Pub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2023.10.4(22)
B. Mihalčová, Antonín Korauš, Stanislav Šišulák, P. Gallo, J. Lukáč
. The world today is ceaselessly under the influence of changing conditions and threats. The contemporary digital age enables the provision of information that serves not only as common information but also as disinformation and hoaxes. This risk is high, specifically on social networks, dramatically impacting society. The paper's main objective is to point out the danger of misusing social networks to spread disinformation as a hybrid threat to influence people's thinking and behaviour, thus endangering democratic processes in developed democratic countries. The study, which focused on the risks of misusing social networks, was conducted using the questionnaire method and was subsequently assessed using statistical tests. The results indicate no link between age and the ability to distinguish desinformation, and that age does not influence the effects of disinformation. However, we did find the opposite result in terms of education, where people with lower education share hoaxes and disinformation more. Alternative media, whose posts are shared by more than 20% of social network users, have a relatively strong presence in our environment. The possibilities of spreading disinformation are also evident in the social impacts on users, who, according to our study, fear lowering their economic well-being. The study focuses on the effects of social networks on individuals' thinking and behaviour. Because we consider this issue insufficiently studied thus far, attention must also be paid to it in the future.
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Pub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2023.10.4(12)
Kristina Samašonok, Eimantas Kamienas, Vilma Gegužienė, Rūta Valentukevičiūtė, A. Šimkienė
. Openness to different groups of people, including people of different social classes, ethnic groups, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, political opinion, and their inclusion in society, as well as in the labour market, becomes of particular importance. This article concretises the following questions: how do we build an inclusive and diverse community in today's labour market? What are the opportunities for diversity processes and inclusion in today's labour market? Taking into account the importance of the equal inclusion of different groups in society in the context of the scientific literature, this study examines the situation of building an inclusive and diverse community in today's labour market
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Pub Date : 2023-03-30DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2023.10.3(8)
Kristina Samašonok, Margarita Išoraitė
. The article validates the assumptions of implementing sustainable development goals (SDGs) using communication tools from a theoretical point of view. The research investigates the possibilities of implementing the SDGs through communication tools. 198 respondents took part in the study. Analytical descriptive, quantitative and statistical methods were used. The quantitative research strategy (questionnaire survey) was used to determine respondents' attitudes towards the SDGs in the environmental, social and economic spheres, to identify their experiences of engaging with the SDGs and to explore the possibilities of managing the SDGs using communication tools. Quantitative data analysis was carried out by calculating the analysis of variance (ANOVA) and percentage distribution (frequency). The results showed that more than two-thirds of the respondents were self-critical about their efforts to engage with the SDGs, with an overall mean score of M = 4.81 out of a maximum of 10. The research also found that more than half of the respondents are sometimes influenced and encouraged to act by the information provided on sustainable development and its implementation, and almost a quarter of the respondents are strongly influenced by the information towards the implementation of sustainable development principles. This confirms the importance of communication as one of the possible solutions to the implementation of the SDGs and indicates the need to find more effective means of information to enable the use of the chosen means of communication to shape attitudes towards sustainable development by exploiting the potential of television and websites, which, according to respondents' assessments, are the most frequent means of receiving information on sustainable development processes. The research results also revealed the need to strengthen the social responsibility of organizations and organize courses and training, which, according to the participants, need to be sufficiently exploited in the context of the prerequisites for disseminating sustainable development objectives and their implementation. The research results will have a lasting value for the scientific debate on the impact of the communication tools used in the implementation of the SDGs and their practical implications for the provision of guidelines for the management of sustainable development processes through communication tools.
