DATASET2

In this study, a rich data survey of 3,500 Greek SMEs is used at the peak of the sovereign debt economic crisis of the year 2012 in order to explore if and how ICT and innovation efforts of SMEs influence their growth performance in a time of crisis. In this study, the effects on firm growth of employee risk taking, firm size, and age are also analyzed. The moderating role of firm location in the relation between ICT/innovation efforts and SME growth is also examined in the context of the externalities that the knowledge spillovers may create for firms located in metropolitan areas.