scholarly journals Rodzinne gospodarstwa agroturystyczne na obszarach wiejskich województwa zachodniopomorskiego

2014 ◽  
pp. 89-101
Author(s):  
Anna Sammel
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Economic Situation ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
World Crisis

In the period of transformation in Poland after 1989 the possibilities to develop individual economic activity, including family business, grew. Presently, family businesses are the basis of world economy. One of the forms of family business are agricultural family farms, managed by an individual farmer and his family. A specific type of the enterprise characterizes agritourist farms. These enterprises continue their activity, in spite of changing economic situation and world crisis, playing an important economic and social role. With regard to the meaning of this form of tourism for sustainable development of the rural areas, the aim of this paper is the analysis of functioning of family agritourist farms in Zachodniopomorskie region.

scholarly journals SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT OF LITHUANIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jolita Greblikaitė ◽  
Rolandas Rakštys ◽  
Donatello Caruso
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Entrepreneurship Development

The research problem lays upon disclosing the importance of role of social entrepreneurship in rural development of Lithuania. The paper thė tendencies of social entrepreneurship in Lithuania, to present successful examples of such business for providing recommendations how to improve sit-uation in rural areas in terms of social entrepreneurship development. Lithuanian government has made some steps towards development of social enterprises, social entrepreneurship, and social in-novation, but the a lot remains to be improved. The roots of family business go back only above 20 years and have rather poor traditions in Lithuania. It is tightly related to rural areas especially than agriculture economies are acting as family farms with potential of young social businesses.

scholarly journals Corporate Governance of Family Businesses in Croatia

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-27
Author(s):  
Mihaela Braut Filipović
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Limited Liability ◽  
Comparative Law ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Legal Forms ◽  
Successful Transfer

The importance of family businesses in the Croatian economy is well known. In this respect, Croatia is part of the larger picture in which family businesses are considered of fundamental importance to the European Union’s economy. The most specific feature that sets Croatian family businesses apart is that they are all relatively young, as they were mostly established in the 1990s. This is due to the socio-economic development of Croatia as a country that was part of the former Yugoslavia. In this regard, although the traditions of certain crafts and products are significantly older, the modern legal vehicles through which such business is conducted, that is, Croatian companies, are only around thirty years old. This fact contributes to the hypothesis that governance issues related to family businesses are an underdeveloped legal area. However, the need to address the specific needs of Croatian businesses is on the rise, as a significant number of the founders are now retiring, and the issue of successful transfer of these businesses has never been more important. The goal of this article is to question whether available legal instruments for enhancing the governance of family businesses from comparative law and practice such as family constitutions and family councils can be applied in Croatian practice as well. To this end, this study analyses the most significant legal forms in which a family business can be established in Croatia: crafts, family farms, and all types of commercial companies (with an emphasis on limited liability and joint-stock companies). Analysis of the Croatian legal framework from the perspective of family businesses will contribute to the comparative discussion regarding the specific legal needs and challenges of such businesses.

scholarly journals Transformation of rural settlement and sustainability of rural development in the region

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 232-243
Author(s):  
Vladimir Tikhii ◽  
Olga Koreva
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Settlement ◽  
Economic Situation ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The Village

The current socio-economic situation in rural areas is characterized by a number of problems that hinder sustainable development. The low quality of life, the existing level and quality of life in the village, the lack of social infrastructure, the environmental situation, limited opportunities for work in the village, low incomes of the population compared to the city had a significant impact on the process of migration and deterioration of the quality of the labor force, depopulation of the rural population. In this context, the solution to the problem of rural settlement development is very relevant. The regional leadership chooses the direction of rural development without taking into account the current socio-economic situation at the municipal level and the peculiarities of rural settlement development, which reduces the effectiveness of territorial administration. The level of rural development was assessed on the example of the Orel region. The current socio-economic situation in rural areas is characterized by many problems that hinder its transition to sustainable development. The problem of depopulation of the population in rural areas is revealed. At the same time, the destruction of social and engineering infrastructure is observed, the area of cultivated land is reduced, and differences in the level of socio-economic development of the periphery, semi-periphery and suburban areas are increasing. The analysis of the differences in the socio-economic development of the municipalities of the Orel region indicates an increase in intraregional differentiation during the period under review and the absence of an effective intraregional policy aimed at reducing the existing socio-economic asymmetry within the subject of the Federation. Proposals for its solution have been developed, which should be implemented in the context of continuous monitoring of the state and development.

