Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Tomáš Dania Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: Kateřina Mlejnková Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: Ida Rašovská Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic Title: Quality Destination Management Abstract: Tourism is recognized as a significant industry worldwide, a key sector and source of development and income in several countries. The article focuses on quality management in tourist destinations in the Czech Republic. The overall objective of the present study is to uncover the evaluation of destination management by tourist organisations. Hence, the importance of destination management for each organisation based on the model of excellence EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management) is evaluated. Moreover, the article highlights and assesses the difference between organisations which possess a certificate of quality and those which do not. Furthermore, the findings of the research, the data for which were collected from respondents at tourism organisations in the Czech Republic, can be used for assessing the competitiveness of destinations and for recommendations for sustainable development in the future. Keywords: destination management, quality management, EFQM, certification Journal: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Pages: 1027-1037 Volume: 67 Issue: 4 Year: 2019 DOI: 10.11118/actaun201967041027 File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun201967041027.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun201967041027.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.mendelu.cz/RePEc/mup/references/acu-201904-0013.txt Handle: RePEc:mup:actaun:actaun_2019067041027 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Veronika Linhartová Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economic Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Pardubice, Studentská 84, 532 10 Pardubice, Czech Republic Title: Curbing Corruption in the Public Sector by Utilizing Electronic Public Administration Abstract: Corruption is a highly debated issue that harms both the governments of individual countries as well as citizens themselves. Corruption in the public sector can lead to an increase in public spending and a reduction in the amount of taxes levied, thus increasing fiscal deficits and creating macroeconomic instability. Utilizing electronic administration within the public sector has recently been given much attention a key tool for fighting corruption in public administration. E-administration not only makes it possible to provide more information to the population more simply, efficiently, and quickly, but it also helps to eliminate discretion on the part of officials, i.e., the officials' power to make decisions based on their personal assessment of a situation. This paper focuses on the relationship between a country's corruption level and the degree of e-government being used in the country. Using graphical interpretation of statistical data and regression analysis, it was found that utilizing e-government within public administration has a positive effect on a country's corruption level. However, economic performance demonstrated the greatest influence on the corruption level for the given period and group of countries. Keywords: corruption, corruption perception index, e-government, e-government development index, public administration Journal: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Pages: 1039-1048 Volume: 67 Issue: 4 Year: 2019 DOI: 10.11118/actaun201967041039 File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun201967041039.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun201967041039.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.mendelu.cz/RePEc/mup/references/acu-201904-0014.txt Handle: RePEc:mup:actaun:actaun_2019067041039 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Růžena Lukášová Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Public Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University, Lipová 41a, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: Daria Kuchařová Author-Workplace-Name: Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic Title: Criteria of Satisfaction with Universities from the Perspective of Czech Students: A Qualitative Research Study Abstract: The environment in which current universities operate is globalized and highly competitive, both nationally and internationally. To succeed in this environment, the issue of student satisfaction as a factor that determines the loyalty of students and is also an important indicator of the quality of a university is of prime interest to universities. Research interests of researchers who deal with university management then focus on identifying students' expectations and criteria of their satisfaction with universities. The objective of the research presented in the article was to identify the criteria of satisfaction with universities from the perspective of Czech students of economy-oriented study programs. Using the qualitative research methods, the following general categories of student satisfaction criteria were identified: academic quality, organization of teaching and the attitude of the study department, organizational climate, facilities and equipment of a faculty, library services, catering services, and faculty reputation. The identified categories and their corresponding attributes can serve as the basis for practical reflection on improving the quality of services provided by universities as well as the basis for developing a tool to measure student satisfaction. Keywords: service quality, customer satisfaction, higher education institutions, criteria of students' satisfaction Journal: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Pages: 1049-1060 Volume: 67 Issue: 4 Year: 2019 DOI: 10.11118/actaun201967041049 File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun201967041049.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun201967041049.