<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The research described in this paper has been focused on two objectives: to debate the knowledge management’s active role for organizations competitive advantage and to describe information technology’s capabilities in leveraging the knowledge worker’s competencies. For the purposes of this article, competitive advantage is perceived as a strength that provides a market advantage relative to a competitor. Often competitive advantage is related to the core competencies of the organisation, which are frequently based on implicit know-how or tacit knowledge. This intangible, unstructured knowledge is difficult to manage; consequently management has ignored it when designing business strategy. However, the increased competitive pressures of the post-industrial global economy and the exponential advances in computing power have increased management’s interest in knowledge as a sustainable source of competitive advantage.</p></abstract>

The research described in this paper has been focused on two objectives: to debate the knowledge management’s active role for organizations competitive advantage and to describe information technology’s capabilities in leveraging the knowledge worker’s competencies. For the purposes of this article, competitive advantage is perceived as a strength that provides a market advantage relative to a competitor. Often competitive advantage is related to the core competencies of the organisation, which are frequently based on implicit know-how or tacit knowledge. This intangible, unstructured knowledge is difficult to manage; consequently management has ignored it when designing business strategy. However, the increased competitive pressures of the post-industrial global economy and the exponential advances in computing power have increased management’s interest in knowledge as a sustainable source of competitive advantage.

Some Consideration On Knowledge Management Implication On Organization’s Competitiveness

Faculty of Management in Production and Transportation / Department of Management, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

Acta Universitatis Cibiniensis. Technical Series

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The research described in this paper has been focused on two objectives: to debate the knowledge management’s active role for organizations competitive...

Some Consideration On Knowledge Management Implication On Organization’s Competitiveness

Publié en ligne: 23 sept. 2015

Pages: 41 - 46

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aucts-2015-0024

Mots clés
knowledge management, knowledge life-cycle, competitiveness

© Draghici Anca et al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Some Consideration On Knowledge Management Implication On Organization’s Competitiveness

Publié en ligne: 23 sept. 2015

Pages: 41 - 46

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aucts-2015-0024

Mots clésknowledge management, knowledge life-cycle, competitiveness

© Draghici Anca et al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
knowledge management, knowledge life-cycle, competitiveness