Projects as Knowledge Swirls in the Technological Innovation: Romania's Situation Popescul, Daniela Georgescu, Mircea Alcántara Pilar, Juan Miguel Innovation Projects Knowledge flows The present paper uses as research basis a new way of thinking regarding the relation between innovation and knowledge - the Knowledge Flow Percolation Model (KFPM). In this model’s center, human beings are seen as thinking electrons, both consuming and generating knowledge flows. Through the interdependent actions of individuals, knowledge circulates inside organizations, allowing them to innovate in order to obtain competitive advantages. But there is a wide range of barriers which impede the creation and movement of flows in the model grid and consequently, hinder their change into innovation. The solution proposed by this paper as one of the most adequate instruments to make KFPM more spreadable is the project. On this basis, in an empirical study, we try to demonstrate the hypothesis of the positive influence of projects, as knowledge swirls, on the development of innovative skills which will help solving problems in the organization, creating and widening of knowledge and reducing the barriers in knowledge transfer. 2015-02-23T08:11:35Z 2015-02-23T08:11:35Z 2015-02-23 info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject Popescul, D.; Georgescu, M.; Alcántara-Pilar, J.M. Projects as Knowledge Swirls in the Technological Innovation: Romania's Situation. En: 3rd World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (WORLD CIST'15), Azores (Portugal) 1-3 April 2015. [http://hdl.handle.net/10481/34911] http://hdl.handle.net/10481/34911 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess