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The assessment of communities of practice

โœ Scribed by Robert M. Verburg; J. H. Erik Andriessen

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
132 KB
Volume
13
Category
Article
ISSN
1092-4604

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โœฆ Synopsis

Abstract

This paper introduces the Community Assessment Toolkit (CAT) as a method for the assessment of Communities of Practice (CoPs) and provides an overview of its construction and applicability. It shows that the methodology is based on current theories with regard to CoPs and group dynamics. The method was also tested in practice through a pilot and a study among members of 7 communities of practice (N=271) in order to enable reliability tests and scale analysis. The method is unique in the sense that it provides feedback on the overall performance of CoPs on the individual, group and organizational level. The systematic nature of the CAT questionnaire enables comparisons between communities both within and between organizations. The CAT may be used for further scientific research into CoPs as well as for the analysis of community effectiveness for companies. Copyright ยฉ 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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