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The paper deals with the assessment of the current state of financial management of small and medium-sized enterprises in the conditions of the market economy in Slovakia and points out that during the transformation for the sake of sustainability, financial managers must find answers to many and com-plex questions related to sustainability and financial performance of the enterprise. It is therefore neces-sary to develop the content of financial management tasks from a sustainability perspective.
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The article presents a business model based on an industrial network of companies capable of producing personalized products in an Industry 4.0 environment. Based on research conducted in Poland, in manufacturing companies, the critical problems associated with the implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies and the expected benefits associated with their implementation are addressed. The model’s task is to integrate a customer expecting personalized production with a network of companies with the appropriate production resources. The original achievement is the integration of the customer and the manufacturer around an e-business platform, which allows the rapid prototyping of a network of SME companies capable of realizing personalized production. The proposed model describes the architecture of enterprise cooperation under the conditions of implementing the Industry 4.0 concept and is dedicated to the SME sector. The model provides a basis for building prototypes of e-business platforms of small and medium-sized enterprises.
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Maintenance involves a large amount of data management. Although many tools, strategies, and systems, have been developed to organize the maintenance information resources, SMEs have not found the same benefits as large companies due to their inherent characteristics and, above all, the maturity level of the maintenance department. Maturity models are useful tools for assessing the maturity of maintenance information practices; however, existing models are not suitable for any type of business context, as they required companies to have a clear organizational structure and definite informative infrastructure. Moreover, they do not assist in identifying and defining actions to reach the highest level. This paper proposes a model for assessing and improving maintenance management information practices. It allows a clear measure of the maturity of the maintenance information management practices in industrial contexts and provides improvement actions identifying the information and data needed to enhance maintenance management information practices.
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Purpose: The study explores how the disruption caused by Covid-19 has influenced the innovativeness of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Poland. It aims to show the examples of innovative ideas introduced by SMEs in times of pandemic to overcome the obstacles that appeared due to fluctuations in the demand and supply because of Covid-19. Design/methodology/approach: The study draws on a qualitative research design and uses case studies. We chose three small and two medium-sized Polish firms specializing in different business areas for analysis. Findings: The analysed organizations due to Covid-19 introduced innovations mainly focused on IT solutions. All of the firms have begun to offer remote work. Moreover, they implemented a new work organization system and a new customer service system. In all cases, the new solutions will be maintained and developed after the end of the pandemic. Research limitations/implications: The study uses five case studies. Practical implications: The outcomes of the study can motivate entrepreneurs to implement innovations as the case studies may inspire them. Moreover, the successes of presented SMEs may convince entrepreneurs that introducing innovations is not difficult and that the effects of innovative changes are measurable and visible in a short time. Thus, they may be encouraged to take action to overcome obstacles in their surroundings. Originality/value: The study develops the knowledge concerning the innovation process in companies in an uncertain, unstable and unpredictable environment.
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Purpose: This study evaluates the acceptance of GPS/GPRS-based telematics technology in freight road transport companies registered in Poland. Design/methodology/approach: The evaluation is based on a survey of 500 representative road transport companies carried out in 2020. The Technology Acceptance Model was estimated, and its results were checked for robustness. The scope of the information collected in telematics systems is defined in terms of its perceived utility and perceived ease of use at the operational management level. The latent factors affecting technology use are defined and implemented. Findings: Most respondents (80%) claimed that telematics systems had a considerable influence on the effectiveness and efficiency of the whole company's operation. It contributed to a higher number of orders executed per time unit, more effective use of the driver's working time, and increased the entrepreneurs' trust in the company. The companies employing more workers recognize the higher usefulness of telematics systems and are motivated to use the technology more widely than smaller enterprises. TAMs estimated separately for small and medium-sized enterprises did not significantly differ among the parameter estimates. Research limitations/implications: The Technology Acceptance Model is a useful analytical tool for evaluating telematics technology acceptance by the road transport sector. The study is based on a random sample of enterprises observed once in 2020. It is recommended to monitor them in two or three waves to compare the dynamics of the telematics usage process. It is planned to continue the study in that direction. Practical implications: The outcomes are valuable in practice twofold. Firstly, the extension of telematics systems use is interesting for final users, i.e., road transport companies that will find scope for their application. Secondly, the results are helpful for system providers who get knowledge on telematics perception from enterprise management. Originality/value: Although widely applied to other IT systems, the TAM model has not been used to evaluate the use of telematics in road transport companies. The paper justifies TAM's categories at the operational management level in road transport enterprises, contributing to understanding managers' behavioral aspects of decision-making.
