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Impacts evaluation of projects “Change the world”
Pokhodyaev, Pavel ; Procházka, David Anthony (advisor) ; Jiřinová, Kateřina (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with evaluation of impacts of the projects "Change the world". The projects are part of the course 3MA103 Principles of Management at the University of Economics in Prague. The first part deals with the theoretical aspects of the projects, the ways of setting goals and their fulfillment. In the second part, there are analyzed projects of the specific student groups, information about which was gained during personal meetings and interviews with participants and organizers of these projects. Furthermore, the impacts and results of organized events are described in the closing part.
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Cultural relativism in expats time management in DHL Maastricht
Yuzkiv, Viktoriya ; Procházka, David Anthony (advisor) ; Surynek, Alois (referee)
The ability to manage time in todays modern world is a key skill that determines our professional and personal success. To learn how to manage our time firstly we need to understand what influence our perception of time, our motivation, and our goal setting. This topic we are discussing in this bachelor thesis. In a theoretical part, we describe different cultural aspects, that influence out time management. In a practical part, we are analysing interviews that we made with respondents from 10 different countries and base on it we are trying to appoint if culture indeed influence out time management. Then we created the categories, small groups of respondents that had similar opinion on certain issue. Base on our analysis we discovered that cultural factor has quite small influence on time management and that there are many other factors like age, phenomenon of gender equity, personal experience that also influence our time management.
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Use of Design Thinking approach: Study from students’ point of view
Kouba, Adam ; Jiřinová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Procházka, David Anthony (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to define key issues that students encounter during their studies of the bachelor degree of Business administration in the University of Economics in Prague using the approach of Design Thinking. The theoretical part focuses on describing the innovation management method called Design Thinking, its principles, methods and tools. It also summarizes the current findings we have about so-called generation Y. The research uses the first two stages of the process of Design Thinking called "discover" and "define". The first phase included a workshop with 4-5 students in which the potential problematic areas were defined using innovation games such as Speed boat, Five whys and Brainwriting. The workshop was repeated 3 times and was followed by second phase in which 190 students filled in a questionnaire that was designed to verify the findings of the first phase. The outcome of the thesis is definition of areas in which the faculty could potentially grow from students' perspective as well as creation of Faculty of Business Administration student's persona.
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Market analysis for commercialization
Kukula, Jakub ; Procházka, David Anthony (advisor) ; Kubička, David (referee)
This Bachelor theses is analysing current global sterilization market with focus on vapour phase Hydrogen Peroxide sterilization (VPHP) and methods of its detection during sterilization process. The goal of this theses is to find optimal strategy for commercialization of new technology that provides online monitoring of Hydrogen peroxide concentration during sterilization process. Market is analysed by PESTLE analysis and Porters analysis. Findings are then synthesized by SWOT analysis, where strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities are introduced and optimal procedure for the technology commercialization is presented.
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Gamification in Teaching
Chmelař, Jan ; Jiřinová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Procházka, David Anthony (referee)
This thesis focuses on the topic of gamification and searches for options of using gamification to improve student experience in the Principles of Management course at University of Economics, Prague. The thesis formally defines gamification and identifies the theory of motivation and game design as two key paradigms in the topic. The practical part uses the apparatus of managerial decision making to choose a suitable variant for implementing gamification elements the self-management activity 30 Days Challenge. The application Habitica is identified as a suitable solution.
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Approach of entrepreneurs to delegate responsibilities as the necessary condition of the firms' growth
Říhová, Monika ; Lukeš, Martin (advisor) ; Procházka, David Anthony (referee)
The master thesis deals with delegating of the work in small, rapidly growing companies. The main objective is to determine what approaches entrepreneurs apply to delegate in the growth phase of the company. The theoretical part describes the relevant theoretical concepts such as business growth, human resources in the company, analysis of entrepreneurs' work time and the work delegating. There are presented results of foreign research in this thesis that serves as the basis for my own investigation. In the methodical part the methods used and the research process are being specified together with the criteria for selecting the sample of respondents and subsequent data analysis procedure. The empirical part examines a sample of 12 entrepreneurs and presents the results of the investigation. The opinions of 97 subordinates of individual entrepreneurs are also included. Results of the research lead to the conclusion that entrepreneurs often do not use the potential of described managerial techniques, even if it would lead to the benefit of further development of the company.
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Podnikatelský plán: instantní přírodní superjídlo
Mazal, Jakub ; Lukeš, Martin (advisor) ; Procházka, David Anthony (referee)
The goal of the thesis is to develop a business plan for an instant natural food replacement operating on the Czech market, analyse the potential and feasibility of this business idea and calculate the financial estimates of the business. In the first part of the thesis, theoretical background on business planning is mapped with special focus on recent developments such as canvas business model, lean canvas and lean startup approach. This is followed by business plan structure which serves as a base for the practical part. Last topic of the theoretical part summarizes current trends in the food industry and especially market with functional food, dietary supplements, powdered food replacement, and anticipated future developments. The practical part of the thesis is constituted by the business plan for the startup selling natural powdered meal-replacement on the Czech market. The goal of this part is to verify the business model by conducting a customer survey, assess the market potential, develop the company strategy and analyse its feasibility based on the financial model for potential use by external stakeholders.
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Framing and its Effect on Misinformation
Bank, Shanna ; Pauknerová, Daniela (advisor) ; Procházka, David Anthony (referee)
The aim of this research is to determine the extent to which the framing of information can reduce the persistence of misinformation. The overall research consists of two experiments of which the first has been conducted and is described in this paper. It investigates the strength of differently framed statements and the degree to which the regulatory focus fit the participants experienced influenced their preference for certain statements. 52 participants have completed the survey in which they were presented several statements containing the same facts but framed differently based on the principles of valence message framing. The research found the positive goal frame, positive valence frame and the company s original statement to be most effective. These statements will form the basis for the second experiment which aims to combine the different frames in such a manner that the continued influence effect will be reduced.
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Analysis of customer processes in a particular organisation in order to achieve their effectiveness and automation
Sládek, Jaroslav ; Koliš, Karel (advisor) ; Procházka, David Anthony (referee)
Bachelor thesis has an imminent focus on detailed analysis of internal company processes of a particular customer oriented organisation resolved due their unfunctionality. For modification of monitored activities are used diverse standardized methods and models in order to find possibilities for their improvement. The theoretical part is dedicated to the discipline of Customer Relationship Management itself, its philosophy, and defines elementary terms related to the problematics of accepting the CRM strategy. Practical part presents basic information about the analyzed company, followed by a current situation analysis. Processes analysis includes subjective evaluation of monitored processes and its suggestions for their reworking. The final outcome of the work constists in presenting newly designed processes mapped in graphical diagrams. In addition, following check list of needed step-by-step development, in order to achieve desired changes, is presented by the end of the work.
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