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Costs and Benefits in Knowledge Management in Czech Enterprises

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New approaches in management are based on knowledge. Knowledge becomes the most significant form of capital of enterprises. Companies need to appraise costs and benefits when introducing knowledge management.

The aim of this paper is to present one of the possible solution of the given problem in the Czech Republic.

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Maresova, P., Hedvicakova, M. (2010). Costs and Benefits in Knowledge Management in Czech Enterprises. In: Sobh, T. (eds) Innovations and Advances in Computer Sciences and Engineering. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3658-2_76

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