scholarly journals Comparison of Situation in the Slovak and Czech Market of Milk and Dairy Products

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 71-84
Author(s):  
Ľubica Kubicová ◽  
Kristína Predanocyová ◽  
Zdenka Kádeková ◽  
Ingrida Košičiarová ◽  
Marek Dvořák
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Dairy Products ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Main Determinants ◽  
Cheese Curd ◽  
Input Prices ◽  
Milk And Dairy Products

The paper is focused on dairy sector with the emphasis on the development of consumption of milk and dairy products, including cheese, curd and other dairy products, in the last 15 years in the Slovak Republic and in the Czech Republic. The aim of the paper is to identify the level of milk and dairy products consumption, as well as to identify the main determinants affecting the consumption. Paper is also aimed at milk production with emphasis on the main problems that may affect future development on the dairy market. The primary data are obtained by consumer survey and survey aimed focused on producers of milk and dairy products. Based on the results we have identified that the milk and dairy products consumption by Slovak consumers is lower compared to the Czech Republic and the quality and price are considered as the main determinants influencing the consumption. We also found out that milk and dairy products producers are adapting their production to demand, but it is important to point out the barriers related in particular to the introduction of new technologies into production, rising input prices or growing consumer disinterest in the consumption of milk and dairy products.

scholarly journals Results of analysis of organisational culture in organisations in the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (7) ◽  
pp. 433-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Urbancová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Organisational Culture ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
Similar Survey

The article deals with issues concerning organisational culture and its maintenance in existing conditions in organisations in the Czech Republic. The importance of the topic lies in the fact that organisational culture is a reflection of human dispositions in work activities and strengthens one’s attitude to work and regulates relationships between employees and the management of the organisation. The aim of the article is to identify the importance of organisational culture and to determine the process of its development and its maintaining in organisations in the Czech Republic. Data has been obtained through a questionnaire survey carried out in organisations in the Czech Republic and evaluated using the tools of descriptive statistics. Primary data was evaluated using the tools of descriptive statistics and also the methods of comparison, induction, deduction and synthesis were applied. The results have been compared with the outcomes of a similar survey which took place in the Slovak Republic. At present, the theme of development and maintenance of a suitable organisational culture for the purpose of ensuring the required level of organisations’ performance and gaining a competitive advantage is highly relevant and significant in terms of its possible application in both scientific and practical activities.

scholarly journals Brand Importance across Product Categories in the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic and the Russian Federation

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Radek Tahal
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Product Categories ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Effect Estimation

<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Customer loyalty is an important and complex aspect of the market environment. This study aims at analysing the significance attached by different customer groups to brands in particular product categories within the Fast Moving Consumer Goods sector and to enhance existing knowledge in this field.</p><p><strong>Methodology/Approach: </strong>This study is based on primary data gathered through a consumer survey that was consistently carrried out in the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic and the Russian Federation during November 2015. Different quantitative and statistical analysis methods and tests are applied.  Logistic regression and average partial effect estimation form the main base for conclusions presented.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>This study focuses on two key research topics: First, we describe how much does a perceived brand importance differ across various product categories. Second, we identify and quantify the influence of important socio-demographic and lifestyle factors that affect the potential for brand loyalty across different product categories. Main findings are highlighted and interpreted.</p><p><strong>Research Limitation/implication: </strong>For the three countries involved, this study describes the topical situation at the time of the survey. In the coming years, repeated surveys might identify changes and trends in customer behaviour.</p><p><strong>Originality/Value of paper: </strong>This paper is based on primary data, consistently gathered across three countries. By means advanced statistical analyses, the authors provide comprehensive quantitative output that may be used for immediate marketing purposes and for further scientific research.</p>

scholarly journals The importance of milk and dairy products consumption as a part of rational nutrition

10.5219/1050 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 234-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ľubica Kubicová ◽  
Kristína Predanocyová ◽  
Zdenka Kádeková
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Products ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Food Group ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
Current Consumption ◽  
Drinking Milk ◽  
Milk And Dairy Products

The paper is focused on the issue of consumption of milk and dairy products as an important part of the rational nutrition of the population of the Slovak Republic. The aim of the paper is to highlight the development of consumption of drinking milk and selected dairy products, including cheese and acid-based products, in the last 20 years in the conditions of the Slovak Republic. Furthermore, the paper focuses on comparing current consumption of milk and dairy products with recommended intakes resulting from the rationalization of diet. Based on the results, it can be stated that the consumption of milk and dairy products is insufficient at the level of 70% of the recommended consumption intakes of the selected food group. In connection with this, it is important to note that the consumption of drinking milk is low. The results obtained by processing the secondary data were supplemented with the primary data obtained from the questionnaire survey. Based on the results, we have conclude that most consumers are trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle and rational diet, which is just the consumption of milk and dairy products. Consumers especially prefer drinking milk, cheese and yoghurt, whose consumption is still low, which the respondents attribute to the high prices of the monitored products as compared to their income. On the other hand, the results showed the main factors determining the consumption of milk and dairy products, among which we can include quality, composition, price, durability and nutrition data. Based on the results obtained by processing secondary data and primary research, we suggest informing and educating consumers about the positive health effects and highlighting the recommended benefits to a greater extent.

scholarly journals Communication of Socially-Responsible Activities by Higher Education Institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 483
Author(s):  
Libena Tetrevova ◽  
Jan Vavra ◽  
Simona Munzarova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Communist Country ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
The Czech Republic