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.mendelu.cz/RePEc/mup/references/acu-201904-0015.txt Handle: RePEc:mup:actaun:actaun_2019067041049 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Katarína Neomániová Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Marketing and Trade, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia Author-Name: Jakub Berčík Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Marketing and Trade, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia Author-Name: Anka Pavelka Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Marketing and Trade, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia Title: The Use of Eye-Tracker and Face Reader as Useful Consumer Neuroscience Tools Within Logo Creation Abstract: Traditional methods of conducting consumer behavior do not provide enough detailed information and therefore the paper aimed to demonstrate the use of consumer neuroscience when examining a selected product policy tool by using biometric methods to identify emotions and subjective consumer preferences. Consumer neuroscience tools provide valuable information to decide on the success of the company in the future, so we consider it as essential to inform entrepreneurs and subjects alike about this modern way of studying consumer behavior. The subject of the research was the original logo of the selected company and the design of three new logo variants that were created using the online graphical tool. Primary data collection was realized under laboratory conditions using the Eye Tracker and Face Reader. Overall, based on the results of our research, we rated the proposal no. 1 as the best one because it kept the views of respondents for the longest time and each respondent looked back at this color combination. The same results were confirmed as well by heat maps. The new logo found for the selected company, however, is recommended for further testing, such as AB testing involving consumer neuroscience tools, to verify the validity of the research undertaken. Keywords: consumer neuroscience, consumer behavior, logo, biometric methods, EyeTracker, Gazepoint, FaceReader 6.1, Noldus, fixed points, heat maps Journal: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Pages: 1061-1070 Volume: 67 Issue: 4 Year: 2019 DOI: 10.11118/actaun201967041061 File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun201967041061.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun201967041061.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.mendelu.cz/RePEc/mup/references/acu-201904-0016.txt Handle: RePEc:mup:actaun:actaun_2019067041061 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Daniel Kwabena Twerefou Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG 57, Accra, Ghana Author-Name: Emmanuel Abbey Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG 57, Accra, Ghana Author-Name: Emmanuel A. Codjoe Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG 57, Accra, Ghana Author-Name: Peter Saitoti Ngotho Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG 57, Accra, Ghana Title: Impact of Stock Market Development on Economic Growth: Evidence from Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries Abstract: This paper examines the impact of stock market development on economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa using a balanced panel data of five selected countries over the period 1993-2013 and the system generalised method of moments dynamic panel estimation framework. The paper finds a positive impact of stock market development proxied by the turnover ratio of domestic shares and market capitalization on economic growth though minimal. Furthermore, investment, lagged gross domestic product and human capital were found to have a significantly positive impact on growth while trade and foreign direct investment negatively impacted on growth, even though the results for foreign direct investment is not significant in all the models and consequently, not very robust. There should be policy measures aimed at enhancing economic growth using the development of the stocks market as a channel. Such policies should focus on developing the appropriate mix of taxation of investors as well as the development of requisite technology, institutional and regulatory framework that will facilitate an increase in the size and liquidity of the market in the sub-region. Keywords: stock markets, economic growth, generalised method of moments, market capitalization, turnover ratio, sub-Saharan Africa Journal: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Pages: 1071-1083 Volume: 67 Issue: 4 Year: 2019 DOI: 10.11118/actaun201967041071 File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun201967041071.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun201967041071.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.mendelu.cz/RePEc/mup/references/acu-201904-0017.txt Handle: RePEc:mup:actaun:actaun_2019067041071 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Martin Záklasník Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Management, Brno University of Technology, Kolejní 2906/4, 612 00 Brno-Královo Pole, Czech Republic Author-Name: Anna Putnová Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Management, Brno University of Technology, Kolejní 2906/4, 612 00 Brno-Královo Pole, Czech Republic Title: Digital Society - Opportunity or Threat? Case Studies of Japan and the Czech Republic Abstract: Digital technologies, autonomous systems, and artificial intelligence are seen as mater-of-course parts of the world today. Japan, as one of the leading countries in technological innovations, is the most advanced in terms of approach to digital society. Japanese society and government have been working on a new concept of life where all the digital technologies will communicate through the internet. Society organised in this way is called Society 5.0 - super Smart society. In Japan, this concept is centred about seventeen sustainable goals (United Nations, 2018). Society 5.0 is a reaction to the fundamental technological revolutionary changes known today as Industry 4.0. Thus, Society 5.0 is the consequence of a technological revolution that will eventually affect not just the production but all parts of today's life as well.The new technologies evoke some fundamental philosophical and existential questions. How can technological advances improve the prosperity and functioning of society? What about the privacy and security of all the users? The present paper compares Japan and the Czech Republic from the perspective of digitalization of society based on three main aspects: government programs supporting digital technologies, number of technically educated experts and investments in science and research. The objective is to find out how much the Czech Republic has advanced towards preparations for digital society. Keywords: Society 5.0, Japan, Czech Republic, digital society Journal: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Pages: 1085-1095 Volume: 67 Issue: 4 Year: 2019 DOI: 10.11118/actaun201967041085 File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun201967041085.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun201967041085.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.mendelu.cz/RePEc/mup/references/acu-201904-0018.txt Handle: RePEc:mup:actaun:actaun_2019067041085