Η μεταπολεμική εξέλιξη της ελληνόκτητης ναυτιλίας : η περίπτωση του Ομίλου Νιάρχου (1939-2003)

Κωστάκη, Στυλιανή

The post-war development in Greek-owned shipping : the case of the Niarchos Group (1939-2003)

Master Thesis

Author

Κωστάκη, Στυλιανή

Date

2026-03

Abstract

This thesis examines the development of post-war Greek-owned shipping, focusing on the entrepreneurial trajectory of Stavros Niarchos through the interaction of endogenous and exogenous factors. Endogenous factors refer to the entrepreneur’s skills, strategic choices, and personal characteristics, while exogenous factors relate to the international and national economic as well as socio-political environment in which he operated. Despite the absence of a family background in shipping, Niarchos succeeded in building one of the largest privately owned fleets of the 20th century. The study explores his family's origins, his initial involvement in shipping, and the establishment of the Niarchos Group in 1939, along with the subsequent evolution of its fleet until 2003. Particular emphasis is placed on the strategies adopted to ensure long-term survival and growth of the enterprise under conditions of intense economic and political change. Furthermore, the thesis analyzes the group’s business structure and the offshore corporate model it employed, while also presenting its investment initiatives in Greece and their contribution to the development of Greek industry and the national economy.

Postgraduate Studies Programme

ΔΠΜΣ στη Διοίκηση στη Ναυτική Επιστήμη και Τεχνολογία

Department

Σχολή Ναυτιλίας και Βιομηχανίας. Τμήμα Ναυτιλιακών Σπουδών

Corporate Department

Σχολή Ναυτικών Δοκίμων

Number of pages

127

Language

Greek

URI

https://dione.lib.unipi.gr/xmlui/handle/unipi/19208

Collections

Τμήμα Ναυτιλιακών Σπουδών

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