RISKS IDENTIFIED BY POLISH ENTREPRENEURS UNDER CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENT, 2020–2023
RYZYKO IDENTYFIKOWANE PRZEZ POLSKICH PRZEDSIĘBIORCÓW W WARUNKACH ZMIAN OTOCZENIA W LATACH 2020–2023

Summary/Abstract: Purpose – The research problem under consideration concerns the impact of the pan-demic and war in Ukraine on the assessment of threat to the operation of enterprises. Theaim of the article is to identify the common risks detected during the crisis of pandemicand war, by enterprises of different industries.Research method – The methods of critical analysis of documents, comparative anal-ysis, inductive and deductive reasoning were used. Information and data contained in theactivity reports and sustainability reports of 10 listed companies (industrial, construction,trade), for the period 2020–2023, as well as reports of the Central Statistical Office (CSO)on the survey of business sentiment were analyzed. The analysis also concerned entrepre-neurs who have shown great adaptability, as well as revenues and financial performancewhich have maintained an upward trend.Results – Common risk areas for all the surveyed companies include macroeconomic,legal and business risks. Companies declare their intention to use experienced risks asopportunities for the future. Subjective assessments by entrepreneurs indicate that a pan-demic is a greater threat than a war across the eastern border. An analysis of risk factorsin the companies’ documents does not indicate that the companies are identifying newrisks caused by the war and pandemic.Originality   / value   / implications   / recommendations – According to the author’s ownassessment, entrepreneurs do not identify new, unclassified types of risk.

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