ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AS A FACTOR LEANING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT (Kultura organizacyjna jako czynnik wspierajacy rozwijanie wiedzy i doskonalenie kompetencji pracownikow)

The article discusses subject of the organizational culture and understanding the strong role it plays in organizations from the point of view in regard to the human capital management. Basically, culture is comprised of the assumptions, values, norms and tangible signs (artifacts) of organization members and their behaviors. It encourages employees to identify their goals with company goals, promotes knowledge sharing lead to increased competencies and team's effectiveness. The most significant thesis of the article says that organizational culture plays an important role in the process of knowledge management. Main conceptions of corporate culture as understanding, meaning, the most important aspects indicated changes which should be stimulated by transformation of organizational culture and ways of shaping, were shown.