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The Effect of Socio-Demographic Factors on Consumer Trends in the Czech Republic
Čechová, Tereza ; Šťastná, Lenka (advisor) ; Kolář, Daniel (referee)
The thesis examines the potential effects of various socio-demographic determinants on consumer trends in the Czech market over the years 2009- 2019. We use data from the agency Median, s.r.o., which has been researching consumer behavior since 1993. This work analyzes dependent categorical variables that define potential consumer trends and represent answers of respondents or households. We utilized an ordinal logistic regression for the analysis, which we subsequently tested by Brant's test. Statistically significant results from the models are similar to the results in previous studies. Specifically, during the years 2009-2019, the interest in recycling increases, people tend to buy organic food more often, and spending on Czech products decreases slightly (especially in 2018 and 2019), and people tend to spend more money on vacation. For example, the bachelor thesis shows that women have a greater tendency to buy organic products and Czech food than men and, at the same time, recycle more often than men. Furthermore, new variables are examined in regards to observed trends. Such variables are the number of persons employed in the household and the ABCDE classification. Overall, the main contributions of this thesis are Czech consumer preferences and trends over eleven years and detailed...
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Cooperation of The Body of Social and Legal Protection of Children and women addicted to alcohol - clients of the Centre Alma
Šulcová, Iva ; Broklová, Lada (advisor) ; Šťastná, Lenka (referee)
Background: The phenomenon - mothers, alcohol users is increasingly relevant, the specificity of the female group in the drug scene is given by problems associated with pregnancy and motherhood, different biological factors compared to men, the issue of child care. Among other things, the use of addictive substances by mothers endangers the upbringing of the child, thanks to which mothers often come into contact with OSPOD due to various factors, and cooperation with this institution is a necessity. The question therefore arises as to how the OSPOD cooperates with the mother - an alcohol user and what are the effects on alcohol consumption by these mothers. The aim of this work is to find out how women got into the care of OSPOD and what effect has women's awareness of the conditions of supervision on their alcohol consumption. Methods: Data were obtained through a semi-structured interview, the respondents were clients of the outpatient program. Elements of grounded theory were used for data analysis. Results: Based on the testimonials of the respondents, it was found that the most common circumstances that put women in OSPOD care were quarrels and subsequent expulsion from the partner's / husband's apartment, as well as reporting to the OSPOD partner / family member for substance use before the...
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Assessmen of clients' satisfaction with the services of the contact and advisory center Stage 5
Smetanová, Simona ; Šťastná, Lenka (advisor) ; Broklová, Lada (referee)
Background: Analysis of client satisfaction with contact center services is one of the important tools for obtaining feedback on the contact center services offered and on interventions by employees. The diploma thesis deals with the interventions offered by the Stage 5 contact center and how it is evaluated by its clients. According to the annual report of Progressive o.p.s. the number of clients in contact is increasing every year and their needs can be expected to change over time. However, we often lack feedback from these service users to think about specific adjustments to existing services. Aims: The aim of the research is to obtain a so-called "consumer" view from the centre's clients. More specifically, to obtain information about their satisfaction with the range of services they use. Based on the respondents' answers, consider or suggest how individual interventions could be improved or new ones proposed. Through research questions, I also focus on the time flexibility of individual interventions in the use of clients. Research set: The research set coincides with the primary target group of the contact center. They are problematic and often long-term users of addictive substances that meet the EMCDDA definition (person using heroin and other opiates, cocaine, amphetamine,...
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The Impact of Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund on Convergence: The Case of Slovak Districts
Kotrč, Michal ; Šťastná, Lenka (advisor) ; Cahlík, Tomáš (referee)
Do Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund contribute to the improvement of economic performance across Slovak districts? In order to answer the question this thesis explores the impact of EU funds invested within specific operational programmes over the programming periods 2007-2013 and 2014-2020 on the decrease in unemployment rate and on the increase in real wage and employment rate. Besides the standard panel data regression technique we also apply a spatial autoregressive model due to the presence of spillover effects between regions. This thesis thus goes beyond the existing literature on the evaluation of the impact of EU funds in Slovakia as it incorporates spatial effects in the analysis. In comparison with the results of the baseline fixed effects model, the estimated impact of EU funds in the spatial autoregressive model is smaller and in certain cases even negative. Hence the results raise doubts about the efficiency of EU funds. Furthermore, after including the spatial effects we find that the existence and significance of the economic convergence across Slovakia depends not only on the chosen economic indicator but also on the specification of regional units.
