Our research has confirmed that companies from the sectors in question use business ethics in their operations,
although their scale is differentiated. There are similarities as well as differences between particular sectors and
countries. For example, one may state that Czech respondents are much more determined than others: the number of
“I don’t know” responses was the smallest. Most importantly, however, our research confirmed that business ethics
is regarded as a significant factor which has an influence both on the success and profits of modern companies, and
its role is set to increase in the future.
The results achieved may imply a need for further research on the presented topic. However, this may be difficult
because of the apparent unwillingness of respondents to participate in the research. It seems that some form of
cyclical research, for example if conducted every five to ten years, would allow researchers to obtain more valid
data and provide some indications as to the direction in which companies from these sectors will evolve.
It is also necessary to point out some limitations of the study. Although it covered a relatively large research
sample (200 companies), and a total of 54 responses were obtained, only 47 completed questionnaires were
eventually received. In other words, this data determines the nature of a pilotage study. Further studies should be
conducted with more complete participation of representatives from the companies surveyed (e.g. direct interviews).
Another limitation seems to be sectoral coverage. Research was concentrated on selected sectors only; however,
the sectors in question are highly sensitive; therefore our research may be regarded as the first step towards further
studies on business ethics and CSR in other sectors.