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Qualitative perspective in mixed-methods research
Machovcová, K. ; Zábrodská, Kateřina ; Mudrák, Jiří
Goal of this presentation is to discuss possibilities of practical use of mixed-methods research design, so conducting a research project that would utilize both qualitative and quantitative approach and aim at their integration. We will reflect some relevant methodological discussions and share concrete examples of problems we have encountered during realization of two research projects that used mixed-methods design for studying organizations and organizational behavior.
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Relations between EFTA and EU - historical perspective
Rusňáková, Zuzana ; Cihelková, Eva (advisor) ; Frostová, Věra (referee)
The thesis is dealing with the relations between EFTA and EU from the year 1960 up to present. Its goal is not only to describe them but also identify their key moments and circumstances which led to them and based on that to predict the future development. First chapter is devoted to the history of the relations between EFTA and EU from the year 1960 till mid 1990's. The second chapter focuses on EEA, its essence, tools and objectives. The third chapter then describes the development of the relations between EFTA and EU from mid 1990's up to present.
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Jesus in the Koran; with Regards to Islamic As Well As Christian Traditions and the Person of Virgin Mary
Hemala, Jan ; Jandejsek, Petr (advisor) ; Lyčka, Milan (referee)
Different perception of the person of Jesus Christ remains to be among the most frequent and challenging questions of the dialogue between Christianity and Islam. Intention of this work is therefore to introduce at least basic elements of qur'ānic christology, i. e. the peculiar "word" of the Qur'ān about identity and mission of Jesus. It follows the fascinating process by which one religious tradition or culture adopted and assimilated the towering figure of another tradition and embraced it in its own conceptions of history of prophecy and of revelation from God. It further compares controversial attitudes of the Qur'ān (and let us say of Islam generally), such as refutation of Christian dogmas of the divinity of Jesus or the Holy Trinity, with creeds and statements of Christian christology; it devotes special attention to the person and story of Virgin Mary either. Within its explanation the work attempts to search out eventual origins or sources of the specific Islamic appreciation of Jesus, especially in Christian, canonical or apocryphal traditions. To emphasize the significance which is attributed to the mission of Jesus by Islamic orthodoxy and ordinary believers the essay refers also to the perspectives and narrations of later Islamic tradition which embellishes and elaborates qur'ānic indications...
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Homelessness In Gender Perspective
ROKOSOVÁ, Michaela
Gender is often understood as social sex; it points to the culturally conditioned differences between men and women. An important part of gender is gender characteristics, i.e. typical characteristics attributed to men and women. Gender identity is acquired through the cultural social environment that an individual lives in. It refers to the differences in characteristics and in men's and women's perceptions of various life situations. For the terms 'homeless person' and 'homelessness', there are no exact definitions; nevertheless, many experts strive to capture the essence of this phenomenon. One such definition states that a homeless person is an individual without permanent housing or with no possibility of using a shelter of any kind in the long term. More exact definition can be found in the ETHOS typology, in which the homeless are classified into four categories: rooflessness, houselessness, living in insecure housing, and living in inadequate housing. The aim of my research was to find out the basic differences in men's and women's perceptions of being homeless, especially from the perspective of a career, health and social contexts, relationships to family, social bonds, etc. To meet the aim of the research, three research questions were raised. The first question aimed to find out how men and women became homeless. The second question focused on their current life, asking what aspect of homelessness they consider the most problematic. The third question focused on their future life. The research has shown differences in perceptions, especially for the first question. Women had lived with their families, partners, or friends before losing their homes, and the loss of these people made them homeless. Men, by contrast, had lived alone, and for most of them, the primary cause of losing their homes was the loss of their jobs. This thesis shows that the gender perspective offers an interesting view on the homelessness phenomenon, which could help people working in direct contact with the homeless.
