Application of the DEA Model in Tourism SMEs: An Empirical Study from Slovakia in the Context of Business Sustainability

Dobrovič, Ján; Čabinová, Veronika; Gallo, Peter; Pártlová, Petra; Váchal, Jan; Balogová, Beáta; Orgonáš, Jozef

doi:10.3390/su13137422

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“…Furthermore, the findings are in line with the trend showing the role of intangible resources in building organizational sustainability [72,73]. This underlines the importance of promoting work-life balance to enhance employee performance.…”

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confidence: 85%

Green Work-Life Balance and Greenwashing the Construct of Work-Life Balance: Myth and Reality

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Some of the frequently used buzz words in the corporate sector include green leadership, green human resource management, green employee engagement and green work-life balance. The intention of this article is to identify and examine the logical reasons that govern “green work-life balance” or, in simple terms, “greenwashing” work-life balance. The paper also aims at providing a comprehensive conceptualization of work-life balance, while thoroughly examining the components of measuring the construct. Based on a cross-sectional study in the banking industry with a sample of 170 managerial employees, this study analyzes the impact of work-life balance on employee job performance mediated by employee engagement. Results support the assumed relationship between work-life balance and employee job performance embedded in employee engagement. The theoretical contribution of this study concerns the application of role behavior theory to describe the mechanisms shaping the relationship between work-life balance and job performance through employee engagement. The practical implications of the paper include recommendations for improving job performance by enhancing the work-life balance and strengthening employee engagement.

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confidence: 85%

Green Work-Life Balance and Greenwashing the Construct of Work-Life Balance: Myth and Reality

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“…With the growing importance of green employee behavior in organizations today, supporting green practices in the workplace is an important aspect of organizational management [10,11]. The organizational culture can be instrumental in increasing the green work behavior of employees.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Successful implementation of a corporate strategy that involves the least possible negative impact on the environment and a commitment to conserve natural resources requires the involvement/involvement of all employees. Employees play a key role in putting the adopted strategy into practice because the result achieved is a function of the decisions, behavior, and performance of the members of the organization [9][10][11].…”

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Culture-Based Green Workplace Practices as a Means of Conserving Energy and Other Natural Resources in the Manufacturing Sector

Bulińska-Stangrecka

Bagieńska

2021

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The purpose of this research is to analyze the role of organizational culture in fostering green practices in the workplace while investigating the mediating role of intrinsic motivation in the context of energy conservation. Based on a cross-sectional quantitative study with a sample of 203 employees from the manufacturing sector, the hypothesized relationships were verified. Based on the mediation analysis, statistical analyses revealed positive relationships between organizational culture and green workplace practices, as well as organizational culture and intrinsic motivation. Additionally, the study found that intrinsic motivation mediates the relationship between organizational culture and green workplace practices. This study supported the importance of organizational culture in enhancing green workplace practices aimed at conserving energy and natural resources. The underlying mechanism behind the significant positive effect of intrinsic motivation on proenvironmental behavior in the workplace was also identified. The research demonstrates the importance of an organizational culture to reinforce green practices in the workplace. Furthermore, based on the used models, this study illustrates the importance of each organizational culture dimension: leadership, sense of community, communication, collaboration, and structure in promoting green behavior. Additionally, the research suggests a key role of intrinsic motivation in this relationship. This study provides valuable guidance for the implementation of specific environmental measures in companies.

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“…The applicability of the DEA method is justified and correct only if all DMUs perform the same or similar activity. Only then is it possible to identify a common group of inputs and outputs that are relevant to the analysis [48]. If U 1 , U 2 , .…”

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Measurement and Evaluation of the Efficiency and Total Productivity of Dairy Farms in Poland

2021

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The aim of the article is to measure and evaluate the economic and technical efficiency as well as the total productivity of dairy farms in Poland. The research used data from the Polish FADN. The analysis covered the years 2008–2017. The study group consisted of 730 farms. An iteration-optimization method, k-means clustering, non-parametric DEA method, and aggregated Färe–Primont indexes were used to achieve the goal. The conducted research allowed for the distinction of four types of dairy farms with different levels of economic efficiency. We prove that the costs of labor, energy, maintenance of machines and buildings, fodder, depreciation, and overheads, as well as agricultural land, affect the technical efficiency and total productivity of dairy farms. We also prove that over the analyzed years, technical efficiency decreased in all groups of dairy farms, while the Färe–Primont index of total productivity changes slightly increased. The validity of these studies and their practical significance result from the need to improve the competitiveness of dairy farms and increase their profitability. Our research fills a gap in research on measuring and evaluating the efficiency and productivity of dairy farms, and at the same time represents an original approach to the studied phenomenon. Moreover, it allows for the explanation of differences in the effectiveness of different types of dairy farms, providing useful information for the design of effective targeted policy interventions to improve the competitiveness of the Polish dairy sector. There are opportunities to improve both the technical efficiency and productivity of dairy farms in Poland. This increase will be possible thanks to the improvement of agricultural advisory services and ensuring that farmers participate in training in proper nutrition, reproduction, milk marketing and other management skills.

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Application of the DEA Model in Tourism SMEs: An Empirical Study from Slovakia in the Context of Business Sustainability

Cited by 17 publications

References 75 publications

Green Work-Life Balance and Greenwashing the Construct of Work-Life Balance: Myth and Reality

Green Work-Life Balance and Greenwashing the Construct of Work-Life Balance: Myth and Reality

Culture-Based Green Workplace Practices as a Means of Conserving Energy and Other Natural Resources in the Manufacturing Sector

Measurement and Evaluation of the Efficiency and Total Productivity of Dairy Farms in Poland

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