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This study focused on how the ISO 9001:2008 standard has influenced organisational Lean Six Sigma (LSS) implementation success. Data were collected through a survey, followed by interviews with the quality managers/representatives of 85 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the textile industry. Additionally, case studies on four of the textile SMEs were carried out to validate the results. Our analysis revealed that the main benefits of LSS, among others, are problem solving improvement, reduction of the quality problem, waste reduction, and increase of productivity. However, certified companies are aware of continuous improvements to tools, which ensures the continuity of improvements made by the LSS project and facilitates the integration of Lean Six Sigma tools, which can help to make better use of the Lean Six Sigma project. The type of article produced was also found to have a considerable effect on the success of the Lean Six Sigma project.
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Purpose: The aim of this article is an attempt to prove the hypothesis, that one of the key obstacles for growth of Polish SMEs is a lack of management succession, understood as the employment of a professional management team and/or allowing for an external investor. Design/methodology/approach: In this article the authors used external studies, industry reports and data published by domestic and international statistical offices and financial institutions. In order to draw conclusions, the authors used the comparative analysis of available statistical data and case studies of five Polish companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Findings: Findings include: 1. characteristics of the SME sector and its importance for the Polish economy, 2. explaining the role of management succession in the growth of the company and identifying barriers to this process, 3. indicating relationship between size/success of the company and presence of professional management and corporate governance, 4. presenting the impact of institutional environment on management succession, 5. showing the relationship between success of selected Polish companies and their management succession model. Research limitations/implications: The space of management succession in Polish companies has never been a subject to any comprehensive research neither in the theoretical, nor in statistical dimension. To better understand the actual scope, forms, limitations and effects of the succession, the authors made an empirical research based on a representative sample of 200 Polish SMEs. Findings from this research will be published in a separate paper. Practical implications: The authors see the practical effects of sharing the results of this research mainly in the possibility of changing the skeptical behavior of Polish entrepreneurs towards management succession. Originality/value: The originality of the article results from the multifaceted approach to the research problem, which has no equivalent in the domestic literature. It is important for management practitioners and for setting directions for further research.
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ITB jest członkiem konsorcjum prezentowanego w artykule projektu badawczego pt. Europejskie stanowiska badawcze umożliwiające małym i średnim przedsiębiorstwom sektora budownictwa opracowanie innowacyjnych wyrobów do budowy fasad budynków z wykorzystaniem zharmonizowanych i zmodernizowanych ram technicznych oraz żywych laboratoriów (2021-2026) finansowanego przez Komisję Europejską w programie badawczym Horizon 2020. Projekt ma zapewnić w przyszłości małym i średnim przedsiębiorstwom (MŚP) system wsparcia oraz dostęp do ekosystemu innowacji, w tym technicznych platform badawczych, działając jako akcelerator innowacji, który pozwoli MŚP konkurować z dużymi przedsiębiorstwami. Artykuł opisuje uwarunkowania brzegowe realizacji projektu ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem szans i barier rozwoju innowacji w Polsce.
