MAROUŠEK, Josef, Simona HAŠKOVÁ, Robert ZEMAN and Radka VANÍČKOVÁ. Managerial Preferences in Relation to Financial Indicators Regarding the Mitigation of Global Change. Science and Engineering Ethics. Dordrecht: Springer, 2015, vol. 21, No 1, p. 203-207. ISSN 1353-3452. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11948-014-9531-2. |
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@article{25121, author = {Maroušek, Josef and Hašková, Simona and Zeman, Robert and Vaníčková, Radka}, article_location = {Dordrecht}, article_number = {1}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11948-014-9531-2}, keywords = {Biochar; Discounted payback period; Financial indicators; Net present value}, language = {eng}, issn = {1353-3452}, journal = {Science and Engineering Ethics}, title = {Managerial Preferences in Relation to Financial Indicators Regarding the Mitigation of Global Change}, volume = {vol. 21}, year = {2015} }
TY - JOUR ID - 25121 AU - Maroušek, Josef - Hašková, Simona - Zeman, Robert - Vaníčková, Radka PY - 2015 TI - Managerial Preferences in Relation to Financial Indicators Regarding the Mitigation of Global Change JF - Science and Engineering Ethics VL - vol. 21 IS - 1 SP - 203-207 EP - 203-207 PB - Springer SN - 13533452 KW - Biochar KW - Discounted payback period KW - Financial indicators KW - Net present value N2 - Biochar is a soil-improving substrate made from phytomass pyrolysis. In Southeast Asia, its application decreases due to the long-term growth of biochar cost and thus caused further prolongation of the payback period. In the Euro-American civilization the biochar application is already almost forgotten once it has been much earlier recognized that the crop yields can be increased much faster with higher doses of nutrients and other agrochemicals. The payback period can be expected in decades. Such a long-time investment into soil fertility raises also many ethical questions. The final decision combines issues of social responsibility, risk and other financial indicators as well as personal preferences and more. The attitudes of Western and Central European decision makers in the agriculture business segment were analyzed on the basis of electronic questionnaire survey and a subsequent interview through their local unions. According to the data, most of them did not know about the possibilities of a more environmentally friendly approach to soil enhancement based on the addition of a fertilizer in the form of biochar. Among others, the collected data also shows that the decision makers from Western Europe have a much different ethical approach to the land and financial indicators than the Central Europeans. ER -
MAROUŠEK, Josef, Simona HAŠKOVÁ, Robert ZEMAN and Radka VANÍČKOVÁ. Managerial Preferences in Relation to Financial Indicators Regarding the Mitigation of Global Change. \textit{Science and Engineering Ethics}. Dordrecht: Springer, 2015, vol. 21, No~1, p.~203-207. ISSN~1353-3452. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11948-014-9531-2.
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