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Criminal and Adventure Motives in Pavel Kohout's Novels
Horáčková, Kristýna ; Holý, Jiří (advisor) ; Špirit, Michael (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with analysis of Pavel Kohout's Novels, which were formed in the period of seventies to the nineties. This analysis is focused especially on observation of criminal and detective motifs in novels Katyně, Kde je zakopán pes, Hodina tance a lásky and Hvězdná hodina vrahů. Due to the close interconnection of works and their author, the first part deals with the life of the writer, and emphasis is put on the period after the year 1968. The thesis also deals with the topic of criminal literature, with its development and with definition of rules, which could be found out within this kind of literature. Our intention is to analyze individual works in the terms of particular motifs and methods, which appears in Pavel Kohout's novels. The roles of the main characters and their action in connection with crime are analyzed in particular works. We also observe to what extent are the works influenced by rules and principles of criminal literature. To the characteristic feature of selected novels belongs especially the work with suspense and with reader's expectation. Key words: detective story, criminal literature, investigator, victim, motive, rules, expectation, perspective, composition, versatility
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Příčiny selhání fúzí a akvizic: Perspektiva poradců
Ratislav, Jakub ; Tyll, Ladislav (advisor) ; Žádník, Josef (referee)
This study presents and analyses opinions of 5 seasoned professional M&A advisers on merger failures. It integrates the perspectives of business strategy, economics, finance, organisation theory, and HR management on performance and success factors of mergers and acquisitions. The author modelled the factors of M&A failures and interplay between them into an integrative framework based on thematic analysis of participants' narratives. To ensure research validity, the author triangulated findings with existing literature. In conclusion, the author identified three major themes across data -- potential for dis-synergies stemming from misalignment of merging businesses, knowledge and planning efforts as a determinant of strategic rationale and post-merger integration, and psychological factors influencing key decision-makers.
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The Motivation of Graduates and Their Relationships to the Future
Částková, Ivana ; Pavelková, Isabella (advisor) ; Hadj - Moussová, Zuzana (referee)
This final paper focuses on high school senior's motivation and their future time perspective. I will attempt to describe the students' motivation in general, not only their educational motivation. I will endeavor to ascertain such things as if the students can already envision their future education and profession; and, if they are more ambitious about their career versus raising a family. This paper has two sections: the theoretic and the research. The theoretic component describes the adolescent and early adulthood periods of the students' lives. It also discusses most of the major changes in their life at this time. This section will also concentrate on the students' perception of time. I wrote about the historical perception of time and the theory of motivation, and analyzed how they are related to the behavior and motivation of juveniles. The emphasis is on the perception of psychological time and the subjectivity of time. I also relate the main concepts of life-span psychology. The theoretic part functions as the crucial building block for the research section. The research was done February to March of 2006 in Prague. I chose students from four high schools and students from university preparation courses from an individual preparatory institution as samples for my research. I used questionnaires as...
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Evalution of the material and technical facilities at a vocational school used for teaching the Practical Skills, and a proposal for improvements
Turek, František ; Kříž, Emil (advisor) ; Kutílek, Josef (referee)
Bachelor thesis titled "Evaluation of material and technical equipment of vocational schools for teaching practical skills with suggestion for improvement" aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the provison process of the neccesary material and technical equipment of selected secondary schools.
The theoretical part of this thesis will describe the principles of how it works based on the study of scientific literature, the necessary laws, internet links as well as documents collated from the participating high school. The main points of the educational programs, including the history and the movable and immovable equipment and facilities of the participating school, will be higlighted in the next part. The last part of this thesis will analyze different groups which include: teaching staff and operational personnel.
The practical part of the thesis will assess and gradually describe in detail the overall process of the material-technical provision of the participating high school in a real perspective with a focus on the accurate state using practical experience of the author of this work as well as the analysis of the various roles of the participants in this research. In addition, the interview research method will be used with the school staff, in particular the teachers of practical training followed by the operational staff and then complemented with personal observations and collection of information on the examined issues. The interview method will also be used for comparison between the different schools. The final part will propose options for improving the process at two different levels: first which is technical-administrative and the second level which is the communication of the personnel.
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Evaluation favour poultry meat and poultry meat products in selected group of inhabitants
LIŠKOVÁ, Blanka
This diploma thesis deals with poultry meat and poultry meat products. In the introduction is outlined the consumption of meat in developed and less-developed countries and the goal of this work. The second chapter is about the history of meat and meat products processing, the development of the consumption of poultry meat in our country and the world. It is described the composition of poultry meat and its basic components. In the third chapter are written the types of poultry and shortly described their fattening. Processing of meat products, meat production and food safety. The practical part of the diploma work is in the form of a questionnaire and deals with the attitude of consumers to poultry meat and poultry meat products. The research made this form was divided into stages: - preparation and plan of the questionnaire - publication - processing - evaluation of questionnaires The end of this work is about how important is poultry meat, its perspective in human diet in the future and shortly summarized results of research.
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