Knowledge management and impact on governance of Romanian universities

The purpose of this paper is to describe the relationship between governance and knowledge management in a Romanian university, paying attention to the ways in which the notions of knowledge, constructions of the role of governing councils and shared understandings about performance in committee roles, might impact on the university's future success. The paper illustrates that effective governance and strategic success are dependent on appropriate knowledge manipulation activities. The authors conclude that in the case example, the types of knowledge targeted are narrow and committee members are focused on processes that do not effectively enable the creation or transfer of knowledge. This is a single case study and further research would be required in order to confirm the exploratory findings. An important shift in improving effective knowledge strategies in the organization will involve the re conceptualization of the role of knowledge in the university. The paper begins to unravel the practical issues that constrain the role of university, some aspects concerning the higher education in Romania.