Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Martin Boďa Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ján Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Pasteurova 1, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic Author-Workplace-Name: Quantitative Methods and Information Systems Department, Faculty of Economics, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Národná 1, 974 01 Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic Author-Name: Mária Kanderová Author-Workplace-Name: Quantitative Methods and Information Systems Department, Faculty of Economics, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Národná 1, 974 01 Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic Title: Performance of Six Sigma Rebalancing for Portfolios Mixing Polar Investment Styles Abstract: The paper investigates usefulness of a rebalancing strategy that was proposed in 2014 by Boďa and Roháčová and is based on ideas borrowed from the managerial concept Six Sigma. Centring upon a small investor who is willing to invest into S&P 500 Index components in an attempt to track the S&P 500 Index, the paper compares the performance of different rebalancing strategies for four different sets of monthly data ranging from 2011 to 2017. Rebalancing is undertaken on a monthly basis and tracking portfolios are diversified by investing in proportions into stocks belonging to investment styles defined by size (big/small caps) and market-to-book ratio (growth/value stocks). The results show that the Six Sigma rebalancing strategy is superior in a transaction-cost-free environment, but when transaction costs are accounted for, it is dominated by the buy-and hold strategy and a liberal threshold rebalancing strategy. Overall, periodic rebalancing fares unsatisfactorily with respect to criteria adopted for performance assessment. Keywords: rebalancing, Six Sigma, big and small caps, growth and value stocks, quadratic tracking, performance Journal: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Pages: 139-155 Volume: 68 Issue: 1 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.11118/actaun202068010139 File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010139.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010139.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.mendelu.cz/RePEc/mup/references/acu-202001-0015.txt Handle: RePEc:mup:actaun:actaun_2020068010139 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Eva Horváthová Author-Workplace-Name: Global Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Department of the Human Dimensions of Global Change, V Jircharich 6, Prague 1, 110 00, Czech Republic Title: Why Do Firms Voluntarily Adopt Environmental Management Systems? The Case of the Czech Republic Abstract: We examine why firms voluntarily implement environmental management systems. Employing the ISO 14001 management system and using firm-level data for the Czech Republic, we find that environmental management systems are typically adopted by large firms and by those firms that initially pollute the environment more. These systems are more commonly implemented by firms operating in service industries. On the other hand, we find little support that the adoption of environmental management systems is influenced by the firm's financial performance and labor costs. Keywords: environmental management systems, firms, logit Journal: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Pages: 157-168 Volume: 68 Issue: 1 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.11118/actaun202068010157 File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010157.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010157.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.mendelu.cz/RePEc/mup/references/acu-202001-0016.txt Handle: RePEc:mup:actaun:actaun_2020068010157 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Zuzana Hübnerová Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Mathematics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Technická 2896/2, 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: Eva Tomášková Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Financial Law and Economics, Faculty of Law, Masaryk University, Veveří 158/70, 611 80 Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: Josef Bednář Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Mathematics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Technická 2896/2, 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic Title: Identification of Interfunctional Coordination Items Important for Business Performance of SMEs Abstract: This paper provides a deeper analysis of the relationships between interfunctional coordination (IFC) and business performance (BP). IFC is studied in many fields such as marketing, management, logistics, informatics or human resources. The novelty lies in offering an original perspective on IFC and its impact on individual items of BP. The statistical analysis of the relationship between IFC and BP is based on a survey of small and medium-sized manufacturers. Sufficient models were identified by a stepwise backward procedure based on Akaike information criterion (AIC). The results show that it is possible to find a sufficient model for each item of BP. Sets of IFC items with exclusively positive or negative influence on at least two BP items were identified. These items of IFC are aimed on cooperative arrangement, expertise, leadership style, coordination activities and control. This research brings theoretical contributions and can be useful for managers. Keywords: interfunctional coordination, business performance, SME, logistic regression, model Journal: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Pages: 169-179 Volume: 68 Issue: 1 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.11118/actaun202068010169 File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010169.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010169.