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Communities of Practice as Vibrant Sources of Knowledge and Innovation within a Rigid Public Hierarchy

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Authors:
  1. André Kreutzmann

    1. Helmut-Schmidt-Universität, Hamburg, Germany

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Part of the book series: Forschungs-/Entwicklungs-/Innovations-Management (FEIM)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • André Kreutzmann
    Pages 1-10

  3. Theoretical Background

    • André Kreutzmann
    Pages 11-29

  4. Research Design and Methodology

    • André Kreutzmann
    Pages 31-43

  5. Case Descriptions of the studied Communities of Practice

    • André Kreutzmann
    Pages 45-53

  6. CoPs as Enabler of Organizational Knowledge Creation

    • André Kreutzmann
    Pages 55-72

  7. CoPs as Loci of Collective Lead Userness

    • André Kreutzmann
    Pages 73-91

  8. CoPs as an Enhancement of Organizations’ Innovative Capability

    • André Kreutzmann
    Pages 93-109

  9. Summary and Conclusions

    • André Kreutzmann
    Pages 111-123

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 125-135
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About this book

The concept of Communities of Practice is nowadays ‘common parlance’ in the private and public sector. However, research concerning the potential and benefits of CoPs embedded in public organizations lacks behind. Consequently, it still remains vague whether informal CoPs are able to unfold their widely recognized potential in terms of knowledge creation and dissemination within the context of the public sector. To shed light on this issue, the author employs the German Federal Armed Forces as a research setting since it is an outstanding example for a supremely hierarchical public organization showing a high degree of formalization in structure and processes. The research at hand particularly focuses the entanglement of the formal organization with the informal CoPs. More specifically, the author was inspired by the interest in exploring which role these informal entities play in regard to the development of knowledge and innovations, thereby, possibly fostering the organizational knowledge management as well as the adaptability of a supremely hierarchical public organization.

About the author
André Kreutzmann prepared the dissertation at hand at the Institute of Technology and Innovation Management at the Helmut-Schmidt-University. As a member of a research project commissioned by the German Ministry of Defense, he investigated the potential of Communities of Practice in terms of knowledge management, innovation development, and organizational adaptation.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Helmut-Schmidt-Universität, Hamburg, Germany

    André Kreutzmann

About the author

About the author
André Kreutzmann prepared the dissertation at hand at the Institute of Technology and Innovation Management at the Helmut-Schmidt-University. As a member of a research project commissioned by the German Ministry of Defense, he investigated the potential of Communities of Practice in terms of knowledge management, innovation development, and organizational adaptation.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Communities of Practice as Vibrant Sources of Knowledge and Innovation within a Rigid Public Hierarchy

  • Authors: André Kreutzmann

  • Series Title: Forschungs-/Entwicklungs-/Innovations-Management

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-36535-6

  • Publisher: Springer Gabler Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-36534-9Published: 30 January 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-36535-6Published: 29 January 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 135

  • Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Business and Management, general

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