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ITB is a member of the consortium presented in the article of the research project entitled European test stands enabling small and medium-sized enterprises in the construction sector to develop innovative products for the construction of building facades using harmonized and modernized technical frameworks and living laboratories (2021-2026) financed by the European Commission in the Horizon 2020 research program. Enterprises (SMEs) a support system and access to the innovation ecosystem, including technical research platforms, acting as an innovation accelerator that will allow SMEs to compete with large enterprises. The article describes the boundary conditions of the project implementation with particular emphasis on the opportunities and barriers to the development of innovation in Poland.
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Na Wydziale Inżynierii Lądowej Politechniki Warszawskiej jest prowadzonych wiele projektów dydaktycznych, współfinansowanych z programów Unii Europejskiej, które poszerzają ofertę dydaktyczną Wydziału, dostosowują ofertę nauczania do wymagań przemysłu oraz czynią dydaktykę bardziej przyjazną i interesującą dla studentów oraz pracowników uczelni. Zaprezentowane projekty dotyczą: opracowania piątej części Biblioteki Menedżera Budowlanego, udoskonalenia kwalifikacji zawodowych w dziedzinie robót wykończeniowych w budownictwie oraz promocji zawodu technika budowlanego, a także podnoszenia umiejętności przestrzennych z wykorzystaniem technologii rzeczywistości rozszerzonej.
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The Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology runs many didactic projects, co-financed by EU programmes, which broaden the didactic offer of the Faculty, adjust the teaching offer to the requirements of industry and make teaching more friendly and interesting for students and university staff. The presented projects concern: development of the fifth part of Construction Manager’s Library, improvement of professional qualifications in the field of finishing works in construction and promotion of the profession of construction technician, as well as improvement of spatial skills with the use of augmented reality technology.
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Content available remote Corporate social responsibility and employee loyalty: Role of pride and commitment
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Recently, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is one of the most important issues that have received the attention of our whole society in all sectors. The current research attempts to examine the influence mechanism of corporate social responsibility on the loyalty of employees who work in the firms. This research also clarifies the mediating effects of employees' pride perception and commitment in the relationship between CSR performance of the firms and employees' loyalty intention. This research collected data through questionnaire survey using a convenient sampling method with the respondents who are employees in small and medium firms in Hanoi city, capital of Vietnam. Finally, 210 valid questionnaires collected that were utilized to test the hypothesis applying PLS-SEM approach with SmartPLS software. The results showed that CSR does not directly affect employees loyalty behavior, but via the mediating effects of employees' pride perception and commitment with the firms. Moreover, perceived pride of employees has no direct effect on employees' loyalty behaviors with the firms.
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Purpose: The aim of the research was to determine the cultural attitudes conducive to CSR implementation in an enterprise, and then to verify their occurrence in enterprises implementing CSR. Methodology: The research used the diagnostic survey method. The research tool used by the Authors of the article was a questionnaire allowing the verification of the occurrence of 12 cultural attitudes conducive to CSR in the surveyed enterprises. The research covered 234 enterprises on the territory of Poland, which declared CSR activities. Findings: As a result of the research, all the cultural attitudes were verified and their occurrence was assessed with a medium and low intensity, most often these are attitudes describing managers than employees. Cultural attitudes conducive to the implementation of CSR, although they are noticeable in the researched enterprises, to a small extent, support the implementation of CSR activities. Research limitations: Conducting research in enterprises outside the territory of Poland and comparing it with national ones could significantly increase the scientific value of the article. Practical implications: Research brings new knowledge and can be used by management in their practical activities. Social implications: The results of the research increase the level of knowledge on the issue of cultural attitudes conducive to CSR implementation in enterprises. Originality: The authors identified cultural attitudes conducive to the implementation of CSR in the enterprise, verified their occurrence in the surveyed enterprises and assessed whether the cultural attitudes verified by them are conducive to the implementation of CSR activities in the enterprise.
