Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2012 (vol. 60), issue 4
Social Economy and Responsibility
Eva Abramuszkinová Pavlíková
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 9-14 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040009 
Given the importance of entrepreneurial activities as an engine of economic growth and poverty alleviation, the issue of business development and entrepreneurial activities, has received increasing attention from a number of interested parties worldwide and also in the Czech Republic. The focus of this paper is on a social economy, a social responsibility and social enterprises. The development of the social economy framework will be introduced in the European context and specifically in the Czech Republic. A case study of a Czech social entrepreneur will be introduced based on qualitative research, namely the biographical narrative method.Social...
World chicken meat market - its development and current status
Anna Vladimirovna Belova, Luboš Smutka, Eva Rosochatecká
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 15-30 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040015
The global meat market and primarily the chicken meat market represents a very dynamically developing area. The objective of the present article is the analysis of the chicken meat market in the world in order to identify the basic development trends associated with the development of production of and trade in chicken meat, and also in order to identify the individual entities controlling the global chicken meat market. In methodological terms, the article analyzes the development of production of, consumption of and trade (export and import) in chicken meat in the years 1961-2009. The main sources of data necessary for the processing of the individual...
Price formation and transmission along the food commodity chain
Ivana Blažková, Pavel Syrovátka
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 31-36 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040031
The article is focused on analysis of price transmission along the wheat commodity chain in the Czech Republic, with the distinction on wheat products with low value added (wheat flour), respectively high value added (wheat rolls). The degree of vertical price transmission is measured to identify potential market failures, because asymmetric price transmission can be the result of existence of market power within the food commodity chain. The data basis is made up from monthly prices on partial markets of the analyzed commodity chain published by Czech Statistical Office and Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic. The monitored time period is...
Regional disparities and convergences in America
Petr Blížkovský
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 37-46 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040037
This paper analyses the levels and trends of regional disparity and convergence in the two American macro-regions, NAFTA and MERCOSUR. In the case of NAFTA, 95 micro-regions were analysed (12 in Canada; 32 in Mexico; 51 states in the US). In MERCOSUR, the regions are represented by four countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay). The analysis covers the period 2000-2008 (or rather 2000 to 2005 for Mexico).The regional disparities were calculated with the Gini coefficient based on nominal GDP, GDP per capita and GDP per capita PPS. Convergence analysis was done with the Disparity Range Coefficient (DRC), the Average Disparity Range Coefficient...
Regional disparities and convergences in Asia
Petr Blížkovský
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 47-58 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040047
This paper analyses the disparity and convergence between the 10 and 11 countries of ASEAN and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) respectively and the 31 sub-national regions (provinces) in China.The regional disparity levels and trends were analysed using the Gini coefficient between the regions (nominal GDP, GDP per capita and GDP per capita in Purchasing Parity Power, PPP). The convergence analysis was evaluated using the Disparity Range Coefficient (DRC), the Average Disparity Range Coefficient (ADRC), and the σ- and β-convergence. The time period covered was 2000-2008 (ASEAN and CIS) and 2000-2006 (China).The results...
Regional disparities and convergences in the European Union
Petr Blížkovský
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 59-70 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040059
This paper analyses the disparities and convergences between 97 regions of the European Union in the period 2000 to 2008. The methodology is based on the Gini coefficient, Disparity Range Coefficient, Average Disparity Range Coefficient, and σ- and β-convergence.The study tests the hypothesis that the EU regions are converging economically. The subject is relevant as the welfare disparities among the EU regions and their possible convergence represents an economically and politically important issue for the EU. The EU is aiming at decreasing regional welfare disparities through the cohesion policy. The study analyses the convergence...
Fuzzy model of relationship among economic performance, competitiveness and business ethics of small and medium-sized enterprises
Nina Bočková, Zdeněk Brož, Mirko Dohnal
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 71-78 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040071
The objective of this article is to study the relations among financial indicators, competitiveness and business ethics of comparable small and medium-sized enterprises. A sample of 59 SMEs from the South Moravia region was chosen. All selected companies either produce or service electronics. This research is based on the application of scientific analysis, synthesis, induction, fuzzy logic and modeling. Information for this research was obtained from secondary information sources - Amadeus database, accounting statements and information from the register of companies. Each company is described by a set of 10 variables. Fuzzy sets and reasoning are...
