The research findings are presented according to the following categories: knowledge importance in management process, innovation as a result of knowledge use, knowledge as a determinant of management process efficiency, information as a key knowledge factor, use of management methods as knowledge increasing tools, demand for knowledge, investments as tools for creation of future knowledge sources, strategic aims. Two challenges for West Pomeranian enterprises arise from the analyzed material - a necessity for management systems improvement and an intensification of research implementation activities.
The research findings are presented according to the following categories: knowledge importance in management process, innovation as a result of knowledge use, knowledge as a determinant of management process efficiency, information as a key knowledge factor, use of management methods as knowledge increasing tools, demand for knowledge, investments as tools for creation of future knowledge sources, strategic aims. Two challenges for West Pomeranian enterprises arise from the analyzed material - a necessity for management systems improvement and an intensification of research implementation activities.
According to M. E. Porter competitive advantage is more and more attributed to innovativeness capability. Unfortunately, results of innovativeness analysis of Polish enterprises confirm their low and even decreasing innovativeness level. This 'status quo' is the result of attitudes and strategic choices made by management, lack of branch institutes and a low degree of cooperation between entrepreneurs and academic environment
The article attempts to summarize academic output in the area of organizational learning, emphasizing the need of intentional management of this process in organizations. The authors present selected classifications of organizational learning theory, as well as other research problems formulated by different scientific disciplines.