Małgorzata Zięba
Gdańsk Universiy of Technology

Krzysztof Zięba
Gdańsk University of Technology

The absorption of external knowledge by Pomeranian SMEs - research results

In this article there are presented the issues connected with external knowledge absorption by SMEs from the Pomeranian Voivodeship. In the first section, a short review on knowledge and its importance for SMEs is presented, in the second – the factors determining the increase of demand for consulting services in SMEs are discussed, in the next one potential influence of using consulting services on SMEs functioning is described and finally, in the last part, the results of research are presented.