29 research outputs found
The Corporate Identity through the CSR's Paths
No full textAbstractThe purpose of this paper is about how the policies, which have been adopted by CSR's factors, affect the identity of a corporation, the sensitivities of the organizations upon social matters, the critical decisions of the management regarding social matters, how those can be a significant advantage for the market and in the same time how CSR affect's the corporate identity after its implementation, how the corporate identity is formulating through the strategic decision who are irrelevant with the CSR's policies, in sales, the profitability and the liquidity, the impact on the strategic planning and how the stakeholder engagement affect the identity of an organization. We have to find from which point the CSR strategies, which have been adopted from an organization, is not just a Public Relationship matter, but also infiltrates into the basic construction and initiates changes that affect the culture and in the end, change or formulate the identity of the same corporation
The Effects in the Structure of an Organization through the Implementation of Policies from Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
No full textAbstractThe purpose of this paper is about how the policies, which have been adopted by CSR's factors, affect the structure of an organization, the dedication of the personnel, the sensitivities of the organizations upon social matters, the critical decisions of the management, how they can be a significant advantage for the market and how affect's the competition after the implementation of CSR's strategies, how affect's the sales, the profitability and the liquidity, the impact on the strategic planning and how the stakeholder engagement affect this planning, public relations and communications. We have to find from which point the CSR strategies, which have been adopted from an organization, is not just a Public Relationship matter, but infiltrates in the basic construction and initiates changes that affect the culture and the functionality of the organization
Entrepreneurship and SME's Organizational Structure. Elements of a Successful Business
No full textAbstractTheories developed about Entrepreneur and SME highlight the important role of certain factors like business size, market share, management and ownership, data relating to the survival and competitiveness of sme, potential fundraising, sales, profitability and liquidity, lack of skilled personnel in the industry, distribution channels data and market information, barriers to entry in certain markets, changes taking place in markets, birth of niche markets, operation in a niche, closed or protected local or regional market, data on acquisition of a business, use of innovation or new technologies, organizational structure, customers, suppliers, creditors and relationship with public institutions and policies, lack of confidence in external consultants, resources control, networking and clustering. Factors affecting business size of sme, such as characteristics of entrepreneur, characteristics of enterprise, management strategies, and external environment's influence, constitute elements of a successful or non-successful business
Corporate Social Responsibility in SMEs and MNEs. The Different Strategic Decision Making
No full textAbstractThe purpose of this paper is about how the strategic decisions are affected by CSR's factors, how different are the strategies that are being adopted by the SMEs compared to the MNEs. The SMEs represent a major share of economic value creation worldwide, and differ substantially from MNEs in terms of organizational characteristics, behavioral guiding principles, financial and human resources. The literature mainly is focusing on how large multinational corporations (MNEs) can address to environmental and social problems that arise globally. How the largest multinational enterprises (MNEs) engage Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in their (inclusive) business strategies, either as suppliers, distributors, customers, innovators or as a target of their CSR policies are searchable. We notice that SMEs possess several organizational characteristics that are favorable for promoting the implementation of CSR related practices. In the contrast, the MNEs possess several characteristics that are favorable for promoting external communication and reporting about CSR, but at the same time constrain the internal implementation. Topics, such as how different is the dedication of the personnel, the sensitivities of the enterprises upon social matters, the critical decisions of the management between SMEs and MNEs, and how the stakeholder engagement affect this strategic decision making are discussed hereafter
The Determinants of the Market. The Case of the Greek Agribusiness Sector
