LEADERS AND LEADERSHIP IN THE CONTEXT OF ORGANIZATIONS ADJUSTMENT TO THE NEXT WAVE - KNOWLEDGE BASED ECONOMY

Present leaders face the clear need for defining the new organizational internal and external coordinates, but also the manner in which they could manage this special resource that is represented by individual and organizational knowledge. The leaders are aware of the knowledge importance over the organization's performances and evolution. They understand the need for stimulating the getting, learning, sharing and use of the best organizational practices. We talk about their extensive and intensive use, offering, at the same time, the possibility for all the employees to intervene and enrich their structure and content. Within the new economic environment, it is necessary for leaders to be able to create a trusting climate, as fundamental premise for knowledge based leadership effectiveness. The organization's results depend, more and more, on the employees' commitment and the way in which the organizational vision is internalized by most part of the personnel.