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Analysis of ICT/IS innovations
Zíma, Petr ; Basl, Josef (advisor) ; Gála, Libor (referee)
This thesis focuses on innovations and ICT/IS innovations in detail. It is divided into the theoretical and practical part. The author of the thesis sets himself two main objectives. First one is to define the basic innovation and ICT/IS innovation theory. Second one is to conduct research among selected companies and analyze its results. From mined data the author tries to identify a group of companies successful in innovation projects, define best innovation practices as a key to success and analyze the ICT/IS innovations impact on the other innovation types. The thesis is divided into two parts, theoretical and practical. The theoretical part is aimed at definition of information system and its relevance to company's competitiveness. The multidimensional view of IS is also highlighted. The author describes the Schumpeter's Theory of Innovation and contributions of his followers. In addition to information system's definition this part focuses also on innovation management and innovation strategy, as well as on author's own experience with innovation projects. Final section of the theoretical part describes different types of ICT/IS innovations and their definition. The impacts of ICT/IS innovation on other types of innovation is also discussed. Second part of the thesis is practical one and deals with research which was carried out among a set of selected companies. Prior to results evaluation, The author defines several theses (as a reflection his expectation from research). These theses are grouped into following categories: effects and return of ICT/IS investment, ICT/IS innovation strategic management and the importance of ICT/IS innovation in innovation cycle. As a part of the analysis the author compare above mentioned theses to gained research results. Finally, there is the executive summary containing key recommendations and best practices for successful ICT/IS innovation activities. Main contribution of the thesis may be seen in the description of companies' approach to innovations and identification of a group of companies applying innovations successfully in practice.
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Inovační politika Francie
Ročková, Simona ; Gullová, Soňa (advisor) ; Laschoberová, Libuše (referee)
The bachelor thesis targets the area of the innovations and the innovative policy. It defines these terms. The example of the state, on which the thesis shows the different kinds of support and describes the innovative policy, is France. The thesis analyses the recent posture of the innovative policy of the state, it analyses the influence on its whole economic development, its balance of trade and payments and compares the support of the research and the development with the world.
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Inovation policy of Russia
Dedova, Inna ; Gullová, Soňa (advisor) ; Laschoberová, Libuše (referee)
This work is devoted to an analysis of national innovation policy, its components and the prospects for development, current state of the innovation system of Russia as a base of its implementation. To better understand the current status of the innovation environment in Russia, it is necessary to make a comparative analysis of the current state of the country with the countries of Europe, Japan and the United States. To understand Russia's position on a global scale. This also allows to express perspectives and trends in the economy of Russia and appreciate the role of innovation.
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The roles of the state and its support of research and development in the private sector
Pivoňková, Jana ; Zemplinerová, Alena (advisor) ; Zabranská, Monika (referee)
This project is aimed at the roles of the state and its support of research and development in the private sector. The core part of this project is focused on view and judgment of the roles of the state institutions in the research and development process. Is should be also mentioned that substantial part is focused on the following four dominant institutions: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports; Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; Ministry of Industry and Trade and Grant Agency of the Czech Republic. My primal interest is aimed at comparison of public and private expenses relating to the research and development and evaluation of all effects connected with these expenses. The key aspects of this project are supported by economic theories such as The Theory of Bureaucracy, Public Interests, Government and Market Failure or The State Regulation Theory. The whole point of this project is to find out reasons for state intervention in the research and development areas. Particular attention is paid to the current empirical studies and results related to these studies.
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Creation of learning block of IT Project Portfolio Management
Měsíček, Libor ; Chocholatý, Drahomír (advisor) ; Pejsar, Zdeněk (referee)
This thesis is focused on IT Project Portfolio Management and the creation of tools for teaching it. The objectives are first to summarize the evolution of IT Project Portfolio Management, then to extend the current process of project selection with other elements and points of view, and also to create a software tool for teaching IT Project Portfolio Management. The thesis deals with the emergence and subsequent development of IT Project Portfolio Management and its benefits, problems, and concepts, which are necessary for deeper understanding of the issue. Furthermore, the thesis describes the cycle of IT Project Portfolio Management and highlights the important moments and trends. In addition, it focuses on the processes used in the context of portfolio management and its impact on the company and its employees. It also lists some options how to limit its and how to improve the quality of project plans. The focus of the thesis is also on the process of criteria selection and ways of obtaining appropriate weights of criteria and on other methods of selecting projects. The last chapter contains a manual how to work with the attached MS Excel file. The file provides a tool for the assessment of projects.
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Research, development and innovation investments: case study of the Czech Republic
Czesaná, Veronika ; Petrášek, František (advisor) ; Kučerová, Jaroslava (referee)
Theoretical background for a knowledge- and innovation-based economic growth is built by macroeconomic theories of growth, whose overview is covered in the first part of this thesis. The methodology part designs and explains a set of indicators selected for the purposes of the consequent analysis, in order to assess and compare sources, outcomes and effects of research, development and innovation processes. The analytical part includes evaluation of all selected indicators including identification of probable causes of the identified developments and position of the Czech Republic within the European Union. The analysis is carried out in 5 consequent logic blocks, which fully cover the complete chain of consequences from costs up to final macroeconomic effects. One part of analysis concerning human resources in R&D is next to hard statistical data also based on the results of an own questionnaire survey designed especially for the purposes of this thesis to uncover motivating and discouraging factors standing behind university students' interest in doctorate degree attainment and in a career in research or development. The conclusive part of the thesis summarizes main findings and suggests directions for Czech R&D&I policy in order to achieve improvements in areas of the greatest inadequacies pointed out in the analysis.
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Selected support programmes for SME's
Horák, Lukáš ; Černá, Iveta (advisor) ; Taušer, Josef (referee)
In the first part of this thesis there is described sector of SME's in detail and support they get from state. There is elaborated influence of SME's on Czech economy, particularly on added value, employment, investments and foreign trade. Apart from that there are specified some of their advantages and disadvantages that arise mostly from their size. In the first part there is further described support programme OPPI which focuses on innovative oriented SME's. There is also described JEREMIE initiative that is based on cooperation of public finance together with venture capital funds. Furthermore there is stressed the importance of innovations for flowering of economy based on knowledges. In the second part there is described venture capital in detail, especially there is explained how it works, types of venture capital investments and linkage between venture capital and innovations. The thesis then focuses on presence of venture capital in CEE region and particularly in Czech Republic. There are also pointed out typical types of investments in CEER and Czech Republic.
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