Viktor Koval

Viktor Koval
Izmail State University of Humanities

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Literature indicates that environmental performance has received special attention due to the increasing awareness of business managers on its positive impacts on the economy, society and environment. However, few studies have been conducted to examine the drivers of green innovation i.e. green human resource management, environmental strategy, env...
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The study aims to identify the direction of sustainable management of business behaviour in the strategic development of a circular economy. It determines ways of transforming businesses towards sustainable development after assessing the relevant environmental issues. The analysis was carried out on indicators such as the participation of the EU w...
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Fuel combustion products cause considerable damage to the environment and human health. Therefore, it is necessary to switch to environmentally friendly vehicles. This study analyzed the dynamics of the number of cars and trucks with electric and hybrid engines, predicted their number at the current rate of change in their number, and the degree of...
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The use of renewable energy sources enables the decarbonization of the economy. Moreover, the share of renewable energy in the global energy balance is growing. Government policymakers encourage increased investment in renewable energy generation capacity, even though the higher price of such energy compared with energy from traditional sources rem...
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The study proposes mechanisms for implementing compliance management in energy enterprises, considering relevant international and national security requirements. Approaches to sustainable energy development using renewable sources and proposed requirements for such energy equipment were analysed. To ensure the sustainable development of energy ent...
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The role of the hospitality industry in environmental conservation efforts has been studied in the existing literature. However, the models built are still separate and in the context of single anchor theory. By conducting content analysis of 500 literatures in the field of environmental reputation, the current study aimed to produces a comprehensi...
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Purpose – The current study evaluates the linkage between financial literacy and the sustainable business performance model with access to finance and fintech adoption. Further, the moderating role of top management support in the linkage between financial literacy toward access to finance and fintech adoption was verified. Research methodology – T...
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The massive consumption of conventional recyclable products causes environmental pollution, so it is very important to raise public awareness about the use of green plastics. This study assessed a comprehensive understanding of the behavioural intention model of green plastic products from the perspective of the new generation. This study uses data...
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The consistent rise of the per capita waste generation rate has led to an escalation of waste quantities and the need to expand waste disposal methods. Efforts to develop clean and affordable energy systems are increasingly linked to waste-to-energy as part of the transition to a circular economy (CE). A resource-efficient waste-to-energy business...
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Environmental reputation received many attentions in light with worldwide efforts to preservation with a focus on enhancement of environmental strategy throughout green technology. This study mapped 69 peer-reviewed articles in the Scopus database from 2003 to 2024. The results demonstrate nine prominent clusters that are significant references for...
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In recent decades, the concept of sustainable development has become increasingly widespread since the United Nations Convention on Climate Change was adopted. However, it is also being overused, imitated, politicized, or even ignored. This study analyzes the current conditions and long-term consequences of the European energy transition and discus...
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Enhancing the emphasis on incorporating sustainable practices reinforces a linear transition towards a circular economy by organizations. Nevertheless, although studies on circular economy demonstrate an increasing trend, the drivers that support circular economy practices towards sustainable business performance in the Small and Medium-Sized Enter...
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Removing impurities that occur in landfill gas, from sulphur and silicon compounds, is crucial for the energetic use of biogas in a cogeneration unit for energy purposes. The aim of this study was to analyse the shaped activated carbon, examining its structure and elemental composition as part of the biogas purification. The qualitative study of th...
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The study analyses trends in domestic markets and international trade in organic products in some Eastern European countries based on a multifactorial comparative analysis in the regional context and estimates of yield losses about traditional agricultural land processing technologies. Prospects for the development of organic farming by region and...
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The study examines the development policy of the circular economy using the example of European Union countries based on the results of their circularity indicators. The respective countries fall into the “shift” country profile according to the distribution from the Global Circularity Gap, being consumers of the majority of global materials and ge...
