| Abstract [eng] |
In the knowledge era, in the changing dynamic environment, knowledge and innovation are the dominant resources. The complexity of innovation has been increased by growth in the amount of knowledge available to organizations as a basis for innovation (du Plessis, 2007). An analysis of basic research fields (knowledge, knowledge management, innovation and their interaction) has confirmed that knowledge management and innovation are analyzed in the number of studies (Swa et al., 1999; Quintane et al., 2011; Darroch, McNaughton, 2002; Darroch, 2005; Xu et al., 2010; Delgado-Verde et al., 2011; Akram et al., 2011; Koch, 2011), but no clear interaction among all organizational factors that influence innovations are identified. However, it could be assumed that the efficient management of productive knowledge stimulates innovation development in organizations (Darroch, 2005). It should be noted that the organizational factors which could affect the innovative activities are not clearly indicated in the literature. This paper presents a theoretical analysis of knowledge management and innovation interaction, and the organizational factors that influence the development of innovations in an organization. |
