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Γκόλια, Α., Παπαβαγγέλη, Σ., Μπελιάς, Δ., Ζουρνατζή, Ε., Κουτίβα, Μ., & Κουστέλιος, Α. (2015). ΗΓΕΤΙΚΗ ΣΥΜΠΕΡΙΦΟΡΑ ΠΡΟΠΟΝΗΤΩΝ ΣΤΟΝ ΑΘΛΗΤΙΣΜΟ. 15ο Συνέδριο Ελληνικής Επιστημονικής Εταιρείας Διοίκησης Αθλητισμού και Αναψυχής, 5 - 7 Δεκεμβρίου 2015, Θεσσαλονίκη.

Trade unions have been battling on the side and for the employees and laborers throughout the years. History labor pages have been written all over the world through organised struggles for employee rights. Sometimes battles were won and in other cases were lost but common factor in both results was the mutual feeling of cooperation and the trust which were the intriguing factors that gave strength to labor struggles. Greek labor movement has been severely affected by the effects of the recent economic crisis. Labor laws have been cancelled or paused or altered towards the benefits of the employers according to the relevant MOU's signed from Greek governments and under the strict guides of the IMF and the EU, leaving the labor movement in state of 'clinical death' waiting for the 'doctors' to pull the plug. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the role that Trade Unions had and their organised behavior and strategy, if any, towards this political attack in employees rights in Greece whereas their active or passive position according to their leadership how it was perceived by their members.

Democracies are characterized by greater freedom, executive accountability and turnover, openness, transparency, and the ability to credibly commit. Each of these characteristics brings important benefits, which are well-recognized. However, as suggested by Remmer (1990), they may also increase the likelihood of financial instability and crisis onset. The philosophical attachment to private liberty and freedom may contribute to excessive financial deregulation and liberalization. Frequent executive turnover may lead democratic leaders to neglect the long-term costs of policies that encourage short-term economic booms. But was Greek democracy largely able to weather the storms of the global recession? Greece’s acute fiscal challenges have resulted in widespread public anger and distrust of the government. Therefore, which is the most important factor explaining democratic resilience in turbulent economic times in Greece? This study will try to prove that despite their imperfections, democratic systems provide citizens at least some ability to express frustration peacefully through open debate and elections even though that was not much evident in Greece's case since Greek citizens do not continue to accept the political system as legitimate when the economic performance of the country still suffers.

The present investigation aims to study the feelings of job satisfaction experienced by bank employees in Greece. In addition, it is studied how much the above feelings are affected by several demographic factors, like gender, age, educational level, years of experience in the specific institution, total years of experience and position held in the specific institution. The method which was preferred in the frame of the study was the quantitative research method. The tool which was used for the measurement of job satisfaction was the Employee Satisfaction Inventory, ESI, created by Koustelios, 1991. It included 24 questions, which measure six dimensions of job satisfaction: 1. Working conditions (5 questions), 2. Earnings (4 questions), 3. Promotions (3 questions), 4. Nature of work (4 questions), 5. Immediate superior (4 questions) and 6. The institution as a whole (4 questions) (total Chronbach's α = 0.75). The responses were given in a five-level Likert scale: 1 = I strongly disagree, 5 = I strongly agree. The sample of the present study consisted of 230 employees of Greek banks and credit institutions. The results of the study showed that the feelings of job satisfaction experienced by Greek bank employees occur in quite high levels. Furthermore, it was found that job satisfaction is affected by several demographic characteristics, like age, gender, educational level and position held by the employee. However, further investigation should be carried out in the Greek population, so that the phenomenon of job satisfaction is well studied and promoted.

The need to travel appears to be innate in humans. Exploring one’s surroundings is prevalent at birth. A child will wander around looking with keen interest at his/her environment. As people grow older, they feel the need to see different parts of their world. For example, many young people will embark on an overseas trip during or after completing their education. The older population has the time to travel and experience the world that may have eluded them during the years of raising a family or pursuing career commitments. Higher income enables greater exploration. The United Nations (1948, Article 24) have declared that “everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay”, with everyone assumed to have the right to leisure for developing every aspect of his/her personality and furthering social integration (European Commission, 2006). However, the recent report on Demographic Change and Tourism (DCT) by the World Tourism Organization & European Travel Commission (2010) has highlighted that the demographic changes in modern societies have created new challenges for the development of tourism due to their implications on tourism participation behaviour (see also Nickerson, 2000; Reece, 2004). Litterell, Paige, & Song (2004) described senior travelers as becoming an important travel segment because of their level of wealth, higher discretionary income, lower consumer debt, greater free time to travel, and their tendency to travel greater distances and for longer lengths of time. Huang and Tsai (2003) found that seniors will soon be one of the largest prospective market segments for the hospitality and travel industries. A marked shift in interests from beach and shopping to culture, nature and food opens additional business prospects to accommodate those who now enjoy the extension of a long-term hobby or the opportunity to try something entirely new. But what policy makers in Greece can actually do to develop and expand silver economy tourism in order to combat economic crisis as well as tackle down seasonality thus create a supplementary sustainable and viable tourism product in Greece? Keywords: Silver economy, Senior Tourism, Tourism Policy, Tourism Development JEL Classification: Z32, Z38, R11, P46

The human factor nowadays is very important because of changes in the business environment. Due to the fact that the business sector faces new challenges, new markets for new products, the so-called globalization, they need to adopt flexible operational systems. So companies are dedicated to the continuous renewal and change in order to gain competitive advantage. The alignment of HR and quality policies, such as creating and communicating the TQM vision, preparing the organization and employees for TQM implementation and generating quality awareness among the employees across all levels, functions, and departments, should contribute to an increase company performance. The human resource function must take the lead in activities such as job design and teams that promote cooperation empower employees to provide information, participation and autonomy, select employees that can adapt to the organizational culture, foster programs of training and development with quality goals and define appraisal and compensation policies which support quality targets. A fruitful cooperation between HRM and TQM can produce better organizational results. Employees should be managed in a way that enhances their loyalty to the company. This means that they are been chosen carefully to meet the constant demands of business, they are been well trained and educated, and they are working in an environment where total quality management is considered to be a very essential part of the business itself.