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.mendelu.cz/RePEc/mup/references/acu-202001-0017.txt Handle: RePEc:mup:actaun:actaun_2020068010169 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Tomasz Kijek Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Microeconomics and Applied Economics, Institute of Economics and Finance, Faculty of Economics, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Plac Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej 5, 20-031 Lublin, Poland Author-Name: Anna Matras-Bolibok Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Microeconomics and Applied Economics, Institute of Economics and Finance, Faculty of Economics, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Plac Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej 5, 20-031 Lublin, Poland Title: Knowledge-intensive Specialisation and Total Factor Productivity (TFP) in the EU Regional Scope Abstract: The aim of the paper is to assess the impact of knowledge-intensive specialisation on Total Factor Productivity (TFP) in the EU regional scope. To calculate TFP defined as the aggregated output-input ratio, we employ the multiplicatively-complete Färe-Primont index as it satisfies all economically-relevant axioms and tests from the index number theory. The knowledge intensive specialisation of EU regions is captured by the statistics on high-tech industry and knowledge-intensive services, i.e. the employment in high-tech sectors as a percentage of total employment (HTS). The research sample consists of 248 EU regions at NUTS 2 level. The key findings of the study indicate that the employment in high-tech manufacturing and knowledge-intensive services is not distributed uniformly in the EU regional space. Similarly, TFP also varies substantially across the EU regions. Moreover, the results of the research model estimation show that specialisation in high-tech manufacturing and knowledge-intensive services directly affects regional TFP. The main implication of our analysis for the policymakers is to explore and support knowledge-intensive specialisation patterns, that should be built upon existing regional technological competencies and human capital endowment according to the smart specialisation strategies approach. Keywords: regional specialisation, knowledge-intensive specialisation, TFP, productivity, innovation, regional policy, Färe-Primont index, EU regions Journal: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Pages: 181-188 Volume: 68 Issue: 1 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.11118/actaun202068010181 File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010181.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010181.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.mendelu.cz/RePEc/mup/references/acu-202001-0018.txt Handle: RePEc:mup:actaun:actaun_2020068010181 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Maria Kostritsa Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of International Management, FH-Joanneum, Eggenberger Allee 11, 8020 Graz, Austria Author-Name: Hildegard Liebl Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: Rupert Beinhauer Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of International Management, FH-Joanneum, Eggenberger Allee 11, 8020 Graz, Austria Author-Name: Jana Turčínková Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic Title: Consumer Brand Love for Luxury Brands in India Abstract: To establish brand love as the strongest bond between consumer and brand is a valuable target: different approaches explaining the antecedents of brand love can be found in literature. Concerning the outcome, most authors conclude on some positive relations towards brand loyalty, the willingness to pay a price premium and spreading positive word of mouth. Because of the growing importance of the luxury industry especially in emerging markets, this study investigates on the existence of brand love for luxury brands in the Indian market where so far, no quantitative research about brand love for luxury goods exists. The objective of this study is to research if Indian luxury brands are subject of brand love, and in case of existence, what kind of outcome is related to this phenomina. Data was collected via online questionnaire in May and June 2018. The sample was a non-probability convenience sample (n = 164) from Indian consumers. Relying on a modified model created by Carroll and Ahuvia (2006) a correlation analyses proved the relations between brand love, self-expressive brands, brand loyalty, positive word of mouth and the willingness to pay a price premium. An exploratory factor analyses which was carried out later suggests the adoption of a new three factor structure of brand love for future research in the context of high hedonic product categories. Keywords: brand love, self-expressive brands, brand loyalty, willingness to pay a price premium Journal: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Pages: 189-197 Volume: 68 Issue: 1 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.11118/actaun202068010189 File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010189.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010189.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.mendelu.cz/RePEc/mup/references/acu-202001-0019.txt Handle: RePEc:mup:actaun:actaun_2020068010189 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Andrea Králiková Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Marketing and Trade, Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: Astrid Peruthová Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Regional Development, The College of Regional Development and Banking Institute - Ambis, a.s., Mezírka 775/1, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: Kateřina Ryglová Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Marketing and Trade, Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic Title: Impact of Destination Image on Satisfaction and Loyalty Abstract: Tourist destinations are currently subjects of strong competition and their visitors are influenced by various factors, including the image of a destination. This paper deals with the topic of destination image and its influence on the tourist overall satisfaction and loyalty towards a destination. The study is aiming at domestic tourists in the Czech Republic. The data were obtained through a questionnaire survey with quota sampling. Sixteen destination image factors were researched. Nine of the factors have an influence on overall satisfaction (the most influential one being the attractiveness of a destination, the uniqueness of a destination and the friendly acceptance by the locals). Eight factors were statistically proved to have an influence on loyalty by means of oral or online recommendation, with the most influential factor being the sense of security. Finally, four factors have an influence on loyalty by means of the intention to revisit a destination (the uniqueness of a destination, food, the suitability of a destination for summer and all-year-round holiday). The research results enable deeper understanding of the loyalty towards a destination which is very important for destination managers and services providers in destination. Keywords: tourism, destination image, factors of a destination image, satisfaction, loyalty to a destination Journal: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Pages: 199-209 Volume: 68 Issue: 1 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.11118/actaun202068010199 File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010199.