Knowledge-Management Styles and Changes in Enterprise Competitiveness

The article considered the impact of the adopted knowledge-management style on the competitiveness of the enterprise. The knowledge-management style was associated with the techniques and methods of learning. The author used a multi-dimensional concept of the knowledge-management style, in which it was identified on the basis of a measurement of the strength of emphasis put on specific methods of learning. Changes in the competitive position and edge reflected the changes in competitiveness.It was concluded that those enterprises which employed strong variants of knowledge-management styles achieved much better gains in competitiveness than those enterprises which used weak variants. Moreover, it was concluded that knowledge-management styles with elements of the traditional style are more effective from the point of view of increasing competitiveness than other knowledge-management styles.