Intraday and intraweek trade anomalies on the Czech stock market
Oleg Deev, Dagmar Linnertová
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 79-88 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040079
The paper examines intraday and intraweek market returns on the Czech stock market for the search of time and seasonal anomalies in its activities during the last ten years. Existence or absence of anomalies indicates the efficiency of the market. A group of regression models and GARCH (1,1) model is used for the analysis of daily and high frequency data of the PX index. Time varying nature of market seasonalities is revealed with the Czech equity market having implications for changing efficiency over the studied period, when the Czech Republic's accession to the EU implied the increase in efficiency and the global financial crisis led to opposite...
The relationship between inter-organizational trust and performance
Roman Fiala, Martin Prokop, Iva Živělová
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 89-98 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040089
The article deals with an investigation of the relationship between inter-organizational trust and performance. Using data obtained in a questionnaire survey in 373 organizations with more than 20 employees with their seat in the Czech Republic, we found the relationship between inter-organizational trust and supplier performance, mediated by the level of conflict. Also, the statistically significant negative relationship between inter-organizational trust and costs of negotiation and the statistically significant positive relationship between supplier performance and perceived performance were confirmed. The hypothesis on the statistically significant...
Is fair value currently in compliance with the principle of true and real reflection in the Czech accounting?
Jana Gláserová
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 99-108 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040099
Information value of data provided by the accounting is in significant extent dependent on the method of valuation used in accounting of individual economic operations especially on the method of valuation of individual items in the financial statements. Financial expression of the individual value of assets and liabilities of the company (including the balance sheet of the company), as well as the amount of equity, depend just on specific method of valuation of assets and liabilities that each entity used in the accounting system. This fact has also a crucial influence on the overall level of financial analysis since mostly aggregated data in the...
Using Excel to reduce a Square Matrix
Josef Holoubek, Petr Zach
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 109-114 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040109
When solving operations research problems, one can use either specialised computer programs such as Lingo, Lindo, Storm or more universal programs such Excel, Matlab, and R. To obtain the input data, one can use either a program's own editor or other programs commonly available such as Excel.While the problem-solving methods, being part of various programs, are the subjects of numerous publications (such as Gros, 2003; Jablonský, 2002; Plevný - Žižka, 2007; Stevenson - Ozgur, 2009), the way the input data are obtained, recorded, and processed receives far less attention although this part of problem-solving requires considerable effort and, if...
Evaluation of economic efficiency of process improvement in food packaging
Jana Hron, Tomáš Macák, Andrea Jindrová
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 115-120 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040115
In general, we make gains in process by the three fundamental ways. First, we define or redefine our process in a strategic sense. Second, once defined or redefined, we commence process operations and use process control methods to target and stabilize our process. Third, we use process improvement methods, as described in this paper, along with process control to fully exploit our process management and/or technology. Process improvement is focused primarily in our subprocesses and sub-subprocesses. Process leverage is the key to process improvement initiatives. This means that small improvements of the basic manufacturing operations can have (with...
Corporate performance indicators for agriculture and food processing sector
Jiří Hřebíček, Ondřej Popelka, Michael Štencl, Oldřich Trenz
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 121-132 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040121
The research project: "Construction of Methods for Multi-factorial Assessment of Company Complex Performance in Selected Sectors", solved by author team, is introduced. Current trends of corporate performance evaluation (i.e. measurement of environmental, social, economic and governance (ESG) performance) and corporate sustainable reporting are discussed in the paper focused to agriculture and food processing sector. The relationship between environmental and sustainability indicators and corporate sustainability reporting is an important issue; and the development of advanced methods to identify key performance indicators for ESG performance is discussed...
Development of mergers in the Czech Republic in 2001-2010
Eva Hýblová, Jaroslav Sedláček, Zuzana Křížová
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 133-140 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040133
One of consequences of the substantial market globalization is company transformations, which essentially affect the creation, existence or dissolution of companies; their number has been on the increase in recent years. They are mergers and acquisitions; mergers represent a combination of companies, whereas acquisitions involve selling, purchase or investments of companies. The main reason for a merger is economic growth which can be provided in various ways: these are e.g. decreases in costs, strengthening of a position in the market or access to new markets, decrease in prices and thus gaining new customers, access to knowledge or diversification...
