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Monetary policy in Russian Federation
Bryntsev, Maksim ; Soukup, Jindřich (advisor) ; Krameš, Jaroslav (referee)
The aim of the thesis is to analyze and to explain monetary policy of Russian central bank and to determine its specific characteristics during 2010 -- 2014 as well as to describe its main instruments, goals, models and methods of regulation. First of all, the author will introduce common problems of monetary policy and there will be described general theoretical aspects of monetary policy functioning as well as impacts of monetary measures in open economy with different regimes of exchange policy and capital mobility. Further, there will be described instruments and transmission mechanism of monetary policy. The author will try to describe conditions of monetary policy realization, which have an impact on the direction of Bank of Russia measures, within the analytical part. The author will describe instruments that are characteristic for Russian central bank and foreign exchange policy, which are important for prediction of impact from monetary actions. At the end of the thesis the author will try to estimate an efficiency of monetary policy with the comparison of reality and the prognoses of Bank of Russia.
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Corporate governance, network theory, and interlocking directorates in the Czech Republic
Nowak, Ondřej ; Hnilica, Jiří (advisor) ; Soukup, Jindřich (referee) ; Marek, Petr (referee)
The goal of this dissertation thesis is to expand the current knowledge in the area of corporate governance in the Czech Republic. The document consists of several parts. First, a brief introduction to the field of corporate governance is provided. The introduction is followed by the analysis of the data sample in the context of corporate governance, and the search for a potential relationship between the implementation of the principles of corporate governance and financial performance of companies. The next part offers a theoretical introduction to the theory of networks with an emphasis on social and economic networks. In the final part, the empirical network of interlocking directorates in the Czech Republic is presented. The discussion is focused on the structure of the network and its comparison with structures in real business environment in the Czech Republic, and with similar networks from other countries.
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Using total factor productivity benchmarking in tariff regulation of network industries
Machek, Ondřej ; Hnilica, Jiří (advisor) ; Soukup, Jindřich (referee) ; Baláž, Peter (referee) ; Strachota, Luboš (referee)
Incentive regulation and benchmarking are becoming frequently used tools in tariff regulation of public utilities, including natural gas distribution companies. We present a review of existing approaches to economic regulation using benchmarking models, their advantages and disadvantages and discuss practical experience with these methods. The work also includes a comparison of the total factor produktivity (TFP) approach with frontier-based methods such as data envelopment analysis or corrected ordinary least squares and discussion of the differences, possible weaknesses and misinterpretation of results. Consequently, we analyze the development of total factor productivity of Czech natural gas distribution companies with other industries (water and sewerage, electricity distribution and transmission) using index analysis. The main outcome of the dissertation thesis is the discussion of the applicability of TFP benchmarking in the conditions of the Czech energy market, a synthesis of findings, discussion of associated issues, assumptions and recommendations for implementation of TFP benchmarking into the tariff regulation of Czech energy industries.
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Economic development of Asian countries
Regent, Kamil ; Soukup, Jindřich (advisor) ; Štědroň, Bohumír (referee)
The aim of this work is to verify Rostow's Stages of growth model and the Solow-Swan growth model empirically using statistical data from Asian countries. In the theoretical part ("Teoretická část"), the main characteristics of the Rostow's Stages of growth model and the Solow-Swan growth model are explained. The empirical part ("Empirická část") consists of the empirical verification based on statistical data from a total of 51 Asian countries. This includes 47 independent Asian states, 2 partially recognized states (Palestine and Taiwan) and 2 dependent territories (Hong Kong and Macao). The conclusion is devoted specifically to the People's Republic of China and in particular to the evaluation of its economic development, including efforts to predict future developments in relation to Czech businesses.
