STICKY COSTS IN RELATION TO GEOGRAPHICAL, SECTORAL AND PANDEMIC FACTORS IN SMES IN CENTRAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/479125" target="_blank" >https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/479125</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.17818/EMIP/2025/4" target="_blank" >10.17818/EMIP/2025/4</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

STICKY COSTS IN RELATION TO GEOGRAPHICAL, SECTORAL AND PANDEMIC FACTORS IN SMES IN CENTRAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This study investigates the phenomenon of cost stickiness among SMEs in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia, analyzing the period 2018-2022, pre-and post-COVID-19 pandemic. It aims to assess the influence of geographical location, industry sector, and business size on cost stickiness. Data sourced from the Orbis Europe database is subjected to univariate statistical analysis to explore these relationships. Findings indicate significant effects of business size and industry sector on cost stickiness across the observed years. While enterprise size consistently impacts cost stickiness, industry sectors showed variation, with certain sectors demonstrating stable stickiness pre-pandemic and deviation during the pandemic. Post-pandemic, there was an overall increase in cost stickiness, with the pandemic factor proving statistically significant. Geographic location also exhibited a consistent impact on cost stickiness. These insights contribute to understanding cost behavior in SMEs across diverse contexts and offer practical implications for cost management strategies, potentially informing policy adjustments at governmental levels. This research enhances knowledge regarding cost dynamics in SMEs, particularly relevant amidst economic disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Název v anglickém jazyce

STICKY COSTS IN RELATION TO GEOGRAPHICAL, SECTORAL AND PANDEMIC FACTORS IN SMES IN CENTRAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Popis výsledku anglicky

This study investigates the phenomenon of cost stickiness among SMEs in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia, analyzing the period 2018-2022, pre-and post-COVID-19 pandemic. It aims to assess the influence of geographical location, industry sector, and business size on cost stickiness. Data sourced from the Orbis Europe database is subjected to univariate statistical analysis to explore these relationships. Findings indicate significant effects of business size and industry sector on cost stickiness across the observed years. While enterprise size consistently impacts cost stickiness, industry sectors showed variation, with certain sectors demonstrating stable stickiness pre-pandemic and deviation during the pandemic. Post-pandemic, there was an overall increase in cost stickiness, with the pandemic factor proving statistically significant. Geographic location also exhibited a consistent impact on cost stickiness. These insights contribute to understanding cost behavior in SMEs across diverse contexts and offer practical implications for cost management strategies, potentially informing policy adjustments at governmental levels. This research enhances knowledge regarding cost dynamics in SMEs, particularly relevant amidst economic disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50200 - Economics and Business

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Ekonomska Misao i Praksa-Economic Thought and Practice

ISSN

1330-1039

e-ISSN

1848-963X

Svazek periodika

34

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

HR - Chorvatská republika

Počet stran výsledku

24

Strana od-do

231-254

Kód UT WoS článku

001534407300011

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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