Ewa Stroińska
Public Management, Issue 4 (44), 2018, pp. 373-388
https://doi.org/10.4467/20843968ZP.18.030.9933The publication concerns the specifics of work in a virtual system and knowledge management at selected Higher Universities in Poland. This way of performing duties is becoming more and more popular and even required by cooperators from the near and distant environment. Universities should demonstrate flexibility in this area by adapting their work system to current trends and standards. The aim of the article is to describe some aspects related to the virtual work of academic teachers and the need to apply knowledge management in the long-term functional organization. The adopted hypothesis assumes that there will be intensification of processes related to virtualization of work at universities. The qualitative method was used to collect empirical data in the form of casual interviews. Up to now, interviews with academics have been conducted with three selected Polish universities (Academy of Social Sciences, University of Lodz, School of Finance and Management), overall thirty-seven workers took part in the research. A secondary analysis method was also used, consisting of a review of literature on the subject of national and international scope. The results of the publication are pilot studies, which are a prelude to further research covering both teachers and people managing science and didactic facilities in major voivodship cities in Poland.