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Investor Behavior and Composition of Financial Asset Portfolios: An Overview of the Effects of Asset-Related Brand Equity Read chapter Read first chapter

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2. Measuring the Impact of Tacit Knowledge on Individual and Financial Performances: A Field Study in Turkey

Authors : Merve Tarim, Erdem Erzurum, A. Fatih Akçan, Ömer Faruk Gürcan, Halil Zaim, Selim Zaim

Published in: Financial Ecosystem and Strategy in the Digital Era

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Knowledge has become a key factor for business success because of the rapidly changing market conditions and globalization. Tacit Knowledge is a field being researched by many scholars to understand how it could benefit companies. In this chapter, tacit knowledge’s impact on individual and financial performances was measured utilizing data that was generated through a self-administered survey. The questionnaire was distributed to service companies randomly selected from the database of Istanbul Chambers of Commerce.

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Metadata
Title
Measuring the Impact of Tacit Knowledge on Individual and Financial Performances: A Field Study in Turkey
Authors
Merve Tarim
Erdem Erzurum
A. Fatih Akçan
Ömer Faruk Gürcan
Halil Zaim
Selim Zaim
Copyright Year
2021
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Book
Financial Ecosystem and Strategy in the Digital Era

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-72623-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-72624-9

Copyright Year: 2021

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72624-9_2