Qualitative-environmental aspects of products improvement in SMEs from V4 countries

• Autorzy: Siwiec Dominika , Pacana Andrzej , Gavurová Beáta , Ključnikov Aleksandr , Nagy Szabolcs

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.30657/pea.2024.30.7

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

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 α=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.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

quality of products; production engineering; Visegrad Group; environmental impact; sustainable development

PL

jakość produktów; inżynieria produkcji; Grupa Wyszehradzka; oddziaływanie na środowisko; zrównoważony rozwój

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Stowarzyszenia Menedżerów Jakości i Produkcji
• Czasopismo: Production Engineering Archives
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 30, Iss. 1
• Strony: 75--85
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 73 poz,. rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Siwiec Dominika

• Rzeszow University of Technology, al. Powstańców Warszawy 12, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6663-6621

autor

Pacana Andrzej

• Rzeszow University of Technology, al. Powstańców Warszawy 12, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
• [e-mail]

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1121-6352

autor

Gavurová Beáta

• Technická univerzita v Košiciach, Letná 1/9, 042 00 Košice-Sever, Slovenská republika

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0606-879X

autor

Ključnikov Aleksandr

• European Centre for Business Research, Pan-European University, Spalena 14, Prague, Czech Republic

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0350-2658

autor

Nagy Szabolcs

• University of Miskolc, H-3515 Miskolc, Egyetemváros, Hungary

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1886-0848

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).