Designing Pediatricians Communities of Practice the Case of Government Hospitals in Addis Ababa
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2009-07
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Social media tools are changing the way people communicate collaborate and interact
in the day to day activities of employees of the organization on especially in sharing tacit
know ledge /or experience. They are used for capturing and sharing know ledge
resource s including experiences of organization o ns or individuals so that the
disseminate on or transfer of knowledge will be facilitated.
This research work seeks t o design communities of practice as the strategy for
acquiring and sharing knowledge using one of the appropriate social media tools for
government hospitals in Addis Ababa
A qualitative expel oratory ca se stud y research design is selected to conduct this
research. Structured interview, questionnaire survey and informal discussions were
used to collect data that support the analysis.
T he result of data analysis shows that communities of practice is the best alternative
of acquiring and sharing know ledge using electro Nicomedia to communicate with peer
physician s. And E-m ail contact as a necessary and efficient way to share ideas as the
means of communicate on that pediatricians have with other pediatricians in the past
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Designing Pediatricians Communities