Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2017, 65(3), 1039-1044 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201765031039

Influence of Project Approach Implementation on the Occurrence and Perception of Crises in Agricultural Enterprises in the Czech Republic

Petr Řehoř, Jaroslav Vrchota
Department of management, Faculty of Economics, University of South Bohemia in Č. Budějovice, Studentská 13, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic

Project management is one of the most important management tool in many enterprises. Agricultural enterprises with project management are able to foresee their future. Their managers are able to identify upcoming problems earlier and get ready to them in advance. Crisis is seen as a phenomenon more common than rare and it is therefore essential that the enterprises respond by reflecting the aspects and impacts of the crisis in their corporate strategy, and the managers learn to manage crises effectively. The paper deals with a single research of the management of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Czech Republic. It is focused on the use of projects in farm management and evaluation of the significance of the crisis managers of these enterprises. Only about 15 % of enterprises manage its organization by projects. The crisis occurs in all organizations, in varying degrees and intensity. Most often agricultural enterprises are faced with a crisis caused by the change in legislation and bureaucracy. The importance of a crisis was evaluated by the managers with an average rate of 3.6 (where 5 was the highest). The questionnaire method was used for primary data collection. The limitation of the paper covers areas such the sample (34 enterprises), methodology and data.

Keywords: agriculture enterprises, crisis, Czech Republic, hypothesis, importance, management, project
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This paper was supported by GAJU 79/2013 / S and GAJU 053/2016/S.

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Řehoř, P., & Vrchota, J. (2017). Influence of Project Approach Implementation on the Occurrence and Perception of Crises in Agricultural Enterprises in the Czech Republic. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 65(3), 1039-1044. doi: 10.11118/actaun201765031039
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