Empirical research on business ethics of SMEs in the V4 countries
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989100%3A27510%2F23%3A10252447" target="_blank" >RIV/61989100:27510/23:10252447 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/ebce-2023-0007" target="_blank" >https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/ebce-2023-0007</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ebce-2023-0007" target="_blank" >10.2478/ebce-2023-0007</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Empirical research on business ethics of SMEs in the V4 countries
Original language description
The aim of this study is to evaluate the level of select ethical issues in Visegrad Four (V4) countries (Czech republic, Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary) and quantify the differences in the attitudes of entrepreneurs in the field of business ethics in these countries. Empirical research was conducted in June 2022 in the V4 countries. Data collection was carried out by the renowned external company MNFORCE using "Computer Assisted Web Interviewing" (CAWI Research Method), according to the questionnaire created by the research team. The total number of respondents was 1,398, of which 347 were from the Czech Republic, 322 from Slovakia, 381 from Poland, and 348 from Hungary. Statistical hypotheses were verified using descriptive statistics, chi-square, and Z-scores at a α = 5% significance level. The preliminary results of this study can be evaluated as follows: The ethical level of entrepreneurs in V4 countries is high because the dominant group showed a positive attitude towards the defined issues in the field of business ethics. The attitudes of these entrepreneurs showed that they not only perceived the importance of business ethics, but also implemented and promoted these practices in managerial decision-making. Moreover, they feel good when they behave ethically, which is a significant motivating factor. In this study, it was found that Hungarian SMEs presented the highest level of business ethics. In contrast, the Czech Republic presented the lowest level of perception and enforcement of business ethics.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>SC</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50204 - Business and management
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Ethics and Bioethics (in Central Europe)
ISSN
1338-5615
e-ISSN
2453-7829
Volume of the periodical
13
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1-2
Country of publishing house
PL - POLAND
Number of pages
13
Pages from-to
51-63
UT code for WoS article
000996025500005
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85161585547