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Determinants of Industrialization in sub-Saharan Africa and Possibilities for their Development
Sejkora, Jiří ; Jiránková, Martina (advisor) ; Šaroch, Stanislav (referee) ; Fárek, Jiří (referee) ; Adamcová, Lenka (referee)
Sub-Saharan economies need structural changes that would enhance their productivity, increase economic growth and development. In this regard, industrialization plays a key role. Using regression analysis, the aim of this dissertation thesis is to identify main factors (determinants) of industrialization in sub-Saharan Africa. The results indicate that infrastructure and economy size (measured by population size) represent main determinants of industrialization in the region. The thesis also deals with possibilities for development of those determinants. Case study of infrastructure development in Mauritius emphasizes privatization, cooperation with external subjects etc. Negative consequences of small economy size can be overcome by preferential trade agreements (under certain circumstances), as shown by analysis of the three smallest economies in the region.
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Reconstruktion and new plan of St. Tomas court in Brno
Adamcová, Lenka ; Mléčka, Jan (referee) ; Šindlar, Jiljí (advisor) ; Vlček, Milan (advisor)
The bachelor’s thesis deals with the reconstruction and new plan of St. Tomas court in Brno. It is about a riding club called TJ Moravan, located on the border districts of Brno and Brno-center-Žabovřesky, near the city center. The commissioned work is based on the improper placement and poor technical condition of buildings. There will be many structural modifications to the historic buildings and completely change their current use. Here you will find a new massage center, a rehabilitation center, cafeteria, sauna, tea, coffee, bowling, make-up artist and model shop with a workshop. The work is divided into design studies, construction of the project documentation for construction and architectural detail. You can find drawings of the whole area at a scale of 1:100 and of a wooden gazebo at a scale of 1:50 in the design studies. The construction of the project documentation for construction is thoroughly resolved the southeast wing at a scale of 1:50. Furthermore, we can find several architectural details. Much detail is resolved last architectural detail. Here is a solution of double walls with built-in ice decoracryl lighting.
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Sensation of Jeopardy as a Possible Source of Work Motivation
Adamcová, Lenka ; Hiršová, Miloslava (advisor) ; Míková, Irena (referee)
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to determine whether the sensation of jeopardy may be a source of motivation to work, or, conversely, it plays a significant role in motivating staff. The survey has dealt with motivational factors (including sensation of jeopardy) and divided them according to Herzbergs motivation theory on motivators and higyene factors where the degree of motivation and degree of satisfaction at the workplace are determined. The operational objective is to determine the impact of a sensation of jeopardy on the overall work atmosphere, which is connected to the relations with superiors and relations with workers at the same level. Subsequently, the working atmosphere examined the presence of sensations of jeopardy, which may cause rivalry or, conversely, mutual support. Required data were obtained by a questionnaire. In conclusion, my thesis summarizes the key findings and recommendations for the organization, which was the objected of the the survey.
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Zahraniční zadluženost rozvojových zemí
Golková, Dagmar ; Adamcová, Lenka (advisor) ; Nováček, Jan (referee)
Vysoká zahraniční zadluženost je jedním z globálních problémů současnosti. Více než 20 let se pokoušejí mezinárodní finanční instituce, OSN, vlády nejvíce rozvinutých zemí, rozvojové země a nevládní organizace hledat řešení. Dluhové úlevy jsou poskytovány rozvojovým zemím ze tří hlavních zdrojů: HIPC iniciativou, Pařížským klubem a bilaterálními věřiteli mimo Pařížský klub. Mezinárodní měnový fond spolu s Světovou bankou zprostředkovává HIPC iniciativu. V práci jsou hodnoceny pokroky učiněné v rámci globálního problému zadluženosti, a to především v 90. letech 20. století. Tyto pokroky jsou předvedeny prostřednictvím změn situace v jednotlivých rozvojových regionech.
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The EU engagement in the international effort on ODA increasing
Vlková, Ivana ; Konečný, Čestmír (advisor) ; Adamcová, Lenka (referee) ; Varadzin, František (referee) ; Sedláček, Petr (referee)
The purpose of this thesis is to analyse in depth the EU position in the international effort to increase the Official Development Assistance with respect to the situation of poverty in developing world and current initiatives on searching for potential solutions of this crucial issue. In connection with poverty traps in developing countries the EU came up with many important initiatives in the field of international development policy, which indicates a strong commitment of Member states towards the poverty eradication. Based on predictions analysed in the 3rd Chapter of this thesis, it is possible to deduce that the EU as a whole will be able to reach its targets in the area of ODA increases. However, there will be a different situation in case of individual Member states - not all of them report about appropriate ODA increases needed for reaching the individual declared targets. There are many more or less suitable solutions: new allocations of additional financial resources from donors` public budgets to the ODA purposes, debt relief, innovative financial resources or methodological changes in the ODA statistical reporting. In any case, it is always needed to pay attention to the principles of effectiveness and raising the ODA quality and impact. The potential for reaching the official targets was, is and will be affected by plenty of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats on the side of the EU, developing countries and the whole international community.
