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| Influence Relationships within a Community of Practice | page 63-92 | ||
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Communities of Practice (CoP) represent often informal arrangements for
bringing together diverse participants interested in organizational learning and
innovation. Here the focus is on the Cancer Information Services Research
Consortium (CISRC), an interesting consortium of cancer control researchers
and practitioners who formed a coalition to implement trials related to three
major cancer control projects in the US.
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Contrary to the normative expectations
of the CoP literature I found that formal players dominated this CoP,
although regional Project Directors played an interesting brokerage role. I discuss
the importance of methodological problems, the balance between formal
and informal structures, and the unique role of Project Directors.
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| keywords: innovation, communities of practice, cancer information service, | |||
