COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE FOCUSED ON INNOVATION: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
Keywords:
Communities of practice, Innovation, Communities of practice focused on innovation, Knowledge.Abstract
Firms seek for continuous innovation. Therefore, they improve practices and processes that differentiate them in the market and generate an added value in products or services. Knowledge is a factor that impacts these practices and processes, and communities of practice (CoP’s) can facilitate knowledge sharing. Literature suggests the CoPs’ potential to support innovation processes. There are, however, few publications on this subject. This article addresses this gap in analyzing how communities of practice relate to innovation. Based on a systematic review of publications, the present article contributes to the literature on CoP's and innovation by bringing specificities and characteristics of communities focused on innovation. The results indicate that members of such communities are characterized by the presence of members interested in entrepreneurship, challenging and flexible to external interventions, open keeping internal and external contacts to the organization, and inclined to be part of groups composed of members with backgrounds in different areas.
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