چکیده:
One of the most important knowledge management strategies is the community of practices (COPs) that fundamentally direct the creation and sharing of knowledge, learning, and change in the organizations. The advent of information and communication technology (ICT) along with Web 2.0 tools have provided a platform that has formed a new kind of community of practice called Virtual community of practice, which provides a flexible way of collaboration, sharing best practices, and professional development in the organization. The aim of this study was to identify the role of the virtual communities of practice in the development of human resource management knowledge. The study was qualitative, in which the sample was selected using judgmental and purposive sampling. Consequently, 16 interviews were carried out with the community of HR Professional Managers who were the core members of the community. The data went through thematic analysis. As a result, thirty three sub-themes and 6 main themes were identified which were classified as individual (attitude, knowledge, skill, and motivation) and organizational (the development of HRM knowledge for managers through the community of practice and the use of HRM for the organization through the community of practice).
خلاصه ماشینی:
The aim of this research was to identify the role of virtual work communities in developing knowledge of human resources management.
The research was conducted using a qualitative method based on thematic analysis, using the interview tool in a virtual community of professional human resources managers.
Sampling was purposeful and judgmental, based on which 16 interviews were conducted with experts in the virtual work community of professional human resources managers.
Therefore, the present research seeks to answer the question of “What role do virtual work communities play in developing the knowledge of human resource management among members and how can they achieve this?” Theoretical Foundations and Research Background Virtual Work Communities Wenger, the father of the concept of work communities, stated his first definition of work communities in 1991 as follows: “Work communities are groups of people who have similar expertise, informally and friendly, with interest and enthusiasm in a common work area, and at the same time learn from each other through continuous interaction how to do their work better.
Chiu and his colleagues (2006) defined virtual work communities as follows: “Online social networks where people with common interests, goals, or expertise share knowledge and information and engage in reciprocal interactions.
Chiu and his colleagues (2006) defined virtual work communities as follows: “Online social networks where people with common interests, goals, or expertise share knowledge and information and engage in reciprocal interactions.
The present research was conducted with the aim of identifying how virtual work communities contribute to the development of human resource management knowledge.
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