Entrepreneurs' concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and enterprise’s sustainable development

IF 1.2 Q4 BUSINESS

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues Pub Date : 2023-03-30 DOI:10.9770/jesi.2023.10.3(3)

Aleksandra Stanek-Kowalczyk, Monika Zajkowska

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Abstract

The coronavirus pandemic, both in terms of its scale and impact on the economy and society, was a surprise to everyone and raised many concerns for entrepreneurs. Some of these concerns materialized while others did not, but still, these concerns impacted entrepreneurs' more conservative attitudes, seeking savings or limiting activities. This study aimed to answer whether entrepreneurs' concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on business have affected the sustainable development of enterprises – did it stop or limit the social and environmental activities of small and medium enterprises in Poland? To answer this question 177 interviews among owners and senior executives were conducted in September 2020, using the CATI method. The study results have shown that entrepreneurs' concerns about the pandemic did not negatively affect enterprises' sustainable development. Moreover, the study's results did not confirm a statistically significant correlation between the materialization of pandemic-related concerns and enterprises' sustainable development.

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企业家对冠状病毒疫情和企业可持续发展的担忧

冠状病毒大流行的规模和对经济和社会的影响让所有人都感到意外，也让企业家们感到担忧。其中一些担忧成为现实，而另一些则没有，但这些担忧仍然影响了企业家更保守的态度，寻求储蓄或限制活动。本研究旨在回答企业家对冠状病毒大流行及其对商业影响的担忧是否影响了企业的可持续发展——它是否阻止或限制了波兰中小企业的社会和环境活动?为了回答这个问题，我们在2020年9月使用CATI方法对177名业主和高级管理人员进行了采访。研究结果表明，企业家对疫情的担忧并未对企业的可持续发展产生负面影响。此外，研究结果没有证实与大流行病有关的关切的实现与企业的可持续发展之间存在统计学上显著的相关性。

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Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues BUSINESS-

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5.90%

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审稿时长

20 weeks

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