Corporate knowledge in university management

The paper discusses the role of corporate knowledge in higher education institutions management. The author presents the results of original research entitled Corporate Knowledge in University Management. The research was conducted at the universities of Belgorod, Voronezh and Kursk regions in order to assess the attitude of current university actors towards the need for corporate knowledge to be constructed. The respondents demonstrated the lack of understanding of corporate knowledge; the latter was ineffectively disseminated in educational organizations. Besides, the modalities regarding corporate knowledge management at the university were distorted. This deformation was of the bureaucratic nature and resulted from the extensive formalities of the academic process. Different groups of respondents (experts and administrators) think that further development of the university’s corporate knowledge will be possible if this knowledge is systematized. In conclusion, the author presents the long-term objectives of future research in this regard and provides recommendations for the use of corporate knowledge at the university.