Implementation of EVA indicator in value based remuneration system in small and medium-sized enterprises
Marie Jakubcová, Anna Fedorová
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 141-154 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040141
A value based remuneration system can be ranked among the modern remuneration systems. The value based remuneration systems focus their attention on the interconnection of the personal objectives of employees with the objectives of owners. Such an aim can be accomplished by meticulously selected evaluation quantities. A presented article concentrates on the economic value added quantity. This topic was a subject of an undertaken research within the framework of the Internal Grant Agency of the Faculty of Business and Management, the partial objective of which was to acquire the information on the value based remuneration systems applied in the small...
Methodological approaches to evaluation of disparities in regions of the Czech Republic
Jaroslav Jánský, Soňa Váleková
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 155-164 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040155
The goal of the paper is to propose a methodological approach to evaluation of regional disparities, which is based on a comparison of life quality in each regions of the Czech Republic. Life quality in regions is influenced e.g. by natural, social-cultural and economical conditions or rather fields. This approach to evaluation of regional disparities is grounded in forming of summary index of development potential of the region. This index includes evaluation of life quality in all three above mentioned fields. Summary index of development potential also allows determine the ranking of regions from the view of life quality.Compiling of partial...
Modelling dependence indicators of labor market using advanced statistical methods
Andrea Jindrová, Hana Vostrá Vydrová
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 165-172 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040165
Aim this paper is an analysis of disparities in the labor market in the Czech Republic. It is based on qualitative indicators. Unemployment is today increasingly perceived as a negative factor that affects the labor market and economy of the state. Due to the nature of the data, categorical data analysis and logistic regression was selected to reveal opportunities to change the role of unemployed persons to employed ones on the labor market. Cluster analysis on categorical data was used for division of regions into similar groups based on parameters affecting the market status of mentioned person in the labor market. Statistical calculations were performed...
Using social networks as an integration tool in rural areas of the Czech Republic - agricultural enterprises
Eva Kánská, J. Jarolímek, T. Hlavsa, P. Šimek, J. Vaněk, T. Vogeltanzová
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 173-180 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040173
The present paper is aimed at introducing a pilot study on the use of social networks in agricultural enterprises. It is focused in particular on using social media as a development tool with a view to increase the market competitiveness of agricultural enterprises. The primary data have been retrieved from a questionnaire survey of ICT use in agricultural enterprises of the Czech Republic (the so-called Exploration 2011). The questionnaire survey was targeted at agricultural enterprises farming at least the area of 100 hectares (a basic selection criterion of the complex survey). The survey dealt not only with monitoring social networks use in agricultural...
Spurious synchronization of business cycles - Dynamic correlation analysis of V4 countries
Svatopluk Kapounek, Jitka Poměnková
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 181-188 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040181
The purpose of our paper is to define rules for decision of existence spurious synchronization of countries within the currency area. We devote this new methodological approach from an empirical research based on the variability of a dynamic correlation (correlation in frequency domain). We analyze the dynamic correlation in full range and in the business cycle frequencies as well. We also consider lags in economic activity co-movements. Contrary to the standard approach we show its insufficiency especially in case of time domain instruments. For this goal GDP values in quarters of the four Visegrad countries and the Eurozone in the period 1997/Q1-2011/Q1...
Tax rate to maximize the revenue: Laffer curve for the Czech Republic
Michal Karas
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 189-194 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040189
The aim of this article is to model the relationship between the rate of personal income tax and the revenue it generates, and to derive a tax rate that would maximize this revenue within the Czech Republic, using methodologies described in earlier works (Hsing, 1996). This tax rate represents an upper limit. Overstepping it has negative consequences for corporate finances and government budgetary funding alike, because it undermines the workers' motivation to work, reduces buying power, and shifts work activities in favor of gray economy. The period of interest is a time series from 1993 to 2010. Two models were devised. The basic research instrument...
Construction of the economic indicators of performance in relation to environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors
Alena Kocmanová, Marie Dočekalová
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 195-206 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040195
The article is focused on economic performance in relation to environmental, social and corporate governance indicators. Indicators are increasingly used by investors to understand the processes in company, focusing on the key factors. Many international institutions engaged in the development of environmental, social and corporate governance indicators and they are in accordance with financial institutions trying to find a common language in defining the environmental, social and corporate governance indicators affecting their common objectives to achieve sustainable, long-term growth and prosperity. The aim of the article is searching for the way...
