Ekonomiczne Problemy Usług (May 2018)
Network organization – functioning of enterprises in the information area
Abstract
The information space is the “place” of the existence / “life” of all the information necessary for the proper functioning of the company. With the development of information technol-ogy, and especially the Internet, every participant in the economic life has practically unlimited opportunities to acquire, but, what is very important, also to provide information that influences his competitive position. Management in contemporary reality is associated with using opportunities and avoiding threats. The key factor for success is time, both in terms of taking it and effects. In a global and dynamic reality, one of the most important challenges is to establish cooperation. The aim is to provide the participating entities the opportunity to make better use of their individual attributes and resources – their own and their partners. The operation of each company is based on information. Each action can be seen in the information view, as an action in the information space. The aim of the article is to present the essence, characteristics and advantages of management in the information space. The aim is also to draw attention to the fact that the effectiveness of a network organization as a group of cooperating entities is strictly dependent on the effectiveness of its func-tioning as a whole and of each of its elements in the information space.
