scholarly journals Changes in consumer behavior on the market with food

2009 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Turčínková ◽  
Jana Stávková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Fats And Oils ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Consumer Expenditures ◽  
Total Milk ◽  
Near Future

Czech Republic has experienced significant changes on the market with food in last two decades. The paper presents summary of results of conducted analyses focusing on changes in levels of most important food categories, changes in consumer preferences, and suggests what trends we can expect in the near future. The analyses were based on date from Czech Statistical Office Yearbooks, EUROSTAT, INCOMA and GfK, and data from primary researches conducted on sample of total 2522 households in the Czech Republic through questionnaire researches in 2005, 2006 and 2007. The results show that in the Czech Republic, the ratio of expenditures for food out of total consumer expenditures is slowly decreasing and advances to (still lower) level typical for traditional EU countries. We have experienced growth of demand for products with higher added value; customers put more emphasis on perceived quality, longer durability and special product characteristics. Czech con­su­mers increase their consumption of vegetables and fruit, bottled beverages, wine and alcoholic beverages, cheese, they decreased their consumption of meat (in total), milk and potatoes, stagnation was typical for bakery products, sugar and fats and oils. Development in all social classes was very similar. For the future, we can expect growing interest for food products in smaller packages and targeted at specific needs, growing demand for food products with higher added value, consumption of food formerly unusual for the Czech, more frequent out-of-home eating, and growing differences between individual segments of social groups, mainly due to uneven income distribution.

scholarly journals Strategic Challenges of Human Resources Allocation in Industry 4.0

Information ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Majid Ziaei Nafchi ◽  
Hana Mohelská
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Services Sector ◽  
Productivity And Competitiveness ◽  
Near Future

The emergence of the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0, hereinafter I 4.0) has led to an entirely fresh approach to production, helping to enhance the key industrial processes and therefore increase the growth of labor productivity and competitiveness. Simultaneously, I 4.0 compels changes in the organization of work and influences the lives of employees. The paper intends to construct a model for predicting the allocation of human resources in the sectors of the national economy of the Czech Republic in connection with I 4.0. The model used in this research visualizes the shift of labor in the economic sectors of the Czech Republic from the year 2013 to the following years in the near future. The main contribution of this article is to show the growth of employment in the high-tech services sector, which will have an ascending trend.

scholarly journals Cascade Use of Wood in the Czech Republic

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 681
Author(s):  
Róbert Babuka ◽  
Andrea Sujová ◽  
Václav Kupčák
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Specific Situation ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Wood Volume ◽  
Primary Processing ◽  
Wood Processing ◽  
Input Method

Research Highlights: One of the priorities of the European Commission is to build up an effective circular economy based on recycling and multiple use of materials. Wood biomass is a renewable raw material and can be used several times in a cascading sequence. Each country has a unique situation regarding the availability and utilization of wood sources. Background and Objectives: The objective of this study was to analyze wood flow in the Czech Republic using the cascading principle of biomass use. The specific situation in the Czech Republic lies in a lack of valid and reliable input data from official statistics. Therefore, the reverse input method was applied. Materials and Methods: Input data analyses of roundwood sources and foreign trade were based on official statistical data. The calculation of raw wood volume consumption in primary processing was performed based on the data after our own correction and recalculation. It was then possible to build up a basic model of multi-stage cascade wood use. The input volume of roundwood was divided among all types of primary processing production using conversion factors. Results: Cascading use of wood (CUW) showed the level of efficiency of the resource. Official statistical input data and the reversed input data regarding raw wood volume entering wood processing revealed differences at a level of 27%. The overall CUW in the Czech Republic indicates a high rate of wood use in primary processing with low added value and in generating energy. Conclusions: The reverse input method reveals the real situation of wood consumption irrespective of the level of official statistical data. It is suitable to apply in an environment of incomplete or incorrect input data. CUW in Czechia showed an opportunity for increasing the efficiency of wood utilization. The structure of wood use needs to be optimized towards creating greater added value.

scholarly journals New forms of sale – a manifestation of perfect services

2005 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 237-246
Author(s):  
Lenka Milostná ◽  
Radmila Presová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Ice Cream ◽  
Food Products ◽  
The Czech Republic

The paper describes methods of sale of a selected assortment of food products outside shops by means of itinerart trade. It analyses results of sales of the company Family Frost in the whole territory of the Czech Republic within the period of 2002–2004. Special attention is paid to sales of ice cream, food products, pastry and advertisement gits and souvenirs. Seales of ice cream represent the bearing programme of this company.

scholarly journals Changing structure of Employment in Europe: Polarization Issue

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-318
Author(s):  
Radek Náplava
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Occupational Classification ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
The Us ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
High Skill

Abstract In recent years, labor markets have experienced a polarization phenomenon, with the rise of low-skill and high-skill workers, and a decline in the number of middle-skill workers. The polarization of the labor market has been most often investigated in the US, UK, and some European countries. This paper shows the changes in the employment structure in all EU countries between 2008 and 2017. Attention is also paid to the Czech Republic and change during 1993 and 2017. The added value of the article lies in two factors. The first is the division of skills by industry in which the worker is located and not by occupational classification, the second is an explicit view of the Czech Republic. The results provide some evidence about the polarization of the labor market in twenty-one EU countries. Results imply polarization also in the Czech Republic during a longer period, because the number of high-skilled and low-skilled workers increased by 6.63 p. p. and by 1.16 p. p. respectively, at the expense of middle-skilled workers.

