The concept of communities of practice has generated considerable debate among scholars
of management. Attention has shifted from a concern with the transmission and reproduction …

This article addresses the question of how practices perform power effects within and across
communities of practice. It does so by drawing on a study of two medical innovation projects …

This article contributes to our understanding of practices in innovating organizations.
Previous studies have demonstrated how breakthroughs in knowledge may fail to be …

This paper addresses the challenges that arise when knowledge production occurs in cross‐
disciplinary settings. To date most studies on communities of practice have focused on …

In this paper, we argue that industrial innovation processes can productively be analysed as
consisting of two sub-processes that over time create and mobilise contrary forces within …

This article addresses the enactment of public procurement and its influence on adoption
and diffusion of innovation, using a case study of public procurement of a low-tech medical …

Abstract In Chapter 10, La Rocca presents a systematic literature review on healthcare
innovation, focusing on an examination of the extent to which this research has …

Knowledge co-creation at the boundaries of communities of practice (CoPs) can lead to
heightened tensions and power struggles. This study examines how power struggles among …

This case study is an example of a relatively radical innovation process. The analytic
framework outlined in the previous chapter positions knowledge—or perhaps the lack of …

Purpose–Current research focuses on the interaction between innovation and strategy
process, but less is known about how identity influences innovation and the formation of …