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Energy security of China focusing on natural gas
Andrsová, Nicola ; Čajka, Radek (advisor) ; Müller, Štěpán (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the energy security of China, mainly with the question considering energy mix, consumption, infrastructure network and diversification of importers in natural gas field. The analysis of research question is done mainly from the data of international energy organizations, from the Chinese government data and other sources, which enable to describe mentioned problems. From the People's Republic of China perspective, it focuses on the detailed description of gas pipeline infrastructure, importers and subjects, which are involved in energy sector. Risks and threats, which should occur from signed partnerships or projects, were taken into consideration too. The aim of this work is to define and evaluate the energy security of PRC, its energy policy mainly in natural gas field when considering present situation as well as possibilities for the future. Than the diploma thesis outlines the role of natural gas in Chinese energy mix, state of the gas sector in China and evaluation of projects, which take place in China's gas sector or will occur in the future.
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Marketing research of In Motion company with use of Internet
Stůjová, Barbora ; Müller, Štěpán (advisor) ; Čajka, Radek (referee)
Bachelor's work is concerned with marketing market research, which is performed for In Motion company with use of internet. In theorethical part of work are explained important terms and methods related to marketing research and also ways of collecting data. In practical part of work is secondary research of In Motion company with help of SWOT analysis performed together with the primary research with help of questionnaire surveys. The main goal of this work is performing a marketing market research and provision of practical advices and recommendations in order to improve sucessfulness of In Motion Company.
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Speculation on oil markets and its impact on commodity's price
Melcher, Ota ; Taušer, Josef (advisor) ; Baláž, Peter (referee) ; Müller, Štěpán (referee)
This study aims to analyse the precrisis period on the oil markets with a primary objective of assessing the role of speculation in the commodity's price development and its volatility. First it depicts the rapidly increasing speculative activity on the futures market together with the parallel oil price surge. The speculation is initially proxied by non-commercial traders' positions and subsequently quantified by Working's T-index. The paper then uses speculative traders' positions and both spot and futures prices to test for Granger causality within the framework of VAR models. For the sake of consistency it also evaluates causal links between speculation and inventories level. Further the study investigates the speculation impact on volatility of oil prices by employing various approaches in volatility quantification including GARCH models. Contrary to expectations we find that the speculatio's impact on both prices and their volatility is rather insignificant. In the last chapter we therefore seek for an explanation of the oil price developments by examining the market fundamentals. The interaction of supply and demand finally gives substantial evidence for understanding the price developments in the precrisis period.
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Business and cultural specificities of South Korea
Boris, Kseniia ; Müllerová, Františka (advisor) ; Müller, Štěpán (referee)
The theme of my bachelor thesis is to approach the business and cultural specificities of the Republic of Korea. The first chapter represents South Korea as a country in East Asia, its geographical location, population, short history including current political system. The second chapter analyses main macroeconomic indicators and their course during last ten years. The third chapter mentions the main business partners, membership of South Korea in the international organizations and mutual relationship with the Czech Republic. The fourth chapter deals with Korean culture and its influence on business negotiations, also includes opinions and knowledge of South Koreans living long-term in the Czech Republic.
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Marketing analysis of smartphone sales on the internet
Kešeľák, Adam ; Müller, Štěpán (advisor) ; Čajka, Radek (referee)
The thesis analyzes smartphone as a comodity on the market of goods and services. In thesis are presented services of internet, internet advertising, comparison of marketing mix. The aim of this thesis is analysis and evaluation of czech internet retailers, for which smartphone represents a certain part of their range of goods. In thesis are analyzed four czech retailers-Alza,Mall,CZC and Mironet. In thesis are then compared basic services, forms of sales promotion, or current marketing campaigns of retailers.
