Bosini, Maria

2015-09-27T05:56:42Z

https://repository.ihu.edu.gr//xmlui/handle/11544/187

Greek SMEs and the crisis

Dissertations, Academic

Financial crises--Greece

competitiveness

EU

growth

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School of Economics, Business Administration and Legal Studies, Executive MBA

Bosini Maria, 2012, Greek SMEs and the crisis ,Master's Dissertation, International Hellenic University

ABSTRACT...................................................................................................................... 5 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 6 2. LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................ 10 2.1 THE ROLE OF SMEs IN THE ECONOMY ................................................................. 11 2.2 SMEs IN GREECE ....................................................................................................... 12 2.3 SME ESTABLISHMENT ............................................................................................. 14 2.4 ADMINISTRATION TO NEW CONDITIONS MEDIA – GLOBALIZATION .......... 14 ELECTRONIC COMMERCE. ............................................................................................ 14 CONDITIONS TO THE SME GLOBALIZATION ............................................................. 14 TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND THE MOVEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE IN GENERAL ......................................................................................................................... 15 IMPACT ON BUSINESS ................................................................................................... 15 2.5 INHIBITORS FOR GREEK SMEs .............................................................................. 16 2.6 DETERMINANT FACTORS FOR THE PROGRESS OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE IN GREEK SMEs ............................................................................................................... 23 2.7 THE IMPACT OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ON SMEs ......................................... 24 3. METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................. 26 4. DATA ANALYSIS ................................................................................................. 30 4.1 SMEs REACTIONS TO THE CURRENT ECONOMIC SETTING .............................. 31 4.1.1 GREEK SMEs - THE COUNTRY LEVEL ................................................................. 31 4.1.2 FLUCTUANT EU ECONOMIES ............................................................................... 36 ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC SITUATION BY SMEs .................................. 37 EFFECT ON TURNOVER OF SMEs ............................................................................. 37 5. DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS ................................................................................. 39 6. THEORETICAL AND MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS ...................................... 42 7. LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS .................................. 43 8. CONCLUSION – RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................. 44 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................... 47 OTHER SOURCES ......................................................................................................... 48 ELECTRONIC REFERENCES ....................................................................................... 48 APPENDICES ................................................................................................................ 50 APPENDIX I .................................................................................................................. 50 APPENDIX II ................................................................................................................. 53 APPENDIX III ................................................................................................................ 60

Prof. Souitaris, Evangelos

Prof. Andriopoulos, Costas

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