IS IT A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE? A CASE STUDY ABOUT THE LEARNING PROCESS OF THE DIRETORIA DE TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMAÇÃO IN A FEDERAL UNIVERSITYL ON NORTHERN BRAZIL

Authors

  • Sandra Alberta Ferreira Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Ana Lúcia de Medeiros Universidade Federal do Tocantins

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21118/apgs.v3i3.4055

Keywords:

aprendizagem organizacional, comunidade de prática e gestão de pessoas

Abstract

The organizational learning has been recognized as crucial strategy for contemporary organizations - public and private ones- that seek to carry out their activities effectively and efficiently. Among the studies concerning to learning process, there are those on the Communidade de Prática (CoP), a term introduced in the literature in 1991 by Lave and Wenger, and from which the origin lies in the social learning theory. This study was carried out to understand the way the learning process of the Diretoria de Tecnologia da Informação occurs in a Federal University on northern region, as analyzing if the means used in learning to present the characteristics of a community of practice, as compared with other possible group arrangements, under the light of Wenger´s definition. To prove the existence of the community of practice, it is assumed that it presents the dimensions: engagement, reflection and alignment. The case study was the method used to develop the exploratory research.

Key-Words: organizational learning, community of practice, and people management

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Author Biographies

Sandra Alberta Ferreira, Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Professora da Universidade Federal do Tcoantins. Curso de Administração. Doutoranda em Administração pela Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie.

Ana Lúcia de Medeiros, Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Professora da Universidade Federal do Tcoantins. Curso de Ciências Econômicas. Doutoranda em Administração pela Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie.

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2012-09-19

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Ferreira, S. A., & Medeiros, A. L. de. (2012). IS IT A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE? A CASE STUDY ABOUT THE LEARNING PROCESS OF THE DIRETORIA DE TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMAÇÃO IN A FEDERAL UNIVERSITYL ON NORTHERN BRAZIL. Administração Pública E Gestão Social, 3(3), 279–299. https://doi.org/10.21118/apgs.v3i3.4055

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