{"title":"The implementation of sustainable development goals through communication tools","authors":"Kristina Samašonok, Margarita Išoraitė","doi":"10.9770/jesi.2023.10.3(8)","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9770/jesi.2023.10.3(8)","url":null,"abstract":". The article validates the assumptions of implementing sustainable development goals (SDGs) using communication tools from a theoretical point of view. The research investigates the possibilities of implementing the SDGs through communication tools. 198 respondents took part in the study. Analytical descriptive, quantitative and statistical methods were used. The quantitative research strategy (questionnaire survey) was used to determine respondents' attitudes towards the SDGs in the environmental, social and economic spheres, to identify their experiences of engaging with the SDGs and to explore the possibilities of managing the SDGs using communication tools. Quantitative data analysis was carried out by calculating the analysis of variance (ANOVA) and percentage distribution (frequency). The results showed that more than two-thirds of the respondents were self-critical about their efforts to engage with the SDGs, with an overall mean score of M = 4.81 out of a maximum of 10. The research also found that more than half of the respondents are sometimes influenced and encouraged to act by the information provided on sustainable development and its implementation, and almost a quarter of the respondents are strongly influenced by the information towards the implementation of sustainable development principles. This confirms the importance of communication as one of the possible solutions to the implementation of the SDGs and indicates the need to find more effective means of information to enable the use of the chosen means of communication to shape attitudes towards sustainable development by exploiting the potential of television and websites, which, according to respondents' assessments, are the most frequent means of receiving information on sustainable development processes. The research results also revealed the need to strengthen the social responsibility of organizations and organize courses and training, which, according to the participants, need to be sufficiently exploited in the context of the prerequisites for disseminating sustainable development objectives and their implementation. The research results will have a lasting value for the scientific debate on the impact of the communication tools used in the implementation of the SDGs and their practical implications for the provision of guidelines for the management of sustainable development processes through communication tools.","PeriodicalId":47127,"journal":{"name":"Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49412393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-30DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2023.10.3(10)
Darius Štitilis, M. Laurinaitis, Egidijus Verenius
. The article examines aspects of the use of biometric technologies and the protection of personal data as it relates to the protection of critical infrastructure in the state. The use of biometric technologies for the protection of critical infrastructure is examined in this article through employee identification to establish the identity of employees unequivocally, for example, when entering such infrastructure facilities. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) sets specific conditions for processing biometric data. Still, the relevant data controllers often have problems finding the appropriate basis for processing, especially in the context of GDPR Article 9. The authors, having examined the conditions for the processing of biometric data, propose introducing a particular legal framework for the processing of biometric data as far as it relates to the protection of critical infrastructure.
{"title":"The use of biometric technologies in ensuring critical infrastructure security: the context of protecting personal data","authors":"Darius Štitilis, M. Laurinaitis, Egidijus Verenius","doi":"10.9770/jesi.2023.10.3(10)","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9770/jesi.2023.10.3(10)","url":null,"abstract":". The article examines aspects of the use of biometric technologies and the protection of personal data as it relates to the protection of critical infrastructure in the state. The use of biometric technologies for the protection of critical infrastructure is examined in this article through employee identification to establish the identity of employees unequivocally, for example, when entering such infrastructure facilities. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) sets specific conditions for processing biometric data. Still, the relevant data controllers often have problems finding the appropriate basis for processing, especially in the context of GDPR Article 9. The authors, having examined the conditions for the processing of biometric data, propose introducing a particular legal framework for the processing of biometric data as far as it relates to the protection of critical infrastructure.","PeriodicalId":47127,"journal":{"name":"Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45886317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-30DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2023.10.3(13)
Vilius Mačiulaitis
. This article analyses the specifics of implementing employee privacy obligations in employment relationships. In employment relations, the employer has a general duty to make the employee aware of the local legislation governing his or her work. In this context, there is a clash between two legally protected interests: on the one hand, the employer's interest in protecting the business, ensuring business processes, the security of assets and the health and safety of employees, and on the other hand, the obligation not to infringe the employee's right to privacy. Technical means of monitoring employees are one of the simplest ways of collecting data and Information. At the same time, the question of proportionality of using such means is raised - whether all the Information collected by automated means is necessary to justify the specific purpose of data collection. Collecting data solely for personal interest without setting strict rules on the collection of Information and the limits of the Information collected restricts an employee's right to privacy. An employer is not entitled to collect data (monitoring) to control an employee's work process or behaviour but may record specific data if necessary to protect production, health and safety or to ensure the efficient running of an organisation. However, even in such cases, the employer must take additional measures to minimise such monitoring or evaluate its results as much as possible. The author analyses the problem in the context of the employment relationship, and through the implementation of the employer's obligation to establish specific local rules and the commitment to make the employee aware of those rules (transparency principle).
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Pub Date : 2023-03-30DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2023.10.3(23)
Robert von Böhlen, Iveta Šimberová
. This research aims to investigate various factors influencing the decision of automotive customers in Germany to buy a car on the Internet. The empirical study conducted mainly examines the influence of multiple factors such as employment status, gender, desire for advice when buying a car, price sensitivity, previous online vehicle purchasing experience, familiarity with online vehicle platforms, the intensity of general online shopping and age of the respondents on the degree of online vehicle purchasing behaviour. The scientific literature has produced only a few concrete studies in this regard. It is still being determined which factors are decisive for customers to buy their car online. Online vehicle purchasing behaviour was approximated using a Likert scale. Over 250 participants were surveyed in this process. The results were analysed by contrasting each influencing factor with online vehicle buying behaviour as part of a simple linear regression model. The T-test was then used to test each hypothesis for significance. A multivariate linear regression model was then constructed and retested with the significant influencing factors obtained. This showed that employment status, desire for advice when buying a car, having already made an online vehicle purchase, knowledge of online vehicle platforms, and general online shopping are (highly) significant and, therefore, strongly influence the online purchase decision of automotive customers in Germany. Future research should focus on comparing the results of this study for Germany and other more digital countries.
