Leveraging communities of practice for strategic advantage /

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 res...

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Main Author: Saint-Onge, Hubert
Other Authors: Wallace, Debra
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2003.
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245 1 0 |a Leveraging communities of practice for strategic advantage /  |c Hubert Saint-Onge, Debra Wallace. 
260 |a Amsterdam :  |b Butterworth-Heinemann,  |c c2003. 
300 |a xxvi, 370 pages :  |b illustration ;  |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 |a Pt. I. Setting the Context for Communities of Practice 
505 |a Ch. 1. Increasing Capabilities in the Knowledge-Driven Organization 
505 |a Ch. 2. Communities of Practice: High-Trust Vessels for Increasing Capabilities 
505 |a Ch. 3. Situating Communities of Practice in a Strategic Context 
505 |a Ch. 4. A Blueprint for Building Communities of Practice 
505 |a Pt. II. Building Communities of Practice in a Strategic Context 
505 |a Ch. 5. Community Development Process Model Overview 
505 |a Ch. 6. Phase I: Community Design and Launch 
505 |a Ch. 7. Phase II: Community Implementation and Growth 
505 |a Ch. 8. Establishing Community Value: Measurement and Reflection 
505 |a Pt. III. Creating Communities: A Course of Action 
505 |a Ch. 9. Community Design and Launch: Illustration of Activities 
505 |a Ch. 10. Community Implementation and Growth: Illustration of Activities 
505 |a Ch. 11. Communities as Catalysts for Change 
505 |a App. Community Development: Quick-Start Toolkit. 
520 |a 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. 
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