scholarly journals Рersonnel safety of agricultural enterprises of Ukraine: Assessment and directions of provision

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 70-80
Author(s):  
Olena Kilnitska ◽  
Lyudmyla Starunska ◽  
Svitlana Pereuda
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Security Assessment ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Dominant Feature

The assessment of personal security was made with the results of the analysis of the development, provision, application, and incentivisation of personnel of agricultural enterprises in Ukraine. The purpose of this study is to clarify the theoretical and methodological approaches to personnel security assessment in agricultural enterprises and to develop areas for its provision. Historical and economic, abstract and logical methods, statistical and economic techniques were applied in the study. The methodological part of the study established that the main imperative of social responsibility of entrepreneurship is the provision of the enterprise with personnel. Personnel security is a dominant feature of economic security of the enterprise, which ensures its sustainable development. The study determined the basis of the population in rural areas of Ukraine for the development of the workforce of agricultural enterprises. The study analysed the dynamics of development of the average number of full-time employees in the economy of Ukraine for the last five economic years. The structure of employment of the population of Ukraine by types of economic activity was determined. A complex characterisation of the dynamics of the personnel rotation at agricultural enterprises is carried out according to the following indicators: the level of hiring and dismissal; rate of change in the number of employees. The level of working time usage per one fulltime employee by types of economic activity in Ukraine was analysed and this indicator was compared with the level achieved in foreign countries. The organisation of material incentives for labour is identified. At present, this is very problematic, as there is a decrease in the real level of wages in all spheres of economic activity and in agriculture in particular. The objective reasons that threaten the personnel security of agricultural enterprises are identified. Reserves have been identified for improving the personnel security of agricultural enterprises to achieve a strategy for their sustainable development and economic sustainability. The study proposes measures to reduce risks and eliminate threats associated with the development, organisation, quantitative and qualitative provision of the enterprise with personnel capable of performing intellectual creative activity, commercialising innovations and putting them into practice

scholarly journals Development of Northern Rural Areas: International and Russian Experience

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 4375-4380
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Food Sovereignty ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
Economic Management ◽  
Reindeer Husbandry ◽  
Russian North

The aim of the present work is to analyze the international experience of sustainable development of Northern rural areas. The obtained research results include proposals on diversification of agricultural production, creation of smart Northern rural settlements, legal solution of issues related to the territories of natural resource management, and achievement of food sovereignty. Domestic reindeer husbandry can become the basis for the development of rural areas in the Russian North. The authors offer the package plan on diversification of economic activity, based on a combination of traditional types of economic management with a plant growing (first of all, gardening), plantation berry and mushroom production, as well as with development of ecological and ethnographic tourism, production and sale of souvenir products. The conclusion is made that such diversification will allow attracting human capital, spark interest in young people, and thus ensure sustainable development of the Northern rural areas.

scholarly journals The role of small farms for sustainable rural development

2021 ◽  
Vol LXII (2) ◽  
pp. 32-45
Author(s):  
Bojura Fidanska ◽  
◽  
Nina Koteva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Common Agricultural Policy ◽  
Small Farms ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Impact

The study examines the role of small farms in the development of entrepreneurship and family business, which contribute to the sustainable development of rural areas in Bulgaria. The aim of the article is to outline the socio-economic importance of small farms on the sustainable development of rural areas, to reveal structural changes and to assess the impact of the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy. The strengths of small farms for rural development and their needs are highlighted. The difficulties faced by producers in starting a family business are outlined. The results of the study clearly show that small farms are of great social, economic and environmental importance for rural areas. The lack of a definition of “family farm” in the national legislation hinders the process of integration of small farms in economic terms, which in turn affects the sustainability of rural areas. A preliminary assessment of the impact of the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy on small farms has been made.

scholarly journals World experience of family business taxation and prospects of its implementation in Ukraine

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-50
Author(s):  
Oleksii NAIDENKO ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Business Taxation ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Approaches to defining the essence of family businesses in foreign countries are considered and the main requirements for their creation are determined. It is determined that family business in foreign countries is mostly carried out in farming. The world family business is characterized by two features. First of all, the preservation of a huge number of small and medium enterprises created by family members. The second feature is the presence of huge family corporations and holdings with a world name and age history, which are inherited 3-6 times. Approaches to the regulation of family businesses in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania are analyzed. Foreign experience proves that family businesses can be created both in the form of commercial enterprises and in the form of a legal entity, which allows companies to choose the rules of their own activities; an automatic registration procedure is applied, which reduces time costs; the law defines the list of persons who may belong to family members; joint and several liability of family members under the terms of the contract is applied, which strengthens the liability of all family members for the results of activities; There is a distribution of profits depending on the amount of contributions of each family member, which creates the interest of all persons in increasing the profits of the enterprise. Draft legislative acts were considered, which provided for the introduction of family businesses taxation or regulation of their economic activities. The advantages and disadvantages of such bills are substantiated. The existing system of taxation of family farms within the single tax is analyzed (group 4). Recommendations on the possible introduction of family business taxation in Ukraine as part of the simplified taxation system are substantiated. The risks of applying family business taxation for the state and family businesses are highlighted.

