MIXED RESEARCH METHOD OF ORGANIC FOOD PREFERENCES AMONG GENERATION Y CONSUMERS

The article analyses by mixed research methods the attitude regarding the purchase of bio and organic food for the population of the Generation Y in Czech and Slovak Republic. The collection of primary data was obtained in the form of a questionnaire survey carried out in the year 2014 and then repeatedly in the year 2019. Both phases of questionnaires were distributed electronically among respondents, university students, ranged from 16 to 35 years in Czech and Slovak Republic. The research questions related to the reasons why respondents purchase or do not purchase organic food and what criteria are motivational for choosing organic food products. In data processing was used statistical software Statistics. Methods applied to the data were statistical hypothesis testing and regression modelling. The key factors have been identified with the software influenced the respondent\u27s decision to buy bio-and organics products in 2019. The research findings prove that visual appearance and brand doesnt play the decision key role for generation Y customers, as they put the main emphasis on the quality and availability of the bio-product

FACTORS INFLUENCING STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT OF INSURANCE BROKERS MARKET İN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

The aim of the paper is to recognise the relationship among Gross Premiums Written and Average Gross Nominal Wage (Average Wage) in the Czech Republic. The literature review has characterised insurance market in the Czech Republic. Based on the secondary data of Czech Insurance Association, Czech Statistical Office and Czech National Bank has been created PESTEL analysis, determined the rate of influence of the factors influencing the insurance brokers, evaluated by scale from 1 to 5. The secondary data for regression analysis has been obtained from annual reports of CNB and CSO in period 1996 to 2015. The method of regression analysis has tested the relationship among average gross nominal wage as one of the macroeconomic factor and the “premiums written “which is used for measurement of the overall insurance market level in the Czech Republic. The model was verified through the economic, statistical and econometric verification. The statistical data has been elaborated in software Gretl. Part discussion and conclusion have been focused to the comparison of obtained results and reaction recommendation on upcoming predicted situations on the market

Population aging in the context of education. Comparison of selected EU countries

The arrival of the fourth industrial revolution hasfundamentally affected the economy of the developed countries. New and developing fields will need workers with quality education corresponding to the needs and demands of technological development. Thus, the share of tertiary educated population significantly affects the economic level of every country. As a result of the projected population ageing in the developed countries, a major problem with the share of the economically active people can be expected across Europe. The increased share of tertiary educated people in economy can positively influence this problem. Therefore, the article deals with the projection of the share of tertiary educated people. On the basis of information on the education structure of individual EU countries, a hierarchical cluster analysis was created, which was used for selecting countries. For the two most significant clusters, the country with values of all selected indicators most similar to the cluster average values has been selected. A population projection was created for these countries, on the basis of which the total dependency ratio, child-dependency ratio and old-age dependency ratio were calculated. In conclusion, it can be stated that even if the population ageing continues, the number of tertiary-educated persons may remain unchanged

Factors Influencing the Implementation of the CSR Concept in the Czech Republic

There is an increase of the companies’ engagement in the concept of social responsibility in the Czech Republic. However, the engagement is still at a lower level when compared to other countries of Western Europe. The use and knowledge of the CSR concept in the companies in the Czech Republic was the subject of the research realized at the end of 2013 and in the first half of 2014. This paper deals with the question which factors influence the engagement of enterprises in the CSR in the Czech Republic. The statistical testing proved that the company size and the form of ownership have a significant influence on the company’s engagement in the CSR activities. P-value is always < 0.001, Pearson coefficient is in the interval of 0.35 – 0.37 and Cramer coefficient is in the interval of 0.37–0.39. The dependence between the category of economic activity and the region of the headquarters was not proved as significant; p-value only < 0.05

SPECIFICATION AND CHARACTERISTIC OF GENERATION Y IN THE SPHERE OF WORK ATTITUDE

The Generation Y, grown in the age of economic prosperity, preferring work – life balance instead of high level of remuneration, is not only the first global generation, but also the first generation widely accessing to the information and communication technologies has entered current labor market. The paper focuses to the specification and characteristic of Czech and French generation Y in workplace, compares and determines the similarity or dissimilarity of young workers in their demands, values and expectations about the workplace and labor market. The research questions prove hypothesis of the generation Y satisfaction with working conditions and sufficiency of job opportunities in in their country. The research based on the primary source data was carried on questionnaire survey of 170 secondary and tertiary schools graduates, age between 18 and 30 years, nationality of Czech Republic and France. The research was carried throughout the years 2013 and 2014. Data from the questionnaires were processed by the statistical method of contingency tables for comparison of two distinct target groups and chi-square test. Findings were dedicated to the recommendation of diversity management methods implementation in the sphere of human resource management

Graduate Employability as a Key to the Efficiency of Tertiary Education

In the 21st century there is a lot of attention on sustainability (whether social or environmental). However, unfortunately, the economic perspective has been largely neglected in the field of education. This article deals with a quantitative assessment of the efficiency of tertiary education in individual EU countries, which allows to include the economic aspect of the evaluation. Furthermore, we are expanding the commonly established evaluation system based on the number of graduates to include another area, namely the graduate's employability on the labor market. We believe that for a correct evaluation of individual education systems it is necessary to include the relevance and quality of acquired knowledge and skills. Although the efficiency assessment is carried out for the whole EU, the results are presented according to identified groups of countries that have similar education systems. Countries such as Ireland and France emerge as top performers because of their ability to produce large numbers of graduates given their resources. Malta and Luxembourg have also performed very well in the efficiency assessment, although they produce far fewer graduates in terms of resources, but thanks to the system set up, graduates in these countries are highly employable in the labor market

FACTORS INFLUENCING STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT OF INSURANCE BROKERS MARKET İN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

The aim of the paper is to recognise the relationship among Gross Premiums Written and Average Gross Nominal Wage (Average Wage) in the Czech Republic. The literature review has characterised insurance market in the Czech Republic. Based on the secondary data of Czech Insurance Association, Czech Statistical Office and Czech National Bank has been created PESTEL analysis, determined the rate of influence of the factors influencing the insurance brokers, evaluated by scale from 1 to 5. The secondary data for regression analysis has been obtained from annual reports of CNB and CSO in period 1996 to 2015. The method of regression analysis has tested the relationship among average gross nominal wage as one of the macroeconomic factor and the “premiums written “which is used for measurement of the overall insurance market level in the Czech Republic. The model was verified through the economic, statistical and econometric verification. The statistical data has been elaborated in software Gretl. Part discussion and conclusion have been focused to the comparison of obtained results and reaction recommendation on upcoming predicted situations on the market

In what ways are countries which have already adopted IFRS for SMEs different

Small and medium sized companies have an important position in the economy, mainly in the area of employment. SMEs are crucial to most developed and developing economies. SMEs are a heterogeneous group, possessing different size, sector, or location. Their activities on the international markets are limited by a great deal of obstacles in comparison to large enterprises. Different national financial reporting and tax systems can be considered as the most important obstacles (European Commission, 2003). The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) published an International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) designed for use by small and medium-sized entities on July, the 9th 2009. The IFRS for SME is designed to meet the financial reporting needs of entities that (a) do not have public accountability and (b) publish general purpose financial statements for external users. The aim of the paper is to evaluate the current approach to the IFRS for SME adoption and implementation over the world, and to analyze the problems connected with harmonization of financial reporting legislation used by SMEs all over the world. In the paper are identified common characteristic of countries which have already the IFRS for SME adopted. The statistical methods were used for comparison of countries which have already the IFRS for SMEs adopted with those which have not adopted it yet. The level of economic development of the particular country and other characteristics were used for comparison