scholarly journals The Quality of Macro-Environment and Business Environment and University Student Entrepreneurship - Comparison of the Czech and the Slovak Republic

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ján Dvorský ◽  
Martin Čepel ◽  
Gabriela Sopková ◽  
Anna Kotásková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
University Students ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Macroeconomic Factors ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Student Entrepreneurship ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Macroeconomic Environment

Abstract The aim of this paper was to examine university students’ propensity for entrepreneurship in the context of the evaluation of the quality of macro-environment and business environment. A part of this aim was a comparison of defined factors in the Czech and the Slovak Republic. In relation with the research aim, a survey-based research was conducted with university students in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. 409 students in the Czech Republic and 568 students in Slovakia were approached during this research. To verify the defined scientific hypotheses, the regression analysis was used. The research results brought interesting findings, namely that the present macroeconomic environment does not prevent students from starting their own business, and that the present level of basic macroeconomic factors (GDP, employment, inflation) determine the students’ propensity for entrepreneurship in both countries. In Slovak Republic, the administrative workload is seen by the students as a factor discouraging them from entrepreneurship after graduating from college. The students feel that the conditions for doing business have improved in the last five years. Students in the Czech Republic think that the conditions for doing business have improved over the past five years, and consider the business environment to be reasonably risky and of good quality.

scholarly journals THE QUALITY OF MACRO-ENVIRONMENT AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND UNIVERSITY STUDENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP - COMPARISON OF THE CZECH AND THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ján Dvorský ◽  
Martin Čepel ◽  
Gabriela Sopková ◽  
Anna Kotásková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
University Students ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Macroeconomic Factors ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Student Entrepreneurship ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Macroeconomic Environment

The aim of this paper was to examine university students’ propensity for entrepreneurship in the context of the evaluation of the quality of macro-environment and business environment. A part of this aim was a comparison of defined factors in the Czech and the Slovak Republic. In relation with the research aim, a survey-based research was conducted with university students in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. 409 students in the Czech Republic and 568 students in Slovakia were approached during this research. To verify the defined scientific hypotheses, the regression analysis was used. The research results brought interesting findings, namely that the present macroeconomic environment does not prevent students from starting their own business, and that the present level of basic macroeconomic factors (GDP, employment, inflation) determine the students’ propensity for entrepreneurship in both countries. In Slovak Republic, the administrative workload is seen by the students as a factor discouraging them from entrepreneurship after graduating from college. The students feel that the conditions for doing business have improved in the last five years. Students in the Czech Republic think that the conditions for doing business have improved over the past five years, and consider the business environment to be reasonably risky and of good quality.   

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial propensity index of university students. The case study from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ján Dvorský ◽  
Zora Petráková ◽  
Eliška Zapletalíková ◽  
Zoltán Rózsa
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
University Students ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
University Education ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
The Social

Research background: Promotion of the entrepreneurship has an important role in the society, and the direct relationship between entrepreneurship and economic growth of the country is proven. Universities education should be one of the pillars to build the business environment and the entrepreneurial propensity of the students in the entrepreneurship. Purpose of the article: The paper aimed to define and quantify significant factors that shape the entrepreneurial propensity of university students and create the entrepreneurial propensity index. A part of this aim was a comparison of defined factors in the Czech Republic (CR), Slovakia (SR) and Poland (PL). Methods: The survey-based research was conducted with students in the last year of their economic studies on the universities. 1,352 students from 25 universities in selected countries were approached during research. A custom Entrepreneurial Propensity Index was created that was implemented separately for CR, SR and PL. Findings & Value added: The research brought interesting findings. The aggregated Entrepreneurial Propensity Index in the Czech Republic reached the value of 0.470, which was higher than that of Slovakia (0.424) and Poland (0.412). The evaluation of the quality of university education is similarly positive in all countries (CR: 0.659, PL: 0.589, SR: 0.592). Czech students gave access to the financial resources and the role of macroeconomic environment got a higher rating than Slovak and Polish students. On the contrary, Poland students gave the social environment and business advantages a higher rating than Czech and Slovak students. The evaluation of the personality traits is more positive in Slovakia. The most positive indicator for all students is that doing business enables to make use of own abilities and own solutions.

scholarly journals DISCREPANCIES IN PERCEPTION AND EVALUATION OF MACROENVIRONMENT – SECTORAL ANALYSIS

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1072-1092
Author(s):  
Jaroslav Belas ◽  
Beata Gavurova ◽  
Jan Kubalek ◽  
Matus Kubak
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Systematic Difference ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Sectoral Analysis ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Macroeconomic Environment