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010199.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.mendelu.cz/RePEc/mup/references/acu-202001-0020.txt Handle: RePEc:mup:actaun:actaun_2020068010199 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Thi Thuc Doan Nguyen Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Management and Economics, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, nám. T. G. Masaryka 5555, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic Title: The Relationship Between Board of Directors and Sustainability Reporting: An Empirical Study in German Large Listed Firms Abstract: To improve quality of sustainability reporting, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines have been issued and widely applied. Board of directors' characteristics can be seen as essential factors to facilitate the implementation of these practices. This paper aims to investigate the relationship between board of directors and GRI adherence in sustainability disclosures. The research uses Tobit regression for 388 observations from 97 German listed firms in the period from 2013 to 2016. The findings indicate significant negative relation between board size and GRI adherent level of sustainability reporting. Further analysis is implemented for environmentally friendly and sensitive industries. The results maintain the same for board size, and reveal positive impact of board committees on GRI adherence of sustainability reporting in sensitive industry. Keywords: GRI adherent level, board of directors, sustainability reporting Journal: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Pages: 211-218 Volume: 68 Issue: 1 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.11118/actaun202068010211 File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010211.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010211.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.mendelu.cz/RePEc/mup/references/acu-202001-0021.txt Handle: RePEc:mup:actaun:actaun_2020068010211 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Zuzana Potužáková Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Marketing and Trade, Economic Faculty, Technical University of Liberec, Studentská 1402/2, 461 17 Liberec, Czech Republic Author-Name: Jan Öhm Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economic Statistics, Economic Faculty, Technical University of Liberec, Studentská 1402/2, 461 17 Liberec, Czech Republic Title: Internationalization, the Highly Qualified and the Innovation Output Abstract: The process of Internationalization strongly influences the developed economies, including the EU, whereas the large scale of international trade in goods is characterized by production with high value added. Based on this, the fabrication of such commodities requires a highly qualified workforce and is very often followed by international patent protection.This paper focuses on the link between the fraction of highly educated with tertiary education and the innovation output, measured by the number of EPO patent applications per million inhabitants. Due to the rising mobility of a highly qualified workforce, we have also tested the correlation between the fraction of tertiary educated foreigners and the innovation output. The aim of the paper is to state whether the higher share of a highly qualified workforce and the fraction of highly qualified foreigners correlate with innovation activities within the EU Member States. Given the number of EU Member States, the EU macro-regions division based on the social models of Esping-Andersen (1990), Sapir (2005), as well as Dolwik and Martin (2014) will be applied. Keywords: EPO patents, internationalization, innovation, highly qualified, migration, EU, social models Journal: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Pages: 219-228 Volume: 68 Issue: 1 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.11118/actaun202068010219 File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010219.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010219.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.mendelu.cz/RePEc/mup/references/acu-202001-0022.txt Handle: RePEc:mup:actaun:actaun_2020068010219 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Nestor Shpak Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Management and International Business, Faculty of Economics and Management, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Stepana Bandery St. 12, 79000 Lviv, Ukraine Author-Name: Ihor Kulyniak Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Management of Organizations, Faculty of Economics and Management, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Stepana Bandery St., 12, 79000 Lviv, Ukraine Author-Name: Maryana Gvozd Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Management of Organizations, Faculty of Economics and Management, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Stepana Bandery St., 12, 79000 Lviv, Ukraine Author-Name: Yuliya Malynovska Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Foreign Trade and Customs, Faculty of Economics and Management, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Stepana Bandery St., 12, 79000 Lviv, Ukraine Author-Name: Włodzimierz Sroka Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Management, Faculty of Applied Sciences, WSB University, Cieplaka 1c, 41-300 Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland Author-Workplace-Name: North-West University, Private Bag X1290, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa Title: Estimation of the Marketing Activity of Banking Structures Abstract: Well-designed marketing activities and the use of modern marketing tools can increase the competitiveness of banks on the market. Given this fact, the main purpose of the study is to develop theoretical and practical provisions for estimating the level of marketing activity of banking structures. This is based on the definition of the integral index and takes into account all the elements of the marketing-mix and their partial indicators. The