Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Efstratios Meimaridis Author-X-Name-First: Efstratios Author-X-Name-Last: Meimaridis Author-Name: Christina Diakaki Author-X-Name-First: Christina Author-X-Name-Last: Diakaki Title: Job satisfaction determinants and assessment: the case of a Greek public agency under organisational change Abstract: In 2017, the Single Agency for Social Insurance (EFKA) emerged in Greece via integrating the pre-existing independent insurance funds, with little, if any, involvement of the employees. As it is known that organisational changes may compromise job satisfaction and consequently organisational performance, it is beneficial for organisations to make efforts to ensure the satisfaction of employees and the first step in this respect is understanding and assessing their job satisfaction. Within this context, it is the aim of the study presented herein to identify the satisfaction determinants of EFKA employees, assess their satisfaction levels and highlight job aspects calling for attention and/or improvement. To this end, a questionnaire survey was undertaken and data were analysed with statistical techniques and action diagrams. The results of the analyses indicated several job dimensions with contributions to overall satisfaction, with the most important and at the same time critical the 'work tasks and development' dimension. Journal: Int. J. of Decision Sciences, Risk and Management Pages: 83-105 Issue: 1/2 Volume: 9 Year: 2020 Keywords: job satisfaction determinants; job satisfaction assessment; organisational change; public sector; statistical analysis; action diagrams. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=110129 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijdsrm:v:9:y:2020:i:1/2:p:83-105 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Georgios Gad Author-X-Name-First: Georgios Author-X-Name-Last: Gad Author-Name: Emmanuel Petrakis Author-X-Name-First: Emmanuel Author-X-Name-Last: Petrakis Title: Capital controls: a tool to protect an economy under pressure? The cases of Cyprus, a eurozone member, and Iceland Abstract: This paper considers the effectiveness of capital controls as a protective action. We analyse the recent cases of Iceland and Cyprus and examine the extent to which the controls on free capital movement delivered the outcome that motivated their imposition in each country. The methodology used examines main macro-economic indicators and attempts to locate significant variations pre and post capital controls. The results indicate that controls were only partially successful. In Iceland they did not manage to control the pressure over foreign exchange rate. In case of Cyprus controls achieved only partially to control outflows. Belonging to the eurozone was not proven to be a negative factor for success of the measures in Cyprus. Journal: Int. J. of Decision Sciences, Risk and Management Pages: 106-128 Issue: 1/2 Volume: 9 Year: 2020 Keywords: capital controls; capital controls effectiveness; capital flows; financial crisis; eurozone; international economics; Cyprus; Iceland. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=110130 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijdsrm:v:9:y:2020:i:1/2:p:106-128 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Maria Spita Author-X-Name-First: Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Spita Author-Name: Eirini Peitzika Author-X-Name-First: Eirini Author-X-Name-Last: Peitzika Author-Name: Sofia Chatzi Author-X-Name-First: Sofia Author-X-Name-Last: Chatzi Title: Social media adoption among small and medium-sized Greek hotels: a survey about its antecedents and its impact on performance outcomes Abstract: The use of social media in the hotel industry comprises a great challenge for marketing executives. The primary purpose of this study is to examine the use of social media (SM) among hotel firms, the role of organisational characteristics in SM adoption, and then the impact of SM adoption level on hotel performance outcomes. Using a sample of 60 small and mid-sized hotels located in Crete Island, Greece, we collected data through a questionnaire designed for hotel managers. The findings revealed that hotels are increasingly adopting social media. The results also indicated that the degree of previous experience and the satisfaction from the use of SM are highly related to SM adoption, while hotel size and hotel rating do not have a significant effect on social media adoption. Also, the adoption level of social media is an effective determinant of performance benefits. Managerial implications are being provided for tourism marketing and for hoteliers who want to adopt social media marketing tools. Journal: Int. J. of Decision Sciences, Risk and Management Pages: 23-54 Issue: 1/2 Volume: 9 Year: 2020 Keywords: social media adoption; social media marketing; SMEs' performance; technology-organisation-environment; TOE; hotel industry. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=110144 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijdsrm:v:9:y:2020:i:1/2:p:23-54 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Georgios Koutsoukos Author-X-Name-First: Georgios Author-X-Name-Last: Koutsoukos Author-Name: Anastasios Magoutas Author-X-Name-First: Anastasios Author-X-Name-Last: Magoutas Author-Name: Panos Chountalas Author-X-Name-First: Panos Author-X-Name-Last: Chountalas Title: Incentive schemes for bank branch staff during deep recession: empirical evidence from Greece Abstract: Incentive schemes have been extensively used in the banking sector, though in the years following the world financial crisis a great deal of criticism has emerged, focusing mainly on their contribution to mis-selling and short-termism. This study attempts to explore the incentives field in the current Greek banking context which has been through a massive and arduous transformation in order to avoid collapsing. The questions posed refer to the purposefulness of an incentive scheme in the current Greek banking setting as well as to the design attributes of the optimal incentive scheme for such conditions. To this end, a survey of Greek bank branches' employees was undertaken (N = 227), in order to examine their exposure as well as their attitudes towards incentive schemes. The data analysis suggested that an incentive scheme could still have a position in the Greek banks, even in times of deep recession, provided that it is appropriately designed in order to enhance performance and protect against the risk of mis-selling. Journal: Int. J. of Decision Sciences, Risk and Management Pages: 1-22 Issue: 1/2 Volume: 9 Year: 2020 Keywords: incentive scheme; banking sector; branch staff; employee attitude; deep recession; Greece. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=110146 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijdsrm:v:9:y:2020:i:1/2:p:1-22 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Fotios Symeonidis Author-X-Name-First: Fotios Author-X-Name-Last: Symeonidis Author-Name: Dikaios Tserkezos Author-X-Name-First: Dikaios Author-X-Name-Last: Tserkezos Title: Greek milk price decomposition Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyse the Greek cow milk farm gate price, compare it with German and Irish prices and make an out of sample forecast for the year 2017. For this purpose, the milk price time series are modelled using the state space methods and they are decomposed into a trend, a seasonal and a cyclical component. The results show that there is an increase in the price fluctuations. The Greek milk price becomes more seasonal and cyclical while the duration of the cycles is relatively stable. Finally, conclusions are drawn about the connection of the cycles of the milk price time series and the milk production and quotas. Journal: Int. J. of Decision Sciences, Risk and Management Pages: 55-82 Issue: 1/2 Volume: 9 Year: 2020 Keywords: milk price; Greece; state space model; SSM; forecasting; Kalman filter; cycle estimation. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=110153 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijdsrm:v:9:y:2020:i:1/2:p:55-82