Yönetim ve Ekonomi (Jan 2006)
KOBİ Niteliğindeki Tekstil ve Hazır Giyim İşletmelerinin Uluslararası Pazarlara Açılmasında Sektörel Dış Ticaret Şirketlerinin Etkisi(The Effect of Sectoral Foreign Trade Companies In Opening Up of Textile and Ready-Made Clothing SMES To The International Markets)
Abstract
Although small and and medium size enterprises (SMES) are the first models of management involved in the economic and social structure of the world they have unfortunately never received the necessary attention and importance. A German Economist Dr. E.F. Schumacher’s publication of “Small is Beautiful” in 1973, it was understood that they were economically and social organizations and since that date many researches importantstudied on them. SMES, not only by their economical altributes but also by their social aspects are among the most important factors in development and growth of a society. Besides, SMES undertake very significant roles in economical development of the society they are also economical and social influencing on a number of issues, such as resolving the employment problem, promoting the entrepreneuship and providing the economical and social justice. Today, in almost all of the contries 95-99 % of total enterprises comprises of SMES. In our country, while quantitatively SMES comprise 98 % of all enterprises, they also make considerable contributions to the employment, export and GNP. This study investigates the Turkish Sectoral Foreign Trade Enterprises considered as SMES and their effects on the Turkish economy and particularly on the textile industry .
