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100 1 0 _aDokou, Gérard Akrikpan Kokou
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700 1 0 _a Lemoine, Sylvie
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245 0 0 _aProduct innovation in high-tech service SMEs: The key role of the community of practice
260 _c2021.
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520 _aThis article attempts to answer the following research question: In what ways do communities of practice encourage product innovation within high-tech service SMEs? We define what a community of practice is, before determining its process of creation and development, as well as the dimensions of its impact within companies. A case study based on an exploratory qualitative survey sheds light on several dimensions. The most significant ones (according to the chi-squared tests associated with the verbatims) concern the mutual commitment of members of communities of practice in terms of building and sharing knowledge, structuring a joint intention, as well as the constitution of common resources and tools. These same dimensions, which correspond to the three hypothesis defined based on the literature, provide new perspectives on product innovation within SMEs.
690 _acommunity of practice
690 _aentrepreneur
690 _aknowledge sharing
690 _aproduct innovation
690 _aSME
690 _acommunity of practice
690 _aentrepreneur
690 _aknowledge sharing
690 _aproduct innovation
690 _aSME
786 0 _nMarché et organisations | o 40 | 1 | 2021-01-13 | p. 103-136 | 1953-6119
856 4 1 _uhttps://shs.cairn.info/journal-marche-et-organisations-2021-1-page-103?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080
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