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Na podstawie wybranych wskaźników, takich jak nakłady na B+R, realizacja projektów innowacyjnych, wsparcie z funduszy publicznych, patenty i rozwiązania Przemysłu 4.0 oceniono działalność innowacyjną MŚP Klastra Chemicznego „Zielona Chemia” w latach 2016-2018. Stwierdzono, że w badanym okresie małe i średnie przedsiębiorstwa z Klastra były silnie zaangażowane w działalność innowacyjną.
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Eighty-three cluster members were assessed by a poll for their activity in 2018-2019 in expenditure on R&D, implementation of innovative projects, support from public funds, patents, solns. of Industry 4.0. intensive innovative activity during the period was obsd.
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One of the sources of low competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is the relatively small ability to generate innovations. In view of the depletion of such sources of competitiveness in Poland as labour costs or the adaptation of external technologies, the low level of enterprise innovation is becoming a challenge. The system of supporting competitiveness and innovativeness in the SME sector must take into account the problem of insufficient capital for innovative activity - therefore, direct support should remain a key policy tool in the area of supporting innovation. The aim of the article is to assess the effects of innovation implementation by enterprises from the SME sector on the example of the Małopolska province. The authors focused mainly on the innovation activities planned by enterprises and on the sources of their financing, including subsidies for this purpose. The first stage, i.e. the selection of enterprises, was carried out in a targeted manner based on belonging to a separate SME sector. Then, in a random way, 262 enterprises were chosen from the database using the systematic selection. In order to obtain information, a method of in-depth interview using a questionnaire was used. This task was carried out using a categorized set of questions. The interview questionnaire allowed to gather information and numerical data in the following range: planning of the implementation of innovations, use of innovations in the company's development and sources of financing for the implementation of product, process or non-technological innovations.
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Lean practices are implemented in manufacturing enterprises to find hidden waste and attain continuous improvement. Various enterprises have experienced benefits owing to the Lean implementation. Following the use of appropriate lean instruments and techniques, there are many factors that affect successful lean implementation process. Researchers have identified a large number of these success factors to implementation of Lean. Understanding these enablers and the interactions between them can be crucial to the success of lean implementation. Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) is one of the established methodologies to bring forward the interrelationships among parameters of an issue or a problem. The purpose of this paper is to create the hierarchy of the various success factors to Lean Implementation according to their importance using the approach of ISM to facilitate Small and Medium enterprises (SMEs) across India.
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W artykule zawarte są treści dające się sprowadzić do trzech tez, traktujących o: uczestnikach rynku transportowego, tzn. głównie o małych i średnich przedsiębiorstwach (firmach) i zachowaniu ich na nim; zakresie usług transportowych innych niż przewóz rzeczy oraz o zmianach zachodzących w usługach transportowo-spedycyjnych. Z treści artykułu wynika, że zwiększenie zakresu usług transportowych spowodowało powstanie licznych małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw (MiŚP) specjalizujących się w realizacji zadań cząstkowych w układach transportowych. Natomiast w wyniku zjawiska integracji realizacji usług cząstkowych powstają zestawy usług stanowiące zintegrowaną usługę logistyczną. Takie postępowanie jest wynikiem dążenia do optymalizacji przedsięwzięć w całym łańcuchu (kanale) transportowym. Ponadto w artykule wskazano, że istnieje potrzeba, a wręcz konieczność doskonalenia i dokonywania permanentnych zmian w rodzajach i formach oferowanych usług, a także poszerzania ich zakresu w celu uzyskania konkurencyjności MiŚP na rynku usług transportowych. Zatem dalej w treści artykułu uzasadnia się, iż najnowsze i najczęstsze tendencje funkcjonowania MiŚP transportowych w łańcuchu (kanale) przewozowym, to ich współpraca z dużymi międzynarodowymi firmami w ramach tworzonych grup kapitałowych. Artykuł kończą zasadne i stosowne wnioski oraz uogólnienia.
