Theoretical Framework of Organizational Intelligence: A Managerial Approach to Promote Renewable Energy in Rural Economies

Nicolae Istudor, Minodora Ursacescu, Cleopatra Sendroiu and Ioan Radu
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Nicolae Istudor: Faculty of Agro-Food and Environmental Economics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 6 Romana Square, Bucharest 010374, Romania
Ioan Radu: Faculty of Management, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 6 Romana Square, Bucharest 010374, Romania

Energies, 2016, vol. 9, issue 8, 1-20

Abstract: The companies involved in the energy sector must reinvent themselves to be innovative and adaptable to contemporary environmental changes. The promotion of renewable energy in rural communities is a great challenge for these companies. They should focus on improving the environment scanning actions and the knowledge management (KM) system and enhancing the collective intelligence to avoid the loss of information, to foster innovation, and to maintain a competitive advantage. To achieve these goals, energy companies require appropriate management tools and practices. The purpose of this study is to propose a theoretical framework of organizational intelligence (OI) supported by a cross-perspective analysis of various aspects: economic intelligence (EI) and KM practices, entropy processes, and organizational enablers. A pilot investigation for testing the framework in the case of Transelectrica S.A. has been elaborated. The findings reveal that the elements of the OI framework are embedded in Transelectrica’s system and they need to be further developed. As an intelligent company acting in the Romanian energy market, Transelectrica has a higher potential to promote projects in the renewable energy sector. The main conclusion highlights that OI is a multidimensional construct that provides the organization the ability to deal with environmental challenges in a “new economy”.

Keywords: economic intelligence; knowledge management; organizational intelligence; renewable energy; entropy process; organizational innovation; business strategy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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