Assessing the relationship between business strategy and knowledge acquisition in Polish Manufacturing Enterprises

• Autorzy: Patalas-Maliszewska J.

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DOI

10.7494/manage.2015.16.2.137

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study analyzes the interplay between the characteristics of business strategy implementations and their interaction with different types of knowledge in the manufacturing enterprise. It is based on a survey and data obtained from 119 Polish manufacturing enterprises. This study is innovative in applying the Group Method of Data Handling to the business context. This article develops a framework of achieving the strategy’s goals in terms of the types of knowledge acquisition in a manufacturing company, and further discusses the research results.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

business strategy; knowledge acquisition; Polish manufacturing companies; GMDH

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwa AGH
• Czasopismo: Managerial Economics
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: Vol. 16, no. 2
• Strony: 137--148
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 25 poz., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Patalas-Maliszewska J.

• University of Zielona Góra, Institute of Computer Science and Production Managemen

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