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The article contains content that can be included in three theses describing the participants of the transport market, namely mainly about small and medium enterprises (companies) and their behaviour on it; the scope of transport services other than transport of goods and changes in transport and forwarding services. The article shows that the increase in the scope of transport services has resulted in the creation of a number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in in the implementation of partial tasks in transport systems. As a result of the phenomenon of integration of partial services implementation, sets of services are created which create an integrated logistics service. Such a procedure is a result of striving for optimization of undertakings in the whole transport chain (channel). Furthermore, in order to achieve the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises in the transport services market, the article highlights the need for, and even the need for, improvement and making permanent changes in kinds, forms, and manners of still offered services and in their scope. The article also justifies that the latest and most frequent trends in the functioning of small and medium-sized transport enterprises in the transport chain (transport channel), concern cooperation with large international companies within the established capital groups. The article ends with justified and appropriate conclusions and generalisations.
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Małe i średnie przedsiębiorstwa realizują charakterystyczne strategie działania, co związane jest z trudnością z ich przetrwaniem na rynku. Często na etapie powstawania poszukują nisz rynkowych i na nich się koncentrują w całej dalszej działalności. W prowadzonych badaniach obejmujących przedsiębiorstwa sektora gazowniczego starano się określić, na ile realizowany jest ten typ postępowania. Wzięto pod uwagę okres funkcjonowania na rynku oraz poziom specjalizacji. Starano się także sprawdzić czy istnieje związek pomiędzy zdolnością do przetrwania na rynku oraz poziomem specjalizacji realizowanym przez firmy. Wysoka specjalizacja ogranicza możliwości samodzielnej realizacji kompleksowych zleceń ze strony klientów, co powoduje konieczność nawiązywania współpracy pomiędzy przedsiębiorstwami. W konsekwencji badania dotyczyły także częstotliwości występowania takiej współpracy.
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Small and medium-sized enterprises carry out specific action strategies, which are related to the difficulty of surviving on the market. Often at the stage of formation they are looking for niche markets and focus on them throughout their further business. The research conducted by the gas sector undertakings sought to determine the extent to which this type of procedure is being implemented. The market life of the company and the level of specialization were taken into account. It was also taken a study to find out if there was a link between the ability to survive on the market and the level of specialization the company was realizing. High specialization limits the possibility of self-fulfillment of complex orders from customers, which makes it necessary to establish cooperation between enterprises. Consequently, the study also concerned the frequency of such cooperation.
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Unia Europejska przewiduje szereg rozwiązań wspierających małe i średnie przedsiębiorstwa w ich dążeniu do internacjonalizacji swej działalności. Wymienić tu należy przede wszystkim rozbudowany system informacji o rynkach zagranicznych, pośrednictwo we wzajemnych ponadgranicznych kontaktach przedsiębiorców czy utrzymywanie różnego rodzaju instytucji bezpośrednio zajmujących się udzielaniem indywidualnej pomocy w tym zakresie. Na podstawie przeprowadzonej w pracy analizy stwierdzić należy, że unijna oferta metod i środków wsparcia wydaje się być kompleksowa i skuteczna. Uwagę jednak zwraca fakt, że jest ona jednocześnie dość skomplikowana, a ze względu na ogólnikowość raportów oraz niską częstotliwość ich ukazywania się, dokonanie oceny efektywności unijnego systemu jest utrudnione.
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The European Union provides a number of mechanisms supporting small and medium enterprises in their decisions concerning internationalization of their economic activities. Attention should be made, above all, to the extensive information system on foreign markets, the intermediation in cross-border contacts between entrepreneurs and the maintenance of various types of institutions directly involved in providing individual assistance in this area. On the basis of the analysis carried out in the work, it should be stated that the EU offer of methods and means of support seems to be comprehensive and effective. However, it is pointed out to the fact that it is quite complicated at the same time, and due to the generality of reports and the low frequency of their publication, it is difficult to assess the effectiveness of the EU system.
