. Communities of Practice in Health and Social Care equipspractitioners, managers, educators and practice mentors with theknowledge and skills to facilitate the development and maintenanceof Communities of Practice and highlights how the effects ofCommunities of Practice might be made explicit.

Author : Ede Ijjasz,Philip Karp,Monika Weber-Fahr
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024-03-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1032057637

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Communities of Practice at the World Bank by Ede Ijjasz,Philip Karp,Monika Weber-Fahr Pdf

Illustrated by the experience of the World Bank, this book explains how knowledge management, traditionally viewed as being about information systems and processes, can play a fundamental corporate role by creating a competitive edge for organizations, increasing team performance, and fostering effective, large-scale organizational change. Rich and powerful stories, told by economic development practitioners and knowledge management specialists throughout the World Bank, describe the strategies, instruments, tools, and processes at the core of one of the most important and radical reorganizations of the world's premier international development institution. Going far beyond other knowledge management (KM) titles, this book: - shows how KM can be a source of competitive advantage and team performance, rather than a back-room support function; - focuses on the role of the 'software' of KM, most notably the use of communities, culture, and collaboration across internal silos to create value; and - demonstrates the role that KM can play in fostering innovation, and development of new business lines and strategies by global teams in diverse locations. Written not only for KM professionals, but also for C-Suite executives and middle managers who will see the benefits of bringing KM to the core of organizational performance and competitive advantage, the book provides practical examples that can be replicated in other large global knowledge, financing, and development institutions and that will be relevant for public, private, and non-profit organizations.

Author : Maren Hofius
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000813555

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European Union Communities of Practice by Maren Hofius Pdf

This book provides a practice-based analysis of European Union (EU) diplomacy and community-building. Unlike studies focusing on how EU community-building proceeds centrally in Brussels, this book turns to EU diplomacy in its bordering state of Ukraine. At a time when the EU’s internal cohesion is being put to the test, this book provides novel insights into how feelings of belonging are produced amongst its members in the absence of a homogenous ‘we’. Transcending the traditional dichotomy between macro-structures and micro-processes of interaction, the book demonstrates that the EU’s large-scale community depends for its existence on practical instantiations of community-building in distinct ‘communities of practice’. Using the case of an EU diplomatic ‘community of practice’ in Kyiv, Ukraine, takes these questions to the EU’s margins, highlighting that the boundaries of community are key sites in which community materialises. The in-depth case study identifies diplomats’ ‘boundary work’ as the constitutive rule that makes the local ‘community of practice’ cohere and create feelings of belonging to the large-scale polity of the EU. This book will be of interest to researchers of European studies, as well as to those working on global cooperation and international relations more broadly.

Author : Marleen Huysman,Peter van Baalen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317707967

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Communities of Practice by Marleen Huysman,Peter van Baalen Pdf

In this special issue of Trends in Communication management scholars share their ideas and research findings about the use of the community concept in the areas of knowledge management, organizational learning, innovation, and virtual learning. This fine collection of "community of practice" papers shows a variety of perspectives and applications on a new organizational phenomenon.

Author : Carl A. Maida,Sam Beck
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781785338465

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Global Sustainability and Communities of Practice by Carl A. Maida,Sam Beck Pdf

Collaboration between experts and the public is vital for effective community engagement aimed at improving the lives of the most vulnerable in society, whether at the local or global level. Using case-based and theoretical chapters that examine rural and urban communities of practice, this volume illustrates how participatory researchers and students, as well as policy and community leaders, find ways to engage with the broader public when it comes to global sustainability research and practice.

Author : Stevenson, Carolyn N.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781466651791

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Building Online Communities in Higher Education Institutions: Creating Collaborative Experience by Stevenson, Carolyn N. Pdf

Members of today’s online educational settings are often isolated which can prohibit the sharing of ideas and best practices among individuals working and learning as a collective group. Promoting collaboration across various disciplines and departments fosters professional development activities, as well as creates strong connections to the entire online community. Building Online Communities in Higher Education Institutions: Creating Collaborative Experience cultivates knowledge on topics pertaining to the improvement of communication and collaboration in online learning communities. Advancing the current scope of research in this field, this book is designed for use by faculty, students, researchers, practitioners, and college administrators interested in strengthening communication and collaboration in virtual settings.

Author : Nicolas Adell,Regina F. Bendix,Chiara Bortolotto,Markus Tauschek
Publisher : Göttingen University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Communities of practice
ISBN : 9783863952051

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Between Imagined Communities and Communities of Practice by Nicolas Adell,Regina F. Bendix,Chiara Bortolotto,Markus Tauschek Pdf

Community and participation have become central concepts in the nomination processes surrounding heritage, intersecting time and again with questions of territory. In this volume, anthropologists and legal scholars from France, Germany, Italy and the USA take up questions arising from these intertwined concerns from diverse perspectives: How and by whom were these concepts interpreted and re-interpreted, and what effects did they bring forth in their implementation? What impact was wielded by these terms, and what kinds of discursive formations did they bring forth? How do actors from local to national levels interpret these new components of the heritage regime, and how do actors within heritage-granting national and international bodies work it into their cultural and political agency? What is the role of experts and expertise, and when is scholarly knowledge expertise and when is it partisan? How do bureaucratic institutions translate the imperative of participation into concrete practices? Case studies from within and without the UNESCO matrix combine with essays probing larger concerns generated by the valuation and valorization of culture.

Author : Eric Lesser,Michael Fontaine,Jason Slusher
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136390524

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Knowledge and Communities by Eric Lesser,Michael Fontaine,Jason Slusher Pdf

Knowledge and Communities is the first book dedicated to a major new knowledge management topic. "Communities of Practice" are cross-organizational groups of people sharing knowledge, solving common problems, and exchanging insights and frustrations. Knowledge and Communities, a collection of authoritative articles, describes the dynamics of these groups and explains how they enable organizational knowledge to be creating, shared, and applied. The book teaches how organizations can empower both traditional and on-line communities and make them a cornerstone of a general knowledge management strategy. Readers will learn how communities can help unify an organization and its external stakeholders, such as customers and suppliers, and how they can critically support an e-commerce strategy. Knowledge and Communities will help readers understand a primary vehicle for building an organization's social capital and competitive advantage.

Author : Emanuel Adler
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0415335914

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Communitarian International Relations by Emanuel Adler Pdf

Emanuel Adler is one of the leading IR theorists of his generation. This volume brings together a collection of his articles, including four new and previously unpublished chapters.

Author : Hern ez, Olga Rivera,Bueno Campos, Eduardo
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781605668031

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Handbook of Research on Communities of Practice for Organizational Management and Networking: Methodologies for Competitive Advantage by Hern ez, Olga Rivera,Bueno Campos, Eduardo Pdf

"This book provides a sound understanding of the managerial implications of communities of practice as well as their opportunities and limits for knowledge management"--nota del editor.