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Although the organization members are aware of obvious needs for improvement within the firm, their actual scope of action is centered on the execution of current orders.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The data are cross-sectional and were collected in one organization. Future studies should consider longitudinal designs across multiple organizations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Practical implications<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Based on the findings some suggestions were derived that may help firms facing similar circumstances.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study's findings provide fresh insights into how an established firm tackles the issue of knowledge attrition and its likely implications for the firm's performance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/13673271211246194","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,7,7]],"date-time":"2012-07-07T07:08:32Z","timestamp":1341644912000},"page":"637-649","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":114,"title":["Knowledge management and succession planning in SMEs"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Susanne","family":"Durst","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stefan","family":"Wilhelm","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"140","reference":[{"key":"2026042008265724400_b1","unstructured":"Amelingmeyer, J.\n           and Amelingmeyer, G. 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