Aleksandr Ključnikov
Biographic Data
| ID | 4080685 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aleksandr Ključnikov |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aleksandr |
| FAMILY NAME | Ključnikov |
| SIGNATURE | KLJUČNIKOV A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pan-European University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0350-2658 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Entrepreneurial intention and risk management
Research background: A series of crises, starting with the COVID-19 pandemic and followed by the Ukraine–Russia war, which caused energy crises, has negatively affected the development of countries. Since these multiple disruptive shocks have created harsh economic conditions, leading to increased uncertainty and ambiguity, they have primarily affected the most vulnerable and disadvantaged entrepreneurs, who may perceive business risk more intens…
The e-commerce platform conundrum
Internationalization is seen as a commercial opportunity and, in some circumstances, necessary for many firms' resilience in today's volatile and unpredictable global marketplace. Most exporting organizations must cope with various emergent e-commerce digital platforms, given the rising importance of digital and technological transformation of modern international trade and its related strategic challenges. The spread of third-party multi-sided p…
Unrevealing the nexus between digital sustainability and corporate digital responsibility
The impacts of dynamic capabilities on SMEs' digital transformation process
Research background: SMEs' concern for the digital literacy of their workforce, their interest in increasing digital literacy among employees, and securing their digital platforms, have been major issues in their digital transformation process. To reduce those obstacles, the dynamic capabilities of SMEs included in the Resource-based View (RBV) might be an effective solution since they help companies be more competitive and proactive against the …
Demand forecasting
Demand forecasting is one of the biggest challenges of post-pandemic logistics. It appears that logistics management based on demand prediction can be a suitable alternative to the just-in-time concept. This study aims to identify the effectiveness of AI-based and statistical forecasting models versus practice-based models for SMEs and large enterprises in practice. The study compares the effectiveness of the practice-based Prophet model with the…
Demand forecasting
Research background: Demand forecasting helps companies to anticipate purchases and plan the delivery or production. In order to face this complex problem, many statistical methods, artificial intelligence-based methods, and hybrid methods are currently being developed. However, all these methods have similar problematic issues, including the complexity, long computing time, and the need for high computing performance of the IT infrastructure. Pu…
Major obstacles in innovative activities of family-owned SMEs
Innovation is one of the most crucial factors that make SMEs differentiate themselves against their competitors to generate more income, profit, and exports. In this context, this research explores the differences in family-owned SMEs' innovativeness by highlighting the most common obstacles that family-owned SMEs face. In parallel with this purpose, 350 family-owned SMEs in Czechia are examined. The researchers created a selfadministered and int…
Can discounts expand local and digital currency awareness of individuals depending on their characteristics
Research background: Because of enabling a greater amount of money circulation and addressing the needs of individuals in specific regions, local and digital currencies have become more important for local economic and sustainable development, especially in last decade. However, their awareness by potential users have become one of major constraints to their extensive usage. In this regard, discount have been used to increase the awareness of ind…
How do security and benefits instill trustworthiness of a digital local currency
Research background: The existence of new technologies and increase in the extensive usage of the internet by individuals, forces governments, local authorities and practitioners to create alternative payment methods such as digital currencies. However, some of the individuals are concerned about trusting these currencies since they negatively perceive their security. Moreover, some people with low income have the willingness to use these currenc…
The impact of political factors‘ perception on suitability of international business environment
Favorable business environment including political, technological, economic, social and other determinants is one of the crucial factors influencing the decision to start a business. The aim of this paper is to define and quantify significant political factors which determine the perception of the quality of business environment (QBE) of small and medium-sized enterprises for starting a new business in Czech Republic and Slovakia. Data of an exte…
Social networks in entrepreneurial startups development
The paper focuses on researching the role of social networking in the development of startup companies in the Czech Republic. The goal is to identify key groups that help startups to set up and develop, identify areas where startups get help through the social networks of their founders and/or key members, and analyze the relationship between the types of the contacts and help provided. The paper presents the results of a deep questionnaire surve…
Credit standards and factors affecting their strictness in the segment of SMEs in the Slovakia
Credit standards have a strong impact on GDP and the average size of provided loans within the economy. The aim of this paper is to investigate whether such factors as the age of entrepreneurs and the size of their companies are relevant, and have a significant impact on the perception of credit standards. The research is focused on the impact of the selected factors and comparison of the perception of strictness of credit conditions before and a…
