Retrospective Analysis of the Impact of Business Models of Enterprises on the Environment and Society

Abstract

The aim of the article is to study the impact of business models of modern enterprises on the environment and society and how this impact has changed in recent decades. Hypothesis. We assumed that the more economically viable the business model of the enterprise, in the absence of control and regulation, the greater damage cause enterprises to the environment and exacerbate social problems, especially in poor countries. Research Methodology – The impact of modern business models of large enterprises on socio-economic environment based on neoclassical approaches of economic theory, as well as the theory of classical school of political economy on the one hand and the concept of sustainable development and the concept of ecological economy on the other hand are analyzed. In addition, the following methods were used in the research process: monographic (analysis of environmental and social consequences of the implementation of existing business models of enterprises); retrospective analysis (analysis of environmental and social consequences in the process of changing business models of enterprises), comparative analysis (identified features of methods of enterprise evaluation, which include the use of integrated method and systematic analysis of information disclosure, as well as CSR activities); empirical (on the assessment of social and environmental consequences of the implementation of business models of large enterprises and the concentration of large tracts of agricultural land in hands of national and transcontinental industrial and commercial companies); abstract-logical (generalization and formulation of main conclusions and proposals based on the results of the study). Findings – In order to increase the objectivity and completeness of information as to the specifics of companies, in particular, in terms of their impact on the environment, society and other stakeholders, we propose to evaluate companies, primarily on the basis of questionnaires and direct interviews and in secondly is on the basis of information from open sources, as well as to compare them with each other, which should be the subject of further scientific research.