No full textAbstractGreece is a traditional agricultural country and has an important primary sector, mainly characterized by family farms. The major structural problems of the Greek agricultural sector are the small size of the holding, the land fragmentation, and the low educational level of human resources in rural areas. As a supplier of the Agribusiness sector, the farm is directly linked to the manufacturing industry. Our main purpose was to discover the conditions prevailing in the Greek Agribusiness Sector and its relationship with the Greek primary sector. The research was conducted in the Greek Agribusiness sector, using the SCP paradigm, in 2012. We found that special and atypical conditions prevail in Greek market, such as the significant heterogeneity of products, the bulk products supply, the existence of heterogeneity in the product sectors, and the special geographical conditions in a large part of Greek territory. We argue that imperfect competition prevails in parts of the Greek market, creating local niche markets, and giving to the local smes the opportunity to do business, to promote and sell their product range. Therefore, we note the existence of fragmentation in Greek market, either product or geographic, and the existence of a multidimensional Greek market reality, which have some specific impacts on the Greek Agribusiness market and thus, on th
Public or Private Telecoms? The Effects of Ownership on Greek Telecommunications Market the Effects of Ownership on Greek Telecommunications Market
No full textAbstractOver the past decades, an evolving global debate was held, whether the public utilities should be owned and operated by government or private companies. In this paper, we researched if the type of corporate ownership affects the operation of market utilities in Greek telecommunications market. Specifically, we used a panel dataset that includes the pricing policy of services in telephony (fixed and mobile) and Internet, and examined whether this differs between private and government-owned corporations. The data were collected by 44 of the most important telecommunication companies - fixed and mobile telephony, and Internet - during the period 1993-2008. The method of interviews has been used for obtaining data and descriptive statistics used for their evaluation, using SPSS. A little difference between public and private systems of service pricing was found
From rural to urban settings: life on the margins in the short stories of Dimosthenis Voutiras
No full textThis thesis has been focused on the research of the literary characters in the short stories of Dimosthenis Voutiras, one of the pioneer literary writers of his generation. More specifically, the explanatory interest turned to the characters which have been socially marginalised. These characters are depicted in short stories that cover a chronological period from the beginning of the author’s writing presence and ends at the middle of the Interwar Era. This thesis has been developed methodologically by utilising textual and extratextual criteria, making use of hermeneutic tools from narratology as well as from the scientific field of sociology. More precisely, the theoretical compass of the thesis was a narrative approach which is based on the wider theoretical framework of Gerard Genette, but also the typology of Dorrit Cohn about a research regarding the conscience of the fictional characters throughout a more stylistic type of analysis. In addition to this, vital findings regarding the depiction of the characters were emerged from the use of Mikhail Bakhtin's theory about dialogism and his conclusions concerning elements of Carnival. Furthermore, the approach to the behaviour and the identity of the socially marginalised characters, as they are attributed by the author, was achieved through cultural studies, and more particularly through the theoretical studies of Pierre Bourdieu regarding the life models of the popular (lower) class. As far as the categorisation of the characters is concerned, the typology which was used throughout the thesis was mainly that of Shlomith Rimmon – Kenan. The conclusions regarding the attribution of the social imprint and the political and philosophical ideas of the characters, place those characters into the spectrum of verisimilitude. Η παρούσα διατριβή επικεντρώθηκε στη μελέτη των λογοτεχνικών χαρακτήρων στα διηγήματα του Δημοσθένη Βουτυρά. Πιο συγκεκριμένα, το ερμηνευτικό ενδιαφέρον στράφηκε στους χαρακτήρες του κοινωνικού περιθωρίου, όπως αυτοί αποτυπώνονται σε διηγήματα που καλύπτουν χρονικά μια περίοδο από την αρχή της συγγραφικής παρουσίας του λογοτέχνη ως τα μέσα της μεσοπολεμικής περιόδου. Μεθοδολογικά η διατριβή αναπτύχθηκε αξιοποιώντας κειμενικά και εξωκειμενικά κριτήρια, με ερμηνευτικά εργαλεία από την αφηγηματολογία αλλά και το επιστημονικό πεδίο της κοινωνιολογίας. Πιο ειδικά, θεωρητικές πυξίδες αποτέλεσαν, η αφηγηματολογική προσέγγιση βάσει του ευρύτερου θεωρητικού σχήματος του Gerard Genette και η τυπολογία της Dorrit Cohn για τη μελέτη της συνείδησης των μυθοπλαστικών προσώπων σε μια πιο υφολογικού τύπου ανάλυση, ενώ σημαντικά ευρήματα για την αποτύπωση των χαρακτήρων αναδύθηκαν από την αξιοποίηση της θεωρίας του Bakhtin για τη διαλογικότητα και των συμπερασμάτων του σχετικά με το καρναβαλικό στοιχείο. Επιπλέον, η προσέγγιση της συμπεριφοράς και της ταυτότητας των περιθωριακών χαρακτήρων όπως τους αποδίδει ο συγγραφέας έγινε μέσω των πολιτισμικών σπουδών και ειδικότερα των θεωρητικών μελετών του Pierre Bourdieu, αναφορικά με τα μοντέλα ζωής της λαϊκής τάξης. Για την κατηγοριοποίηση των χαρακτήρων χρησιμοποιήθηκε κυρίως το μοντέλο της Shlomith Rimmon – Kenan. Τα συμπεράσματα σχετικά με την απόδοση του κοινωνικού αποτυπώματος, των πολιτικών και φιλοσοφικών ιδεών, τοποθετούν τους χαρακτήρες του Βουτυρά στο φάσμα της ρεαλιστικής αφήγησης.
