C. Kimble

Publications
Influence

C. Kimble, P. Hildreth
Engineering
2006

P. Hildreth, C. Kimble
Engineering, Computer Science
Inf. Res.
1 October 2002

We argue that KM is essentially about people and the earlier technology driven approaches, which failed to consider this, were bound to be limited in their success. Expand

Communities of practice in the distributed international environment

P. Hildreth, C. Kimble, P. Wright
Business, Computer Science
J. Knowl. Manag.
1 March 2000

This paper looks at an area where KM does not offer sufficient support, that is, the sharing of knowledge that is not easy to articulate. Expand

Knowledge Networks: Innovation Through Communities of Practice

P. Hildreth, C. Kimble
Sociology
1 July 2003

This work explores the inner workings of an organizational, internationally distributed Community of Practice. It highlights the weaknesses of the traditional KM approach of capture-codify-store and… Expand

Innovation and knowledge sharing across professional boundaries: Political interplay between boundary objects and brokers

C. Kimble, C. Grenier, Karine Goglio-Primard
Business, Computer Science
Int. J. Inf. Manag.
1 October 2010

We investigate the role played by boundary objects and brokers in the process of cross-boundary knowledge sharing. Expand

Effective Virtual Teams through Communities of Practice

C. Kimble, A. Barlow, F. Li
1 September 2000

This paper examines the nature of virtual teams and their place in the networked economy. It presents a framework for categorising virtual teams and argues that fundamental changes have taken place… Expand

Dualities, distributed communities of practice and knowledge management

C. Kimble, P. Hildreth
Geography, Sociology
J. Knowl. Manag.
15 June 2005

Abstract: Purpose – This main aim of this article is to explore the relationship between knowledge management (KM) and communities of practice (CoPs) in general and virtual CoPs in particular. Expand

Communities of Practice: Going One Step Too Far?

C. Kimble, P. Hildreth
Geography, Business
6 May 2004

In the late 1990s, Knowledge Management (KM) and Communities of Practice (CoPs) seemed inseparable. CoPs appeared to offer the key to reversing the failure of some of the earlier technologically… Expand

Communities of practice : creating learning environments for educators

The term community of practice (CoP) was developed in the early 1990s to describe a mode of social learning. A number of CoP-related initiatives have been developed in education around the world and… Expand

Communities of Practice: Going Virtual

C. Kimble, P. Hildreth, P. Wright
Computer Science, Business
ArXiv
26 February 2001

In this paper we explore a relatively new approach to knowledge sharing using Lave and Wenger’s (1991) theory of Communities of Practice (CoPs). Expand

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