scholarly journals Integrating family, friendship and business networks in family firms

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Seaman ◽  
Ronald McQuaid
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Social Space ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Different Types

PurposeThis paper considers the multiple social networks of small family businesses and the dynamic interactions between them. It analyses family, friendship and business networks and the way additional ties within the networks become visible when they are considered together rather than separately.Design/methodology/approachSemi-structured interviews of thirteen family-owned and managed businesses are used to establish the patterns of networking. A detailed case study is then presented, allowing a deeper qualitative analysis of the interaction of different types of networks.FindingsThe findings explore multiple rationalities employed in the networking of family businesses and how different aspects of their individual family, friendship and business networks contribute to business development.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper suggests that a multi-rational theoretical perspective of the family, rather than a solely business-related perspective, deepens the understanding of the dynamics of family businesses behavior and that different types of businesses may be influenced to varying degrees by different rationalities.Practical implicationsBusiness networking tends to be deliberately encouraged by business support agencies, often via the deliberate development of events. A deeper understanding of the manner in which small businesses use and develop networks would enhance the direction and effectiveness of such investment.Social implicationsFamily businesses, especially micro- small- and SME businesses, are often integral to the communities in which they are based. By viewing family businesses within their social space, we acknowledge the importance of the community around them and the integrated nature of family, business and community in rural areas.Originality/valueThe value of this research lies in the proposition that smaller businesses in rural areas are often surrounded by the inter-woven networks of family, business and community.

scholarly journals Development of farms in the organizational and economic support of employment of the population

Ekonomika APK ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 318 (4) ◽  
pp. 95-107
Author(s):  
Oleksandr Shpykuliak ◽  
Olha Alieksieieva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Family Farming ◽  
Agricultural Employment ◽  
Economic Support

The purpose of the article is to carry out the economic and institutional analysis of development of farms and to define prospects of strengthening of a role of this form of managing in organizational and economic maintenance of employment of the population in agricultural production. Research methods. In the process of research a number of general scientific and special methods were used, in particular: system-structural analysis and synthesis as the main methodological tool (for analysis of development and efficiency of farms in the context of employment performance evaluations); monographic (in determining the nature and methodological assessment of the priority of the role of farms as promising to ensure the socio-economic development of the territories); extrapolation (when substantiating the promising strategic priorities for the development of family farming as an entrepreneurial subsystem to ensure opportunities to solve problems of sustainable development of rural areas and employment of the rural population). Research results. The methodological context is outlined and empirical assessments of the role and trends in the development of farms in the organizational and economic support of employment are made. The specifics of characterizing the importance of farms as subjects of entrepreneurial activity in the agricultural sector of the economy, which have a special socio-economic significance in the status of implementation of the functions of the labor institution while ensuring its productivity and efficiency. A comparative assessment of the efficiency of production activities of agricultural enterprises and farms according to the product approach in the format of profitability estimates. The concept of perspective significance of family farms in the mechanism of their institutionalization into the market mechanism of agricultural employment is characterized. Scientific novelty. It is proved that in Ukraine farms, in particular family farms are extremely important in solving the problems of rural activity, are able to implement programs of mass development of agricultural employment, as well as contribute to the sustainable development of territories. It is established that farming gradually acquires efficiency that prevails over other forms of management, which is associated with the motivation of work on the basis of family employment, the personification of the results of employment on one's own farm. Theoretical and methodological assumptions are conceptualized and practical assessments of the exceptional importance of the priority of systemic support for the development of family farming in rural areas within the implementation of the global trend of promoting sustainable development as a priority model of entrepreneurial employment, a mechanism to improve welfare. Practical significance. The definition of the role of farms and family farms in the organizational and economic provision of employment of the population with a projection on the achievement of criteria for the sustainability of the development of the agricultural sector and territories is methodologically substantiated and conceptualized. Tabl.: 4. Refs.: 50.

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