A comparative study of knowledge processes and methods in austrian and Swiss SMEs

Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Information Systems, ECIS 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 704-715

  Fink, Kerstin ^a   Ploder, Christian ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Austria)

Author keywords

Comparative Study; Knowledge Methods in SMEs; Knowledge Processes in SMEs; SMEs

Indexed keywords

AUSTRIA; BUILDING BLOCKES; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; KNOWLEDGE DISTRIBUTION; KNOWLEDGE FRAMEWORKS; KNOWLEDGE IDENTIFICATION; KNOWLEDGE METHODS IN SMES; KNOWLEDGE PROCESS; LARGE BUSINESS; NATIONAL ECONOMY; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; SMES; SURVEY DATA; SWITZERLAND;

HISTORIC PRESERVATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 67249109740     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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