01199nas a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653001700058653002300075653001400098653001100112100003000123245008200153300001000235490000700245520077700252       2016                            d  cSummer 201610acompetencies10aMaritime terrorism10aresources10askills1 aAneta Nowakowska-Krystman00aMaritime Piracy as a Form of Organized Crime: A Strategic Management Approach  a41-530 v153 aThe features of successful criminal organizations, including maritime piracy organizations, seem to be consistent with those that have been observed in business organizations. Research has proved that the sources of advantage and value creation in business organizations are intangible factors, including leadership, obsession for action, and creativity, among others. The idea behind this presentation of maritime piracy is based on the theory of the resources, skills and competencies of strategic management. According to the classification which has been adopted, it has been observed that the success factors of maritime piracy are: skill capital, innovative capital, and client capital. The observations were made using office-based research and a diagnostic survey.