International Sharing Economy
The concept of the sharing economy in accommodation business, an explosively growing business model, influences housing and hotel markets worldwide. The aim of this paper is to investigate the size of the AirBnB sector in Prague, to identify a potential disruption of the accommodation market and the potential scale of tax evasion of the AirBnB users, to state the need for additional regulation in this field. The research data were collected using…
Small Businesses in Rural Tourism and Agrotourism
Microbusinesses and small enterprises are the dominant representatives of business in the rural environment, and also active players contributing to regional development. Rural areas of Slovakia are still considered to be underused. Exploiting the potential of rural regions is the key to the recovery of rural businesses. Development of rural areas depends on the economic activity taking place in different regions. One of the possibilities for reg…
Collateral and SME financing in Bangladesh
We examine the issue of pledging collateral and its eff ect on access to credit, interest rates and credit risk of SMEs fi nancing in Bangladesh with respect to bank size. We also examine the collateral classifi cation (fi xed assets collateral, personal guarantee and third-party guarantee) by bank ownership types to fi nd what types of collateral are preferred by public, private and foreign banks in Bangladesh for lending to fi rms. In addition …
A model of measurement of the quality of business environment in SME segment
Th is paper presents a theoretical and methodological model of measurement of the quality of business environment in the segment of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and introduces an I QSME index. Th e paper presents the way of selection and defi nition of the important factors that form business environment, the analysis of their interconnections and quantifi cation of their infl uence. According to the results of the application of the…
Do SMEs in Slovakia face real difficulties in obtaining financing? Comparison of the studies from Slovakia and the EU
Financial crises and worsening economic and business conditions reduce the number of enterprises in Slovakia. Many relevant institutions declare that barriers for doing business are increasing and many small companies have problems with financing. We decided to compare several scientific research studies from Slovakia and provide an answer to the question: Do SMEs in Slovakia really have problems with obtaining financial resources or is it just a…
Predictability of Business Environment within Budgeting Process – is it Connected with Fluctuations of Economy
This paper presents the results of the research focused on the analysis of firms ability to forecast the behavior of external environment and its influence on firm's budgeting processes and its dependence on GDP fluctuations. The objective of the research was to verify whether the ability of firms to predict changes in business environment are influenced by the fluctuations of GDP. The authors have expected, that in case of higher fluctuations of…
Microenterprises and Significant Risk Factors in Loan Process
Microenterprises -small companies with their own characteristic features -are a major component of the economic system, which brings positive effects on employment, increases the supply of goods and services, promotes the growth of competition in the market and performs other important functions in the economic system. Microenterprises face sufficient problems with the access to bank financing, which is a base for their sustainable growth. The ai…
Approach of the SME Entrepreneurs to Financial Risk Management in Relation to Gender and Level of Education
Financial risk management is an important area of management of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The ability of SMEs to grow highly depends on their potential to invest money to the development of their companies. These investments need capital and therefore an access to internal or external financial sources. Many authors agree that SMEs have restricted access to external sources of financing. The aim of this article is to define and c…
Approach of the SME Entrepreneurs to Financial Risk Management in Relation to Gender and Level of Education
Financial risk management is an important area of management of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The ability of SMEs to grow highly depends on their potential to invest money to the development of their companies. These investments need capital and therefore an access to internal or external financial sources. Many authors agree that SMEs have restricted access to external sources of financing. The aim of this article is to define and c…
Major obstacles in innovative activities of family-owned SMEs
Innovation is one of the most crucial factors that make SMEs differentiate themselves against their competitors to generate more income, profit, and exports. In this context, this research explores the differences in family-owned SMEs' innovativeness by highlighting the most common obstacles that family-owned SMEs face. In parallel with this purpose, 350 family-owned SMEs in Czechia are examined. The researchers created a selfadministered and int…
Demand forecasting
Demand forecasting is one of the biggest challenges of post-pandemic logistics. It appears that logistics management based on demand prediction can be a suitable alternative to the just-in-time concept. This study aims to identify the effectiveness of AI-based and statistical forecasting models versus practice-based models for SMEs and large enterprises in practice. The study compares the effectiveness of the practice-based Prophet model with the…
