Managing Knowledge in Romanian KIBS during the COVID-19 Pandemic

KIBS are increasingly important organizations for ensuring sustainable development. Their core asset is knowledge, manifested in many ways and managed in a complex manner, sometimes jointly with clients. Like other organizations, KIBS companies have been greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. At...

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Published in:Knowledge 2023-01, Vol.3 (1), p.18-39
Main Authors: Zbuchea, Alexandra, Dinu, Elena, Iliescu, Andra-Nicoleta, Stăneiu, Roxana-Maria, Salageanu (Șoldan), Bianca-Roxana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cooperation
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Digital technology
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Innovations
KIBS
Knowledge management
knowledge management in KIBS
Medical research
Pandemics
R&D
Research & development
Research & development expenditures
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Summary:KIBS are increasingly important organizations for ensuring sustainable development. Their core asset is knowledge, manifested in many ways and managed in a complex manner, sometimes jointly with clients. Like other organizations, KIBS companies have been greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, they could provide support to their customers to better cope with the challenges associated with the pandemic. Therefore, the present paper investigates how Romanian KIBS coped with the pandemic by developing 16 interviews with key persons from four different organizations, covering a range of specializations (technical, professional, and creative). The purpose of the present study is to identify the challenges for knowledge management caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and how the pandemic influenced knowledge management performance within Romanian KIBS. The investigation reveals that the pandemic was an opportunity for organizational development and adopting more formal knowledge management practices, as well as for developing the digital profile of companies.
ISSN:2673-9585
2673-9585
DOI:10.3390/knowledge3010002