Promoting knowledge transfer to Czech SMEs: the role of human resource development in increasing absorptive capacity

Švarcová, Jena; Pollard, David

dc.title	Promoting knowledge transfer to Czech SMEs: the role of human resource development in increasing absorptive capacity	en
dc.contributor.author	Švarcová, Jena
dc.contributor.author	Pollard, David
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
dc.identifier.issn	1476-1297 Scopus Sources, Sherpa/RoMEO, JCR
dc.date.issued	2009
utb.relation.volume	8
utb.relation.issue	4
dc.citation.spage	499
dc.citation.epage	515
dc.type	article
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Inderscience Publishers	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1504/IJESB.2009.025695
dc.relation.uri	http://www.inderscience.com/offer.php?id=25695
dc.relation.uri	http://eiba2008.ttu.ee/public/Papers/116.pdf
dc.subject	transfer znalostí	cs
dc.subject	rozvoj lidských zdrojů	cs
dc.subject	absorpční kapacita	cs
dc.subject	malé a střední podniky	cs
dc.subject	Česká republika	cs
dc.subject	knowledge transfer	en
dc.subject	human resource development	en
dc.subject	absorptive capacity	en
dc.subject	SMEs	en
dc.subject	Czech Republic	en
dc.description.abstract	Článek uvádí první výsledky výzkumného projektu, který byl zaměřen na priority rozvoje lidských zdrojů v malých a středních firmách, aby umožnil manažerům identifikovat, transferovat a zavádět nové znalosti, získané z externích zdrojů. Studie identifikuje významné rozdíly mezi prioritami vymezenými manažery a preferencemi zaměstnanců. Závěry ukazují, že firmy by měly při řízení transferu znalostí zohledňovat nejen vlastní cíle, ale i jak motivační faktory svých zaměstnanců	cs
dc.description.abstract	This paper reports the initial results of a research project which investigates the priorities for HRD in SMEs to enable managers to identify, transfer, assess and implement new knowledge gained through access to external sources. The study identifies significant differences between HRD priorities identified by management and the preferences of employees and potential employees in the form of undergraduate business students. The conclusions indicate that firms should consider the importance of both their own and employees? motivational factors in managing knowledge transfer mechanisms.	en
utb.faculty	Faculty of Management and Economics
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10563/1000065
utb.identifier.rivid	RIV/70883521:28120/09:63508617!RIV10-MSM-28120___
utb.identifier.obdid	43859581
utb.identifier.scopus	2-s2.0-66749162053
utb.source	j-riv
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Švarcová, Jena
utb.fulltext.affiliation	David Pollard Leeds Metropolitan University Headingley Campus, Leeds LS6 3QL, UK Phone: +44 113 812 6580 Fax: +44 113 812 6500 E-Mail: D.J.Pollard@Leedsmet.ac.uk and Jená Švarcová Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Mostní 5139, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic Phone: +420 576 032 092; Fax: +420 576 032 262 E-mail: svarcova@fame.utb.cz
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