Qualitative-environmental aspects of products improvement in SMEs from V4 countries
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F04130081%3A_____%2F24%3AN0000015" target="_blank" >RIV/04130081:_____/24:N0000015 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://sciendo.com/article/10.30657/pea.2024.30.7" target="_blank" >https://sciendo.com/article/10.30657/pea.2024.30.7</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.30657/pea.2024.30.7" target="_blank" >10.30657/pea.2024.30.7</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Qualitative-environmental aspects of products improvement in SMEs from V4 countries
Original language description
Sustainable development has caused companies to try to adapt their activities to changing customer expectations, but also to climate change. This poses a particular challenge for SMEs from developing countries. Therefore, the objective of the investigation was to analyse the qualitative-environmental aspects of the improvement of the products in SMEs from the countries of the Visegrad Group (V4). The results analysed constituted a research sample of 379 companies in the electrical machinery industry (machine processing industry), which were obtained in the period from March to September 2023 through a targeted survey. The area of analysis included, e.g.: (i) environmental issues of selected areas of activity, (ii) measures of environmental activity, and (iii) selected qualitative-environmental aspects. Analyses of the research results were carried out using quantitative and qualitative analyses, including comparative analyses, e.g. regarding the implementation status of ISO 14001, EMAS, and ISO 9001. These techniques were used: word cloud, ANOVA test and Mann Whitney U test at the significance level of alpha=0.05. It has been shown that SMEs in V4 countries focus their activities on improving products to improve their quality rather than limiting their negative environmental impact. Originality of the research is the identification of significant differences in the qualitative-environmental aspects undertaken when SMEs from V4 countries. Research results may contribute to the development activities more effective and coherent in the V4 countries, to achieve a stable and competitive advantage on the market as part of the qualitative and environmental improvement of the products. The research results and the conclusions drawn from them can be used by scientists and practitioners to shape the target states of enterprises in the period of increasing involvement in proecological ideas.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50204 - Business and management
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
PRODUCTION ENGINEERING ARCHIVES
ISSN
2353-5156
e-ISSN
2353-7779
Volume of the periodical
30
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
75-85
UT code for WoS article
001171361200010
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85186065731