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The relationship between performance and knowledge management in Romanian SMEs

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  • Ionela Carmen PIRNEA
  • Elena Alexandra CALDARARU

    (Constantin Brancoveanu University of Valcea)

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The purpose of this paper is to identify if there is a relationship between performance and knowledge management in Romanian SMEs and which is the impact of knowledge management on SMEs performance. The study uses survey data from 1723 small and medium enterprises, which have been included in the study by the National Council of Private Small and Medium Enterprises in Romania in 2011. The results show that for most of the Romanian SMEs the concept of knowledge management is unknown. Also we observed that the performance of SMEs who know this concept are much better than those who do not know. This study allows managers and researchers to focus on main effects but leaves little room for understanding how particular resources relate to organizational performance.

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  • Ionela Carmen PIRNEA & Elena Alexandra CALDARARU, 2012. "The relationship between performance and knowledge management in Romanian SMEs," Anale. Seria Stiinte Economice. Timisoara, Faculty of Economics, Tibiscus University in Timisoara, vol. 0, pages 512-517, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:tdt:annals:v:xviii:y:2012:p:512-517
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    Keywords

    performance; knowledge management; new economy; SME;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • L3 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise
    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
    • D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty

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