Vol.5 No 2, 2008 pp. 167- 172
UDC 005.94    339.137.2
STRENGTHENING ENTERPRISES COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF 
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT CONCEPT

Marko Slavković
Faculty of Economics, University of Kragujevac, Serbia

The shifting of business paradigm that begun in 1990s changed the strategic focus of organizations. Key strategic resources, instead of information, became knowledge and in line with that organizations changed their way of achieving competitive advantage. Indeed, the competitiveness of modern organizations is based on consistent knowledge management. Large number of organizations that are leaders in their business at global level begin developing their own knowledge management strategies in order to to maintain adequate competitive advantage. Development and application of knowledge management concept require prior organizational preparation, but bring series of positive effect in terms of performances improvement.
Key words:  Competitiveness, core competence, knowledge management, knowledge management strategies, performances

JAČANJE KONKURENTNOSTI PREDUZEĆA
KROZ RAZVOJ KONCEPTA UPRAVLJANJA ZNANJEM
Promena paradigme poslovanja koja je počela od 90-tih godina prošlog veka dovela je do pomeranja strategijskog fokusa organizacija. Ključni strateški resurs, umesto informacija, postaje znanje, a u skladu sa tim menja se i način na koji preduzeća ostvaruju konkurentsku prednost. Zapravo, konkurentnost savremenih organizacija zasnovana je na konzistentnom upravljanju znanjem. Shodno tome, veliki broj preduzeća koja su lideri u svojim delatnostima na globalnom nivou počinju da razvijaju sopstvene strategije  upravljanja znanjem kako bi na adekvatan  način održavali konkurentsku poziciju. Razvoj i primena koncepta upravljanja znanjem  podrazumevaju prethodnu pripremu organizacije, ali donose i niz pozitivnih efekata u vidu poboljšanja performansi.
Ključne reči:  konkurentnost, suštinska kompetentnost, upravljanje znanjem, strategije upravljanja znanjem, performanse