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The article presents an approach to building a complex project of internationalization of enterprises in the SME sector. The authors focused on the methodological and research assumptions of the project in the context of challenges faced by business entities of the Silesian Voivodeship in the context of the dynamizing globalization processes. The socio-economic background of entrepreneurship in the Silesian voivodeship was discussed and the main approaches to internationalization processes in terms of literature were outlined. The significance of the internationalization process for innovation and competitiveness of enterprises in the Upper Silesia region was also emphasized, taking into account possible risks and threats.
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W artykule zaprezentowano podejście do budowania złożonego projektu internacjonalizacji przedsiębiorstw sektora MSP. Autorzy skoncentrowali się na założeniach metodycznych i badawczych projektu w kontekście wyzwań, jakie stoją przed podmiotami gospodarczymi województwa śląskiego w kon-tekście dynamizujących się procesów globalizacyjnych. Omówiono tło społeczno-gospodarcze przedsiębiorczości w województwie śląskim oraz zarysowano główne podejścia do procesów internacjonalizacji w ujęciu literaturowym. Podkreślone zostało także znaczenie procesu internacjonalizacji dla innowacyj-ności i konkurencyjności przedsiębiorstw regionu Górnego Śląska i Zagłębia, przy uwzględnieniu możliwych ryzyk i zagrożeń.
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W artykule omówiono wyniki badań dotyczące systemów ocen pracowniczych, stosowanych w polskich małych i średnich przedsiębiorstwach. Najpierw przybliżono procedurę przeprowadzania ocen, cechy charakterystyczne, cele oraz funkcje oceny, a następnie scharakteryzowano wyniki badań empirycznych – praktyki ocen pracowniczych stosowane w małych i średnich przedsiębiorstwach.
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The paper discusses the results of research on the performance appraisal systems of employees carried out in Polish SMEs. First, the procedure for carrying out appraisal, characteristics, aims an functions of assessment were described, next the results of empirical research – practices of performance appraisal applied in small and medium-sized enterprises – were characterized.
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The paper focuses on generation based business arranging in family-owned businesses of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The paper contends that to a specific degree the entrepreneurs of SME confront a few challenges while different factors, for example, business obstructions, administrative capability, equitable are identified with the movement highlights. The outcome demonstrates that there is a clear relationship among generation based business arranging, entrepreneur highlights and progression difficulty and number of representatives, the status of generation based business arranging and year of business encounters. In the generation-based business arranging model, just entrepreneur highlights and movement situation do impact generation based business arranging. The discoveries demonstrate that SMEs are when all is said in done concentrated on generation based business arranging even though it is fundamental. The paper winds up with a couple of suggestions for the further research in generation based business arranging of the family-owned business.
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Artykuł koncentruje się na biznesie opartym na pokoleniach w firmach rodzinnych w Abu Dhabi w Zjednoczonych Emiratach Arabskich (ZEA). W artykule stwierdzono, że w pewnym stopniu przedsiębiorcy MŚP stają wobec kilku wyzwań, podczas gdy różne czynniki, na przykład przeszkody biznesowe, zdolność administracyjna, są identyfikowane jako najważniejsze. Rezultat tego badania pokazuje, że istnieje wyraźna zależność między organizacją biznesową opartą na pokoleniu, z uwypukleniem przedsiębiorcy i stopniem zaawansowania oraz liczbą przedstawicieli, stanem organizacji biznesowych opartych na pokoleniach i rokiem. W modelu aranżacji biznesu opartym na pokoleniach, po prostu uwypuklenie przedsiębiorcy i sytuacja w ruchu są efektem aranżacji opartej na wytwarzaniu opartym na pokoleniu. Odkrycia pokazują, że małe i średnie przedsiębiorstwa są wtedy, gdy wszystko jest powiedziane, skoncentrowane na tworzeniu biznesu opartego na wytwarzaniu energii, mimo że ma ono fundamentalne znaczenie. Dokument kończy się kilkoma propozycjami dalszych badań w zakresie biznesowego prowadzenia rodzinnego biznesu opartego na wytwarzaniu energii.
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