Factor Analysis: An Instrument for Selection of Social Performance Factors
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2014-06-06
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The article is focused on the identification of social performance factors. For this purpose was
used multidimensional statistical method – factor analysis. The basic set for the selection of
indicators, was the concept (and the social tool) of Corporate Social Responsibility,
subsequently, was constructed the questionnaire. Empirical research was attended by 32
companies, from the area Information and Communication Activities (CZ-NACE, section J),
with the number of employees over 250. The aim of the factor analysis was selection of
significant indicators and performance factors for selected area from the input database. On the
basis of the paper, there were evaluated three social factors from the area of working
environment and two social factors from the area of local community. The understanding of
their application into the internal management shall be necessary prior to company's decision
regarding the measures of key performance indicators.
ÄŚlánek je zaměřen na identifikaci sociálnĂch faktorĹŻ vĂ˝konnosti. K tomuto účelu byla vyuĹľita vĂcerozmÄ›rná statistická metoda - faktorová analĂ˝za. ZákladnĂm kritĂ©riem k vĂ˝bÄ›ru indikátorĹŻ byl koncept (a sociálnĂ nástroj) Corporate Social Responsibility, následnÄ› byl sestaven dotaznĂk. EmpirickĂ©ho vĂ˝zkumu se zúčastnilo 32 podnikĹŻ, z oblasti InformaÄŤnĂ a komunikaÄŤnĂ ÄŤinnosti (CZ-NACE, sekce J), s poÄŤtem zamÄ›stnancĹŻ vÄ›tšĂm neĹľ 250. CĂlem faktorovĂ© analĂ˝zy byl vĂ˝bÄ›r typickĂ˝ch indikátorĹŻ a faktorĹŻ vĂ˝konnosti pro zvolenĂ© odvÄ›tvĂ ze vstupnĂ databáze. Na základÄ› ÄŤlánku byly identifikovány tĹ™i sociálnĂ faktory z oblasti pracovnĂho prostĹ™edĂ a dva sociálnĂ faktory z oblasti mĂstnĂ komunity. PochopenĂ jejich aplikace do internĂho managementu mĹŻĹľe bĂ˝t dĹŻleĹľitĂ© pro rozhodovánĂ v rámci Ĺ™ĂzenĂ podniku, s ohledem na klĂÄŤovĂ© ukazatele vĂ˝konnosti.
ÄŚlánek je zaměřen na identifikaci sociálnĂch faktorĹŻ vĂ˝konnosti. K tomuto účelu byla vyuĹľita vĂcerozmÄ›rná statistická metoda - faktorová analĂ˝za. ZákladnĂm kritĂ©riem k vĂ˝bÄ›ru indikátorĹŻ byl koncept (a sociálnĂ nástroj) Corporate Social Responsibility, následnÄ› byl sestaven dotaznĂk. EmpirickĂ©ho vĂ˝zkumu se zúčastnilo 32 podnikĹŻ, z oblasti InformaÄŤnĂ a komunikaÄŤnĂ ÄŤinnosti (CZ-NACE, sekce J), s poÄŤtem zamÄ›stnancĹŻ vÄ›tšĂm neĹľ 250. CĂlem faktorovĂ© analĂ˝zy byl vĂ˝bÄ›r typickĂ˝ch indikátorĹŻ a faktorĹŻ vĂ˝konnosti pro zvolenĂ© odvÄ›tvĂ ze vstupnĂ databáze. Na základÄ› ÄŤlánku byly identifikovány tĹ™i sociálnĂ faktory z oblasti pracovnĂho prostĹ™edĂ a dva sociálnĂ faktory z oblasti mĂstnĂ komunity. PochopenĂ jejich aplikace do internĂho managementu mĹŻĹľe bĂ˝t dĹŻleĹľitĂ© pro rozhodovánĂ v rámci Ĺ™ĂzenĂ podniku, s ohledem na klĂÄŤovĂ© ukazatele vĂ˝konnosti.
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Revista de Metodos Cuantitativos para la Economia y la Empresa. 2014, vol. 17, issue 6, p. 121-136.
https://www.upo.es/revistas/index.php/RevMetCuant/article/view/2197
https://www.upo.es/revistas/index.php/RevMetCuant/article/view/2197
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