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The study considers approaches to ensuring energy management for the safe operation of facilities and their equipment and ways to improve it. It has been established that to ensure effective safety management of industrial enterprises, one of the critical areas is the technical diagnostics of power equipment during operation. An assessment of the a...
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Despite changes in regulatory policy, greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere have not decreased. A methodology for the search and selection of sources of financing for activities to combat climate change is proposed. The basis of the research methodology is the bibliometric and predictive analysis of the generated databases. It is proposed to...
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The study considers ways to ensure the quality of the functioning of power equipment as one of the directions for ensuring the safety of energy complexes in the period of “green transformation”. Based on the analysis, it is established that for an effective “green” transformation, it is necessary to ensure the energy safety of equipment operation,...
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This study contributes to the creation of a model of effective economic relations by the organizer—the outsourcer between the participants of the regional ecological financial system—financial services clients, creditors, investors, insurers, and municipalities. This study proposes to reduce the financial limitations of business entities that are e...
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The study examines problems related to excessive environmental pressure on the ecosystem caused by industrial activities. It suggests constructing eco-industrial parks to optimize production and natural resources, monitor the condition of environmental safety in a limited territory with a developed infrastructure, and create green intellectual capi...
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Sustainability concerns are becoming pressing in the hospitality sector, which requires incorporating the green innovation approach to yield excellent business performance and preserve the environment. However, the drivers that underpin green innovation have yet to be comprehensively established. This study aims to examine the drivers of green inno...
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The electric power sector plays a central role in changing the EU's energy landscape and establishing Europe as the first climate-neutral continent in the world. This paper investigates fundamental shifts in the EU's electric power sector by carrying out its logarithmic mean Divisia index decomposition by stages of electricity flows on a large-scal...
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Purpose is to substantiate foundations of sustainable management of mineral resources while implementing a circular economy model. Methods. The study has applied following research approaches: synthetic method (unification of the singled out aspects); induction method (analysis of a circular economy features); life cycle assessment (evaluation of t...
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The study analyzes the problem of implementing the green economy to improve the regional level of product competitiveness and examines business models for achieving sustainable development. When analyzing modern business models, a model of a “green” economy is proposed that allows resource efficiency in the economic space of the region. The activit...
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Purpose The present study aims to examine the relationship between green economic incentives (GEIs) and environmental commitment (EC) as drivers of the circular economy (CE) practices in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional study of 594 assistant managers and SME managers was used while data were analy...
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This paper presents the results of research conducted to identify the factors that influence the decisions of company management to outsource accounting services. A transaction cost economics (TCE) model was used to analyse factors that influence high levels of outsourcing of accounting tasks in the case of Montenegro, where, based on our sample, 7...
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Attribution-ShareAlike International License (CC BY-SA 4.0, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the Article is properly cited. Abstract: Accelerating the transition of the energy sector to ecologically clean energetics using renewable energy technologies wil...
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Purpose – This research aimed to evaluate information sharing as a moderating component and examine supply chain performance, including collaboration, capabilities, and innovation. Particularly in the SME sector, since the significance of collaboration and opportunity in supply chains as an SCM trigger is still underdeveloped. Research methodology...
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The detail dataset of fundamental shifts in the EU’s electric power sector by carrying out its logarithmic mean divisia index decomposition by stages of electricity flows on a large-scale basis (for both the entire EU and its 25 member states) for the period 1995–2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic has created the need for businesses to quickly adapt in disrupted supply chains, respond promptly to market changes and consumer expectations, and ensure the efficiency of remote business operations. Digitalization emerged as a development direction that facilitated economic growth under these challenging conditions. By utiliz...
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A circular economy emerged as an alternative transition model, which is considered to be a solution to massive environmental degradation. The transition from a linear economy to a circular economy requires companies to be actively involved in more sustainable practices. For such a transition, companies must rethink, innovate on business models, and...
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This article presents an investigation of solar power plants' economic efficiency in the case of energy prosumers. The economic effect of the development of solar energy, the environmental effect of the transition to green energy and the social effect due to lower electricity costs and investment growth from the use of photovoltaic installations (P...
