1. Do you know your knowledge is at risk? –
How to sustain success in SMEs?
Date: 24 September 2013 (Tuesday), 7:00-8:00pm
Venue: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Fee: HK$200 (regular); FREE for KMIRC Members
Registration:
Online Registration: http://kmirc.ise.polyu.edu.hk/events.php
For enquiries, please contact Miss Autumn Lin
Email: qiu.lin@polyu.edu.hk Tel: 3400 3158
Speaker’s Profile
Dr. Susanne Durst is a researcher at the School of Technology and
Society at University of Skövde (Sweden) and Assistant Professor of
International Management at the Institute for Entrepreneurship of
University of Liechtenstein (Principality of Liechtenstein). Before
joining academia, she had worked in different positions with private
enterprises in different industries. Her research interests include small
business management, SME succession/transfers, knowledge
management, intellectual capital (risk) management and corporate
governance. Her work has received several awards, including the
Transeo Academic Award in 2012. She has a PhD from University of
Paris XI (France) and holds a Master in Finance from University of
Skövde.
Abstract
The aging workforce will soon lead to massive number of retirements in SMEs that can’t
be compensated for by the smaller number of succeeding individuals. On the other hand,
knowledge is viewed as the key resource that needs to be developed and stay competitive.
Consequently, SMEs need to find ways to cope with the demographic challenge and its
possible consequences in order to stamp the pending loss to their knowledge repository. If
they fail to address this challenge, their knowledge stock is especially vulnerable when
critical staff leaves. This talk by Susanne Durst will address the above challenge and more
in detail.
Speaker: Dr. Susanne Durst
Assistant Professor, University of Liechtenstein
Researcher, School of Technology and Society, University of Skövde (Sweden)