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Managing knowledge in large-scale virtual projects: a community-based approach

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posted on 2023-06-08, 18:05 authored by Marco Marabelli, Federico Rajola, Chiara Frigerio, Susan Newell
Purpose – This paper aims to investigate how virtual communities of practice (V-CoP) develop in large-scale virtual projects. Design/methodology/approach – A case study of a large-scale ES implementation was conducted in Italy and in the USA. Findings – It was found that management can encourage the formation of V-CoP if, along with the creation of virtual project teams they promote informal interaction between the team members, encourage commitment, and put together “the right mix of people”. Originality/value – Understanding how the technical and the functional communities communicated is meaningful to understand the extent to which different CoP can, virtually, overcome context-specific barriers.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business

ISSN

1753-8378

Publisher

Emerald Group Publishing

Issue

2

Volume

6

Page range

310-331

Department affiliated with

  • Business and Management Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2014-08-12

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