{"title":"Analysis of factors influencing car purchases on the Internet by automotive customers in Germany","authors":"Robert von Böhlen, Iveta Šimberová","doi":"10.9770/jesi.2023.10.3(23)","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9770/jesi.2023.10.3(23)","url":null,"abstract":". This research aims to investigate various factors influencing the decision of automotive customers in Germany to buy a car on the Internet. The empirical study conducted mainly examines the influence of multiple factors such as employment status, gender, desire for advice when buying a car, price sensitivity, previous online vehicle purchasing experience, familiarity with online vehicle platforms, the intensity of general online shopping and age of the respondents on the degree of online vehicle purchasing behaviour. The scientific literature has produced only a few concrete studies in this regard. It is still being determined which factors are decisive for customers to buy their car online. Online vehicle purchasing behaviour was approximated using a Likert scale. Over 250 participants were surveyed in this process. The results were analysed by contrasting each influencing factor with online vehicle buying behaviour as part of a simple linear regression model. The T-test was then used to test each hypothesis for significance. A multivariate linear regression model was then constructed and retested with the significant influencing factors obtained. This showed that employment status, desire for advice when buying a car, having already made an online vehicle purchase, knowledge of online vehicle platforms, and general online shopping are (highly) significant and, therefore, strongly influence the online purchase decision of automotive customers in Germany. Future research should focus on comparing the results of this study for Germany and other more digital countries.","PeriodicalId":47127,"journal":{"name":"Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43995865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-30DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2023.10.3(6)
Radoslav Ivančík, P. Nečas
. All the often-contradictory hoaxes concerning the European Union (EU) are so-called Euro-myths. They mostly have a negative tone and try to denigrate this institution. Their emergence is caused by the fact that individual states often need more information about what is happening in the EU
{"title":"Security and defense are truly a priority for the member states of the European Union: fact of hoax?","authors":"Radoslav Ivančík, P. Nečas","doi":"10.9770/jesi.2023.10.3(6)","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9770/jesi.2023.10.3(6)","url":null,"abstract":". All the often-contradictory hoaxes concerning the European Union (EU) are so-called Euro-myths. They mostly have a negative tone and try to denigrate this institution. Their emergence is caused by the fact that individual states often need more information about what is happening in the EU","PeriodicalId":47127,"journal":{"name":"Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71233224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-30DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2023.10.3(12)
Ricardo G. Jr. Gonzales
. This study aims to describe the current situation of the accommodation industry in Baler, Northern Philippines, evaluating it in terms of business and environmental sustainability. The author used the Input-Process-Output (IPO) paradigm for business operations assessment and compliance of performance with environmental laws. The study used descriptive research involving seventy-four (74) Department of Tourism-accredited establishments. A four-point Likert scale method was employed. The study results revealed that facilities for persons with disabilities (PWDs) and senior citizens lack quality; specific equipment is inaccessible, and water filtration systems are unavailable. The accommodation industry makes a significant contribution to the economy of Baler. However, there is a substantial increase in water consumption, energy consumption, and solid waste consumption. Therefore, the accommodation industry still needs changes, which can be implemented via additional investments and technology transfer, enhancing business and environmental sustainability. The LGU-Baler and accommodation industry may adopt the proposed business operational plan. A similar study may be conducted in the whole province of Aurora.
