Knowledge Networks: Innovation through Communities of Practice

Editors, Paul Hildreth and Chris Kimble
Publisher, Idea Group Publishing
Hard cover ISBN: 159140200X Soft cover ISBN: 1591402700



Andrew Schenkel

Biography

Andrew Schenkel is an Assistant Professor at the Stockholm School of Economics and a frequent lecturer in their Executive Education programs. Dr. Schenkel is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and Imperial College, London, UK. He received his doctorate from the Stockholm School of Economics. His dissertation focused on learning in the construction of the bridge between Sweden and Denmark. This chapter is based upon that study. His research interests include the study of social networks and their relationship to knowledge management and social capital. In addition, he conducts action research in the pharmaceutical industry at FENIX, the centre for research on knowledge and business creation.

Chapters

Chapter 5 - INVESTIGATING THE INFLUENCE THAT MEDIA RICHNESS HAS ON LEARNING IN A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE: A CASE STUDY AT ØRESUND BRIDGE