Knowledge management significance and communication complexity in the context of innovative enterprises: Case of Polish newconnect market

Abstract

The main goal of this study is to show how the communication complexity influences the knowledge sharing in the organizational dimension, on the example of the NewConnect market in Poland. This paper presents and investigates the above mentioned topics of showing the importance of different forms of communication in sharing knowledge in innovative enterprises based on the questionnaire that has been conducted in NewConnect market in Poland. The empirical study proved that: (1) there is no correlation between the level of communication management in innovative enterprises, (2) the age of the enterprise level and the significance of knowledge management in innovative enterprises, (3) the age of the enterprise and the level of communication complexity in innovative enterprises. The findings of this research give varied and valuable arguments to managers from each sector in paying much attention to different forms of communication with stakeholders in sharing knowledge. This paper is valuable to academics and practitioners in search of reliable data on the influence of modern and traditional forms of communication on sharing knowledge in innovative enterprises, showing the fulfilment of the gap this type of study in the literature.