Although many empirical studies do exist on firms’ efficiency and exportability level of manufacturing firms, limited research exists on Clothing and Footwear (CFW) sector, especially in Greece. The CFW sector is a vital sector for Greece and can contribute to the startup of the Greek economy....

The globalization and the global financial crisis provide a new extremely competitive environment for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). During the latest years, the increased number offirms’ default has generated the need of understanding the factors of firms’ default, as SMEs in...

The purpose of the study is to analyze and compare the financial performance of manufacturingfirms of Central and South European, Scandinavian and Balkan countries. In addition, the impactof firm’s productivity on country’s export intensity, foreign direct investments, R&D activity...

The purpose of this article is to study key factors affecting export activity in the Greek manufacturing small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Under this condition the authors focus on four consecutive sectors of Greek economic activity, i.e.: food and beverage (F&B), clothing, machinery, and...