scholarly journals The performance of the Czech labour market after the 2004 EU enlargement

2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (197) ◽  
pp. 79-94
Author(s):  
Wadim Strielkowski ◽  
Jan Hněvkovský
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Eu Enlargement ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Eu Accession ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Eu Membership ◽  
Significant Change ◽  
Near Future ◽  
The Eu

This paper examines whether there has been a significant change in the performance of the Czech labour market after the Czech Republic?s EU Accession in May 2004. We analyse methodological changes of measuring unemployment caused by inevitable legislative adjustments and follow the development of the Czech labour market and the inflows of foreign workers to the Czech Republic over the past two decades. Our results show that the EU Accession resulted in simplifying foreigners? access to the Czech labour market and did not cause a significant change in its performance. Our findings might be of some relevance for the countries seeking EU Membership in the near future (e.g., Serbia or Montenegro).

scholarly journals Estimation of land loss in the Czech Republic in the near future  

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (No. 3) ◽  
pp. 155-162
Author(s):  
J. Janků ◽  
O. Jakšík ◽  
J. Kozák ◽  
A.M. Marhoul
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Land Loss ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Near Future

Nákupní preference mladé generace a on-line nakupování

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolína Urbanovská ◽  
Josef Kunc
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Generation Z ◽  
Brick And Mortar ◽  
On Line ◽  
Online Lifestyle ◽  
Smart Technologies

The young generation born in the mid-1990s and later is referred to as Generation Z. As the only post-war generation, they grew entirely on the World Wide Web and has been increasingly associated with the rapid increase in daily use of technology on a daily basis. Mainly the Internet and smart mobile phones have become an indispensable part of their lives and are often used in consumer preferences and during shopping. The paper focuses on the analysis and evaluation of selected results of Generation Z research in the Czech Republic in relation to shopping behaviour and on-line shopping. In terms of methodology, the research is based on an extensive quantitative questionnaire survey among members of a given generation in the Czech Republic. The results show that Generation Z a bit surprisingly prefers shopping in a brick-and-mortar store compared to online shopping. On the other hand, Czech young population not surprisingly spends the largest expenditures on food, entertainment, clothing and footwear, housing and travel, and this product mix is also reflected in the frequency of visits. This finding may be important for retailers and managers because, despite the ever-increasing implementation of smart technologies and an online lifestyle across all generations, brick-and-mortar businesses are still competitive to face this trend.

scholarly journals  Expected impacts of climate change on forests: Czech Republic as a case study

2011 ◽  
Vol 57 (No. 10) ◽  
pp. 422-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Hlásny ◽  
J. Holuša ◽  
ŠtěpánekP ◽  
TurčániM ◽  
SitkováZ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Forest Tree ◽  
Forest Vegetation ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Distant Future ◽  
Vegetation Season ◽  
Fundamental Information ◽  
Near Future

  We provide fundamental information about the future development of selected climate elements in relation to anticipated threat to forests in the Czech Republic. All analyses were carried out in relation to four elevation zones with specific potential forest vegetation – up to 350 m a.s.l. (oak dominance), 350–600 m a.s.l. (beech dominance), 600–900 m a.s.l. (beech-fir dominance), 900–1,100 m a.s.l. (spruce dominance). We found out that while the projected increase in mean annual air temperature is almost constant over the Czech Republic (+3.25–3.5°C in the distant future), the frequency of heat spells at lower elevations is expected to increase dramatically compared to higher elevations. The precipitation totals during the vegetation season are projected to increase in the near future by up to 10% and to decrease in the distant future by up to 10% over all vegetation zones. In general, drought is presumed to become a key limiting factor at lower elevations, while increased temperature along with the prolonged vegetation season at higher elevations can be beneficial to forest vegetation. Consequently, northward progression of forest tree species and retraction of the species lower distribution range are a generic response pattern. Such impacts are presumed to be accompanied by changes in the distribution and population dynamics of pests and pathogens. Mainly the impacts on two key forest pests, Ips typographus and Lymantria dispar, are discussed.  

scholarly journals Geographical variability of sprucebark beetle development under climate change in the Czech Republic

2011 ◽  
Vol 57 (No. 6) ◽  
pp. 242-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Hlásny ◽  
L. Zajíčková ◽  
M. Turčáni ◽  
J. Holuša ◽  
Z. Sitková
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Bark Beetle ◽  
Ips Typographus ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Distant Future ◽  
Spruce Bark Beetle ◽  
Spruce Bark ◽  
Generation Regime ◽  
Near Future

Climate change is expected to influence the distribution and population dynamics of many insect pests, with potential severe impacts on forests. Spruce bark beetle Ips typographus (L.) (Col.: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) is the most important forest insect pest in Europe whose development is strictly regulated by air temperature. Therefore, climate change is anticipated to induce changes in the pest's distribution and development. We used the PHENIPS model to evaluate climate change impacts on the distribution and voltinism of spruce bark beetle in the Czech Republic. Two future time periods – 2025–2050 (near future) and 2075–2100 (distant future) – are addressed. The period 1961–1990 is used as the reference. We found that while a two-generation regime dominated in the Czech Republic in the reference period, significant three-generation regime regions are projected to appear in the near future. In the distant future, the three-generation regime can be expected to occur over all existing coniferous stands in the Czech Republic. The analysis of altitudinal shift of n-generation regime regions indicates noticeable expansion of Ips typographus development to higher elevations, leading for example to disappearance of one-generation regime regions in the distant future. Uncertainties and limitations of the presented findings are discussed as well.

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