STUDYING THE ADOPTION OF A KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT TOOL WITHIN GERMAN AND POLISH MANUFACTURING COMPANIES: AN EMPIRICAL CASE STUDY

Abstract

This article elaborates on the influence of motivational factors for workers in a manufacturing company in the context of the use of a knowledge management tool and is based on data obtained from 85 Polish and German Manufacturing Companies from the cross-border cooperation region of Lubuskie/Poland-Brandenburg/Germany. This is followed by a discussion of the results of empirical studies and of the supporting literature.

Keywords

• knowledge management tool adoption
• Polish and German manufacturing companies
• case study