https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/28513 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:45:18 GMT 2026-04-19T19:45:18Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31519 Title: Dock labor schemes in the context of EU law and policy Authors: Verhoeven, Patrick Abstract: The organization of dock labor and, more in particular, the use of dock labor schemes has been under EU scrutiny for a long while. The EU however has not come with clear-cut answers so far. The diversity of dock labor schemes existing in Europe is an important factor in assessing their compatibility with EU law. The compliance of dock labor schemes with internal market principles such as the freedom to provide services and the freedom of establishment has not been put to the direct test of European jurisprudence yet. It was the European Commission’s Directive proposal on port services that put the principle of freedom to provide services centre-stage. This paper sets out the EU legal and policy framework that applies to dock labor schemes. It also gives an extensive analysis of how dock labor interests contributed to the failure of the port services’ Directive. It further describes the process that emerged after the downfall of the Directive, including the proposal to set up a European social dialogue on port labor. Finally, it gives insight in ways in which European policy-makers may address the issue in the future. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31519 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31518 Title: Financial development and economic growth : an empirical analysis for the UK Authors: Vazakidis, Athanasios; Adamopoulos, Antonios Abstract: This paper investigates the relationship between financial development and economic growth for UK for the period 1965-2007 using a vector error correction model (VECM). The purpose of this paper is to examine the long-run relationship between these variables applying the Johansen cointegration analysis. Granger causality tests indicated that there is a causal relationship between financial development and economic growth for UK. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31518 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31467 Title: Systemic financial crises : a cluster analysis Authors: Dardac, Nicolae; Giba, Adriana Abstract: This study examines the similarities between the current crisis and other systemic crises from the past. The purpose of our research is to discover whether previously used crisis management policies can constitute a referential in choosing the most effective policies for the management of the current crisis. This study highlights important similarities between the current crisis and those that occurred in the past in Norway (1991) and Japan (1997), using a cluster analysis in order to obtain homogeneous groups of crises.. Also, through a qualitative analysis of crisis management policies, the study stresses the need to learn from past lessons. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31467 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31466 Title: Knowledge management enabler factors and firm performance : an empirical research of the Greek medium and large firms Authors: Theriou, Nikolaos G.; Maditinos, Dimitrios; Theriou, Georgios Abstract: Knowledge has become one of the most important driving forces for business success. Knowledge management helps organizations to find, select, organise, distribute, and transfer vital information. Through a successful knowledge management (KM) organizations improve their effectiveness and gain competitive advantage. The development of KM has led to the need of identifying its critical success factors. This study identifies and discusses the critical success factors or enablers that determine the KM effectiveness within organizations, which in turn influence the total performance of the firm. Based on existing frameworks and models, this study outlines the five most important factors that are believed to be critical for an effective KM implementation. This paper also investigates the effect of knowledge management effectiveness on firm performance. The proposed research model is tested via an online survey sent to 280 medium and large sized enterprises, randomly selected, all over Greece; from those only 109 answered the questionnaire correctly. The results of the study will help organizations to understand the impact that different enablers have on the KM successful implementation and how the effectiveness of KM affect firm performance. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31466 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z