Higher education institutions play a fundamental role in the scientific, economic, social, and cultural development of each and every society. In view of new challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of their social responsibility and ability to effectively communicate the socially–responsible activities which are performed is growing. The aim of this article is to analyze and evaluate the scope and structure of socially-responsible activities communicated on the websites of public higher education institutions operating in a small post-communist country where education plays a traditional role—the Czech Republic, and to formulate recommendations for improvement of the level of communication of social responsibility by higher education institutions. Primary data was obtained using latent analysis of the content of the websites of all public higher education institutions operating in the Czech Republic. The CE3SPA method was applied. The survey which was performed shows that the level of communication of social responsibility by higher education institutions in the Czech Republic is low. Activities in the field of economic and social responsibility are communicated in the greatest scope. On the contrary, activities in the field of environmental responsibility are communicated the least. Public higher education institutions in the Czech Republic should therefore apply the measures proposed in the article, these also being transferrable to practice in other countries.

scholarly journals Open Innovation Session as a Tool Supporting Innovativeness in Strategies for High-Tech Companies in the Czech Republic

Economies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavla Matulova ◽  
Petra Maresova ◽  
Mohammad Ali Tareq ◽  
Kamil Kuča
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
General Managers

Open innovation has developed over several decades from a small pool of innovation pioneers, mostly active in high-tech industries, to be widely discussed and implemented in innovation strategy. The primary objective of the Open Innovation Session (OIS) is to create a platform where firms are able to facilitate knowledge transfer. This paper focuses on the contribution of OIS, implemented by regional government, in formulating companies’ strategic management and to overcome barriers to innovation for high-tech companies in the South Moravian region of the Czech Republic. The methodology adopted for this paper includes monitoring and analysing the activities of this programme over seven years, followed by a quantitative study using both primary and secondary data. The primary data for the research were gathered through questionnaires, where the respondents were general managers of companies that had at least some experience of an innovation process. Secondary data were taken from the Czech Statistical Office. This paper has found that the association between an aspiration for innovation leadership and expenditure for research and development is high, further that participation in OIS led to a shift in the perception of the objectives, needs and conditions of the business and finally the major barriers to the innovation process are a lack of highly motivated people with the necessary technical and business experience.

scholarly journals Entry Into the Common Market of the European Union in Terms of Czech Republic’s Foreign Trade with Dairy Products

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 605-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivo Zdráhal ◽  
Věra Bečvářová
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Foreign Trade ◽  
Dairy Products ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Common Market ◽  
Milk Product ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Eu

The aim of the paper is to evaluate the development of the Czech foreign trade in milk and milk products and specify the typical features and consequences within its territorial and commodity structure using a specific system of indicators intended to show a relevant image on the topic. The analysis covers the period between 1999 and 2015 and are interpreted in the context of changes of the business environment that have occurred in the last two decades, particularly in relation to the Czech Republic’s entry into the European Union. Throughout the studied period, the Czech Republic revealed a positive balance of trade in milk and dairy products, as well as favourable values of TC index (value of coverage of import by export). The dynamics of the territorial structure of export and import is embodied in the overall trade dynamics between the Czech Republic and countries of EU-28. The Czech Republic’s entry into the EU common market, however, led to a change in the trading milk product structure. As a negative is regarded the fact that the structure of Czech export to the EU countries has changed and that is mainly concentrated on basic raw milk or dairy products of the first phase of processing with relatively low added value.

scholarly journals Measuring costs of noise pollution generated by freight transport: Case of the Slovak and Czech Republic

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Břetislav Andrlík
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Negative Externality ◽  
Actual Measurement ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Marginal Costs ◽  
Negative Impacts

The paper focuses on measuring and quantification of the negative externality of noise pollution generated by freight transport in the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic. The paper describes negative impacts and significance of noise externalities, whereas it is established that noise causes psychological and physiological harm to affected persons. A separate part of the paper is dedicated to the current status of the European legislation dealing with the issues of the negative externality of noise pollution, in particular Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Communication COM(2008) 435. The actual measurement of the total, average and marginal costs of noise pollution is implemented in line with the defined methodology and using expert studies defined in the paper. The measurement results show that the costs of the negative externality of noise pollution are high in both countries. According to authors’ calculations, the total costs of the negative externality of noise pollution amount to EUR 100.8 mil in the Czech Republic and EUR 16.9 mil in the Slovak Republic. The paper contains a proposal of internalisation of these costs in the form of performance charges applied to operation of heavy goods vehicles.

scholarly journals Comparative Study of the Perception of the Role of a Social Worker in Hospitals in the Czech Republic and Slovakia during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 23-30
Author(s):  
P. Laca ◽  
s. Laca
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
University Education ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Social

This research study is focused on the perception of the role of asocial worker by hospital nurses in the Czech and Slovak Re- public during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aim of the study:The main aim of the research study was to find the opinions of nurses from the Czech and Slovak Repub- lic on asocial worker who works in ahospital during acoron- avirus - COVID-19 pandemic and then compare their opinions in helping patients Research sample and setting:The research sample of the study consisted of 75 nurses with higher professional education (Czech Republic), university education of the first and second degree (Czech Republic, Slovak Republic), who were together with social workers in the front line in hospitals at the time of the coronavirus pandemic COVID-19. All participating respon- dents were informed about the purpose of the research study and the completion of the online questionnaire. Statistical analysis:The mathematical-statistical method chi- square test of the independence of the criteria of individual re- search hypotheses was used to compare the interviewed re- spondents in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Results of the study:Medical staff at the time of the COVID- 19 pandemic was satisfied with the social worker, as evidenced by the research study and their answers in the questionnaire survey. It is clear from the results of the research survey that the participants perceived the social worker positively during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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