The impact of political factors‘ perception on suitability of international business environment
Favorable business environment including political, technological, economic, social and other determinants is one of the crucial factors influencing the decision to start a business. The aim of this paper is to define and quantify significant political factors which determine the perception of the quality of business environment (QBE) of small and medium-sized enterprises for starting a new business in Czech Republic and Slovakia. Data of an exte…
Social networks in entrepreneurial startups development
The paper focuses on researching the role of social networking in the development of startup companies in the Czech Republic. The goal is to identify key groups that help startups to set up and develop, identify areas where startups get help through the social networks of their founders and/or key members, and analyze the relationship between the types of the contacts and help provided. The paper presents the results of a deep questionnaire surve…
International Sharing Economy
The concept of the sharing economy in accommodation business, an explosively growing business model, influences housing and hotel markets worldwide. The aim of this paper is to investigate the size of the AirBnB sector in Prague, to identify a potential disruption of the accommodation market and the potential scale of tax evasion of the AirBnB users, to state the need for additional regulation in this field. The research data were collected using…
Approach of the SME Entrepreneurs to Financial Risk Management in Relation to Gender and Level of Education
Financial risk management is an important area of management of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The ability of SMEs to grow highly depends on their potential to invest money to the development of their companies. These investments need capital and therefore an access to internal or external financial sources. Many authors agree that SMEs have restricted access to external sources of financing. The aim of this article is to define and c…
Collateral and SME financing in Bangladesh
We examine the issue of pledging collateral and its eff ect on access to credit, interest rates and credit risk of SMEs fi nancing in Bangladesh with respect to bank size. We also examine the collateral classifi cation (fi xed assets collateral, personal guarantee and third-party guarantee) by bank ownership types to fi nd what types of collateral are preferred by public, private and foreign banks in Bangladesh for lending to fi rms. In addition …
A model of measurement of the quality of business environment in SME segment
Th is paper presents a theoretical and methodological model of measurement of the quality of business environment in the segment of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and introduces an I QSME index. Th e paper presents the way of selection and defi nition of the important factors that form business environment, the analysis of their interconnections and quantifi cation of their infl uence. According to the results of the application of the…
Do SMEs in Slovakia face real difficulties in obtaining financing? Comparison of the studies from Slovakia and the EU
Financial crises and worsening economic and business conditions reduce the number of enterprises in Slovakia. Many relevant institutions declare that barriers for doing business are increasing and many small companies have problems with financing. We decided to compare several scientific research studies from Slovakia and provide an answer to the question: Do SMEs in Slovakia really have problems with obtaining financial resources or is it just a…
Predictability of Business Environment within Budgeting Process – is it Connected with Fluctuations of Economy
This paper presents the results of the research focused on the analysis of firms ability to forecast the behavior of external environment and its influence on firm's budgeting processes and its dependence on GDP fluctuations. The objective of the research was to verify whether the ability of firms to predict changes in business environment are influenced by the fluctuations of GDP. The authors have expected, that in case of higher fluctuations of…
Microenterprises and Significant Risk Factors in Loan Process
Microenterprises -small companies with their own characteristic features -are a major component of the economic system, which brings positive effects on employment, increases the supply of goods and services, promotes the growth of competition in the market and performs other important functions in the economic system. Microenterprises face sufficient problems with the access to bank financing, which is a base for their sustainable growth. The ai…
Credit standards and factors affecting their strictness in the segment of SMEs in the Slovakia
Credit standards have a strong impact on GDP and the average size of provided loans within the economy. The aim of this paper is to investigate whether such factors as the age of entrepreneurs and the size of their companies are relevant, and have a significant impact on the perception of credit standards. The research is focused on the impact of the selected factors and comparison of the perception of strictness of credit conditions before and a…
International Sharing Economy
The concept of the sharing economy in accommodation business, an explosively growing business model, influences housing and hotel markets worldwide. The aim of this paper is to investigate the size of the AirBnB sector in Prague, to identify a potential disruption of the accommodation market and the potential scale of tax evasion of the AirBnB users, to state the need for additional regulation in this field. The research data were collected using…
Small Businesses in Rural Tourism and Agrotourism