European wine policy and perceptions of Moravian winemakers: a pilot study in the Czech Republic
Petr Koráb
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 207-214 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040207
European wine policy is a significant factor influencing winemakers in the European Union. This paper examines perception of this policy by winemakers and other persons working in Czech wine sector on the sample of respondents. Methodological triangulation consisting of non-structured interview and semantic differential was chosen. Field research was carried out, therefore the study uses primary data. Application of the methodology along with the method of evaluation of data creates an original approach which may be applied on several other research questions. General perception of European Wine Policy is complemented with its impact on competitiveness,...
State aid for forestry and higher local-administrative units
Václav Kupčák, Zbyněk Šmída
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 215-220 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040215
The paper focuses on state aid for forestry through public corporations, especially financial resources provided from the budget of Regions as higher level of local-administrative units. Development of the current situation and situation in the provision of the public support at national level - through the Ministry of Agriculture is analyzed. Mainly data sources from the website of the regions as publicly available source of information are analysed. In terms of methodological approach is also important the approach to the evaluation of regional forest programmes for description of the analysed topic. The paper mentions some possible directions, which...
Identification of the main problems of implementing the innovation strategy in Slovak businesses
Viliam Lendel, Michal Varmus
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 221-234 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040221
The aim of this paper is based on the analysis of literary sources and carried out research to identify the main difficulties of implementing an innovation strategy in Slovak business and make recommendations to minimize the occurrence of these problems. The paper brings the main results of the authors conducted research on a sample of 462 respondents to show the current situation in the Slovak enterprises in the use of innovation strategy. Conducted research and analysis provided the basis for a model development and implementation of innovation strategies in the business. In this model shows the main areas of potential problems that managers must...
Results of analysis of employee mobility: factors affecting knowledge continuity
Lucie Linhartová, Hana Urbancová
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 235-244 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040235
One of the tools to eliminate the loss of knowledge of qualified staff that holds knowledge critical for the given organisation is the application of the knowledge continuity conception which focuses in particular on the transfer of knowledge from the leaving employee to his/her successor. The objective of the article is to analyse use of employee mobility information in organisations and apply its results on knowledge continuity ensuring. The article has been processed based on the analysis of secondary sources, outcome synthesis and the evaluation of results of a questionnaire surveys. Knowledge continuity ensuring as an internal force can, together...
Economic analysis of milk production and consumption in the Middle East and North Africa
Mansoor Maitah, Luboš Smutka
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 245-254 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040245
Milk products are considered as the essential food commodities for humans. Milk products contain essential elements for the human body such as protein, glucose, minerals and vitamins. Moreover, milk is considered the cheapest source of animal protein, an important resource for some related transformation industries and provides employment opportunities for a large number of small producers in both rural and urban areas. The aim of this paper is to analyze the factors which determine the supply and demand for liquid milk (henceforth milk) in the Middle East and North Africa in order to point out the main problems and constraints obstructing the milk...
Analysis of inequality in the consumption of foodstuffs and beverages - the example of the Czech Republic
Zdeňka Malá, Gabriela Červená
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 255-266 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040255
The report focuses on the assessment of the rate of inequality in the consumption of foodstuffs and beverages by households in the Czech Republic. It analyzes the said inequality on the basis of data from the Family Account Statistics for the period of 2001-2009. The main methodical tools for the performed analysis are the quantification of the Gini coefficient of natural consumption and the consumption expenditures for foodstuffs and beverages of Czech households, the construction, quantification and verification of consumption functions. The obtained results evidence a greater balance in the consumption of foodstuffs and beverages than which is shown...
Knowledge base cloud - a new approach to knowledge management systems architecture
Andrej Miklošík, Eva Hvizdová
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 267-280 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040267
This article aims at identifying the limitations of current approaches to knowledge management systems architecture creation and proposing innovative solutions on handling with the emerging issues of the existing methodologies. These findings should encourage the more effective handling with the created knowledge and initiate new knowledge creation with the support of the intelligent tools and systems forming the knowledge management cloud. The authors have proposed a new approach to the knowledge management systems architecture. This principle named knowledge management cloud is defined in the article including its typical characteristics and basic...