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Increasing energy security in the face of rising energy demand and declining funding for fossil fuels has necessitated the diversification of energy supply and the shift to renewable energy. Sustainable management of energy supply is aimed at achieving a low-carbon intensity of production, especially in energy-intensive industries, including the me...
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Sustainable food principles and requirements established by the European Union are becoming a standard for all foodstuffs available on the EU market, and it should be taken into account by countries exporting agri-food products, such as Ukraine. The aim of this article is to generalize European milestones for defining sustainable foodstuffs, reveal...
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Anthropogenic emissions increase the concentration of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, which necessitates the promotion of environmental protection as one of the most urgent tasks of European environmental policy. The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the development of clean technologies in production also depends on the impact...
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Despite the rather long period of solving environmental issues and research, the problems of attracting green financial instruments as sources of financing and stimulating the development and implementation of clean technologies have not been sufficiently studied. The aim of the study is to: conduct a theoretical analysis of the available data; ide...
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Although social capital and collaborative knowledge creation were considered essential drivers in maintaining competitive advantage, empirical evidence on the impact of collaborative knowledge creation on organizational agility remained limited. Therefore, this study examined the relationship between social capital and collaborative knowledge creat...
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Краткое описание This article is devoted to an analytical review of the situation in the energy sector of Ukraine, taking into account constructive changes in the connection of the Ukrainian energy system to ENTSO-E and the destructive situation caused by industrial infrastructure failures and economic renewal. It focuses on Ukraine in the context...
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Introduction. Social and hostility conflicts in Ukraine have caused global changes and deterioration of the ecological and economic situation in numerous countries, resulting in higher risks to the population and giving the impetus to create a new innovative, cultural, and technological society. Greening principles, which have become popular in dev...
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Circular economy is a tool based on the inclusion of environmental, social, and governance performance (ESG) in decision-making to achieve sustainable development goals (SDG). In recent years, it has become clear that business-as-usual has nothing to do with sustainability, and alternative business models, primarily on technological grounds, must b...
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In the last few decades, the topic of sustainability has become more and more widespread, which is logically explained by its relevance, given the environmental conditions and challenges posed by climate change. However, there are many contradictions and controversies regarding sustainable development. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to try...
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This study aims to assess supply chain performance in the context of SMEs including supply chain collabora-tion and capabilities, as well as innovation performance as the drivers and analyse the moderating role of knowledge sharing on the relationship between supply chain collaboration and innovation, as well as the collaboration and sup-ply chain...
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The article is devoted to the study of green enterprise logistics management and the circular economy incentives used for the implementation of green environmental projects in the countries of the European Union and Ukraine. The article develops methodological approaches and practical recommendations to improve the management system of the enterpri...
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Consolidation with European social, economic and environmental programmes in the framework of Ukraine's integration into the European energy space has become extremely important given the growing threats to energy security and should become the basis for greening regional and national innovation systems in the context of decarbonisation, the minimi...
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The aim of the article is to consider current global and European trends in ensuring a sufficient level of energy efficiency, to provide an analysis of the institutional environment for energy security, and the development and justification of a conceptual and analytical model of energy generation and consumption at the regional level in decentrali...
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Current research paper aimed to investigate determinants of employee’s innovative work behavior in export SMEs. The general problem in some export SMEs was a lack of knowledge implementation and employee innovation to provide problem-solving. It employed a quantitative method with administered questionnaires distributed to 177 employees of the expo...
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Over the past century, the rate of globalization has substantially grown due to the increasing impact of transnational companies, development of digital communications systems, integration of new technologies and the increasing need for rapid response to changes by transforming life orientations of society. Establishment of strategic alliances and...
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Circular economy offers opportunities to boost jobs and tackle climate change. The article reflects aspects of the impact on the environment through sectoral policies to support the circular economy because current business as usual model, based on the linear economy principle leads to a staggering inefficiency in nature resources are managed, with...
