Tacit Knowledge and Emotional Intelligence: the ‘Intangible’ Values of SMEs

In the present economic downturn, with financial assets that may be heavily devalued, the real value of the firm might come in the form of strategies for unleashing the creative and innovative power of the human mind?—?i.e., the development of an emotionally intelligent workforce.

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