Going Virtual: Distributed Communities in Practice

co-located group 159

co-located phenomenon 55

co-location 73, 79, 150

coffee-talk 123

cognition 27

cognitivist view 20

cognitivist/representational approach 22

coincident boundaries 31

collaboration 68, 105, 128, 160

comfort zone 168

common ground 25, 33, 41, 73, 159

common purpose 42, 79

communication 104, 128, 168

communications media 142

community 160

community e-mail 142

community identity 147

community members 95

community of practice (CoP) 1, 25, 35, 158, 167

competitive advantage 4

computer-mediated communications (CMCs) 68

computer-supported co-operative work (CSCW) 26

confidence 73

constructionist 20

constructionist view 20, 26

CoP characteristics 124

copyrights 9

core-competency 20

cross-team collaboration 87

cultural barriers 12

cultural community 34

cultural differences 3

cultural issues 130

culture 11, 21, 35, 68, 108, 130

culture-based approach 14