Economic growth and decent work as a goal of sustainable development in the European Union in the pre-pandemic and pandemic period

Abstract

The research objective of this article is to compare the European Union member countries in terms of achieving the sustainable development goal of economic growth and decent work during the Covid-19 pandemic. Research Design & Methods:The study used a set of quantitative data, the realization of indicators proposed for Goal 8 of the document Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development signed at the summit in New York, 25-27 September 2015 by the leaders of the UN member countries for all 27 EU member states. The analysis was based on the tools of multivariate statistical analysis, a model method for linear ordering of objects proposed by Ching-Lai Hwang and Kwangsun Yoon -the technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS). Findings: The grouping of member countries according to the degree of implementation of the above-mentioned indicated a very good position of five countries with the highest value of the synthetic measure (Neth-

The state of the art in sustainability of Central-Eastern European family firms: Systematic literature review

“…Considering the environmental and social impacts of companies' activities accordant with the concept of 'triple bottom line' (Elkington, 1994), much attention has recently been devoted to the unique role of companies, which are often seen as key players in increasing sustainability (Kuckertz & Wagner, 2010). As a result, companies should be threefold oriented towards sustainable development, including not only entrepreneurial growth (Firlej et al, 2023) but also social and environmental aspects (Schaltegger & Hansen, 2017). Consequently, the relationship between entrepreneurship, the environment and sustainable development has become the subject of growing interest among scientists representing various disciplines (Schaltegger & Wagner, 2011).…”