Institutional support to strategic business orientations: An empirical analysis of rural businesses in four countries of southern Europe

Dimitris Skuras; João Castro Caldas; Nicola Meccheri; Dimitris Psaltopoulos; Lourdes Viladomiu

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Institutional support to strategic business orientations: An empirical analysis of rural businesses in four countries of southern Europe

Dimitris Skuras, João Castro Caldas, Nicola Meccheri, Dimitris Psaltopoulos, Lourdes Viladomiu

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The paper presents results from four surveys of rural businesses in mountainous and less-favoured areas of Southern Europe. Institutional support to rural businesses is extensive and delivered through the traditional instruments of capital subsidies, training and assistance to financial and technical management. Strategic orientations vary among case study areas and businesses. Results show that institutions should design and implement de-centralised, flexible policies of business support in the less favoured areas of the European Union. © 2003, MCB UP Limited

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	235-244
Journal	European Business Review
Volume	15
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/09555340310483811
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2003

Keywords

Business development
Europe
Rural areas
Strategic evaluation
Subsidies

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