Communities of Practice in the Royal National Lifeboat Institution

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Author(s): Roger Kolbotn (Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning, Norway)
Copyright: 2004
Pages: 9
Source title: Knowledge Networks: Innovation Through Communities of Practice
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Paul Hildreth (Independent Knowledge Management Consultant, UK)and Chris Kimble (University of York, United Kingdom)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-200-8.ch007

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Knowledge Management / Library & Information Science

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This chapter concentrates on Communities of Practice (CoPs) in the volunteer organization Royal National Lifeboat Institution. It argues that overlapping CoPs throughout the organization are needed to deal with a variety of unstructured practices at sea. In addition, altruism and trust are vital elements for sharing and creating knowledge among volunteers in the organization. The author hopes this chapter will provide a practical understanding of CoPs. The author hopes the discussion of a volunteer organization will bring some new insights into the concept of CoPs.

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