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The Effect of Exogenous Revenue Shocks on Local Public Spending: The Case of Czech Municipalites
Hrtková, Andrea ; Šťastná, Lenka (advisor) ; Švarcová, Natálie (referee)
This thesis is devoted to an analysis of the impact of exogenous revenue shocks, both positive and negative, on spending in the Czech municipalities. A closer look is also taken into the different reactions of different political affiliations of the mayors to changes in tax revenues. Although there have been written several studies which have focused on reactions of shocks to revenues on local public spending, our research should serve as a starting point in completing existing gaps in this field of study in the Czech Republic. Empirical methods involving the use of dynamic panel data were applied to test the hypotheses. This research shows that changes in tax revenues have a significant impact on the expenditures of the Czech municipalities. However, the results indicate that the extent and direction of this impact differ across different types of expenditures. Keywords Municipalities, exogenous revenue shocks, fiscal stress, tax revenues, current expenditures, capital expenditures, political affiliation
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Identifying driving factors of coffee prices
Gajdušková, Karolína ; Pleticha, Petr (advisor) ; Šťastná, Lenka (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on the price of coffee and the factors affecting it. The study aims to identify these factors to predict price movement. This thesis also answers the question whether the factors observed have the same impact on two coffee varieties: arabica and robusta. There were defined five groups of the factors: supply, demand, climate, commodity market and financial. The effect is observed for annual coffee price data that were obtained from the International Coffee Organization (ICO). The observed period is between 1965 and 2018. The impact of the factors was detected by the ARDL regression, both in the short run and the long run. Based on the results, the price is affected mostly by supply, demand, and financial factors. Moreover, robusta's price specifically is driven mainly by the factors explaining the power of the US dollar. Arabica's price, on the other hand, is affected by the supply and demand factors: exports, and the growth of GDP. This finding supports the claim that these two coffee varieties should be considered as two different commodities. The results suggest that the establishment of an association of the biggest coffee producers regulating coffee exports would help in control of coffee prices.
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Characteristics of children and adolescents attending the outpatient addiction treatment
Svobodová, Barbora ; Šťastná, Lenka (advisor) ; Franzová, Martina (referee)
BACKROUND - The environment of children and adolescents attending the Outpatient Addiction Treatment Clinic for Children and Adolescents has not yet been described in detail. The work deals with the description of various aspects of the life of these clients. AIMS - The aim of the bachelor thesis was to describe the environment from which children and adolescents come to ADDA. Specifically, the research looked at divorce rate, family integrity, and family conflicts. Another monitored aspect of the environment was the presence of a substance user in the common household with the patient. The research should also summarize common aspects from the household of children and adolescent users attending the clinic. METHODS - The research method was descriptive statistics, focused on the description of ADDA patients. The information was obtained from structured anamnestic sheets (SAL), which are filled in by the parents when the child enters the outpatient addiction treatment clinic. The data were clearly divided according to frequency into tables and graphs. RESULTS - 47 children (out of 112 answers) live in a complete family, 24 children live in a household that is supplemented by a partner and the remaining 41 children come from an incomplete family in which one of the parents is missing. Only 7...
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Screening of executive function impairment in alcohol users from the point of view of addictologist
Votavová, Aneta ; Šťastná, Lenka (advisor) ; Miovský, Michal (referee)
Background: Long-term regular alcohol consumption poses a real risk of impairing executive functions. An addictologist, as a specialist health care professional, should be able to create and screen executive functions from his or her professional position through a test battery. Based on the performed screening, subsequently evaluate the state of these functions in the given patients. Aim: Creating the design of the test battery of executive, or cognitive, functions that an adjunct scientist has in his remit. Validation of this test battery and its sensitivity to picking up any potential deficit in executive and cognitive function. Perform anamnestic description of selected adjunct patients, dependent on alcohol. Evaluating the effectiveness of the test battery created and recommending it if appropriate by a future research investigation. Methods: The data was obtained through a created test battery. The test battery was made up of International Physical Activity Questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Trail Making Test, Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination, Barthel Index, The Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale and Dysexecutive Questionnare. The entire aunt battery was supplemented with an anamnestic sheet, helping to make up the patient's image. The...
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Role of addiction specialist in children's home in the Ústí nad Labem region
Králová, Tereza ; Šťastná, Lenka (advisor) ; Lososová, Amalie (referee)
Background: Studies situated in an institutional care environment point to the fact that addiction issues in institutional care are a topic that deserves special attention, even with regard to the fact that the children of these institutions are considered vulnerable to risky behavior. The Ústí nad Labem Region has long been in the first places in the prevalence of substance use and is also specific in the occurrence of a number of negative social factors. In the whole region there is 1 addiction treatment outpatient clinic focused on the target group of children and adolescents, which during its operation registered repeated demand for specialized help that originates from children's homes. Aim: The main aim of the study is to identify the opportunity of applying an addiction specialist in the children's home in the Ústí nad Labem region. The partial aims of the study are to map the current state of addiction issues in these children's homes and to describe the possible form of cooperation of these facilities and addiction specialist with regard to the identification of barriers to this cooperation. Methods: The research is based on a qualitative approach. The research sample was obtained by a combination of selective sampling method and self-selection method. All 17 children's homes in the Ústí...
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