This book provides a critical understanding of some basic aspects of knowledge-intensive work and organizations. The … author adopts a social constructivist approach and explores the management and analytical challenges of knowledge …Intro -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. On Knowledge-Intensive Firms -- 3. Knowledge …

-developed groups, operating on a minimal basis of shared knowledge and understandings. Such a group, I suggest, constitutes a … inspired from the CmP literature is discussed in a 'knowledge community' terminology, whereas the one associated with ClPs is … conceived of as a 'knowledge collectivity'. Finally, I outline some new options for organizational analysis made possible by …

This research examines how teams organize knowledge sourcing (obtaining access to others’ knowledge or expertise) and … investigates the performance trade-offs involved in two approaches to knowledge sourcing in teams. One approach a team can take is … to specialize, such that a small number of members source knowledge on behalf of the team. This specialized knowledge …