The aim of presented study is to evaluate macroeconomic environment and to determine differences in perception of macroeconomic environment by entrepreneurs in Slovak Republic and Czech Republic. Data collection was done by questionnaire which was answered by 329 entrepreneurs from Slovak Republic and 312 entrepreneurs from Czech Republic. Topics treated concerning macroenvironment were the favourableness of macroenvironment for business activities, its support for starting an entrepreneurship, its support of innovation activities of companies and its capacity to promote entrepreneurship and to create interesting business opportunities. Answers are divided according to sector in which entrepreneurs doing business. Considered sectors are: transport, trade, construction, production, agriculture, services and other sectors. To analyse collected data, we use correspondence analysis. Results show that there exists systematic difference in perception of macroenvironment by entrepreneurs from SMEs in Slovak Republic and Czech Republic. It seems that entrepreneurs from Czech Republic percept macroenvironment more positively than Slovak ones. Moreover, we document different perception of macroeconomic situation depending on sector in which entrepreneurs operate. Presented research results bring findings for the creators of economic policies. Similarly, presented results form a platform for concepts of strategic and regional plans in order to provide sustainable business environment in the countries, and also their stable economic growth.

scholarly journals Selected Approaches to the Business Environment Evaluation

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 515-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Chládková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
World Bank ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World

This paper contains views of managers on the quality of business environment and also reflects the results of the World Bank, which annually assesses the conditions for doing business in different countries, including the Czech Republic. The business environment of the Czech Republic was evaluated based upon the results of the World Bank, which assesses conditions for doing business in various parts of the world. Secondly, views of SME managers on the quality of the business environment were presented. The World Bank’s „Doing Business 2011“ report puts the Czech Republic in the 63rd place (out of 183 examined countries) when it comes to the quality of the business environment. The Czech Republic improved its score in two categories (Property Registration and Ending a Business) compared to the same evaluation conducted in 2010. SME managers evaluated the business environment with SWOT Analysis. „Technical and technological development along with increase in demand for innovated products made by new technologies“ was perceived as the most significant opportunity (82%) while „Competition and rivalry in the industry“ was identified as the most significant threat by almost all respondents (92%) in their 2010 evaluation.

scholarly journals The Impact of Selected Factors on the Quality of Business Environment Assessment in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Kotaskova ◽  
Zoltan Rozsa
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Technological Factors ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The paper’s aim is to examine the dependence of the quality of the business environment on defined technological factors (availability of human capital and research and development infrastructure) and to define and quantify significant technological factors that create the quality of the business environment in the SMEs segment. Part of its goal was the comparison of the defined factors between the Czech Republic (CR) and the Slovak Republic (SR). In connection with the stated research goal, a questionnaire survey was conducted among businesses operating in the SME segment. Through this research, 312 companies were surveyed in the Czech Republic and 329 companies in the Slovak Republic. To achieve the primary goal of the article, methods such as correlation analysis and multiple linear regression modelling (t-tests, F-ratio, adjusted coefficient of determination, and so on) were applied. The results of the research have brought interesting findings. Research and development infrastructure, as well as the availability of human capital are important factors that have a positive impact on the business environment in both countries.

scholarly journals Evaluation of economic potential of business environment development by comparing sector differences: perspective of SMEs in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaroslav Belas ◽  
Beata Gavurova ◽  
Martin Cepel ◽  
Matus Kubak
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Categorical Variables ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Business Conditions ◽  
The Given

Research background: Improving business conditions and SME development are signs of a country’s macroeconomic stability. The issue of identifying and removing barriers to the development of firms in the SME segment is a priority in all countries with developed economies and its importance is currently increasing. Purpose of the article: The main aim of this paper is to explore possible differences in entrepreneurs’ perception of the business environment based on the industry in which the company operates. The analysis contains also a national view, where a comparison between the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic is performed. Methods: Correspondence analysis was used to achieve the research objectives in order to examine the relations between the categorical variables. Its application is beneficial in cases where the graphic output is clearer than the numerical one. Findings & Value added: The presented research makes it possible to identify problematic aspects of doing business in each sector and to create support mechanisms for the creation of effective structural policies. Entrepreneurs from the Czech Republic’s Production and Transport sectors agree with the statement that the business environment in the country is suitable for starting a business. As for business environment’s suitability for doing business, neither Slovak nor Czech entrepreneurs sector-wide agreed with the given statement. Czech entrepreneurs from the Services, Trade and Construction sectors, respectively, agree, fully agree with the statement that the business environment in the country is reasonably risky and allows for doing business. In the case of entrepreneurs from Slovakia, no significant correspondence is observed. Findings regarding the statement that the business conditions in the country have improved over the past five years are the following: In the Czech Republic, there is a perfect correspondence of the Transport sector and the agreement with the given statement. In the Slovak Republic, agreement was found with the given statement in the Transport sector and neutral position in the Production sector.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF SELECTED FACTORS ON THE QUALITY OF BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Kotaskova ◽  
Zoltan Rozsa
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Technological Factors ◽  
The Impact

