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Title:
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SME INFORMATION SHARING IN EMERGING ECONOMIES |
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Author(s):
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M E Burke |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-79-9 |
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Editors:
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Miguel Baptista Nunes, Pedro Isaías and Philip Powell |
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Year:
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2009 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Knowledge Management, SME, Information Sharing, Emerging Economies |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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381 |
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Last Page:
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386 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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One of the new factors in Eastern European countries (and there is an acknowledgement that this aspect is inherent in
other countries too) is this concept of freely sharing information i.e. the concept of what is known in KM literature of
Knowledge Sharing. Sharing only takes place where there is trust and where there is a shared feeling of ownership of
goals. The reasons behind the tendency to share are based on the kind of interpersonal relations between co- workers
inherent within the organization and the effects of social relationships within organizational teams. Strengthening the
social relationships between individuals in the team is crucial in motivating team members to share knowledge.New
research is currently investigating the concept of sharing social relationships and one of the aims of the project is to
investigate the barriers to sharing information in a particular type of business - that of the small to medium sized
enterprises (the SME) in order to form a comparative study. The results of the study will be used to from a model of
information sharing best practice for SME who are setting up or using KM systems. The work will examine the barriers
to sharing in two newly emerging economies (Poland and Hungary) and one relatively established economy (the UK). At
the time of writing the work is ongoing with the initial Polish study completed. |
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