This volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series examines the emergence of a new kind of social collaboration enabled by networked technologies.

This book presents the available arsenal of new methods and tools for studying society both quantitatively and qualitatively, opening ground for the social sciences to take the lead in analysing digital behaviour.

"This book explores the culture of modern high-tech workplaces and the different challenges and opportunities that new technologies present for modern workers and employers, reviewing various management practices throughout the world"- ...

The accounts and studies in this book come from management, organization studies, sociology, and anthropology of work perspectives and are fully international in scope.

Have Wikipedia's structure and inner workings promoted its astonishing growth and enduring public relevance? In Common Knowledge?

Scholars and professionals in organization studies, management, HRM, innovation and knowledge management will find this book engaging and enlightening.

"This book leads to emergence of new, insufficiently analyzed and described organizational phenomena.

Provides an international collection of studies on knowledge-intensive organizations with insight into organizational realities as varied as universities, consulting agencies, corporations, and high-tech start-ups.