Effectiveness of SMEs in Turkish economy and agricultural industry sector

Baykal N. A., GÜNEŞ E.

International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, cilt.1, sa.4, ss.359-374, 2004 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 1 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1504/ijmed.2004.004639
  • Dergi Adı: International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, ABI/INFORM, Aerospace Database, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Communication Abstracts, INSPEC, Metadex, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.359-374
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: agricultural industry, enterprises, SMEs, Turkish economy
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The latest developments and modulations in Turkish economy, adaptation process to European Union and entering into international markets, risks and uncertainties in these markets and some opportunities may affect SMEs in positive and negative aspects. In fact, new areas may open and some business sectors may slowly disappear. As part of the adaptation process with EU, SMEs deserve important order on the agenda while trying to enter international markets but are left to their fate in Turkey. In this article, the existing situations, problems and contributions of SMEs in industrial and agricultural sector to Turkish economy will be analysed, then policies that must be put in practice for more contribution to Turkish economy will be dwelt upon. Finally, solutions to these situations will be proposed. © 2004 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.