Unlocking the Catalysts for Organizational Development Program Success: A Case Study of Knowledge Management Challenges in an International Context

• Authors: Martina Lučkaničová , Victor Oltra

Title variants

PL

Uwolnienie czynników sukcesu programu rozwoju organizacyjnego: analiza przypadku dla wyzwań w zarządzaniu wiedzą w kontekście międzynarodowym

• Languages of publication: EN PL

Abstracts

EN

This article explores Knowledge Management (KM) and Knowledge Sharing (KS) challenges in the context of an Organizational Development (OD) program. Our research questions are: How can OD program effectiveness be enhanced from a KM perspective? What are the key KS challenges that must be tackled to foster an OD program? We identify four KM domains (planning, people, processes and IT tools) and relate them to KS challenges (awareness of knowledge needs, involvement and trust, evolution of organizational routines, and IT support). Through an in-depth case study analysis, we advance understanding of key KM challenges in the context of OD programs, and pose relevant managerial implications.

PL

Niniejszy tekst poświęcony jest wyzwaniom dotyczącym zarządzania wiedzą (ZW) oraz dzielenia się nią (DW) w kontekście programu rozwoju organizacyjnego (RO). Postawione przez nas pytania to: Jak z perspektywy ZW można zwiększyć efektywność programów RO? Z jakimi głównymi wyzwaniami dot. DW trzeba się zmierzyć przy rozwijaniu programu RO? Określamy cztery domeny ZW (planowanie, ludzie, procesy, narzędzia IT) i ich związki z wyzwaniami DW (świadomością potrzeb wiedzy, zaangażowaniem i zaufaniem, ewolucją działań organizacyjnych i wsparciem IT). Poprzez szczegółową analizę przypadku wnosimy wkład w zrozumienie kluczowych wyzwań zarządzania wiedzą w kontekście programów rozwoju organizacyjnego i tworzymy materiał do rozważenia przez kadry menedżerskie.

Keywords

EN

knowledge management ; knowledge sharing ; organizational development ; case study

PL

zarządzanie wiedzą – ZW; dzielenie się wiedzą – DW; rozwój organizacyjny – RO; kształcenie organizacyjne – KO; studium przypadku

• Publisher: Institute of Labor and Social Studies, Warsaw
• Journal: Zarządzanie Zasobami Ludzkimi
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 2014 6(101) Uncertainty in a Flattening World: Challenges for IHRM (Niepewność w płaskim świecie: wyzwania dla międzynarodowego ZZL)
• Pages: 51-66
• Document type: article

Dates

published

2014-12-15

Contributors

author

Martina Lučkaničová

• Arloon – Paradox Team, Valencia, Spain

author

Victor Oltra

• Department of Business Management, Faculty of Economics, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

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Notes

EN

The polish version of this article was published on free CD added to the paper version HRM(ZZL) 2014 6(101); ISSN 1641-0882.

PL

To jest polskie tłumaczenie anglojęzycznego artykułu z numeru 2014 6(101) opublikowane na bezpłatnej płycie CD dołączonej do papierowego wydania numeru 2014 6(101), ISSN 1641-0882.