Innovation and entrepreneurship: their role in the development of small-medium enterprises

Abstract

The main objective of this thesis is to examine the viability, competitiveness, and extroversion of innovative small and medium-sized enterprises in the Greek economy. More specifically, the thesis presents the development and empirical application of a conceptual framework for the assessment of the business model innovation of small and medium-sized enterprises, while examining the influence of organizational design as the main driver of business excellence. In this context, it is possible to analyze the mediating role of the business model innovation between organizational design and business excellence.The development of the proposed framework is supported by the current literature and is one of the first attempts to link and analyze the above-mentioned concepts. In addition, given the lack of relevant research efforts, an important novelty of the dissertation is the empirical application of the conceptual framework to a sample of Greek small and medium-sized enterprises. This sampl ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/42616
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/42616
ND
42616
Alternative title
Καινοτομία και επιχειρηματικότητα: ο ρόλος στην ανάπτυξη των μικρομεσαίων επιχειρήσεων
Author
Valvi, Theodora (Father's name: Eleftherios)
Date
2017
Degree Grantor
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Committee members
Βλιάμος Σπυρίδων
Κομνηνός Νικόλαος
Γρηγορούδης Ευάγγελος
Ζοπουνίδης Κωνσταντίνος
Γκότσης Γεώργιος
Γκωλέτσης Γεώργιος
Κίτσιος Φώτιος
Discipline
Social SciencesEconomics and Business
Keywords
Innovation; Entrepreneurship; Business model innovation
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
207 σ., tbls., fig., ch.
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