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Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development
Peťura, Jiří ; Seknička, Pavel (advisor) ; Hraba, Zdeněk (referee)
RESUMÉ Regional development is, in the broader context, dealing with the competitive advantage of regions, which significantly influences the character of entrepreneurship and innovation. The principles of regional development are based on the ability of the environment to create new knowledge and innovation, which is then capitalized in the market. The economic performance of regions ensures sustainable development, social harmony and also eliminates regional disparities. It is the uneven development of regions that is creating the economic and social environment of social inclusion and, in the process, causes labor migration and economic backwardness in certain areas. The European principle of regional development on the basis of cohesion is ensured through economic tools and directed by investing public funds into land development and human resources. Funds are distributed in a way that should serve the best to strengthen the competitiveness of the less competitive regions. At the beginning of my thesis, I dealt with the principles of regional development and defined the fundamental concepts I use in this thesis. I also described the legislative framework for the functioning of the regional policy in the Czech Republic. In the second chapter, I focused on institutional support of regional development,...
The impact of entrepreneurship on economic performance in Central and Eastern Europe
Chiselita, Doina ; Benáček, Vladimír (advisor) ; Svoboda, Karel (referee) ; Korosteleva, Julia (referee)
Entrepreneurship is viewed by scholars and policy makers as an important factor contributing to increased levels of economic performance. New businesses are conduits of innovation, connecting resources and ideas within the economy and fostering competition. Central and Eastern Europe is a special case regarding entrepreneurship, due to its communist legacy. The surge in entrepreneurial activities caused by the process of market liberalization ultimately affected economic development in the area. This thesis acknowledges the importance of studying entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe, and aims to analyse the impact of new business formation on economic performance in the region. To do so, the thesis creates a comprehensive guide of theoretical frameworks linking entrepreneurship to measures of economic performance and applies them to the Central and Eastern European area. The thesis also develops an empirical study using regression analysis with regional Eurostat data, which shows that new business formation has a significant, positive impact on GDP levels in Central and Eastern Europe. The results also indicate that entrepreneurial activity should be regarded by policy makers as an important factor that leads to increased economic performance, in addition to measures of research and...
Innovation in small and medium enterprises
Ehrenberger, Marek ; Strielkowski, Wadim (advisor) ; Hausenblas, Václav (referee)
This thesis provides insight into factors that influence the innovation activity of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Czech Republic. Its key part analyzes a survey conducted among over eleven hundred Czech SMEs. A model of determinants of innovations is constructed and estimated. Own R&D is identified as a key driver of innovations for the firms. Other important factors include investment into technology, improvement of quality of a product or service or presence on foreign markets. Barriers to innovations and external factors with negative impact as perceived by the firms do not prove to constitute a real inhibitor of innovative activities. Keywords: SME, innovation, entrepreneurship, small and medium enterprise Author's e-mail: marek.ehrenberger@gmail.com Supervisor's e-mail: strielkowski@fsv.cuni.cz
The Nature of Entrepreneurship: Society, the Individual and the Firm
Kapustin, Victor ; Benáček, Vladimír (advisor) ; Balcar, Petr (referee)
Entrepreneurship is often perceived as a crucial component of economic growth and social development. Studies into entrepreneurship inform policy design, thus the diverse understanding of entrepreneurship among scholars can create confusion in policy design. The current state of the field of entrepreneurial research is examined in order to identify the need for a universal definition of entrepreneurship. After a synthesis and analysis of prior research is conducted to identify the various links in perspectives, a new definition and framework is suggested. The resulting framework sees entrepreneurship as an autocatalytic process of creation of meaning and the consequent retention of said meaning in the structure of a new venture. The elements of this framework (autocatalytic process, creation of meaning, and retention in structure) can be assigned varying degrees of importance corresponding to differing perspectives, while simultaneously ensuring the presence of each element. The developed framework can be used to better inform the decisions of scholars and policy makers, due to the uncovering of the complex relationships between society, individuals and firms.
Export Decision Support Model for the Czech Republic
Couceiro Vlasak, Carlos ; Mejstřík, Michal (advisor) ; Benáček, Vladimír (referee)
In this paper, an Export Decision Support Model applied to the Czech Republic is developed, with the aim of finding export opportunities. The model functions using a filtering process in which a stream of data composed of numerous socio-economic indicators representing the world trade is analysed. For their construction, an extensive literature review was developed relying strongly on a previous EDSM targeted as well for the Czech Republic, as at the moment no explicit rule exist describing its appropriate composition. Then, if a given market, determined by its associated matrix of indicators, fulfils the conditions of the model, then it is retrieved as an export opportunity. After the model construction, it is supplied with two streams of data, for 2010 and for 2014 and, the hypothesis that for both years the output is equal is evaluated. With the intention to infer if the constructed model needs periodical recalibrations for its appropriate use. Finally, a local sensitivity analysis is deployed uncovering the behaviour of the different parameters of the model, a novel approach not yet implemented in an EDSM tailor made for the Czech Republic. JEL Classification F10, F13, F23, M31 Keywords export opportunity, entrepreneurship, international marketing, sensitivity analysis, trade Author's e-mail...