The paper’s aim is to examine the dependence of the quality of the business environment on defined technological factors (availability of human capital and research and development infrastructure) and to define and quantify significant technological factors that create the quality of the business environment in the SMEs segment. Part of its goal was the comparison of the defined factors between the Czech Republic (CR) and the Slovak Republic (SR). In connection with the stated research goal, a questionnaire survey was conducted among businesses operating in the SME segment. Through this research, 312 companies were surveyed in the Czech Republic and 329 companies in the Slovak Republic. To achieve the primary goal of the article, methods such as correlation analysis and multiple linear regression modelling (t-tests, F-ratio, adjusted coefficient of determination, and so on) were applied. The results of the research have brought interesting findings. Research and development infrastructure, as well as the availability of human capital are important factors that have a positive impact on the business environment in both countries.

scholarly journals Changes in the Czech Business Environment by the View of SME Managers

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 509-519
Author(s):  
Helena Chládková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Situational Analysis ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Transparency International ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The Relationship

This article shows first of all opinions of SME managers on the changes in the quality of the Czech business environment. The article contains the views of managers identified in 2017 and 2015 and compares them with the detected results in 2010 and 2004. It is interesting that managers reported more opportunities than threats in all years. Because the most of respondents (SME managers) were active in a municipality of up to 2000 residents in villages in southern Moravia their views on the quality of the business environment can be used to assess the competitiveness of the region and to reflect on the relationship between small and medium-sized enterprises and regional development. The paper also documents the applicability of the situational analysis of the external environment in SMEs. But the quality of business environment is evaluated also based on the results of the World Bank and Transparency International for purposes of international comparison in this article. To assess the quality of the business environment was used Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International. Czech Republic ranked 37 place with the score 56 in 2015 (score 51 in 2014). Also, World Bank in its results “Doing business 2016” shows improve conditions for business in the Czech Republic.

scholarly journals Key determinants of the quality of business environment of SMEs in the Czech Republic

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuzana Virglerová ◽  
Lubor Homolka ◽  
Luboš Smrčka ◽  
Kornélia Lazányi ◽  
Tomáš Klieštik
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
The Czech Republic

scholarly journals Alcohol Use Disorders among Slovak and Czech University Students: A Closer Look at Tobacco Use, Cannabis Use and Socio-Demographic Characteristics

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11565
Author(s):  
Beata Gavurova ◽  
Viera Ivankova ◽  
Martin Rigelsky
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
University Students ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorders ◽  
Cannabis Use ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Audit Score ◽  
Problematic Alcohol Use

The main objective of the research was to examine the associations between problematic alcohol use, tobacco use and cannabis use among Czech and Slovak university students during the early COVID-19 pandemic. The research sample consisted of 1422 participants from the Czech Republic (CZ) and 1677 from the Slovak Republic (SK). The analyses included university students who drank alcohol in the past year (CZ: 1323 (93%); SK: 1526 (91%)). Regarding the analysed measures, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and its subscales, the Glover-Nilsson Smoking Behavioral Questionnaire (GN-SBQ) and the Cannabis Abuse Screening Test (CAST) were selected to identify substance-related behaviour. Age, gender and residence were included in the analyses as socio-demographic variables. Correlation and regression analyses were used to achieve the main objective of the research. The main results revealed that the use of tobacco and cannabis were positively associated with alcohol use disorders among Czech and Slovak university students. Additionally, males were more likely to report alcohol use disorders. In the Czech Republic, it was found that students living in dormitories were characterized by a lower AUDIT score. The opposite situation was found in the Slovak Republic. Czech and Slovak policy-makers are encouraged to develop alcohol use prevention programs for university students in line with these findings.

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