urgency of solving this problem comes from the fact that it is precisely the estimation of the level of marketing activity of the banking structures that directs managers to make the appropriate adjustment of marketing activities and make use of modern marketing instruments that will increase the competitiveness of banks on the market (e.g. increase market share and expand the boundaries of the target segments, help to create a positive image of the bank and maintain its business reputation).The article proposes a calculation methodology for bank marketing activity, which has been tested through the definition of the level of marketing activity of the leading Ukrainian banks. The computation of the level of bank's marketing activity is based on the calculation of the integral indicator by summarization the input statistics, that characterize the bank's marketing activity, with help of two methods: the standardization method and the hierarchy analysis method (Saaty method). The results of the expert survey were used for determining the weight of partial indicators within the hierarchy analysis method. Based on the results, the analyzed banks are ranked according to the level of their marketing activity in the investigated period, and a system of particular measures for raising the level of their marketing activity has been established. Keywords: bank marketing activity, integral index, rating of the indicators, banking system, elements of the marketing-mix Journal: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Pages: 229-242 Volume: 68 Issue: 1 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.11118/actaun202068010229 File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010229.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010229.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.mendelu.cz/RePEc/mup/references/acu-202001-0023.txt Handle: RePEc:mup:actaun:actaun_2020068010229 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Michal Stoklasa Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics and Public Administration, School of Business Administration in Karviná, Silesian University in Opava, Univerzitní náměstí 1934/3, 733 40 Karviná, Czech Republic Author-Name: Eva Pitrunová Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics and Public Administration, School of Business Administration in Karviná, Silesian University in Opava, Univerzitní náměstí 1934/3, 733 40 Karviná, Czech Republic Title: Understanding Regional Product Characteristics and Consumers Purchasing them in the Czech Republic Abstract: This article deals with regional products in the Czech Republic. The goal is to examine the regional product characteristics, purchasing behavior when buying said products and basic segmentation criteria of their consumers. After an analysis of WoS and Scopus articles focusing on regional brands, we have concluded that areas explaining how consumers understand regional products (their characteristics), purchasing behavior and basic segmentation criteria are under-researched. Thus we have planned our research to tackle these areas. Our sample consists of 1050 respondents from the Czech Republic, gathered through questionnaire by professional agency Ipsos. We use Chi-Square test to test data, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test to test data distribution, Kruskal-Wallis test to test dependencies, and post-hoc pairwise comparison to test groups. Main results include: consumers assign different importance to regional product characteristics than regional brands communicate; most positive toward regional brands are age groups 36-45 and 26-35, university education, from Moravia or Silesia, least positive are youngest and oldest age group, with secondary education. We propose regional brands to utilize this knowledge when designing their communication. Keywords: regional brand, regional product, regional product characteristics, purchasing behaviour, regional product availability, Kruskal-Wallis test, Czech Republic Journal: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Pages: 243-253 Volume: 68 Issue: 1 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.11118/actaun202068010243 File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010243.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010243.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.mendelu.cz/RePEc/mup/references/acu-202001-0024.txt Handle: RePEc:mup:actaun:actaun_2020068010243 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Marie Šimpachová Pechrová Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Mánesova 1453/75, 120 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic Author-Name: Ondřej Šimpach Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Informatics and Statistics, University of Economics Prague, W. Churchill Sq. 4, 130 67 Prague 3, Czech Republic Title: Do the Subsidies Help the Young Farmers? The Case Study of the Czech Republic Abstract: To ensure the generation renewal in the European Union there are subsidies for setting up of young farmers' businesses and the retirement scheme and top-up direct payments. In the Czech Republic are provided subsides to interest rates with preference of young farmers and intergenerational succession of the farm is tax-free. Together with other incentives, those factors shall facilitate enter of young people to the sector. The aim of the paper is to assess whether the policy measures help the young farmers with setting-up of their business. Based on the primary survey on 510 young Czech farmers the most motivating for enter the sector were tax relief on transfer of the holding and top-up payment for young farmers. The farmers without background considered as sufficiently motivating the top-up payments more often than those with certain background who acknowledged more the top-up subsidies. Possible way how to facilitate the enter to the sector could be to keep the tax relief on farm transfer, to combine the measures for retirement and setting up of young farmers and provide investment subsidies or financial instruments for start-up. Top-up payments, despite motivational according to the farmers, are criticized as inefficient. Keywords: ageing, agriculture, generation renewal, motivation, Rural Development Programme, subsidies, young farmers Journal: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Pages: 255-262 Volume: 68 Issue: 1 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.11118/actaun202068010255 File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010255.