Microbusinesses and small enterprises are the dominant representatives of business in the rural environment, and also active players contributing to regional development. Rural areas of Slovakia are still considered to be underused. Exploiting the potential of rural regions is the key to the recovery of rural businesses. Development of rural areas depends on the economic activity taking place in different regions. One of the possibilities for reg…
The impact of political factors‘ perception on suitability of international business environment
Favorable business environment including political, technological, economic, social and other determinants is one of the crucial factors influencing the decision to start a business. The aim of this paper is to define and quantify significant political factors which determine the perception of the quality of business environment (QBE) of small and medium-sized enterprises for starting a new business in Czech Republic and Slovakia. Data of an exte…
Social networks in entrepreneurial startups development
The paper focuses on researching the role of social networking in the development of startup companies in the Czech Republic. The goal is to identify key groups that help startups to set up and develop, identify areas where startups get help through the social networks of their founders and/or key members, and analyze the relationship between the types of the contacts and help provided. The paper presents the results of a deep questionnaire surve…
Can discounts expand local and digital currency awareness of individuals depending on their characteristics
Research background: Because of enabling a greater amount of money circulation and addressing the needs of individuals in specific regions, local and digital currencies have become more important for local economic and sustainable development, especially in last decade. However, their awareness by potential users have become one of major constraints to their extensive usage. In this regard, discount have been used to increase the awareness of ind…
How do security and benefits instill trustworthiness of a digital local currency
Research background: The existence of new technologies and increase in the extensive usage of the internet by individuals, forces governments, local authorities and practitioners to create alternative payment methods such as digital currencies. However, some of the individuals are concerned about trusting these currencies since they negatively perceive their security. Moreover, some people with low income have the willingness to use these currenc…
Demand forecasting
Research background: Demand forecasting helps companies to anticipate purchases and plan the delivery or production. In order to face this complex problem, many statistical methods, artificial intelligence-based methods, and hybrid methods are currently being developed. However, all these methods have similar problematic issues, including the complexity, long computing time, and the need for high computing performance of the IT infrastructure. Pu…
Major obstacles in innovative activities of family-owned SMEs
Innovation is one of the most crucial factors that make SMEs differentiate themselves against their competitors to generate more income, profit, and exports. In this context, this research explores the differences in family-owned SMEs' innovativeness by highlighting the most common obstacles that family-owned SMEs face. In parallel with this purpose, 350 family-owned SMEs in Czechia are examined. The researchers created a selfadministered and int…
Demand forecasting
Demand forecasting is one of the biggest challenges of post-pandemic logistics. It appears that logistics management based on demand prediction can be a suitable alternative to the just-in-time concept. This study aims to identify the effectiveness of AI-based and statistical forecasting models versus practice-based models for SMEs and large enterprises in practice. The study compares the effectiveness of the practice-based Prophet model with the…
The impacts of dynamic capabilities on SMEs' digital transformation process
Research background: SMEs' concern for the digital literacy of their workforce, their interest in increasing digital literacy among employees, and securing their digital platforms, have been major issues in their digital transformation process. To reduce those obstacles, the dynamic capabilities of SMEs included in the Resource-based View (RBV) might be an effective solution since they help companies be more competitive and proactive against the …
The e-commerce platform conundrum
Internationalization is seen as a commercial opportunity and, in some circumstances, necessary for many firms' resilience in today's volatile and unpredictable global marketplace. Most exporting organizations must cope with various emergent e-commerce digital platforms, given the rising importance of digital and technological transformation of modern international trade and its related strategic challenges. The spread of third-party multi-sided p…
Unrevealing the nexus between digital sustainability and corporate digital responsibility
Entrepreneurial intention and risk management
Research background: A series of crises, starting with the COVID-19 pandemic and followed by the Ukraine–Russia war, which caused energy crises, has negatively affected the development of countries. Since these multiple disruptive shocks have created harsh economic conditions, leading to increased uncertainty and ambiguity, they have primarily affected the most vulnerable and disadvantaged entrepreneurs, who may perceive business risk more intens…
Business (16 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Industrial organization (4 works) · Marketing (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Business and Economic Development (3 works) · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (3 works) · Firm Innovation and Growth (3 works) · Working Capital and Financial Performance (3 works)