Crisis, Innovation and Change Management in Less Developed Local Business Ecosystems: The Case of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace

• Autorzy: Charalambos Vlados , Fotios Katimertzopoulos , Demosthenes Chatzinikolaou , Nikolaos Deniozos , Theodore Koutroukis
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study explores the co-evolutionary triangle of crisis, innovation and change management in less Developed Local Business Ecosystems. Taking as a case study the region of East Macedonia and Thrace - one of the least developed regional socioeconomic business ecosystems in Greece and the EU - this article is trying to find out how the different aspects of this triangle are correlating from the perspective of the SMEs' operating in this ecosystem. To this end, this paper conducted an introductory qualitative field research, finding that there is a significant gap between the predominant scientific view of regional underdevelopment and the perception of the people of everyday business practice. This articles supports, in fact, that this deficient is one of the determining factors of the delayed development for this regional entrepreneurial ecosystem. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Economic crisis; Innovations; Change management; Regional development; Least developed countries; Restructuring; Globalization

PL

Kryzys gospodarczy; Innowacje; Zarządzanie zmianami; Rozwój regionalny; Kraje najsłabiej rozwinięte; Restrukturyzacja; Globalizacja

• Czasopismo: Perspectives of Innovations, Economics and Business
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: 19
• Numer: nr 2
• Strony: 114--140

Twórcy

autor

Charalambos Vlados

• Democritus University of Thrace, Greece

autor

Fotios Katimertzopoulos

• Democritus University of Thrace, Greece

autor

Demosthenes Chatzinikolaou

• Democritus University of Thrace, Greece

autor

Nikolaos Deniozos

• National and Kapodistrian University, Greece

autor

Theodore Koutroukis

• Democritus University of Thrace, Greece

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DOI

10.15208/pieb.2019.7