Covid-19 pandemic business relief: a comparative study of South Africa and selected European countries

• Autorzy: Krüger Niël , Meyer Natanya

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.17512/pjms.2021.23.2.15

Warianty tytułu

PL

Covid-19 pandemic business relief: badanie porównawcze RPA i wybranych krajów europejskich

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The novel coronavirus, also known as Covid-19, has affected people globally. The reality of reduced working hours set in, and a contraction in consumer demand and business confidence began, leading to a reduction in spending and investment. Travel restrictions were put in place, trade was halted, and most of the way we were used to living changed drastically. To combat economic losses and complete economic shutdown, governments were forced to rollout relief policies to aid businesses and reduce financial losses. These policies include tax and bank payment holidays, underwriting of loans, job retention schemes, value-added tax (VAT) deferments, grants, and mortgage breaks. This study aimed to analyse the support policies that several European countries applied to assist businesses and compare them to South Africa. The study followed a qualitative exploratory research design using secondary data obtained from several open-source documents obtained from various government and non-governmental websites. Thematic analysis using Atlas.ti was used to analyse and report the data. Five themes emanated from the study: Business stability measures, Social support, Post-Covid recovery measures, Liquidity measures for businesses and Transmission prevention. In comparison with South Africa, several similarities were present in the Disaster Management Tax Relief Administration Bill. Yet, despite the commonalities that persist and the fact that South Africa shares in the spirit of the themes applied by the European nations, it is comparatively weaker when the breadth and scale of its interventions are compared.

PL

Nowy koronawirus, znany również jako Covid-19, dotknął ludzi na całym świecie. Nastała rzeczywistość skróconych godzin pracy i zaczęło się zmniejszanie popytu konsumentów i zaufania przedsiębiorców, co doprowadziło do zmniejszenia wydatków i inwestycji. . Wprowadzono ograniczenia w podróżowaniu, wstrzymano handel, a większość sposobu, w jaki przywykliśmy do życia, drastycznie się zmieniła. Aby zwalczyć straty gospodarcze i całkowite zamknięcie gospodarki, rządy zostały zmuszone do wprowadzenia polityki pomocy, aby pomóc przedsiębiorstwom i zmniejszyć straty finansowe. Zasady te obejmują dni wolne od podatków i płatności bankowych, gwarantowanie pożyczek, programy utrzymania pracy, odroczenia podatku od wartości dodanej (VAT), dotacje i przerwy w spłacie kredytu hipotecznego. Badanie to miało na celu przeanalizowanie polityk wsparcia stosowanych przez kilka krajów europejskich w celu pomocy przedsiębiorstwom i porównanie ich z RPA. Badanie przebiegało zgodnie z projektem jakościowych badań eksploracyjnych z wykorzystaniem danych wtórnych uzyskanych z kilku dokumentów o otwartym kodzie źródłowym uzyskanych z różnych rządowych i pozarządowych stron internetowych. . Do analizy i raportowania danych wykorzystano analizę tematyczną za pomocą Atlas.ti. Z badania wyłoniło się pięć tematów: Środki stabilności biznesu, Wsparcie społeczne, Środki naprawcze po Covid, Środki płynności dla przedsiębiorstw oraz Zapobieganie przesyle. W porównaniu z Republiką Południowej Afryki, w ustawie dotyczącej zarządzania ulgami podatkowymi dotyczącymi zarządzania klęskami żywiołowymi było kilka podobieństw. Jednak pomimo utrzymujących się cech wspólnych i faktu, że Republika Południowej Afryki podziela ducha tematów stosowanych przez narody europejskie, jest ona stosunkowo słabsza, gdy porównuje się zakres i skalę jej interwencji.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

business; business support; Covid-19; european countries; intervention; policy; South Africa

PL

biznes; wsparcie biznesowe; Covid-19; kraje europejskie; interwencja; polityka; Afryka Południowa

• Wydawca: Czestochowa University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Management Studies
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 23, No. 2
• Strony: 249--266
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 37 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Krüger Niël

• Department of Business Management, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
• DHET-NRF SARChI in Entrepreneurship Education, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

autor

Meyer Natanya

• Department of Business Management, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
• DHET-NRF SARChI in Entrepreneurship Education, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).