This paper provides an analysis of university graduates at ICT specialist market and analysis of the skills required by ICT professionals when entering the ICT labour market in the Czech Republic. The university graduates analysis is focuses on universities effective in the ...

In the paper we deal with evaluation of the results of cluster analysis which is applied to data files in which objects are characterized qualitative variables. We describe methods of clustering, determination of optimal cluster numbers, and evaluation of obtained clusters implem...

The recent financial crisis has shown that a liquidity risk plays an important role in the current developed financial system. Some Hungarian and Polish banks suffered liquidity problems, too. This paper therefore aims to describe development of liquid asset ratio and to&#x...

According to the Czech Beer and Malt Association statistics, the Czechs have been reducing their beer consumption. Last year, each Czech citizen drank on average 134 litres of beer, which puts the Czechs on the first place with the Irish being second. Yet in 1995&#...

The sustainability of any organisation means its capacity to fulfil its mission in the most effective way. In other words, sustainability means that an organisation works continuously for as long as possible in the marketplace of the services provided. The basis to ensure&#x...

The article analyzes the interconnection between innovations and the general competitive strategy of a transnational concern. Looking for robust and sustainable solutions, the management turns to integration approaches analyzing the whole process chain. Basic elements from the functional ...

When discussing environmental strategies, previous studies almost completely neglected the importance of companies’ perceptions of their customers’ eco-characteristics. This study aims to address this gap, first, by proposing a typology of companies based on their perceptions of customer...

The triad – economics – environment – energy (E3) has become one of the most dynamically developing areas even at the EU level. The following article proposes the evaluation of the environmental tax reform (ETR) as an economic tool for all of the E3 sectors. E...

The main goal of this paper is to create composite leading indicator (CLI) for Slovak economy and its comparison with composite leading indicators created by OECD, Eurostat and Infostat. The theoretical part of the paper consists of the methods that are employed for cre...

Lots of knowledge and historical experience in regional policy constantly bring new impulses to explore different regions, entities, institutions and individuals. Especially mutual comparison leads to the desire for new possibilities and methods of analysis or modeling. The purpose of ...

The aim of this article is to analyse the position of Slovakia and the Czech Republic in the European Union from the viewpoint of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis. Econometric models for panel data with CO 2 emissions as the dependent variable...