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Leveraging communities of practice for strategic advantage

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Leveraging communities of practice for strategic advantage/ Hubert Saint-Onge, Debra Wallace.
Author:	Saint-Onge, Hubert.
other author:	Wallace, Debra.
Published:	Amsterdam ;Butterworth-Heinemann, : c2003.,
Description:	1 online resource (xxvi, 370 p.) :ill. :
Subject:	Strategic planning. -
Online resource:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780750674584
ISBN:	9780750674584

Leveraging communities of practice for strategic advantage
Saint-Onge, Hubert.

Leveraging communities of practice for strategic advantage[electronic resource] /Hubert Saint-Onge, Debra Wallace. - Amsterdam ;Butterworth-Heinemann,c2003. - 1 online resource (xxvi, 370 p.) :ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction; Setting the context for communities of practice: Increasing capabilities in the knowledge-driven organization; Communities of practice: high-trust vessels for increasing capabilities; Situating communities of practice in a strategic context; A Blueprint for Building Communities of Practice; -- Building communities of practice as a strategic tool: The community development process model; Phase I: community design and launch; Phase II: community implementation and growth; Establishing community value: measurement and reflection; -- Creating communities: a course of action; Community design and launch: illustration of activities; Community implementation and growth: illustration of activities; Communities as catalysts for change; Appendix: Community development: quick-start toolkit.

How can you build a successful community of practice that is integrally linked to your company's strategic vision? Learn from the first-hand experience of Hubert Saint-Onge, recognized by Fortune magazine as a leader in the field of knowledge capital, and co-author Debra Wallace, the people responsible for a recent project to establish a community of practice for independent agents at Clarica Life Insurance Company- voted one of the most admired knowledge enterprises in the world by practitioners and researchers. 'Leveraging Communities of Practice for Strategic Advantage' combines theory and practice to outline a model for developing successful communities of practice and proposes a direction for establishing communities of practice as an integral part of the organizational structure. Saint-Onge and Wallace relate what worked, what didn't, and why as they tell the story from inception through implementation to assessment. Whether you're developing communities of practice or want to learn how to leverage existing communities for strategic gain, this book provides you with everything you need to launch successful communities of practice in your organization. * Hubert Saint-Onge has been recognized by Fortune magazine as a leader in the area of leveraging knowledge capital * Clarica has been voted one of the most admired knowledge enterprises in the world by practitioners and researchers * Combines theory and practice to outline a model for developing successful communities of practice.

ISBN: 9780750674584

Source: 94672:94671Elsevier Science & Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.comSubjects--Topical Terms:

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Strategic planning.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HD30.28 / .S236 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 658.4/02

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