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Changing business models is a topical issue in a pandemic. Recent research has shown that the search for environmentally friendly and sustainable solutions in various sectors has become relevant. The article aims to promote cooperation and adaptation of good practices between countries. Comparing the country’s history and economic situation and eco...
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The scientific novelty of the results presented in this article is to substantiate and expand the possibilities of using global and local geographic information systems (GIS) to assess the potential of renewable energy sources in Ukraine. GIS analysis focused on key resource parameters can help identify territories for development of renewable ener...
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Despite the work of several researchers in revealing organizational innovation capability, research that integrates human resource management practice (HRMP) and the knowledge management (KM) model in building creativity is still underdeveloped. Therefore, this study examines the nexus between HRMP, KM, and creativity, and its influence on organiza...
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The analysis and assessment of the development of solar energy were carried out and it was noted that the production of solar electricity in the world has increased by more than 15% over the last year. In 2020 there are more than 37 countries with a total photovoltaic capacity of more than one GW, and the share of solar energy in total world electr...
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For the Ukrainian population, there are factors surrounding the choices and preferences one must consider when changing permanent residence. Smart residential areas should be built according to Ukrainian legislation and global innovations, which would reduce administrative dislocations, the load on megalopolises, and negative anthropogenic impacts,...
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The article reveals the issue of irrational use of natural resources in Ukraine that affects public health, population working ability and macroeconomic performance. It has been found that heavier responsibility of each individual and changes in values can improve the current situation. It is concluded that the general utility function can be incre...
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The article is devoted to the question of communicative competence formation, represented in all spheres of professional application in higher education and states that the degree of its formation depends on a person's approach to behave in different social situations. This study examines the essence and structure of communicative competence, as we...
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Financial development and human capital are considered as key drivers in determining the economic growth, especially in the age of new economy, technical revolution with digitalization and AI implementation. Both these spheres are experienced new technologic challenges. Interdependency between human capital, financial development and economic growt...
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Modern enterprises are dynamically developing due to the fourth industrial revolution, contributing to the introduction of innovative infocommunication technologies in most business processes, thereby shaping and developing the digital economy. The aim of the article is to substantiate the concept of sustainable development of enterprises in the co...
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Introduction. The article examines the problems of institutional provision for innovative development of the infocommunications as a component of the sphere of digitalization of Ukraine. The subjects have been singled out and the shortcomings in relation to the institutional provision of the innovative development of the country's infocommunication...
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Financial development and human capital are considered as key drivers in determining the economic growth, especially in the age of new economy, technical revolution with digitalization and AI implementation. Both these spheres are experienced new technologic challenges. Interdependency between human capital, financial development and economic growt...
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Nowadays cities face numerous challenges amplified to build necessary urban municipal and community capacity to ensure sustainability transformation to respond to the local and global challenges of climate change, inequality, and access to resources. This research combines the study fields of sustainability, economic development, governance of sust...
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This article aims to examine the role of innovations and liability of economic entities when setting up businesses in Ukraine’s current conditions, define the role, prospects and value of other business players during market analysis by the example of corporate game and designing of efficient tools for enhancing the speed of implementing an eco-fri...
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The purpose of the study is to implement cognitive modelling of the retail chain management system to ensure the effectiveness of management decisions in order to implement structural changes in its activities. It is determined that the organization of retail chain management is more effective due to provided principles of a systematic approach whi...
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The collective monograph offers a description of sustainable development in the context of knowledge management as a competitive advantage. The authors of individual chapters chose such a point of view on the topic that they considered the most important and specific for their field of study. Theoretical and applied problems of knowledge management...
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Purpose. To substantiate an approach to road development investment management in Ukraine in compliance with the principle of syncretism and the use of Quality Function Deployment methodology, to improve the methodological approach to calculating the concession fee for brown-field and green-field road concession projects. Methodology. The study use...