Knowledge Management as a Condition of Business Activity: a Comparative Research in the Context of Small and Medium Enterprises of Latvia and Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

The aim of the project is to create a comparative study by the processing of data and by its analysis. Project activities will be carried out in Latvia (Latgale region) and Germany (Mecklenburg-Western-Pomerania). The project subject: knowledge management in German and Latvian small and medium enterprises.

The results will provide an opportunity to compare aspects of knowledge management in German and Latvian enterprises. Taking into consideration the insufficient understanding and application of knowledge management in small and medium enterprises in Latvia, the experience of German enterprises in applying the opportunities of knowledge management will be proved as very useful. Within the project, conclusions and suggestions for small and medium enterprises in their topical aspects will be elaborated and provided. That is also the aim of this project: to investigate the opportunities of knowledge management in the development of small and medium enterprises by facilitating synergy of education and entrepreneurship. The target audience of this project are small and medium enterprise leaders, managers, university academic staff, researchers and students.

Organization of the project and analysis of the research results; organization of the seminar; dissemination of the research results; publicity for the project.

Small and medium enterprise leaders, managers, university academic staff, researchers, students.