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The economy of North Caucasus and its growth potential
Zavgorodniy, Juriy ; Soukup, Jindřich (advisor) ; Džbánková, Zuzana (referee)
The major objective of this study is to analyze the development of the economy of northern Caucasus and its growth potential. By northern Caucasus in present thesis is considered the North Caucasus Federal District of Russia. The introduction briefly presents basic information about the study area and major historical events. The first part, which includes an introduction and theoretical background, characterizes the concept of economic growth, including the world-famous models of Harrod, Domar and Solow. In the practical part there`re analyzed the sources of economic growth of the region, especially labor, human capital and infrastructure. The two final chapters are specifically concerned with possible threats and opportunities for future economic development of SKFO, also the principal points and changes are proposed for faster and more efficient economic growth of the district.
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The development of international retail companies in the Czech republic and its economic aspects
Lochman, Alexander ; Jindra, Jiří (advisor) ; Soukup, Jindřich (referee) ; Filipová, Alena (referee) ; Šípek, Ladislav (referee)
The subject of this thesis "The development of international retail companies in the Czech republic and its economic aspects" is a comprehensive evaluation of the operation of international food retail companies focused on supplier-customer relationships. The dissertation is divided into three parts. The first part deals with the origin and characteristics of modern retail chains and instruments of analysis assess the competitive forces in the industry. The second part is devoted to the parameters of business conduct and analysis of the allocation of economic surplus in favor of the retailer. The third part is devoted to the role of prices in the retail, including price wars and its impact on suppliers and consumers
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Factors leading consumers to environmentally and socially responsible behaviour
Descubes, Irena ; Soukup, Jindřich (advisor) ; Dvořáček, Jiří (referee) ; Machková, Hana (referee)
What are the key antecedents, factors and moderators that influence environmentally friendly and socially responsible consumer behaviour? Individual consumers buy products and services not only for their intrinsic satisfactory functionalities. They make their consumption choices also because of specific extrinsic products/service abilities to affirm their lifestyle choice, i.e. enhance their self-concepts and satisfy their psychological needs. Given that despite the recent increase of interest in sustainable consumer behaviour, little is known on sustainable consumer aspirations, this study aims at filling the research gap in this area of academic research. This study investigates ad hoc literature in Lifestyle Strategic Marketing, Branding, Social Psychology and Self-Concept Theory applicable in Green and Fair Trade Operational Marketing . Mixed research methods are used in three distinct studies: (a) laboratory experiment, (b) SurveyMonkeyTM online questionnaire analyzed quantitatively, and (c) SPSS and SEM software data management and analysis. They are conducted in France and based on the common research models, i.e. the Theory of reasoned action (TRA) founded by Fishbein & Ajzen (1975) and the Theory of planned behaviour (TPB) coined by Ajzen (1991). Specific attitudes towards environmentally friendly and fair-trade products and services are derived from Value sets, Awareness of Consequences beliefs and Environmental Concern evaluations; therefore in the third partial study we adapt the research model proposed by Hansla et al. (2008). In all of them is employed a convenience sampling method that allows to gather between 109 and 350 respondents. Results allow for identification of salient factors influencing consumer purchasing intention and willingness to adopt and pay for both environmentally friendly and socially responsible products and/or services.
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Vývoj poptávky po vybraných komoditách na základě sekundárních dat
Řičař, Michal ; Soukup, Jindřich (advisor) ; Nováček, Jan (referee)
Poptávka, jakožto determinující faktor vyráběných statků z dlouhodobého hlediska, je natolik důležitý činitel dění v ekonomickém světě, že je potřebné důkladné zkoumání všech příčin a souvislostí, které ji mohou ovlivňovat. Pokud se podaří eliminovat jednotlivé, dříve zvažované, prvky, pak lze postupně získat takové ukazatele, které jednoznačně na poptávku působí. Sekundární data poslouží k náležitému rozlišení a následné dedukce pomohou k osvětlení nejužších souvislostí. Je zřejmé, že k takovýmto závěrům je třeba relevantních softwarových nástrojů, bez kterých by v dnešní době nebylo možno dostatečně adekvátně reagovat na turbulentní prostředí.
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