Environmental contestation in China: Motives and impact
No full textEnvironmental legislation in China prescribes Public Participation in Environmental Impact Assessment to be arranged by the initiator of a project. Nevertheless concerns of effected citizens are often neglected and not addressed in the impact studies. The rising public environmental awareness and realization of health risks related to the proposed activity can lead to outbreaks of public protests and mass events, which may result in cancellation of such projects. In this paper some recent cases of contestation in China are presented and their impact on environmental decision-making analysed. It shows that the Chinese public does have an impact on policy making and stimulates the government to sharpen environmental regulation and procedures.Policy Analysi
Ion current sensing for controlled auto ignition in internal combustion engines
No full textEnvirom-nental pollution is a subject that needs urgent addressing. Since the internal combustion engine has its fair share of accountability on this, research on techniques for increasing engine efficiency and emissions is necessary. Controlled Auto Ignition is a promising combustion mode, which increases fuel efficiency while also reducing NOx emissions to negligible levels. This Thesis concentrates on the implementation of this mode through experimental research, on an engine equipped with a fully variable valvetrain. Investigation of the operational window, emissions, fuel consumption, thermodynamic efficiency is carried out and ways to improve on these are discussed. The governing consideration, however, is the control method for this rather intricate combustion mode. As such, experimental data acquisition and analysis of ion current under the whole operating spectrum, from spark ignition to full autoignition is made. It is found that the expected gains in fuel consumption and emissions are realized. In addition, ion current proves to be a very powerful and cost effective tool for engine monitoring, diagnosis and control. The author concludes that Controlled Auto Ignition is a viable proposition for mass production engine designs and that ion current, although not absolutely vital for engine control, considerably increases engine control thus allowing for greater operating window under autoignition, without compromising reliability or cost.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo
Universal Expressions for the Polarization and the Depolarization Factor in Homogeneous Dielectric and Magnetic Spheres Subjected to an External Field of Any Form
No full textSpherical structures of dielectric and magnetic materials are studied intensively in basic research and employed widely in applications. The polarization, (Figure presented.) (P for dielectric and M for magnetic materials), is the parent physical vector of all relevant entities (e.g., moment, (Figure presented.), and force, F), which determine the signals recorded by an experimental setup or diagnostic equipment and configure the motion in real space. Here, we use classical electromagnetism to study the polarization, (Figure presented.), of spherical structures of linear and isotropic—however, not necessarily homogeneous—materials subjected to an external vector field, (Figure presented.) (Eext for dielectric and Hext for magnetic materials), dc (static), or even ac of low frequency (quasistatic limit). We tackle an integro-differential equation on the polarization, (Figure presented.), able to provide closed-form solutions, determined solely from (Figure presented.), on the basis of spherical harmonics, (Formula presented.). These generic equations can be used to calculate analytically the polarization, (Figure presented.), directly from an external field, (Figure presented.), of any form. The proof of concept is studied in homogeneous dielectric and magnetic spheres. Indeed, the polarization, (Figure presented.), can be obtained by universal expressions, directly applicable for any form of the external field, (Figure presented.). Notably, we obtain the relation between the extrinsic, (Figure presented.), and intrinsic, (Figure presented.), susceptibilities ((Formula presented.) and (Formula presented.) for dielectric and (Formula presented.) and (Formula presented.) for magnetic materials) and clarify the nature of the depolarization factor, (Figure presented.), which depends on the degree l—however, not on the order m of the mode (Formula presented.) of the applied (Figure presented.). Our universal approach can be useful to understand the physics and to facilitate applications of such spherical structures. © 2025 by the author
