АbstractThe purpose of this article is the analysis of leading European research in the fi eld of knowledge visualization from the point of view of the accumulated theoretical base, practice of application, problems, and trends.The need for digital business transformation for survival in the era of high-speed, mobile intelligent applications and big data has become apparent. However, understanding and interpretation of information can be performed only by humans. Modern managers cope with information "explosion" through visualization. Visualization helps them to understand, to compress and to demonstrate the ocean of numbers, words, and ideas. The number of works devoted to the theme of visualization is growing every year. There are numerous studies on the visualization of networks and relationships, and visualization of communication with a consumer. Fewer articles have been devoted to the visualization of knowledge in the implementation of business practices. At the same time, scientists are examining 1 This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation MODELING OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS BUSINESS INFORMATICS No. 3(41) -2017 8 one specifi c area of application of visualization and only a few contribute to the theory of the subject and study it in a versatile manner. The latter include the works of researchers from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland), which we call in this article the St. Gallen School.We propose systematization of the following basic stages of research formation of the aforementioned School: 1) the preliminary stage, 2) the stage of empirical data accumulation, and 3) the stage of theory development. The School's contribution to the theory and practice of management was analyzed. Its contribution to theory includes the classifi cation of visualization techniques, a description of visualization use in business, the development of the boundary objects theory, as well as a detailed description of experimental studies. Contribution to business practices means implementation of educational projects and the development of new visual models. The fragmented nature of research is identifi ed: theoretical work is focused on how several visual models infl uence the implementation of certain business practices; empirical work often describes consulting projects, but do not provide an understanding of how to apply visualization techniques when there is no researcher-consultant.Based on our analysis of the literature, we demonstrate that the major trend in information processing is focus on knowledge representation based on data, not data as such. The challenging areas related to applied research methods are highlighted as follows: lack of consistency, and lack of distinction between the concepts of "data visualization" and "knowledge visualization". Thus, there is a need to distinguish visualization of knowledge in a separate area of study.
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop the model of knowledge management influence on company performance for further empirical testing of the links between knowledge management practices and processes and organizational performance. Design/methodology/approach This study establishes a model for comprehensive analysis of knowledge management’s influence on performance and describes the preliminary results gained from the experience of 120 Russian companies. For further testing structural equation modelling and the partial least squares methods are proposed. Findings The results of the literature review justify the importance of the study conducting this study in the field of knowledge management and its connection to organizational performance in the developing market of Russia. A theoretical model for future empirical testing is provided and methods suggested for further data analysis and interpretation. The preliminary conclusions are discussed. Research limitations/implications The focus on Russian firms limits the generalizability of the results. The non-response bias is also taken into account for further study. Practical implications This pilot study outlines the importance of knowledge management practices and processes for firm performance. The preliminary results will be interesting both for researchers and practitioners in the countries with the developing economies. The final results will provide new insights in understanding and formalizing the portrait of a typical Russian company with regards to knowledge management policies. Originality/value Few studies have been published on the knowledge management process within the Russian context. This study is expected to encourage future studies in this field. The present paper fills an important gap in the extant literature by conceptualizing the model for knowledge management performance analysis and proposes empirical testing of the relationship between knowledge management and firm performance in the context of a developing country that will be presented later as the direction for future study. This study is one of the first ever to study these relationships within the Russian context.
Agile-подход к управлению человеческими ресурсами (УЧР) является принципиально новым, недостаточно изученным направлением в практике менеджмента, о чем свидетельствует небольшое количество работ по данной проблематике в научной и бизнес-литературе. В статье отражены результаты исследования проблем управления человеческими ресурсами в двух ИТ-компаниях, внедряющих этот подход в управление проектами. В процессе исследования с представителями компаний были проведены глубинные интервью, которые базировались на AMO-модели УЧР (Ability-Motivation-Opportunity Model). Обобщенные выводы сделаны на основании метода наблюдения. Исследование показало, что сложности при переходе на гибкие способы управления порождены преобладанием технократического подхода по сравнению с социально-психологическим, а также наличием противоречия между административными и содержательными функциями управления человеческими ресурсами в компании, их рассредоточенностью между УЧР-специалистами и менеджерами проектов. Ключевые слова: управление человеческими ресурсами, гибкие технологии, agileподход к управлению человеческими ресурсами, технократический подход.
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