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The paper is devoted to analyze the role of IT in managing knowledge in organization. Organizational structure is presented as a factor through which IT influences knowledge management and facilitates its better usability in organization. Empirical studies concerning this topic are presented. First part of studies describes how the organic-type organizational structure influences knowledge management in organization. Then, second part is devoted to analyze IT as a factor facilitating reorganization into more organic-type organizational structure. Conclusion of the paper is that IT influences organization ability to reorganize into organic-type structure and because of that IT can be perceived as a factor affecting knowledge management in organization also in indirect way.
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Tworek, K., Walecka-Jankowska, K., Martan, J. (2016). Information Technology as an Indirect Factor Supporting Knowledge Management in Organization—Mediating Role of Organizational Structure. In: Świątek, J., Borzemski, L., Grzech, A., Wilimowska, Z. (eds) Information Systems Architecture and Technology: Proceedings of 36th International Conference on Information Systems Architecture and Technology – ISAT 2015 – Part III. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 431. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28564-1_10
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