Entrepreneurial activity of small and medium sized enterprises in the Statutory City of Karvina

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Chmielová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Business Activity ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Main Motive ◽  
Medium Enterprises

The aim of this article is to evaluate the business activity of small and medium enterprises in the Statutory City of Karviná in the Czech Republic. With regard to the objective of the work, a questionnaire survey focused on small and medium-sized enterprises in Karvina was carried out. Secondary data are obtained from the Czech Statistical Office. Within Karvina, the number of registered entities is approximately half the number of registered entities every year, except for cooperatives. Enterprises of natural persons doing business under the Trade Licensing Act have a considerable advantage over legal entities. The main motivating factors for entrepreneurship are the influence of “self-fulfillment” when entrepreneurs engage in entrepreneurial activity to achieve their inner satisfaction. The second main motive is the possibility to organize your time and take responsibility for yourself. From the perspective of barriers to starting a business, the most important factor is the bureaucracy and redundant administration.

Public Procurement in the Czech Republic

2012 ◽  
pp. 210-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jirí Novosák ◽  
Oldrich Hájek ◽  
Jirí Machu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Regional Disparities ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Dominant Position ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Relations between public procurement, regional development, and e-procurement are discussed in this chapter. First, main themes of the debate are reviewed. Subsequently, some relations between public procurement, regional development, and e-procurement are discussed. The Czech Republic is used as a case study in this regard. The authors’ findings confirm the potential of public procurement to stimulate development of Czech regions. Spatially, public procurement may not be regarded as a suitable tool for reduction of regional disparities. However, there seems to be an important impact of public procurement on the development of local small and medium enterprises. In addition, the authors’ findings point at some links between public procurement and the concepts of sustainable development and competitiveness. Nevertheless, the dominant position of price as evaluation criterion indicates that the linkages are rather weak. Finally, the increasing interest of the Czech Republic in e-procurement was documented.

scholarly journals FORMING AND REALIZATION OF TERRITORIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL POTENTIAL IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT DETERIORATION

Management ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-32
Author(s):  
Nastia Savchuk
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Business Activity ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Macroeconomic Conditions ◽  
Methodical Approach ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Efficiency Indicators ◽  
Macroeconomic Environment

The relevance of the research: small and medium-sized businesses play an important role in raising the level of employment of the population, reducing social tension, ensuring a competitive environment, economic stability and innovation growth, creating preconditions for the formation of the middle class. It is one of the most important signs of a market economy and a basis for increasing socio-economic development of the country. Taking into account the complex economic and political situation in Ukraine, there is a need to investigate the current state of small and medium enterprises, territorial entrepreneurial potential in the conditions of deteriorating macroeconomic conditions that will allow them to find out the directions of their development and identify ways to improve their entrepreneurial activity.Hypothesis of the scientific research: it is assumed that the importance of internal factors, defining the state of entrepreneurial potential of territorially localized formations, increases on the phases of crisis and depression of the medium-term economic cycle. At the same time, the importance of external factors increases on the phases of activity and recovery.The aim of the research is to reveal the key elements of entrepreneurial potential, which defines positive dynamics of business activity and efficiency indicators; to suggest the theoretical and methodical approach to the maintenance of methods of state regulation of entrepreneurial potential of territorially localized formations.The methods of the research: it was proved by means of correlation analysis, that the most significant elements of entrepreneurial potential in terms of ensuring positive dynamics of business activity and efficiency indicators are the following: the consumer value creation, the dynamics of the macroeconomic environment, the business competition level and the quality of entrepreneurial thinking.The results of the research: theoretical and methodical approach to the matter of state regulation of entrepreneurial potential of territorially localized formations is suggested; the methodical approach to the efficiency evaluation of measures of state regulation of entrepreneurial potential of territorially localized formations is developed.Conclusions: it is proved that the efficiency of state regulation measures of entrepreneurial activity is defined by completeness of accounting of features of entrepreneurial potential of separate territorially localized formations and their compliance to the implementation phase of entrepreneurial potential.

scholarly journals CSR ACTIVITIES IN THE CZECH SME SEGMENT

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zdenko Metzker ◽  
Justas Streimikis
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Z Score ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Final Effect

The aim of the study is to find out the perception of the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) by the segment of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Czech Republic. In connection with the objectives of the study, a questionnaire survey was carried out on a sample of 419 respondents – business owners and managers. The data were collected from September 2019 to January 2020. χ2 and Z-score were used to assess the hypotheses. It was found that there were statistical differences in the perception of some aspects of the positive impact of the introduction of the CSR concept in case of monitoring responses based on the geographic scope of the business. The results showed that although the manager should take into account the ethical and moral implications of his decisions, less than half of the respondents are familiar with the concept of CSR and enforce it in their management practice and ultimately managers cannot identify positive benefits from CSR implementation – it declares positive answers whose values oscillate around 30%. The findings show that there are no statistically significant differences in the answers of managers depending on the size of the company - this proves that micro, small and medium enterprises, respectively their managers do not differ in their attitudes to the topic of CSR. The final effect of the paper is to show the perception of the concept of CSR of entrepreneurs - respondents in the Czech Republic.

