XXV. mezinárodní kolokvium o regionálních vědách

Title in English: 25th International Colloquium on Regional Sciences: Conference proceedings The conference proceedings consists of papers presented at the 25th International Colloquium on Regional Sciences that was organized by Department of Regional Economics and Administration FEA MU. It contains 57 articles arranged by topic. The individual articles deal with e.g. socioeconomic disparities among regions, regional policy, territory attractiveness, tourism, or regional public administration

XXIV. mezinárodní kolokvium o regionálních vědách

Title in English: 24th International Colloquium on Regional Sciences: Conference proceedings. The conference proceedings consists of papers presented at the 24rd International Colloquium on Regional Sciences that was organized by Department of Regional Economics and Administration FEA MU. It contains 79 articles arranged by topic. The individual articles deal with e.g. socioeconomic disparities among regions, regional policy, territory attractiveness, tourism or regional public administration

Decoupling economic growth from greenhouse gas emissions: the case of the energy sector in V4 countries

Research background: The production and use of energy satisfies human needs, but also gives rise to a host of adverse environmental pressures, such as air pollution and waste generation. The issue of energy efficiency and climate chance resonates in the energy sector as one of the main producers of green-house gas emissions (GHG). While the European Union in general is doing well in reducing emissions and increasing the share of renewables, unfortunately, there are countries that are still far from reaching their goal. Purpose of the article: The paper is focused on the quantitative assessment of the link between the economic growth of the energy sector and the production of GHG emissions by the energy sector in V4 countries during the period 1995?2016. For this purpose, decoupling analysis will be realized. Methods: The decoupling of economic growth and the environmental pressures caused by this growth has a rich tradition within the sustainable development literature. The decoupling method was chosen for its ability to link economic and environmental indicators. Decoupling elasticity will be calculated with the aim of assessing the relationship between the economic growth of the energy sector (measured in GVA) and GHG emissions produced by the energy sector in V4 countries within the research period. Decoupling elasticity indicates different forms of the decoupling and coupling of the two variables. Findings & Value added: The results of the analysis suggest the prevailing strong decoupling of the economic growth of the energy sector and GHG emissions produced by the energy sector, which can be considered a positive trend. The findings of this paper are relevant for the government, state and public institutions and stakeholders in general, who play important roles in the preparation of programs, projects and policies to make energy generation, transport and use more efficient and environmentally sustainable

Evaluation of financial management of towns in relation to political cycles using CV-TOPSIS

The political cycle and its impact of economy is usually monitored at the macroeconomic level. Nonetheless, abroad studies are emerging which analyzed the impact of the political cycle on economy on the level of territorial self-government. The aim of the paper is to evaluate the impact of the political cycle on the financial management of municipalities on a sample of 69 district towns in Slovak Republic in time period 2007-2017. The results point that to significant heterogeneity, whether at the level of individual towns or when comparing the results for individual years. As a result of the differences observed at the level of the political cycles, we analyzed the differences between the results in each year of each political cycle through CV-TOPSIS method. The financial management of the analyzed towns are very diverse and the increase of town's expenditures is not always linked to the political cycle.Web of Science18225223

Managerial Preparation in Context of Learning Styles Preferences of Future Managers

Currently is necessary to identify own way of cognition and information processing, so called the cognitive style, which is connected with learning style. Contribution contains theoretical information about many typologies of learning styles (e.g.. according to brain hemispheres dominance, intelligence, learning motivation, etc.) and research is focused on typlogy of D. A. Kolb (divergator, assimilator, convergator and accomodator). Aim of the research is to analyze preference of learning styles of future managers, to identify correlations between learning styles preference and chosen features of future managers, advantages and disadvantages. of distance education and to suggest some possibilities of learning styles development by methods of creativity development. In contribution is used interrogative method by standardized Kolb's questionnaire, mathematical-statistical methods (descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, χ2- test) and comparative method. The research sample is composed of 296 future managers, the dominant learning style is accomodator in number of 109 (36,82 %). Contribution contains 3 hypotheses. Statistically significant correlation was explored between learning style and perception of distance education disadvantages, between learning style and professional orientation and between learning style and self-evaluation of future managers. Benefit of the contribution are suggestions for creativity development methods application for these learning styles

CRISIS AWARENESS OF THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT RESIDENTS: IMPLICATION FOR CRISIS MANAGEMENT AT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEVEL

<p><em>Purpose:</em> This main aim of the study is to examine the crisis (emergency) awareness of the population (forming an integral part of overall crisis preparedness) and its role in crisis management. Frequency and impact of emergencies and disasters in recent years induce the need for effective crisis management. Although it is impossible to prevent disasters from happening, it is possible to have control over prevention and local actors' preparedness.</p><p><em>Methodology/Approach:</em> Primary data collection was carried out on the basis of a questionnaire survey which monitors the overall crisis awareness among the population of Kosice district, specifically awareness of concepts related to crisis management and actions within collective protection of the population. For the analysis have been chosen three areas related to crisis management processes in terms of collective protection at the discretion of local self-governments, namely evacuation, hygiene, and communication.</p><p><em>Findings:</em> The results showed relatively good but still not sufficient level of population awareness about concepts related to crisis management and public (civil) protection activities. In response to the survey results are conceived proposals and recommendations.</p><p><em>Research Limitation/implication:</em> In Slovakia, the issue of crisis management is most elaborated in the business area, the area of public administration lags behind. Examination of crisis (emergency) preparedness is not the current practice in our country.</p><p><em>Originality/Value of paper:</em> The originality and value of the study lies in the fact that it conceptually develops a theoretical framework for monitoring and assessment of residents' crisis awareness and evaluating effectiveness of crisis communication within self-government. The study represents one of the rare attempts to find out how residents of large cities (with increased population density) currently perceive the necessity of knowledge in the field of crisis management.</p

Examining HRM Practices in Relation to the Retention and Commitment of Talented Employees

The claim that human resources or human capital is the most important and valuable asset of organizations is widespread and widely accepted. For this reason, one of the biggest challenges for organizations is to find the right employees with the necessary skills, high potential, and talent. However, the challenge for organizations is not only to find, but also to retain and to use the potential of talented employees. The main aim of this study is to identify the HRM practices which most significantly affect the retention and commitment of talented employees. Based on factor analysis, individual factors of HRM practices were identified. Through canonical analysis, the relationships between the identified factors of HRM practices, talent retention (the intention of talented employees to remain in the organization), and the organizational commitment of talented employees were identified. One of the most important results of the study is the identification of human resource management practices that are most strongly associated with talent retention and commitment

Examining HRM Practices in Relation to the Retention and Commitment of Talented Employees

The claim that human resources or human capital is the most important and valuable asset of organizations is widespread and widely accepted. For this reason, one of the biggest challenges for organizations is to find the right employees with the necessary skills, high potential, and talent. However, the challenge for organizations is not only to find, but also to retain and to use the potential of talented employees. The main aim of this study is to identify the HRM practices which most significantly affect the retention and commitment of talented employees. Based on factor analysis, individual factors of HRM practices were identified. Through canonical analysis, the relationships between the identified factors of HRM practices, talent retention (the intention of talented employees to remain in the organization), and the organizational commitment of talented employees were identified. One of the most important results of the study is the identification of human resource management practices that are most strongly associated with talent retention and commitment