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Local Virtuality in an Organization: Implications for Community of Practice

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2005

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Springer London, Dordrecht Amsterdam

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We focus on two phenomena in our case study of a high-tech firm. Local virtuality: The pervasive use of computer mediated communication for interaction with physical proximate people, even when located near-by. Hyperconnectivity: The instant availability of people for communication anywhere and anytime. We show that computer mediated communication has gone beyond long-distance media to be the predominant mode of communication. The result is a high level of trust and community, especially in a department with high interdependence and a common goal.

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Quan-Haase, Anabel; Wellman, Barry (2005): Local Virtuality in an Organization: Implications for Community of Practice. Communities and Technologies: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Communities and Technologies 2005. DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3591-8_12. Springer London, Dordrecht Amsterdam. ISBN: 978-1-4020-3591-3. pp. 215-238. Full Papers. Milano, Italy

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