Involvement’s Barriers of Micro and Small Firms into EU Energy Transition
One of the greatest challenges for modern companies is finding a balance between achieving environmental goals and being competitive on the market. The current situation forces companies to overcome various challenges that contribute to reducing energy consumption. The aim of the article is to tr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest
2023-05-01
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| Series: | Amfiteatru Economic |
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| Online Access: | https://www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro/temp/Article_3211.pdf |
| Summary: | One of the greatest challenges for modern companies is finding a balance between achieving
environmental goals and being competitive on the market. The current situation forces
companies to overcome various challenges that contribute to reducing energy consumption.
The aim of the article is to try to answer the following question: What problems can be
identified for the smallest business entities in the implementation of environmental standards
imposed by legislation? In search of an answer to this question, the structure of this article
was assigned, in which the following was described: the main issues related to energy
transformation in the EU, the SME sector was characterised against the background of the
economy and energy challenges, the methodology, results, and results of the research
conducted on Polish enterprises were presented. The research, based on a structured and
standardized survey questionnaire, was conducted with the use of the CATI technique
between April and May 2022 among owners of micro and small enterprises operating in
Poland. As research has shown, there are various barriers that limit the participation of the
surveyed companies in energy transformation. |
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| ISSN: | 1582-9146 2247-9104 |