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Potential of MIST countries in the current world economy
Jurkovičová, Simona ; Müller, Štěpán (advisor) ; Taušer, Josef (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to evaluate every MIST country's potential in the current world economy. To evaluate such potential, this thesis assess through basic macro economical variables, such as GDP, GDP annual growth, unemployment rate and inflation, trade balance with territory and commodity structure, and also FDI inward flows. In order to evaluate the potential of each of the countries, long term data was gather starting from the 90's up to 2018 predictions. Such data is displayed in graphs and tables. This thesis is divided into 4 chapters. The first chapter focuses on the definition of MIST countries along with its economic progress in comparison to BRIC and G-7 countries. The second chapter concentrates on countries as individuals: Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea and Turkey. Each country is explained individually at an above macro economical variables, on the ground of which the prediction of their potential is based on. The third chapter explores the investment impact of South Korea, as the most developed country of the group, on the Slovak and Czech markets. Specifically, it is centered on the automotive production of Kia Motors Slovakia and Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech and their economical gain for both countries. The last chapter summarizes the potential of MIST countries for future acting in the world economy
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Russian Federation and its position on the global natural gas market
Dlouhý, Petr ; Müller, Štěpán (advisor) ; Taušer, Josef (referee)
The bachelor work deals with the world gas market and its development since 2000 focusing on the Russian Federation's standings on this market. The analysis of the role of Russia in the world trade in natural gas is based on a set of data containing world reserves, production and consumption volumes information as well as the main trade flows among the major exporters and importers of this commodity. Very important part of the analysis is mapping of the Russian gas sector and its corporate and political background. The so called shale revolution is also taken into account. Shale gas is about to have an impact on some of the world's commodity markets. The main goal of this work is to assess the position of the Russian Federation on gas market between 2000 and 2012 and then to predict how much and under which circumstances may the position of this country on the gas market shift.
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The renewable energy sources and their influence on Brazilian economy
Semerádová, Zuzana ; Müller, Štěpán (advisor) ; Taušer, Josef (referee)
Bachelor thesis deals with the influence of the integration of renewable energy sources in the Brazilian economy and the subsequent negative or positive effect on the economy of the country. The first part presents the basic factual data about Brazil, the development of the Brazilian economy and its current status. The second part is devoted to the field of theoretical clarification of the concept of renewable energy sources, describes the types of renewable energy sources and how they can be obtained. The third part refers to the particular cases utilization of renewable sources in the Brazilian territory and the problems associated with this drawing. This chapter also discusses the government's involvement in the production of energy through renewable sources and the local energy market environment. The last section compares the data to determine the effect of various categories of renewable energy sources in the economy and describes investment in renewables.
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Development of Chinese stock markets and their connection to the stock markets in the USA
Kociánová, Iva ; Taušer, Josef (advisor) ; Müller, Štěpán (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the topic of development of Chinese stock markets and their connection to the stock markets in the USA. The primary purpose of this research is to investigate, through a historical analysis, this rather untraditional development. The other objective of this study is to clarify the reasons of such a fast development and, with the help of results of other used analyses, assess to what extent the following stock markets are influenced by each other. This part of the study focuses mainly on the development of mutual dependence between the Shanghai and the New York stock market and on predictions of the future development of Chinese stock markets, using several other economic variables of the USA markets. This diploma thesis also aims to analyze the position of China in holding of American bonds, as well as to define the motives of their purchase and describe the possible impacts of their sudden sale by the Chinese government.
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Realization of synergies in international mergers and acquisitions
Hudečková, Veronika ; Taušer, Josef (advisor) ; Müller, Štěpán (referee)
The volume of mergers and acquisitions in 2014 amounted to 3.6 trillion USD. Acquisition activity over the previous year increased by 26 % and the volume of mergers and acquisitions was the third highest in history after 2007 and 2006. The constantly increasing number of mergers and acquisitions and an increase in the volume of capital required for the realization of transactions stand in stark contrast to the high rate of failure. The primary motive for international mergers and acquisitions is the realization of synergies. The paper analyzes in detail the factors that influence the success of international mergers and acquisitions, especially strategic fit, cultural fit and integration. It also analyzes the motives which lead to realization of those transactions and how they relate to the realization of synergies. The results of previous studies are presented in the theoretical part, practical part is focused on a specific acquisition of Anheuser-Busch, which is part of the global brewing group Anheuser-Busch InBev, which in 2014 bought a small Czech brewery - Pivovar Samson.
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