The purpose of this paper is to study the characteristics of competitiveness in firms’ sectors of the Greek manufacturing industry, based on firm level accounting and qualitative data attempting to identify key issues regarding Greek SMEs. An unbalanced data set of 407 Greek manufacturing SMEs is implemented, covering the period of 2003-2011 with the use of a multivariate regression model (EGLS) with explanatory variables characterizing firms’ operational activity. | 119 Int. J Sup. Chain. Mgt Vol. 8 No. 4 August 2019 Principle Characteristics in Firms Competitiveness Endeavour Use of Managerial and Strategic Reasoning Technics for SMEs Christos Lemonakis 1 Alexandros Garefalakis 2 Georgios Xanthos 3 Nikolaos Sialveras 4 Department of Business Administration Technological Educational Institute of Crete Estavromenos Heraklion Crete Department of Financial Applications Western Macedonia University of Applied Science koila Kozani Greece 1lemonakis@ 2agarefalakis@ 3xanthosg@ 4nisialve@ Abstract- The purpose of this paper is to study the dominance and steadiness in the competition characteristics of competitiveness in firms sectors of between the individual companies and competitors the Greek manufacturing industry based on firm level on a micro level and it is a sum of properties and accounting and qualitative data attempting to identify activities of a given production unit by means of key issues regarding Greek SMEs. An unbalanced which it can increase its market share and or profit data set of 407 Greek manufacturing SMEs is implemented covering the period of 2003-2011 with on a given market during a given period. Tangible the use of a multivariate regression model EGLS and intangible innovation investments and R amp D with explanatory variables characterizing firms expenditures positively affect firm competitiveness operational activity. Although considerable empirical 30 . Knowledge creation and information work has been done on this subject research on the management are also potential competitiveness topic is limited and non-existent for Greece. An Index sources 10 . is developed in order to measure competitiveness Considering the fundamental role played by small characteristics in the Greek SMEs. The method to and medium sized enterprises SMEs in the Greek determine these characteristics in Greek economy representing of the total enterprises manufacturing .
