New Technologies in Consulting Sector: the Paradigm of Agility

• Autorzy: Celina Sołek-Borowska

Warianty tytułu

Nowe technologie w sektorze konsultingowym: paradygmat zwinności

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In order to keep pace with the demands of the ever-changing knowledge economy, organizations must be aware of the knowledge sharing tools that are in use today, customizing the technology to help them maintain a competitive advantage in the global marketplace. Moreover because of the competitive environment the shift is towards agile paradigm. The outcome of this study will enable further under- standing of knowledge sharing in consulting companies and will therefore contribute towards successful implementation of knowledge sharing as part of organizational knowledge sharing culture. The limitations identified were the use of interview as the only form of data collection, since the company did not authorize the collection of documents, the interviews were conducted via Skype®. The findings are based on one case study and the findings are not generalizable. The results of this research may be useful for academics and organizations because they deepen the discussion on knowledge sharing in global teams. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

PL

Nowe technologie; Konsulting; Dzielenie się wiedzą; Zwinne zarządzanie

EN

High-tech; Consulting; Knowledge sharing; Agile management

• Czasopismo: Nowoczesne Systemy Zarządzania
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: 12
• Numer: nr 2
• Strony: 133-146

Twórcy

autor

Celina Sołek-Borowska

• Military University of Technology in Warsaw, Poland

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.37055/nsz/129433