Environmental responsibility of corporate management in the Visegrad region – comparative study of the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia

• Autorzy: Kozáková Jana , Skýpalová Renata , Pieńkowski Dariusz

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.34659/eis.2023.87.4.692

Warianty tytułu

PL

Odpowiedzialność środowiskowa kadry zarządzającej przedsiębiorstw w regionie wyszehradzkim – studium porównawcze Republiki Czeskiej, Polski i Słowacji

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article presents a comprehensive investigation into the prioritisation of environment-oriented Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities among companies within the Visegrad region, encompassing the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia. An online questionnaire featuring Likert scale questions was used to collect data from November 2022 to June 2023 on the emphasis placed on 11 distinct environment-oriented CSR activities. Analytical methods covered descriptive and inferential analyses. The study contributes original insights by focusing on the Visegrad region's corporate engagement in environmental CSR activities. The findings reveal significant disparities between countries, particularly in the domains of eco-friendly transportation solutions and investments in green technologies for environmental progress. Statistically significant differences were observed between the Czech Republic and Poland, as well as between Poland and Slovakia, there by shedding light on the diverse CSR orientations and priorities within this geographic context. These findings underscore the importance of tailored CSR strategies within the Visegrad region's corporate landscape to address environmental challenges effectively.

PL

Artykuł przedstawia kompleksowe badanie priorytetyzacji działań z zakresu społecznej odpowiedzialności biznesu (CSR) zorientowanych na środowisko wśród firm w regionie wyszehradzkim, obejmującym Republikę Czeską, Polskę i Słowację. Kwestionariusz online zawierający pytania w skali Likerta został wykorzystany do zebrania danych od listopada 2022 r. do czerwca 2023 r. na temat nacisku kładzionego na 11 różnych działań CSR zorientowanych na środowisko. Metody analityczne obejmowały analizy opisowe i inferencyjne. Badanie wnosi oryginalne spostrzeżenia, koncentrując się na zaangażowaniu przedsiębiorstw z regionu wyszehradzkiego w działania CSR na rzecz środowiska. Wyniki badania ujawniają znaczące rozbieżności między krajami, szczególnie w dziedzinie ekologicznych rozwiązań transportowych i inwestycji w zielone technologie na rzecz postępu środowiskowego. Statystycznie istotne różnice zaobserwowano między Republiką Czeską a Polską, a także między Polską a Słowacją, co rzuca światło na różne kierunki i priorytety CSR w tym kontekście geograficznym. Wyniki te podkreślają znaczenie wypracowanych strategii CSR w ramach korporacyjnego krajobrazu regionu wyszehradzkiego w celu skutecznego sprostania wyzwaniom środowiskowym.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

CSR; Visegrad region; proecological actions; comparative study; Poland; Slovakia; Czech Republic

PL

CSR; region wyszehradzki; działania proekologiczne; studium porównawcze; Polska; Słowacja; Republika Czeska

• Wydawca: Polskie Stowarzyszenie Ekonomistów Środowiska i Zasobów Naturalnych
• Czasopismo: Economics and Environment
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: No. 4
• Strony: 1--25
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 80 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Kozáková Jana

• Institute of Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7913-9053

autor

Skýpalová Renata

• Department of Economics and Management, AMBIS College, Czech Republic

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7161-7038

autor

Pieńkowski Dariusz

• Department of Law and Enterprise Management in Agribusiness, Faculty of Economics, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland, Wojska Polskiego Street 28, 62-040 Poznan, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0006-2186

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