Knowledge management in a modern organisation

Abstract

This paper presents issues relating to knowledge management in a modern organisation and pays special attention to the models of knowledge management as well as the relationship between innovation processes and knowledge development. The main aim of this paper is to present the models of knowledge management in an organisation and the relationship between innovation processes and knowledge development. This paper is based on literature on the subject both by Polish and foreign authors, as well as employs deductive and inductive reasoning. Japanese researchers often refer to the notion of “organisational” creation of knowledge. However, an organisation is not capable of creating knowledge all by itself, i.e. without initiatives undertaken by others and interaction among them. The questions addressed in this paper have proven that issues relating to knowledge management are linked to a number of complex topics, which stems from the complexity of knowledge management itself. The management of modern organisations has become a difficult task, especially in the context of specific challenges to be met in the future. It is necessary to seek new institutional patterns and patterns of managerial behaviour.