Estimating the elasticities of labour supply for SMEs in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Šabić, Ada ; Strielkowski, Wadim (advisor) ; Želinský, Tomáš (referee)
This Master thesis aims at testing the intertemporal substitution hypothesis (ISH) for small and medium enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We predicted a positive relationship between the hours worked and the transitory changes in wages, and tested the hypothesis using the data collected via surveys of small entrepreneurs in North-Western Bosnia and Herzegovina; collecting data on daily income and the hours worked. The estimated wage elasticities are positive and different from zero, according to which it appears that the hypothesis of negative wage elasticities has no empirical evidence in the case of Bosnian and Herzegovinian entrepreneurs. This result implies that the intertemporal labour substitution hypothesis found supportive evidence and that we can reject the daily targeting hypothesis. We also argue that entrepreneurs tend to pursue profits across working days because their main motive for running a business is the accumulation of capital and wealth, so that they follow the pattern of intertemporal labour substitution. The findings can be explained by an unfavourable business climate in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is a result of a long-lasting transition process the country is still undergoing. Keywords: labour supply, elasticity, intertemporal substitution, daily targeting, SMEs,...
The cooperative as a business entity
Valíček, Jan ; Zahradníčková, Marie (advisor) ; Oehm, Jaroslav (referee)
1 Abstract The cooperative as a business entity The goal of this thesis is to look at the cooperatives from a different point of view as a business entity. The difference is explained on a fact that normally the cooperative is connected with ensuring of economic, social and other needs of its members. Chapter One deals with the basic features of a cooperative. With regard to the limited range of this thesis it considers only chosen features influencing the functioning of the cooperative as a business entity. Firstly a cooperative, entrepreneurship as a core of the market economy and the correlation between them is described. Then the thesis compares a cooperative with companies based on selected features. Chapter Two concentrates on types of cooperatives, on their constitution and utilization for business. This chapter focuses on housing cooperatives, consumer cooperatives, production cooperatives and credit unions. Last but not least the thesis comments the importance of alliances increasing competitiveness and advantages for the cooperative members. Chapter Three provides an outline of the European Cooperative Society. It is a necessary part with regard to the membership of Czech Republic in the European Union. The most important and most interesting parts related to the business utilization of the...
The impact of economic freedom and finance accessibility on new firm formation
Mattanelli, Matyáš ; Mareš, Jan (advisor) ; Novák, Jiří (referee)
This thesis investigates the effects of economic freedom and finance accessibil- ity on new firm formation. The former is proxied by the Index of Economic Freedom and its subindices published by The Heritage Foundation, while the latter is represented by four characteristics of the country's financial system re- trieved from the World Bank's Global Financial Development Database. The dependent variable is proxied by the measure of new business density obtained from the World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database. As a result, the data set employed in this thesis is an unbalanced panel consisting of 136 countries observed between the years 2006 and 2017. Given the inclusion of past realizations of the dependent variable, the models are estimated by the dynamic panel estimator System GMM. The variables found to affect new firm formation positively and with a statistical significance are economic freedom, financial freedom, and rule of law. The last variable captures the degree of pro- tection of property rights and the country's level of corruption. On the other hand, the findings suggest that countries with less stable banking sectors enjoy greater new firm formation rates. No significant relationship has been found between financial access and new firm formation.
Students Start-ups: Establishment and Development
Miček, Tomáš ; Chlebovský, Vít (referee) ; Koráb, Vojtěch (advisor)
The subject of this thesis is to analyse the actual state of vegetable and microgreens market in Czechia and set a solid foundation for establishment of a microgreens business. The outcome of the thesis is supported by findings from analytic tools such as SLEPTE, SWOT, Porter´s Five Forces model and Lean canvas. The theoretical part includes definitions of basic terms regarding entrepreneurship, startups, and basic explanation of analytical tools. The outcome of the work is to assess all the acquired data and evaluate feasibility of the business plan.
Business Plan
Remer, Tomáš ; Koráb, Vojtěch (referee) ; Veselý, Josef (advisor)
The subject of the diploma thesis is a business plan, which consists of the establishment of a new company with its own nut products. The first chapter contains the theoretical background of the thesis concerning the business and the established analytical methods. The second part deals with the analysis of the current situation of the external and internal environment of the company, with the application of marketing research. The third part is devoted to the development of a specific business plan, using the knowledge from previous chapters.

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