Dr. Joanna Paliszkiewicz

Dr. Joanna Paliszkiewicz was employed as an assistant professor at the Technical University of Czestochowa, Poland after completing her master’s degree in 1999. At the time, her main topic of research was intellectual capital. In 2004 she earned her PhD. Her multiple research writings were published in scholarly outlets including a book entitled “Development of organization by management of intellectual capital”.  In 2006 she moved from Czestochowa to Warsaw to start employment at Warsaw University of Life Sciences where she was conducting research in the area of knowledge management. In 2009 she earned her habilitation degree. As a result, she published her research in the form of articles and the book entitled “Knowledge management in small and medium enterprises – concept of estimating and models”. In 2011 she was promoted to the rank of  professor at Warsaw University of Life Sciences. Her research in the area of trust management began after 2009.

Dr. Paliszkiewicz was the recipient of a research project grant supported by the Polish Ministry of Sciences and Higher Education.  Her research work on this grant appeared in the 2013 book “Trust in management” and other scholarly publishing outlets.  She was taking part in different research projects usually as the leader. In addition to acquiring her research experience in Poland,  she was a part of many scholarship endeavors in Ireland, Egypt, Slovakia, Hungary, Georgia, Serbia, USA, Taiwan. She was actively involved in participating and presenting research results at international conferences.

Currently, Dr. J. Paliszkiewicz serves as the deputy editor in chief of the international journal, Management and Production Engineering Review and editor of Issues in Information Systems.  In addition, she serves as a member of editorial board of several reputable and high impact international journals such Expert System with Application and the Journal of Computer Information Systems. Dr. Paliszkiewicz has successfully supervised Ph.D. students leading them to completion of their degrees.  She has also served as an external reviewer for several Ph.D. students including a one in the University of Vaasa in Finland in 2011.  She is actively involved in participating in scientific committees of many international conferences.  She was chair of the scientific committee of International Farm Management Congress IFMA 19, which was held in July 2013 at Warsaw University of Life Sciences.

In many publications, researchers have confirmed that the source of innovation is the proper knowledge management. Knowledge is a crucial resource that enables organizations to develop and learn. It plays a critical role in efficiency, competitiveness, and productivity of organizations. The purpose of the presentation will be to show the new trends in the area of knowledge management and innovation on the basis of the literature review. The importance of knowledge management in science and its role in enhancing innovation will be emphasized and the new directions of research will be indicated.