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 * Richard McDermott**

Richard McDermott, a writing colleague of Etienne Wenger’s (Wenger, McDermott, & Snyder, 2002), and an advocate for a community centric approach to knowledge management (KM) (see McDermott, 1999).


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 * References**

McDermott, R. (1999). Why information technology inspired but cannot deliver knowledge management. //California Management Review, 41//(4), 103-117.

McDermott, R. (2000). Community development as a natural step. Five stages of community development. //Knowledge Management Review, 3//(5), 16-19.

McDermott, R. (2000). Knowing in community: Ten critical succes factor in building Communities of Practice. //IHRIM, 4//(1), 19-26.

McDermott, R. (2001). //Knowing in community: 10 critical success factors in building communities of practice//. Retrieved May 14, 2006, from []

McDermott, R. (2001). //Designing communities of practice: Reflecting on what we've learned//. Paper presented at the Communities of Practice 2001, Cambridge, MA.

McDermott, R., & O’Dell, C. (2001). Overcoming cultural barriers to sharing knowledge. //Journal of Knowledge Management, 5//(1), 76-85.

Wenger, E., McDermott, R., & Snyder, W. M. (2002). //Cultivating communities of practice: A guide to managing knowledge//. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.