IRMA-International.org: Creator of Knowledge
Information Resources Management Association
Advancing the Concepts & Practices of Information Resources Management in Modern Organizations

Assessing Knowledge Assets in Renewable Energy SMEs in Scotland: A Methodological Framework

Assessing Knowledge Assets in Renewable Energy SMEs in Scotland: A Methodological Framework
View Sample PDF
Author(s): Antonio Lerro (University of Basilicata, Italy), Giovanni Schiuma (University of Basilicata, Italy), Robert Huggins (University of Wales Institute Cardiff, UK), Daniel Prokop (University of Wales Institute Cardiff, UK)and Maria Weir (Intellectual Assets Centre, UK)
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 10
Source title: Small and Medium Enterprises: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3886-0.ch024

Purchase

View Assessing Knowledge Assets in Renewable Energy SMEs in Scotland: A Methodological Framework on the publisher's website for pricing and purchasing information.

Abstract

This chapter develops a research protocol to identify a domain of organizational knowledge resources and assets within firms and provides the final main insights of a research project managed by the Intellectual Assets Center in Scotland in order to support the adoption of knowledge asset management initiatives for driving innovation and performance improvement of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) operating in the renewable energy sector. The chapter first presents a methodology for valuing organizational knowledge assets within SMEs operating in the renewable energy industry. Then, an exploratory survey with a sample of 58 organizations from the Scottish renewable energy sector is introduced. Finally, the chapter analyses and discusses the main insights about SMEs’ perception and orientation to identifying, measuring, and managing knowledge, and to qualitatively identify a feasible set of knowledge resources and assets potentially driving performance improvement.

Related Content

Rehmat Shah, Rana Yassir Hussain, Hira Irshad. © 2024. 21 pages.
Malik Waqar Ahmed, Haroon Hussain, Hammad Hassan Mirza, Ghulam Ali Bhatti. © 2024. 17 pages.
Burak Nedim Aktaş. © 2024. 23 pages.
Rani Jha, Sidharth Mishra, Avinash Sharma. © 2024. 15 pages.
Tugçe Şimşek, Ahmet Bahadır Şimşek. © 2024. 25 pages.
George Kassar. © 2024. 15 pages.
Andi Cudai Nur, Komal Khalid. © 2024. 19 pages.
Body Bottom