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010255.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.mendelu.cz/RePEc/mup/references/acu-202001-0025.txt Handle: RePEc:mup:actaun:actaun_2020068010255 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ľubica Štiblárová Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Finance, Faculty of Economics, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 040 01 Košice, Slovak Republic Title: Traditional and Alternative Business Cycle Dating Procedures: Evidence for the Euro Area and the Czech Economy Abstract: This paper examines to which extent the results of multivariate principal component analysis based on a set of macroeconomic indicators used by one of the leading economic research organizations - the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), mimics traditional, univariate Bry and Boschan (1971) business cycle procedure. Using almost 20 years of observations, we estimate the euro area aggregate and the Czech business cycles by classical, as well as alternative multivariate method. Comparison of the euro area aggregate classical business cycle with that of the CEPR reveals minor discrepancies. The estimation of the Czech business cycle using principal component analysis suffers from volatile time series, potentially resulting from a smaller character of the economy. On the contrary, the estimate of the euro area aggregate business cycle reflects quite well Bry and Boschan (1971) procedure, showing rather lagging behavior. Keywords: business cycle, Bry and Boschan procedure, Centre for Economic Policy Research, principal component analysis, euro area aggregate, Czechia Journal: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Pages: 263-274 Volume: 68 Issue: 1 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.11118/actaun202068010263 File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010263.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010263.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.mendelu.cz/RePEc/mup/references/acu-202001-0026.txt Handle: RePEc:mup:actaun:actaun_2020068010263 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Petr Tykal Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Informatics, Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: Diana Brnovik Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Informatics, Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: Jaromír Landa Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Informatics, Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic Title: Creating a Food Menu Application for Mendel University in Brno Abstract: The presented paper describes the creation of a mobile application module for showing a current menu at Mendel University cafeterias. Nowadays, the students and the university staff have the menu accessible through a static webpage. The presented solution serves as a dynamic presentation of the current menu for all Mendel University in Brno cafeterias. Most cafeteria menu applications use the REST architectures for the server backend. The contribution of the paper is in usage of the Google Firebase Realtime database as a server backend. Unlike in traditional REST architecture, the data e.g. the food rating is instantaneously changed and the users have an up to date information. Part of the presented solution is also a mobile application module for both Android and iOS where university students and staff can see the current cafeterias menus. Keywords: Android, iOS, food, canteen, mobile application, Firebase Journal: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Pages: 275-280 Volume: 68 Issue: 1 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.11118/actaun202068010275 File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010275.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010275.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.mendelu.cz/RePEc/mup/references/acu-202001-0027.txt Handle: RePEc:mup:actaun:actaun_2020068010275 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Martina Zámková Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Mathematics, College of Polytechnics Jihlava, Tolstého 16, 586 01 Jihlava, Czech Republic Author-Name: Martin Prokop Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Mathematics, College of Polytechnics Jihlava, Tolstého 16, 586 01 Jihlava, Czech Republic Author-Name: Radek Stolín Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Mathematics, College of Polytechnics Jihlava, Tolstého 16, 586 01 Jihlava, Czech Republic Title: Non-Parametric Anova Methods Applied on Students' Performance Development in Course of Statistics Abstract: This study intends to use non-parametric statistical methods for comparison of mean values in assessing the changes of overall grades in basic statistics at the College of Polytechnics in Jihlava. The data covering students' grades were transferred to the ordinal scale and evaluated with the use of the corresponding non-parametric statistical methods, due to failing the data normality test. In order to identify statistically significant grade differences over the years 2006-2018, we have used the test of equality of means as well as the relevant analyses of variance, i.e. the Mann-Whitney U test to compare two samples, the Kruskal-Wallis test to compare multiple samples, and the post hoc analysis. All tests that were carried out confirm that on average, women and Finance and Management students tend to achieve better grades in statistics, as opposed to men, and Travel and Tourism students. Mean grades have rather fluctuated over the years. In the beginning (2006-2009) and in the end (2014-2017) of the observed period the grades have been significantly superior to the grades in the in-between stage (2010-2013). The identified fluctuation in grades shall lead to implementation of measures aimed at achieving an overall increase in statistics' education quality and students' grades. Keywords: College of Polytechnics Jihlava, statistics, success rate, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, non-parametric tests, post hoc analysis Journal: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Pages: 281-289 Volume: 68 Issue: 1 Year: 2020 DOI: 10.11118/actaun202068010281 File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010281.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.mendelu.cz/doi/10.11118/actaun202068010281.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.mendelu.cz/RePEc/mup/references/acu-202001-0028.txt Handle: RePEc:mup:actaun:actaun_2020068010281