Information Flow Modeling to Provide Sustainable Cooperation between Educational Institutions and Entrepreneurs

摘要

Just as all educational institutions try to complement and customize their study programs and various training modules to meet current and future demand, managers in various fields constantly have to care for their employees, so it is important to realize that one must learn all the time, continuing to acquire new knowledge and competitive skills. For this reason, the above-mentioned parties and the process of lifelong learning should be seen as inseparable entities in order to create a system ensuring the sustainability of information flow and a stable cooperation in the development of skills and ICT competencies. Technologies play an important role in the knowledge management process. The accessibility of information and knowledge is essential together with a thirst for knowledge, perception skills and practical use of knowledge. The work with knowledge implies creation of content: generation of a new knowledge in order to stimulate the development of innovative processes. The goal of the study is to theoretically substantiate and develop a new experience-based knowledge flow model for adult learning by using the latest in technology, as well as to make recommendations for the improvement of sustainable cooperation between institutions of adult education and micro-/small businesses. This publication analyzes the basics of knowledge storage and management, theoretical principles of knowledge flow modeling and a practical example, an elaborate three-level IT training methodology for small and micro-businesses to raise their competitiveness and productivity. The idea of the study is to understand the current situation and get a new perspective on possible solutions for existing problems, as well as to create and offer a support system for organizing the training process at institutions of adult education in the future. This paper examines knowledge flow models and training methodology. To support entrepreneurs and educational institutions, the influence of different conditions and individual's motivation to follow by strategy (i.e. collaborate with others, share with others and grow a business) is essential. In order to find the most efficient experience sharing technology, it is necessary to analyze different knowledge flow models, which will help to understand what information systems need to be used to reach the set goals. The result of the study is an experience-based theoretical knowledge flow model for more efficient knowledge transfer between educational institutions and micro-/small businesses.