Image as the elements of attractiveness of the destinations of the nature-oriented tourism
Josef Navrátil, Kamil Pícha, Jana Navrátilová, Roman Švec, Hana Doležalová
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 281-288 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040281
The aim of this paper is to assess the relations between partial components of image of various touristically attractive locations. This research is focused on specific locations in vulnerable areas since the sustainable way of the tourism development concerns them in the highest manner and the touristic pressure on these locations permanently increases. The paper makes effort to extend the usual and nearly traditional understanding of the image in the tourism, which is usually related only to the problems of brand and/or the tourist destination. This is done through a survey realized at 26 selected locations with the aim to obtain 64 completely filled-in...
Feasibility of selected private money
Lukáš Nevěděl
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 289-298 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040289
The goal of the entry: "Feasibility of selected private money" is the assessment of practicability of selected private money types as future currency especially in terms of attributes that the currency should meet to fulfil all claims required by its users. In the first step the features that the widely used currency has to have will be described and it will be analysed which of these features are characteristic for nowadays currencies (Czech crown and Euro) too. In the second step private (unnationalized) money will be described as well as several concepts derived from it. The paper will concern mainly on Hayek's concept of private money and on particular...
The proposal of taxation of international passenger transport with respect to the including into the travel services
Milena Otavová, Veronika Sobotková
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 299-306 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040299
Generally, international passenger transport is exempt from the value added tax, in the case of air transport. International road passenger transport is however liable to taxation. However, the Council Directive on Value Added Tax contains a number of variations in the frame of the taxation of international passenger transport both for the states that joined the Community after January 1, 1978 and also for countries that were members of the Community on January 1, 1978. The international passenger transport is therefore rather problematic field due to a number of exceptions for individual Member States. It is on the providers or recipients of transport...
Development of environmental management accounting and EMAS over time
Petra Ptáčková Mísařová
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 307-318 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040307
Environmental management accounting (EMA) is a system that collects, records, evaluates and transmits information about environmentally induced financial impacts and environmental impacts of the given system. In 2006 and 2010 there were two questionnaire surveys. The first survey was carried out under the resolution of grant, which was funded by the Internal Grant Agency of the Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno, No. 68/2006, entitled "Development of the EMAS and environmental management accounting in the Czech Republic". The second evaluated questionnaire survey was conducted in the study, which was made in connection with solution...
A simple in-class experiment on the efficient production of the pure public good touching the median voter theorem
Domenico Raguseo, Jiří Špalek, Martin Klus
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 319-326 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040319
The paper show possibilities of introducing modern methods into public economy and finance teaching. We present in-class experiment which illustrates one of typical model from political economy - the median voter theorem. Students are endowed with cards that represent their preferences on different levels of the public good production. They compare benefit they can get from different levels of public good (these levels represent three candidates) and then they vote for the most preferred level. This process continues for several rounds, with a new election taking place with a different sample of students. The in-class experiment demonstrates that the...
Simulations at Czech poultry market
Lenka Rumánková, T. Maier, J. Mach, L. Čechura, Z. Křístková, M. Malý, Z. Malá, P. Hálová
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 327-334 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040327
This paper defines the possible scenarios of the development of the poultry market in the Czech Republic, in view of the trends in production, consumption and foreign trade. The individual scenarios are based upon the forecasts of selected factors that have a substantial impact on the poultry market and whose changes can be expected in the subsequent years with great likelihood. The article sets out and addresses various scenarios for the period of 2012-2014. The scenarios are based upon the partial equilibrium model of the poultry market, which has been derived on the basis of time series and panel data within the years 1995-2009. The conducted analysis...
Automatic polygon layers integration and its implementation
Ondřej Skoupý, David Procházka
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 335-342 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040335
Land cover change analysis is one of the most important tools for landscape management purposes, as it enables exploring of long-term natural processes especially in contrast with anthropogenic factors. Such analysis is always dependent on quality of available data. Due to long tradition of map making and quality and accuracy of preserved historical cartographic data in the Czech Republic it is possible to perform an effective land use change analysis using maps dating even back to early nineteenth century. Clearly, because map making methodology has evolved since then, the primary problem of land cover change analysis are different sources and thus...
