The main purpose of this paper is to empirically analyse the state of knowledge management (KM) practice in one particular region. In order to access the state of Vojvodina firms regarding the applicability of KM program, the Knowledge Management Diagnostic model was applied. Hypotheses based on the specific integrated set of KM were established and statistically tested on a sample of 190 Vojvodina companies from various industries, government institutions and public enterprises. Survey methodology was used with the aim to gather data about KM practice and other related organizational aspects. Our findings show the extent to which individual steps of KM at the whole sample deviate from the maximum value assigned. This survey provides a foundation for practicing engineering managers to position company and recognize the steps of KM that can be improved in order to achieve strategic value and close the gap between the average and maximum value assigned to each step.
Keeping in mind the fact that organizations in the region of Vojvodina are moving from a negotiated to market economy, this study aims to analyze how the dimensions of collaborative climate affect the various activities of knowledge management. The degree to which collaborative climate influences knowledge work is investigated on 190 participants in the region of the Province of Vojvodina (Serbia). Two standardized questionnaires were used to collect data: a knowledge management questionnaire, which included 32 questions, and a collaborative climate questionnaire of 20 questions. To test the hypothesis of the study, the technique used was descriptive statistics, confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation modeling. The results show that only the organizational culture as a dimension of collaborative climate contributes to the explanation of all the activities of knowledge management, except the activity of leaving knowledge, which fails to achieve a statistical relationship with any dimension of collaborative climate. This study provides useful insights for practitioners wanting to improve an organization’s performance and to increase organizational sustainability and learning. It is a useful base to expand further research in a way of better understanding the impact that collaborative climate has on the implementation of knowledge management in a transition towards a knowledge economy.
In the approaching time of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, our planet has undergone dramatic changes, that will leave its mark on all aspects of our life. For this reason, countries around the world have been challenged to reinstate or redefine their national strategies in order to adjust to the requirements of the new age. Policy -makers of today are expected to evaluate each country's readiness to adopt and implement the concepts underlying the Industry 4.0. Analyzing the existing models, it became apparent to the authors and other researchers that there is no suitable model that provides adequate information on the attitude of states towards the criteria of the fourth industrial revolution. For this reason, this paper proposes a new model consisting of 42 quantitative and 8 mixed indicators, 10 of which, directly relate to the characteristics of the new age that is before us. The model has been applied in 17 OECD countries, as it is currently best suited to measure the competitiveness of the most developed countries, which offer the most data within the parameters that describe the characteristics of the smart society of the future. Nevertheless, the authors of the paper believe that the presented model will, very soon, be applicable to a much wider range of countries, and above all, that it will be well suited for measuring the competitiveness of all European countries.
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