Vol.8, No 3, 2011 pp. 275 - 286
UDC 005.94
THE ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN DEVELOPING CAPABILITIES FOR INCREASING ENTERPRISE'S ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY
Bojan Krstić, Bojan Petrović
Faculty of Economics, University of Niš, Serbia
Knowledge is a key determinant for an enterprise competitiveness improvement in new economy or knowledge economy. Having this in mind, effectiveness and efficiency in managing this resource are especially important. Because of that, knowledge management system is a special resource. Knowledge management is a basis and a mechanism for the development of knowledge-based capabilities and other knowledge related capabilities, but other capabilities and competences of an enterprise (production, marketing, distributive, innovative and other) as well. The development of knowledge based capabilities and capabilities related to efficient and effective knowledge exploitation is important for increasing an enterprise's absorptive capacity. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to analyze the role and significance of knowledge management in the development of different capabilities, as they influence the increase of an enterprise's absorptive capacity. The importance of this research is reflected in the fact that the absorptive capacity affects an enterprise's innovativeness, and at the same time has an impact on maintaining and improving its competitive position.
Key Words: knowledge, management, capabilities, absorptive capacity, competitiveness
ULOGA UPRAVLJANJA ZNANJEM U RAZVOJU SPOSOBNOSTI ZA UVEĆANJE APSORPCIONOG KAPACITETA PREDUZEĆA
Znanje je ključna determinanta za unapređenje konkurentnosti preduzeća u novoj ekonomiji ili ekonomiji znanja. Imajući to u vidu, posebno se ističe efektivnost i efikasnost u upravljanju ovim resursom. Sistem za upravljanje znanjem je zbog toga poseban resurs. Upravljanje znanjem je osnova i mezahizam za razvoj sposobnosti koje su bazirane na znanju i sposobnosti u vezi znanja, ali i drugih sposobnosti i kompetentnosti preduzeća (proizvodnih, marketinških, distributivnih, inovacionih i dr.). Razvijanje sposobnosti baziranih na znanju, i onih u vezi efikasne i efektivne upotrebe znanja, je važno za uvećanje apsorbcionog kapaciteta preduzeća. Stoga je cilj ovog rada pronanalizirati ulogu upravljanja znanjem u razvoju različitih sposobnosti jer su one od uticaja na uvećanje apsorbicionog kapaciteta preduzeća. Značaj ovog istraživanja ogleda se u tome što apsorbcioni kapacitet utiče na inovativnost preduzeća, a samim tim na održavanje i unapređenje njegove konkurentske pozicije.
Ključne reči: znanje, upravljanje, sposobnosti, apsorpcioni kapacitet preduzeća, konkurentnost
