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Leadership Issues in Communities of Practice

Leadership Issues in Communities of Practice

Iwan von Wartburg, Thorsten Teichert
Copyright: © 2006 |Pages: 3
ISBN13: 9781591405566|ISBN10: 1591405564|EISBN13: 9781591405580
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-556-6.ch053
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Wartburg, Iwan von, and Thorsten Teichert. "Leadership Issues in Communities of Practice." Encyclopedia of Communities of Practice in Information and Knowledge Management, edited by Elayne Coakes and Steve Clarke, IGI Global, 2006, pp. 317-319. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-556-6.ch053

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Wartburg, I. V. & Teichert, T. (2006). Leadership Issues in Communities of Practice. In E. Coakes & S. Clarke (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Communities of Practice in Information and Knowledge Management (pp. 317-319). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-556-6.ch053

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Wartburg, Iwan von, and Thorsten Teichert. "Leadership Issues in Communities of Practice." In Encyclopedia of Communities of Practice in Information and Knowledge Management, edited by Elayne Coakes and Steve Clarke, 317-319. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2006. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-556-6.ch053

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Abstract

In another contribution in this encyclopedia, we presented the construct social structure as the context in which interactions between CoP members take place. Social structure has been defined along several dimensions, for example, group (CoP) longevity, norms for conflict resolution, and coordination of daily exchange. It has been disputed whether social structure can be deliberately influenced by management, that is, whether CoPs represent a social collective that is manageable to a degree as in, for example, a formal project team. In this article, we argue that the social structure of CoPs can be influenced by using a certain leadership style as an influence tactic. We believe that for influencing the kind of social structure proposed for CoPs, transformational leadership is most suitable.

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