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A Social Capital Perspective on Collaboration and Web 2.0

A Social Capital Perspective on Collaboration and Web 2.0

Gunilla Widén-Wulff, Anna-Karin Tötterman
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 10
ISBN13: 9781609601003|ISBN10: 1609601009|EISBN13: 9781609601010
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-100-3.ch607
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Widén-Wulff, Gunilla, and Anna-Karin Tötterman. "A Social Capital Perspective on Collaboration and Web 2.0." Virtual Communities: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 1991-2000. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-100-3.ch607

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Widén-Wulff, G. & Tötterman, A. (2011). A Social Capital Perspective on Collaboration and Web 2.0. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Virtual Communities: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications (pp. 1991-2000). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-100-3.ch607

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Widén-Wulff, Gunilla, and Anna-Karin Tötterman. "A Social Capital Perspective on Collaboration and Web 2.0." In Virtual Communities: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1991-2000. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-100-3.ch607

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Abstract

Social interaction technologies can successfully employ the previously untapped power of the web to utilize the collaborative creation of information and user-driven content. In this chapter, the social capital framework is applied to illustrate how Web 2.0 tools and techniques can support effective information and knowledge management in organizations. Interactions within and between organizations generate important practices that underscore the role of social capital. Managing social capital for effective knowledge sharing is a complex process, and Web 2.0 lends some support for organizations by creating a new culture of voluntary, contributive, and collaborative participation. The argument is made that Web 2.0 technologies can be seen as important tools that can bridge the creation and sharing of knowledge in diverse organizational contexts.

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