Communities of practice and organizational performance
IBM Systems Journal
The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More
The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More
Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything
Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything
Investigating ownership and the willingness to share information online
Computers in Human Behavior
Wikibooks in higher education: Empowerment through online distributed collaboration
Computers in Human Behavior
Google Apps: The Missing Manual
Google Apps: The Missing Manual
Feed me: motivating newcomer contribution in social network sites
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Collaboration 2.0: Technology and Best Practices for Successful Collaboration in a Web 2.0 World
Collaboration 2.0: Technology and Best Practices for Successful Collaboration in a Web 2.0 World
Semantic Technologies for E-Government
Semantic Technologies for E-Government
Handbook of Research on New Literacies
Handbook of Research on New Literacies
Everything Is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder
Everything Is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder
Knowledge sharing in E-collaboration
EGOV'10 Proceedings of the 9th IFIP WG 8.5 international conference on Electronic government
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This paper discusses different ways for the exchange of knowledge in networks-within, between, and without institutions, as well as their implication on networks in economy and society. Network systems based on technologies and architectures of participation offer a new model of online knowledge sharing, cooperation, and collaboration, that are different from the traditional institutional framework. This paper suggests that this model opens new horizons for both companies and non-profit organizations. By developing an e-networked business model, companies can make as much or even more money in the long tail of power low distribution than they were making at the head of the curve in the traditional business model. This opens to everyone the possibility of participating and contributing content, non-profit organization and online communities, including Communities of Practice and online learning communities, which can ensure reaching the "critical mass" of contributors and involvement level that will keep these communities active. This paper concludes with an example illustrating how the ideas discussed could facilitate knowledge exchange in companies, organizations or educational institutions.