Theoretical Basis of Profiling Security Management as a Specific Type of Management

In today's turbulent, dynamically changing and interconnected world, security is one of the decisive factors that significantly affect the level of prosperity and development of human civilization, as well as the sustainable growth of the standard of living and quality of life of the inhabitants of our planet. This is one of the reasons why, in recent years, increased emphasis has been placed on improving the management of processes and activities related to and leading to a higher level of safety and the prevention of hazardous and crisis events and phenomena. An efficient tools to achieve this is security management. Therefore, the author deals with this still relatively young, but rapidly developing discipline of management aimed at ensuring the safety of reference objects. The objective of this contribution is to use the general theory of management and relevant methods of scientific research to contribute in particular to the extension of the theory of security management and its profiling as a specific type of management.

Marketing Capabilities and Performance of Companies: A Case Study of The Czech Retail Sector During The Covid-19 Crisis

Marketing capabilities are related to the performance of companies; however, it is still unclear how and to what extent. Resource-Based View (RBV) assumes a relatively straightforward relationship between specific individual skills and resources to maximize net profit. The Dynamic Capabilities View theory assumes synergistic effects between skills and other resources in the company and the relationship of marketing skills may not be straightforward. This paper uses the period of the covid-19 pandemic to evaluate the relationship between marketing skills and their impact on the productivity of companies and technical efficiency of net profit. A questionnaire survey conducted in 2019 focused on enterprises operating in the Retail sector except motor vehicles (NACE 47) with a branch in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The results of the data envelopment analysis and the subsequent regression analyses suggest the existence of a relatively direct influence of market research capabilities on the performance of companies. It can be assumed that the other marketing skills are rather dynamic components within the theory of DCV.

Validating the Reliability of Predictive Models for the Companies in the Slovak Creative Industry

Globalization of business environment has brought new challenges and trends. The importance of human capital has been growing especially since the 1990s when the Creative Industry was recognized as a full-fledged component of the national economy. There are a number of models available to analyse the financial health of the companies operating in the Creative Industry. The authors first focused on Acts No. 513/1991 Coll. and 7/2005 of the Commercial Code, as amended, which define the financial health of a company. After applying Altman Z-Score, IN05 and Creditworthiness Index, Quick Test and Binkert and Taffler models, it follows from the results that Quick Test shows the highest level of agreement with the legislative definition of a non-prosperous company. Therefore, the authors decided to analyse this predictive model further. The results of their study show that, while very reliable for the category of non-prosperous companies, the model does not achieve sufficient reliability for other categories, the average/grey zone in particular. Based on the results of the study, the authors conclude that a new predictive model to assess a company’s financial health is necessary.

Legal Framework for Cooperation of Municipalities in the Conditions of the Czech Republic

In 1990, there was a "renewal" of local self-government in the Czech Republic and other legislative changes took place that strengthened the powers of municipalities and allowed them to develop completely new forms and ways of cooperation, such as microregions, joint participation in business corporations and interest groups of legal entities (associations), etc. The activities of the Union of Towns and Municipalities of the Czech Republic were also renewed. The entire 1990s are marked by the emergence of new regional and national cooperation structures, with further acceleration coming in connection with the accession of the Czech Republic to the EU in 2004. Late 2010s are connected with strengthening relations between the private and public sectors, or with the division of existing forms of cooperation, due to which municipalities now have a fragmented structure of more than 20 possible ways of cooperation with other municipalities. However, in individual areas of the Czech Republic, this cooperation has different intensity, spatial arrangement and, of course, also different legal form, the historical genesis of which is mapped in this paper.

Safety Analysis of Pedestrians As Users of Road Traffic in the Slovak Republic

ABSTRACT: The paper deals with the analysis of traffic accidents involving pedestrians in the Slovak Republic. The development of traffic accidents involving pedestrians is processed through statistical data for the period 2011 - 2019. The paper defines the risk groups of road users, identified areas with the highest traffic accidents, evaluated the negative consequences of traffic accidents and identified their possible causes. A separate chapter is a case study consisting of an analysis of a vehicle - pedestrian accident. Based on the performed analysis of traffic accidents involving pedestrians, safety measures are set to minimize the number of traffic accidents involving pedestrians and their negative consequences. The study is one of the outputs of the APVV-17-0217 project "Staffing of police officers and application of the principle of proportionality in criminal and administrative law.

Quality Costs Using Extended PAF Model in Company with Quality Management System

ABSTRACT: For effective management of each company, it is important to have the most accurate overview of your costs, and this also applies to quality management. Within the framework of compliance with the principles of management according to ISO 9001, this is a process principle and the principle of continuous improvement. Organizations can use different models for this. The main goal of the paper was to find out whether in a specific company with an established quality management system, quality expenditures are effectively spent on the basis of the extended PAF model (Prevention Appraisal and Failure). The development of total quality costs in the years 2003-2017 in thous. CZK, in the costs of external and internal defects, wasted investments and opportunities, environmental damage, evaluation expenses and expenses on prevention and improvement. The share of individual quality expenditures was also monitored against sales, the values of which for all groups of expenditures were within the recommended range, so it can be stated that due to production, the performance of the quality management system according to the PAF model is at a good level.

THE PROBLEMATICS OF MULTILEVEL GOVERNANCE IN THE EU AND THE CURRENT SITUATION OF REGIONALIZATION OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND THE STRUCTURAL FUNDS ISSUES

ABSTRACT: This article deals with the issue of multilevel governance in the European Union. Firstly, it introduces the reader to the issue of multilevel governance in the relationship between the European Union and the Czech Republic. It focuses on processes, principles of multilevel governance, their development over time (especially after the Czech Republic's accession to the European Union). Secondly, the article examines the changes within the Czech Republic after its accession to the EU with regard to regions and regionalization. It points out the problems associated with drawing the EU structural funds. The article also deals with the issues of EU vs. Andrej Babiš and his business activities, in particular, the much-discussed Stork's Nest case. By summarizing the findings, the article attempts to provide readers with enough information to be able to get their own idea of whether or not the current Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has a conflict of interest with his business activities.