Knowledge Safety – Insights from the SME Sector

• Authors: Zięba Małgorzata
• Languages of publication: EN

Keywords

EN

knowledge safety; knowledge loss; small and medium-sized enterprises; case study

• Publisher: Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego
• Journal: Journal of Management and Business Administration. Central Europe
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 78-96

Dates

published

2017-09-15

Contributors

author

Zięba Małgorzata

• Gdansk University of Technology

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Identifiers

DOI

10.7206/jmba.ce.2450-7814.203