To be or not to be a business responsible for sustainable development? Survey from small Czech businesses

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2017.1355257" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2017.1355257</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2017.1355257" target="_blank" >10.1080/1331677X.2017.1355257</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

To be or not to be a business responsible for sustainable development? Survey from small Czech businesses

Original language description

Sustainable development is influenced by the activities of both large businesses and small- and medium-sized businesses. The aim of this article is to identify the attitude of small businesses to sustainable development. The article presents the results of empirical research among managers of small businesses in the Czech Republic. A multi-criteria decision-making method (analytic hierarchy process) was used for the evaluation of relationship of these managers to sustainable development. A benefits, opportunities, costs and risks approach was applied for the structuring of the elements. The significance of the individual elements has been detected using Saaty’s method. Three alternatives were formulated about the benefits to be a business that is interested in sustainability development. It was identified that the alternative, ‘it is advantageous to be business interesting in sustainability development’ is the most preferred. On the other hand, it was also identified, that managers will be responsible for sustainability development and their attitude must bring them benefits. This article contributes to the fulfilment of the research gap in the field of research related to small businesses and their surroundings. Identified impacts can be used for practical creation of conditions which would further encourage small businesses to take a proactive approach to sustainability development.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - 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

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Ekonomska istraživanja – Economic Research

ISSN

1331-677X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

30

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

HR - CROATIA

Number of pages

21

Pages from-to

1318-1338

UT code for WoS article

000414159800001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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