{"title":"Sustainability of accommodation business in Baler, Northern Philippines","authors":"Ricardo G. Jr. Gonzales","doi":"10.9770/jesi.2023.10.3(12)","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9770/jesi.2023.10.3(12)","url":null,"abstract":". This study aims to describe the current situation of the accommodation industry in Baler, Northern Philippines, evaluating it in terms of business and environmental sustainability. The author used the Input-Process-Output (IPO) paradigm for business operations assessment and compliance of performance with environmental laws. The study used descriptive research involving seventy-four (74) Department of Tourism-accredited establishments. A four-point Likert scale method was employed. The study results revealed that facilities for persons with disabilities (PWDs) and senior citizens lack quality; specific equipment is inaccessible, and water filtration systems are unavailable. The accommodation industry makes a significant contribution to the economy of Baler. However, there is a substantial increase in water consumption, energy consumption, and solid waste consumption. Therefore, the accommodation industry still needs changes, which can be implemented via additional investments and technology transfer, enhancing business and environmental sustainability. The LGU-Baler and accommodation industry may adopt the proposed business operational plan. A similar study may be conducted in the whole province of Aurora.","PeriodicalId":47127,"journal":{"name":"Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42009412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-30DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2023.10.3(25)
J. Straková, Jaroslav Kollmann, Yaroslava Kostiuk, M. Palinchak, Filip Černák
. This paper presents a procedure for definition and analysis of value-creating corporate activities on an example of a selected engineering company and a newly proposed calculation of riskiness of the production process. The risk calculation is based on an analysis of the value chain or value stream of its primary activities. Three research questions were formulated within the framework of the solution concerning differentiation of the value stream in serial and custom production, significance of individual primary processes for creation of the corporate margin and differentiation of the degree of risk between serial and custom production. The obtained outputs from the model engineering enterprise showed that the intensity of added value creation is lower in serial production than in custom production. In terms of the importance of the primary activities for serial and custom production in the value chain, the production process can be considered dominant from the viewpoint of margin generation, followed by the technical preparation process. In addition to the already mentioned reduced level of generation of added value, the lower average riskiness of the production process was also found for serial production compared to custom production. The graphical presentation at the end of the paper suggests a correlation between the level of added value creation in partial production operations and their respective level of risk. The authors of the article assume that the presented results have general validity for engineering production enterprises, which will be the subject of follow-up case studies on similar topics.
{"title":"Riskiness of value-creating corporate activities and their influence on strategic management of engineering companies","authors":"J. Straková, Jaroslav Kollmann, Yaroslava Kostiuk, M. Palinchak, Filip Černák","doi":"10.9770/jesi.2023.10.3(25)","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9770/jesi.2023.10.3(25)","url":null,"abstract":". This paper presents a procedure for definition and analysis of value-creating corporate activities on an example of a selected engineering company and a newly proposed calculation of riskiness of the production process. The risk calculation is based on an analysis of the value chain or value stream of its primary activities. Three research questions were formulated within the framework of the solution concerning differentiation of the value stream in serial and custom production, significance of individual primary processes for creation of the corporate margin and differentiation of the degree of risk between serial and custom production. The obtained outputs from the model engineering enterprise showed that the intensity of added value creation is lower in serial production than in custom production. In terms of the importance of the primary activities for serial and custom production in the value chain, the production process can be considered dominant from the viewpoint of margin generation, followed by the technical preparation process. In addition to the already mentioned reduced level of generation of added value, the lower average riskiness of the production process was also found for serial production compared to custom production. The graphical presentation at the end of the paper suggests a correlation between the level of added value creation in partial production operations and their respective level of risk. The authors of the article assume that the presented results have general validity for engineering production enterprises, which will be the subject of follow-up case studies on similar topics.","PeriodicalId":47127,"journal":{"name":"Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43715126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-30DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2023.10.3(9)
M. N. Rahman
. In the fast-moving consumer industry, consumers' behaviour is influenced by the brand's representative character and the first-hand experience after consuming goods. While many studies have been conducted to explore the fundamental characteristics of consumers' behaviour, the industry needs further analysis, which would benefit from formulating business strategies to bridge the gap between managers' imagination about the consumers' buying behaviour and the realities on the ground. This research aims to evaluate Saudi Arabian consumers' behaviour at supermarkets, hypermarkets, wholesale stores and Baqalas (local retail outlets). It identifies the representative character of product selling establishment in the image of consumers, examines differences between expectation and satisfaction and guides to formulate strategies to strengthen the relationship between expectation and consumers' satisfaction with a last objective of making companies financially viable. During the study, 625 consumers were interacted through a structured questionnaire from eight cities in Saudi Arabia, which has a multicultural political environment with a unique theological ambience with the progress of all sections of the society. Four store image criteria were set for examination: services, price, location and atmosphere, and convenience. The study says that a store's representative character varies considerably by the class of customers, i.e. gender, age, ethnicity and social stratification that affect customers' shopping decisions. By exploring the factors affecting consumers' decisions, the findings would play a pivotal role in providing valuable inputs to managers to improve the functional adequacy of supermarket, hypermarkets, wholesalers and even baqalas (local retail outlets) with an ultimate objective to makes their presence felt in the stiff competitive scenario of Saudi Arabia.
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