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The Impact of Economic Austerity Measures on Corporate Performance: The Case of an SME-Dominated Construction Industry

In: The Changing Role of SMEs in Global Business

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  • José Manuel Pereira

    (ESG, IPCA-Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, CICF, Management School)

  • Humberto Ribeiro

    (University of Aveiro)

  • Bruno Ribeiro

    (Polytechnic Institute of Porto/ESEIG)

  • Amélia Silva

    (Polytechnic Institute of Porto/ISCAP)

  • Sandra Raquel Alves

    (ESTG, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria)

Abstract

The financial crisis originated in the US, resulting in turbulence in global markets, with spillover effects across the globe that still endure. As Europe was no exception, the most fragile Southern countries have been more negatively impacted. Like Greece, Portugal was forced to ask for external financial aid, from the European Commission-European Commercial Bank-International Monetary Fund (EC-ECB-IMF) “Troika”. This chapter aims to analyse the performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from the civil construction sector, between the years 2010 and 2014, during the time in which the Troika was present in Portugal, imposing a series of reforms and policies to contain the financial crisis. Unsurprisingly, the economic environment experienced by Portugal and the austerity measures adopted had a negative influence on the financial and economic indicators of the sector.

Suggested Citation

  • José Manuel Pereira & Humberto Ribeiro & Bruno Ribeiro & Amélia Silva & Sandra Raquel Alves, 2020. "The Impact of Economic Austerity Measures on Corporate Performance: The Case of an SME-Dominated Construction Industry," Palgrave Studies in Cross-disciplinary Business Research, In Association with EuroMed Academy of Business, in: Alkis Thrassou & Demetris Vrontis & Yaakov Weber & S. M. Riad Shams & Evangelos Tsoukatos (ed.), The Changing Role of SMEs in Global Business, chapter 6, pages 109-129, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:pscchp:978-3-030-45831-7_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-45831-7_6
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