Revisiting the debate on harmful tax competition in the European Union
Veronika Sobotková
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 343-350 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040343
Globalization leads to economic benefits for some countries but may have also many serious negative side effects for others. The increased mobility of economic activities may result in a sharp increase in tax competition between countries. On the one hand, tax competition can have desirable consequences, such as more efficiency, but on the other side it may also have undesirable or harmful consequences, such as race to the bottom. Also, the increasing using of tax havens has resulted in erosion of many countries' tax bases. From of the point of view, there is a need to revisiting the debate on tax competition and to answer whether the tax competition...
Quality and performance of the company in the Czech Republic
Petr Suchánek, Jiří Špalek
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 351-362 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040351
Quality management contributes to increasing the performance of an enterprise through the application of such working procedures which ensure in the end the output required by customers. It also ensures the realization of revenues and profit for the enterprise. Quality is usually studied separately, whereas this analysis is focused on the elimination of conflicts and the resulting costs and inefficiencies in the company. Quality can also be seen in the narrower sense as a quality product which focuses on satisfying customer requirements. It is clear that quality management in the enterprise must lead to a quality product and customer satisfaction....
Comparative advantages of the Czech agrarian foreign trade in relation to the EU and third countries
Miroslav Svatoš, Luboš Smutka
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 363-378 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040363
The Czech agrarian trade represents a variable which has been developing in a very dynamic manner over time. In the time period of 2000-2010 alone, the value of its turnover grew up from about USD 2.7 billion to about USD 11.4 billion. In the course of time, the Czech agrarian foreign trade has gradually adjusted its territorial as well as commodity structure. As regards the importance of trading partners, Member States of the European Union have unequivocally come to the fore. Accession of CR to the EU has also left its marks on the existing form of the commodity structure of realized exports and imports alike, while especially the export structure...
Competitiveness of Slovak agri-food commodities in third country markets
Iveta Ubrežiová, Zuzana Kapsdorferová, Ingrida Sedliaková
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 379-386 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040379
The impression of a single "European" market is gradually generated mainly due to action of the Common Agricultural Policy. Most of the agro-food complex enterprises see opportunities especially in the internationalization, globalization and regionalization in the agri-food sector, in pursuance of this, they are gradually smouldering innovative activities and trying to work on their competitive advantages. Based on the written we can say, that the issue of the competitiveness of enterprises, as well as of various commodities is in the current period highly current and adequate.The importance of the trade with so-called third countries is still...
Internal factors influencing the knowledge continuity ensuring
Hana Urbancová, Jiří Urbanec
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 387-396 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040387
The aim of the systematic ensuring of knowledge continuity is the continuity of an organisation's development, the quality of managerial positions and the continuity of decision-making. By ensuring knowledge continuity, organisations may gain a performance-enhancing factor. The objective of the article is to identify the level of impact of decisive internal factors determining knowledge continuity ensuring and contributing to the efficiency of the organisations. Knowledge continuity ensuring as an internal force, however, can together with the right employees, help adapt more quickly to external conditions that organisations can hardly control. Monitoring...
Decision making in goverment tenders: A formalized qualitative model
Štěpán Veselý, Mirko Dohnal
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 397-406 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040397
The paper presents a simple formalized qualitative model of government tenders (GTs). Qualitative models use just three values: Positive/Increasing, Zero/Constant and Negative/Decreasing. Such quantifiers of trends are the least information intensive. Qualitative models can be useful, since GT evaluation often includes such goals as e.g. efficiency of public purchasing, and variables as e.g. availability of relevant information or subjectivity of judgment, that are difficult to quantify. Hence, a significant fraction of available information about GTs is not of numerical nature, e.g. if availability of relevant information is decreasing then efficiency...
Evaluation of disparities in living standards of regions of the Czech Republic
Hana Vostrá Vydrová, Zuzana Novotná
Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(4), 407-414 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260040407
This paper focuses on regional differences between the regions of the Czech Republic. We will focus on observation of inequalities between indicators of living in different regions of the Czech Republic. The indicators are evaluated at NUTS 3 (regions), using multivariate statistical techniques - factor analysis and cluster analysis. We have identified the twelve indicators of living standards. Base data was reduced using factor analysis on the three emerging factors: 1) basic characteristics, 2) risk groups, 3) environmental variable. Cluster analysis was compiled groups of regions with similar characteristics. Cluster analysis of the breakdown of...