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Key Development Challenges of the Vietnamese economy in the framework of regionalism
Fejfarová, Michaela ; Konečný, Čestmír (advisor) ; Adamcová, Lenka (referee) ; Varadzin, František (referee) ; Mothejl, Pavel (referee)
The dissertation focuses on the Vietnamese economy and its development during the time period from the end of the World War II until present. Its objective is to map and analyze the process of integration of Vietnam into the regional and global economic structures in the aforementioned time period and identify the main challenges of current Vietnamese economic development. The issues of deficient infrastructure, energy shortage and environmental pollution can all hinder further economic development in terms of trade and investment absorption capacity. Although many other developing countries face similar problems, in Vietnam the conditions had been aggravated by more than 30 years of war, socialist planned economy, division of the territory and long lasting economic isolation all resulting in inefficiencies in use of resources, division of labor and environmental devastation. Nevertheless, Vietnam skillfully uses the newly acquired regional network within the Association of South East Asian Nations as well as the advantages of deepening relationships with the economic centers in Europe and North America to further enhance trade, attract investment and raise development aid. With its outstanding record of high economic growth and dynamic development, Vietnam has proved the ability to employ its resources and comparative advantages to the full.
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Discourses and practices of the Czech development cooperation
Horký, Ondřej ; Jeníček, Vladimír (advisor) ; Varadzin, František (referee) ; Fárek, Jiří (referee) ; Adamcová, Lenka (referee)
As a part of international economic relations, development cooperation is a relatively new issue area of the Czech foreign policy. In spite of the strong Czechoslovak cooperation with the pro-socialist Third World countries during the Cold War, the country quickly abandoned delegitimized development activities only to restart them in the mid-1990s. This time, the policy was induced mostly externally by the international and EU commitments to provide aid to developing countries. Building on James Ferguson's concept of 'anti-politics machine' and the Bourdieusian concept of illusio, this dissertation argues that (i) the apparatus of the Czech development cooperation deals with development as a technical matter and leads to the depoliticization of the Czech relations with the South; and (ii) the low public awareness of the policy and the dependence of the civil society on government funding tones down their criticism and facilitates the use of the policy for the particular interests of the Czech implementers instead of contributing to poverty reduction in the South. The second chapter justifies the interdisciplinary approach adopted in the dissertation. It argues that in the same way as multidimensional poverty cannot be reduced to mere income, a holistic analysis of development cooperation must extend beyond the neoclassical economic approach and include social, cultural, political and environmental aspects of development. The third and fourth chapters analyze accordingly the discourses (historical and legal sources, political and social context, government strategies) and practices (content of bilateral cooperation, its effectiveness, actors and interrelations between them) of the Czech development cooperation. The following chapters extend from the narrow topic of development cooperation to gender as a cross-cutting issue and further to the problem of policy coherence. While gender has gained serious credit on the international development research and policy agenda, it is reflected in policy and operational documents only formally, making bilateral cooperation projects gender blind, and hence detrimental to women. Finally, the Czech discourses and practices of the formally institutionalized policy coherence for development are analyzed in cases studies on migration, trade and agriculture. The chapter argues that slight changes in other government policies may have greater impact on developing countries than any substantial reforms of development cooperation. Overall, the dissertation advocates for a repoliticization of the development agenda and its return to the public space. So far, it was mostly the European Union funding that incited the civil society to raise new policy issues and question the effectiveness of the Czech development cooperation in reducing global poverty, but it is crucial to involve political parties, civil society at large, media and academia in the process as well. An annex lists a range of detailed policy recommendations for development cooperation generally, in particular its gender dimension, and its coherence with the Czech migration, agriculture and trade policies.
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An assessment of shopping atmosphere of stores Bata and Humanic
Adamcová, Lenka ; Chylíková, Hana (advisor) ; Khelerová, Vladimíra (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with an assessment of shopping atmosphere of two stores of Baťa and Humanic in Prague. The first store is Bata Václavské náměstí and second one is HUMANIC Národní.The thesis is divided into three main chapters. The first chapter describes the theory of shopping atmosphere, customer service, and methods. The second chapter describes Bata and Humanic company,their history and analysis of their shopping atmosphere. The last chapter includes an assessment of shopping atmosphere and suggestions for improvement.
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The comparison of communication skills of nurses with a deathward client in hospitals and hospice homes.
ADAMCOVÁ, Lenka
This Bachelor's work examines nurses' skills in communicating with terminally ill patients in hospital and hospice facilities. The aim of this work is to present a detailed overview of the communication skills of nurses treating dying patients in hospital and hospice facilities as well as to identify what approaches nurses working in hospital and hospice facilities are not taking when treating terminally ill patients and to identify the specific issues that nurses must deal with when treating terminally ill patients in hospital facilities. A method of quantitative research was used to obtain findings for this Bachelor's work, and questionnaires were used to collect data. The addressed respondents were medical staff treating patients at the Central Military Hospital in Prague as well as at the St. Agnes of Bohemia Hospice in Červený Kostelec, the St. Lazarus Hospice in Plzeň and the Hospice on the Holy Little Hill in Olomouc. A total of 129 questionnaires were distributed, and only 33 were not returned. Therefore, 74% of the respondents did complete and return the questionnaires. However, 12 questionnaires were excluded for being incomplete. A total of 85 questionnaires, 66% of the original number of questionnaires distributed, were used to process the data. Therefore, the answers of 85 respondents were used for the research. Four hypotheses were established: 1. The methods and the level of communication of nurses caring for terminally ill patients are influenced by education and awareness {--} this was confirmed; 2. The process of caring for terminally ill patients depends on the conditions for providing comprehensive treatment care in hospital departments and in hospital facilities {--} this was confirmed; 3. Nurses in hospital facilities lack sufficient education for communication with terminally ill patients, and the conditions for providing comprehensive care are insufficient as well {--} this was confirmed; 4. Nurses in hospice facilities are familiar with communication techniques and regularly use them when accompanying dying patients {--} this was confirmed. The results of the research will be provided to employees in management positions in the examined hospital facilities and two hospices in order to improve the quality of the care provided to terminally ill patients.
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