Understanding Communities of Practice: Taking Stock and Moving Forward

Nicolini, Davide; Pyrko, Igor; Omidvar, Omid; Spanellis, Agnessa

doi:10.5465/annals.2020.0330

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“…Besides, the conventional knowledge of CoPs is being challenged by current discussions on the future of work and new methodological advancements, which also present research opportunities and novel conceptual fusions. It is also highlighted that new theories and conceptualizations may emerge through the interaction of the lenses, the CoP theory, and related literature (Nicolini, Pyrko, Omidvar, & Spanellis, 2022).…”

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Community of Practice: A narrativized Account of a Full-time Multicultural Worker

Nguyen

2023

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Working in an international context requires both resilience and flexibility. Every multicultural worker may face distinctive linguistic and cultural challenges but also have precious learning opportunities. This study was motivated by a desire to gain a deeper understanding of the experiences of international employees through the voice of a worker currently engaged in transcultural communication. The research participant is a non-native speaker of English but is highly proficient. The participant obtains high-level tertiary qualifications and has worked professionally in her home country. Sarah is Vietnamese and has been working in Australia for years as a research fellow at a university. Data was collected through an elicited narrative, prompted by open-ended questions, and done in written form. The story was coded for transcultural communication topics, and then selected passages were chosen to showcase intriguing ideas. Findings indicated that one could achieve transcultural success in a multicultural working context by conquering transcultural challenges with huge support from his/her Community of Practice (CoP). It is also suggested that workplace CoPs play an important role in proceeding transcultural communication through social interaction between employees in a global organization, which results in transcultural successes.

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Community of Practice: A narrativized Account of a Full-time Multicultural Worker

Nguyen

2023

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“…Looking forward and acknowledging the value of using specialized knowledge from external sources for pharmaceutical innovation, further insights are needed to accelerate knowledge sharing. Future research in the area of communities of practices (CoP)—defined as communities where members invest their identities in order to learn together and from each other about problems that they genuinely care about (Brown & Duguid, 1991 ; McDermott, 2000 ; Nicolini et al, 2022 ; Pyrko et al, 2017 , 2019 ; Wenger, 1998 )—can be an important area for coping with the open innovation paradox, particularly in areas where academic-practitioner collaboration is useful, such as in the case of OSDD community. We find evidence in our research that managerial biases towards openness, and adoption of ideas ‘not-invented’ within the organization can be important influencing factors for a firm’s open innovation strategy.…”

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Navigating the open innovation paradox: an integrative framework for adopting open innovation in pharmaceutical R&D in developing countries

2022

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In this paper, we combine evidence from eight Indian pharmaceutical firms with extant literature and global best practices to conceptualize an integrative framework addressing the open innovation paradox (OIP), i.e., the tension between intellectual protection and openness. Firms in developing countries face additional challenges in the adoption of open innovation, such as the prevalence of open science norms, weak technology transfer systems, and mistrust between universities and industry; therefore, they employ open innovation selectively for pharmaceutical research. Prior research has examined the strategies to resolve OIP in the context of developed countries; the integrative framework proposed in this paper describes strategies for resolving the OIP in the context of developing countries. This framework illuminates the coping processes of the case firms and provides guidelines to uplift and accelerate the adoption of open innovation strategies in developing countries’ pharmaceutical sectors, and thus provides value to both theory and praxis.

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“…loss of physical contact with patients and colleagues reduced opportunities for informal networking and the exchange of information, disrupting shared practice partnerships.Participants had mixed experiences of the organization in terms of well-being support, with the majority of support being shared within professionals' peer and social networks. This mirrors the levels of communities of practice described byNicolini et al (2022) as fluid and heterogeneous, where groups may be supported or structured according to the involvement of the organization. Similarly,Noyes (2022) found that hierarchies of power within clinical environments may create competing pressures in collaborative healthcare groups.…”

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Exploring the impact of COVID‐19 on the psychological well‐being of oncology healthcare professionals

Appleton

Poole

Atkins

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Journal of Advanced Nursing

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AimsTo explore how psychological well‐being is maintained by healthcare professionals (HCPs) employed in a cancer setting during the COVID‐19 pandemic.DesignA qualitative design using diaries and interviews to collect data was used to gain insights into how HCPs managed their well‐being during the pandemic.MethodsInterpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyse diaries and interviews completed by 66 HCPs during the second pandemic lockdown period (December 2020–April 2021). A total of 102 HCPs were recruited, drawn from five groups: nursing staff, radiographers, medical staff, allied health professionals (AHPs) (non‐radiographers) and support staff.ResultsThe majority of participants adjusted to the challenges of the pandemic using positive coping strategies, although difficult days required the mobilization of additional resources. Emotion management was regulated through peer relationships, professional roles and the workplace, sustained through communities of practice involving knowledge exchange, shared goals and social interactions. Maintaining high‐quality patient care was a source of job satisfaction, providing a route through which positive emotions could be channelled; however, it was juxtaposed with threats to well‐being from busy workloads and variable organizational responsiveness. Work routines provided a platform for well‐being, underpinned by the sharing of problems and solutions within peer networks.ConclusionThis study has highlighted the dynamic nature of well‐being amongst HCPs during the pandemic. Well‐being interventions should build on the preferred coping strategies of HCPs, focusing on the way individuals coalesce in groups to learn from and support one another.ImpactHCPs may experience different psychological responses when exposed to a pandemic situation. This study identifies the strategies used by HCPs to maintain positive psychological well‐being within professional roles, whilst adjusting to emerging well‐being threats. Key components of HCP's well‐being are addressed, which are relevant to clinical practice and the broader healthcare workforce.Patient or Public ContributionResearch team members included public representatives who contributed to the development, methods, data collection and analysis of the study. They supported the development of the Research Assistant by providing mock interview skills training.

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Understanding Communities of Practice: Taking Stock and Moving Forward

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Cited by 38 publications

References 301 publications

Community of Practice: A narrativized Account of a Full-time Multicultural Worker

Community of Practice: A narrativized Account of a Full-time Multicultural Worker

Navigating the open innovation paradox: an integrative framework for adopting open innovation in pharmaceutical R&D in developing countries

Exploring the impact of COVID‐19 on the psychological well‐being of oncology healthcare professionals

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