scholarly journals Development of Entrepreneurial Activity in the Czech Republic over the Years 2005–2017

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dvouletý
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Average Rate ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Active Population ◽  
Age Cohort

Although there is a rich debate about entrepreneurship and its impact on economic development, much less is known about the actual levels of entrepreneurial activity. The main aim of the article is, thus, to map the level of entrepreneurial activity in the Czech Republic, its structure, and development during the years 2005–2017. The study is based on the secondary data obtained from national structural business statistics, the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, and the Labour Force Survey. The average rate of entrepreneurial activity in the Czech Republic was 15.2% of the economically active population aged 15–64 years during the analysed period. The activity is dominated by solo-self-employed workers (own-account workers). Job creators represent only 3.2% of the economically active population. Patterns and cohorts of entrepreneurs were identified regarding gender, age, and education. There were 2.5 times more self-employed males compared to females for the past years, and the proportion of job creators is also higher for males. The Czech job creators are on average older (mostly represented in age cohort 40–49 years) compared to solo-self-employed (mainly represented in age cohort 35–44 years) and they have obtained tertiary education to a larger extent. Classification and monitoring of the Czech entrepreneurial activity might serve as an overview for Czech policymakers and regional scholars. Especially from a job creation perspective, it might be very relevant to understand the characteristics of those individuals who employ other workers, aside from themselves. From an international perspective, this study might serve as an inspiration to shed more light on the national levels of entrepreneurship and self-employment.

scholarly journals Factors that influence the success of small and medium enterprises in ICT: a case study from the Czech Republic

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 304-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Krejcí ◽  
Wadim Strielkowski ◽  
Inna Čabelková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Financial Indicators ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Technology Sector ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) occupy a large niche in the information and technology sector (ICT) and play an important role in the functioning on any state’s economy. This paper focuses on a specific local market and uses the Czech Republic as a case study in order to establish the success factors crucial for achieving economic success. It aims at determining those factors with the help of econometric success rate models based on the own data collected via the means of questionnaire survey among ICT enterprise. Our results show that the earnings-employee ratio, average revenues and the investment in own R&D play the most important role in the success of Czech SMEs in question. Both, financial and non-financial indicators perform significantly in the predictions of success.

scholarly journals Significance of SMEs in the Czech Economy and Supporting SMEs as an Instrument of the Regional Development

10.14311/422 ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Beran ◽  
J. Frková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Small Enterprises ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Economic Production ◽  
History Of ◽  
Economic Landscape ◽  
Medium Enterprises

SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) are important segments of the economic landscape of the Czech Republic, since half of economic production is attributable to SMEs (52.85 %). The role of SMEs in the Czech Republic is the outcome of a long history of economic development and industrialization throughout the 20th century. Large enterprises prefer to locate their factories according to range of regional opportunities. Small enterprises are more dependent on business conditions in their region. The transaction costs are relatively high for small firms. These contraints mean that regions without an attractive environment for business need to create acceptable conditions for small businesses, if they are looking for sustainable development.

scholarly journals Employee Development in Small and Medium Enterprises in the Light of Demographic Evolution

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 1043-1050 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Urbancová ◽  
Monika Hudáková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Employee Development ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Demographic Development ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Older Employees ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Trends in the job market taking worker knowledge, abilities and skills into account show that the demand for qualified, experienced workers has been rising and that the trend will continue into the future. Accordingly, companies must put a life-long learning and development strategy in place so that even older employees (55+), the proportion of whom has been rising in organizations and in the marketplace, may maintain their positions in the job market for as long as possible. This paper aims to assess how small and medium enterprises in the Czech Republic reflect current demographic developments in terms of age management support and employee development. The data was obtained from small and medium enterprises in the Czech Republic (n = 432). The results show that age management is not an official primary focus of small and medium enterprises; but they naturally act in line with age management practices nevertheless. Any efficient solution to demographic development in the enterprises studied here, however, must be based upon an overall change of attitude coming from both entrepreneurs and company leadership focusing on young employees, as well as older employees themselves, where their ability to pass on their experience to younger coworkers is stressed. To maintain economic prosperity, continuous development is important for both categories.

scholarly journals The Essence and Types of Development of Business Structures

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 2001-2006
Author(s):  
Volodymyr Faldyna ◽  
◽  
Marcel Kurt Mainka ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Problems ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Urgent Task ◽  
Business Structures ◽  
Destructive Processes ◽  
Medium Enterprises

The development of entrepreneurial activity is one of the main conditions for solving society’s current economic and social problems. The primary requirement for this development is the growth of effective financial and economic activities of business structures. Today, unfortunately, the business environment, especially competition, occurs only in the field of activity of small and medium enterprises, and competition at the level of large enterprises and their associations is distorted due to destructive processes occurring at the industry level. Today it is an urgent task to identify the characteristics of business structures depending on their size. The article studies and classifies business structures depending on their potential of doing business.

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