O papel da liderança na gestão do conhecimento para a inovação organizacional

Abstract

In this second decade of the twenty-first century, it is notorious that knowledge management plays an essential role in the organizational environment. It can be said that knowledge management is a way for companies to seek a competitive differential, taking knowledge as the central element for transformation and corporate innovation – and this is only possible if there is the participation of well-trained and well-qualified employees, through an advisory and democratic leadership. The present monograph analyzes, from the point of view of Knowledge Management, three classic cases of organizations, institutes and groups that through the sharing of information and knowledge have managed to achieve extraordinary results that have changed the course of history conquering differentials of extreme importance for maintenance and innovation of their work, products and services. These three cases, taken from the book by the Italian author Domenico de Masi, "A emoção e a regra – os grupos criativos na Europa de 1850 a 1950", when reviewed from the viewpoint of Knowledge Management, clearly demonstrate the importance of Leadership and shared of information and ideas that provide essential insights for current organizations that are interested in improving their actions for achieving knowledge management and demonstrate how it can be transformed in organizational innovation. The cases that have been analyzed are: “O Círculo Matemático de Palermo”, “O Círculo Filosófico de Viena” e a “Casa Thonet”. It concludes by pointing out the ways in which idealization and collective work can be used to efficiently and strategically link People Management and Information and Knowledge Management, by creating an innovative culture based on advisory and democratic leadership and in the accession of teamwork.