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Business relations among the Czech Republic and Persian Gulf countries
Mikšíková, Eva ; Bolotov, Ilya (advisor) ; Čajka, Radek (referee)
The object of my bachelor thesis was to analyse international business relations among the Czech Republic and Persian Gulf countries and to define suitable branches for Czech exporters to local market on the grounds of ascertained information. The whole bachelor thesis is divided in two big chapters. In the first part I especially described general characteristics of Persian Gulf countries and the structure of all six member states of the organization GCC. I found considerable similarity in all six economies on the grounds of this analysis and that is why I focused on international business relations among the Czech Republic and one chosen Persian Gulf country in detail. I chose the most characteristic state of Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Saudi Arabia, which offers relatively considerable opportunities for Czech exporters thanks to its enormous income from oil production and longing to disengage from the dependency on oil industry. I mostly emanated from statistics of Czech and Saudi Statistical Office during working on my bachelor thesis and I cooperated with Ministry of Trade and Industry in Prague and leading companies exporting to the market in Saudi Arabia as well.
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Islam and women's rights: Case study of Saudi Arabia
Tošovská, Lucie ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Novotná, Yvona (referee)
The issue of human rights - or rather women's rights - and their protection has become a very sensitive topic as of lately. Despite global efforts of upholding human rights we still encounter their violation and especially so in states where Islam is widespread. This work addresses the relation between Islam and human rights, especially women's rights, which tend to be suppressed in Islamic states. The work analyses basic international instruments for protection of human and women's rights in comparison to the Islamic conception. It most directly focuses on the example of Saudi Arabia, a state in which the violation of women's rights can be found most often.
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Business cooperation between the Czech Republic and Saudi Arabia
Šmotková, Marie ; Müllerová, Františka (advisor) ; Korandová, Jiřina (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to introduce the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as an important potential partner for the Czech business entities based on a comprehensive and objective analysis of factors that could affect the cooperation between these two countries. The thesis is divided into four chapters. The first one deals with the general characteristics of Saudi Arabia, particularly with demographic and geographic data, administrative structure, history and political-legal environment. The second chapter is about the economic characteristics of the country and it concentrates on the development of macroeconomic indicators, the various sectors of economy, finance, foreign trade and investment climate. The third section focuses on business cooperation between the Czech Republic and Saudi Arabia, with an emphasis on the development of mutual relations, trade balance and the specifics of the entry of Czech subjects on the Saudi market, including SWOT and PESTLE analysis and information about companies that have been already successful on the Saudi market. The last chapter is about cultural differences and I mention Hofstede's cultural dimensions, gender issues, values in society and the impact of cultural differences on the business negotiations.
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Analysis of the issue of entry of foreign companies in the Saudi market
Havlíčková, Blanka ; Turnerová, Lenka (advisor) ; Drozen, František (referee)
This thesis analyzes religious, social and cultural norms, describes economic and trade negotiations specifics of Saudi Arabia and provides advices in connection with business opportunities for potential business partners. In first part of the thesis I focus on general information about Saudi Arabia (geography, population, religion, education systém, role of media) and on constitutional origins, constitution, criminal proceedings and criminality in the Kingdom. In the second part I look at Saudi Arabia from an economic point of view and describe basic macroeconomical indicators, situation in various sectors of the Saudi economy, development of the Saudi state budget and national debts. I also analyze position of the country in international trade and its economic cooperation with the Czech Republic. The third part is devoted to the cultural specifics of Saudi Arabia, such as position of women in society, sexual segregation, way of dress, lifestyle or the Saudi approach to work. In the fourth part, I turned attention to the pitfalls of business negotiation with Saudi partners, focusing on the issue of donation etiquette, greetings and inappropriate conversational topics. The last part is devoted to the results of my research, which outline Saudi preferences for commercial negotiation, shopping or the best method of communication.
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The position of Saudi Arabia in international relations
Cimpová, Jitka ; Novotná, Yvona (advisor) ; Volenec, Otakar (referee)
The main goal of this thesis is to characterize the position and significance of Saudi Arabia in current international relations on the grounds of the historical development analysis and aspects that influence both national and foreign policy; and to zoom in the background of strategic partnership with chosen countries as well as in their consequences. Four chapters make the reader familiar with the concept of islam, wahhabi orthodoxy, shari'a law and the reign of the Saudi dynasty monarchs. They depict the progress in the political sphere and the reforms of King Abdullah as well. The economic situation and orientation is presented briefly with the power structure. The principal part is formed by the analysis of foreign policy and characteristics of possible clashes of concerns in bilateral relations with neighbouring states and other strategic partners.
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Economic, political and social impacts of oil exports in selected countries with a focus on Venezuela
Bezděk, Martin ; Vošta, Milan (advisor) ; Kašpar, Václav (referee)
This thesis is focused on the influence of money, that comes from oil export, on economy, politics and society of selected oil exporting countries: Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Norway, Ira nand Equatorial Guinea. The first part characterizes oil, its extraction, reserves, flows, and consumption . The influence of oil on economy, politics and society is explained on the example of Venezuela in the second chapter. In the third part the effects in the other countries are compared. The key question is: Is the oil wealth advantage or disadvantage for the country?
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The Comparison of the Czech Companies´ Possibilities to Enter the Markets of the Persian Gulf Countries
Koutová, Tereza ; Zamykalová, Miroslava (advisor) ; Zaza, Yasar (referee)
This Bachelor Thesis is dealing with the six countries of The Persian Gulf (The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman). First of all I bring in some general characteristics of the states, including geographical, demographical, political and cultural information and last but not least features of the countries' economies. In the main part of the thesis I review the cooperation with The Czech Republic and I introduce the experience of two particular companies which have successfully done business in this part of the world. The aim of the final part is to show some sunrise industries in the Gulf states and to bring in some recommendations to entrepreneurs who would be interested in entering the Gulf market.
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Islam in the politics of Arabian countries, culturally historical context. A case study: Saudi Arabia
Lackovičová, Simona ; Lehmannová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Šabacká, Yvona (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with Islam in the politics of Arabian countries and with its culturally historical context. A case study is concerned with Saudi Arabia. As far as historical context is concerned, the thesis focuses on the territory of The Arabian peninsula, especially. The aim of the thesis is to find out, how Islam influenced a political organization in the individual state units from the time of the prophet Mohammed to the fall of the Ottoman Empire and how Islam influences a political organization of Saudi Arabia today. The thesis divides into three parts. The first part of the thesis devotes to historical context of Islam. A second part of the thesis deals with Islamic culture including its duties and practices, Islamic law sharia or cultural dimensions of Arabian world according to the studies of Geert Hofstede. The last part of the thesis is the case study.
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