Risk management practices in smes: evidence from Poland

• Autorzy: Dankiewicz Robert , Ostrowska-Dankiewicz Anna , Pasternak-Malicka Monika , Jiang Wen-hui

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.17512/pjms.2024.30.2.06

Warianty tytułu

PL

Zarządzanie ryzykiem w MŚP: dowody z Polski

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Purpose of this study analyzes risk management practices in small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) in Poland, identifying key risk types and examining factors influencing risk perception and management approaches. Methodology: The realization of the purpose required the use of descriptive-statistical methods, in particular the MannWhitney U test, the Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA test, and the Pearson chi-square independence test, allowing the assessment of whether the relationship or differences between selected characteristics are statistically significant. A direct method - questionnaire - was also used. Results: The publication describes the nature of risk management based on the literature. It also presents excerpts from the company's own questionnaire research from the first quarter of 2021 conducted in the territory of Poland in the sector of 364 small and medium-sized enterprises.

PL

Celem badania jest analiza praktyk zarządzania ryzykiem w małych i średnich przedsiębiorstwach (MŚP) w Polsce, identyfikacja kluczowych rodzajów ryzyka oraz zbadanie czynników wpływających na percepcję ryzyka i podejścia do jego zarządzania. Metodologia: Realizacja celu wymagała zastosowania metod opisowo-statystycznych, w szczególności testu U Manna-Whitneya, testu ANOVA Kruskala-Wallisa oraz testu niezależności chi-kwadrat Pearsona, co pozwoliło na ocenę, czy relacje lub różnice między wybranymi cechami są statystycznie istotne. Wykorzystano również metodę bezpośrednią - ankietę. Wyniki: Publikacja opisuje charakter zarządzania ryzykiem w oparciu o literaturę. Prezentuje także fragmenty wyników własnych badań ankietowych przeprowadzonych w pierwszym kwartale 2021 roku na terenie Polski w sektorze 364 małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

risk; risk management; small and medium-sized enterprises; Poland

PL

ryzyko; zarządzanie ryzykiem; małe i średnie przedsiębiorstwa; Polska

• Wydawca: Czestochowa University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Management Studies
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 30, No. 2
• Strony: 91--108
• Opis fizyczny: Biblior. 32 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Dankiewicz Robert

• Department of Finance, Banking and Accountancy The Faculty of Management Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3453-2892

autor

Ostrowska-Dankiewicz Anna

• Department of Finance, Banking and Accountancy The Faculty of Management Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2131-4522

autor

Pasternak-Malicka Monika

• Department of Finance, Banking and Accountancy The Faculty of Management Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland

autor

Jiang Wen-hui

• Department of Logistic Management, School of Economics and Management, Chongqing Jiaotong University, China

• https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2804-2428

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025).