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In this paper, we adopt a social perspective on organizational learning shedding light on advice seeking and knowledge sharing for new software development among engineers in an Internet start-up in Beijing, China. The research using recently developed computerised network analysis and visualisation techniques shows, local community of practice and participation in Chinese online technology forums, foster learning and sustain advice seeking behaviour during the engineers’ complex daily work on Internet software development.
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Yan, J., Assimakopoulos, D. (2004). Knowledge Sharing and Advice Seeking in a Software Engineering Community. In: Camarinha-Matos, L.M., Afsarmanesh, H. (eds) Processes and Foundations for Virtual Organizations. PRO-VE 2003. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 134. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35704-1_36
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