Organizational behaviour of micro enterprises in the conditions of a crisis

Abstract

Crisis, as an economic phenomenon, has always accompanied enterprises. The causes of crisis can be both internal, and external in relation to companies. Numerous theories exist, based on the interests of researchers, concerning the methods of identifying the reasons of crises, and measuring their influence on businesses. Examples of companies that failed to cope with a crisis confirm the thesis that a crisis may affect every enterprise. Large companies possess prepared models, for analysing the signals of an approaching recession. Micro enterprises are equipped with neither the knowledge, nor the managers, to formulate procedures of preventing the development of a crisis. The aim of this article is to present the organizational behaviours of micro enterprises in crisis situations. These are shown on the basis of the author’s proprietary research of micro enterprises, on the example of the women-clothing branch.