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Barriers to entry in public procurement: Evidence from the Czech Republic
Prucek, Pavel ; Skuhrovec, Jiří (advisor) ; Matoušek, Jindřich (referee)
A core subject of this study is to examine the effect of potential barriers to entry on a variation in profit margin of public procurement suppliers in electricity and gas sector in the Czech Republic. Furthermore, the thesis attempts to draw key determinants affecting the probability of SME to win a public contract. Findings have proven that Czech public procurement market works quite efficiently because the impact of barriers to entry on profit margin was not detected. Additionally, SMEs were not blocked by barriers to entry to compete for public tenders suggesting non- discriminatory practices of contracting authorities. Policy recommendation is to use tools promoting competitive environment such as electronic auctions, which in turn create a pressure on final prices and shrink profit margins. The success of SMEs in public tenders relies on institutional characteristics rather than standard procedural ones. Therefore a promotion of innovative tools such as specific legislative provision (e.g. set-asides) or workshops carried out for SMEs might represent effective small business support policy. JEL Classification H57, K4, D44, D73, C21 Keywords: public procurement, SME, barriers to entry, qualification requirements
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The Evolution of the Global Microchip Market
Srba, Lukáš Martin ; Bolotov, Ilya (advisor) ; Čajka, Radek (referee)
This thesis aims to explain the evolution and transformation of the microchip industry. It focuses on the changes and prediction of the future state including its causes and consequences. The analysis starts on the general description of the market and continues through its subjects ending on relationships between them. This serves as a source of information to the prediction in the final part of the thesis. In the beginning the products, which are taken into consideration in this work (namely CPUs, GPUs and APUs), are described. Following this, there is an analysis of the competition environment that defines a structure of the market upon which further work is based. (Three levels; the manufacturer of photolithographic machines, makers of the chips and their designers and OEM and aftermarket subjects.) The penultimate part defines the barriers to entry to this market and three categories are drawn up: economic, technical and geoeconomic, which are applied to every level of the market. Thus all prerequisites to a successful prediction are satisfied. In the last part of the thesis the prognosis is made and defined, along with its assumptions and limitations. In the concluding part of this work the consequences and results are summarized.
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Barriers to Foreign Direct Investment in Japan
Matoušková, Adéla ; Stuchlíková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Erbenová, Monika (referee)
This thesis deals with the issue of the low stock of foreign direct investment in Japan. The aim is to identify the principle causes of this phenomenon and to suggest possible solutions. The barriers to foreign direct investment follow the methodology of APEC and their identification in the context of the Japanese economy is based on surveys amongst the managers of transnational corporations conducted by the Japanese governmental organization JETRO. The next issue, which is discussed in the thesis are the foreign direct investments as a phenomenon in the world economy, especially their impact on the economy.
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The impact of the companies'advertising strategies on the competition
Miňová, Lýdia ; Zemplinerová, Alena (advisor) ; Šlajs, Jan (referee)
The advertising as one of the tools of the marketing mix has positive influence on sales and is differenciating the product from competition. According to persuasive view the advertising contributes to the differences in firms' cost conditions, creates abnormal profit and is able to deter the entry into the market. The question is whether the advertising can have such a influence on competition at the market.The goal of the thesis is to introduce the major views on advertising in economic theories and based on available emprical studies to define and describe the major differences in the views. The impact of advertisng on perfomance indicators is analyzed in own empirical study for the market of chocolate bars, covered and partially coverd wafers.
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Administrative burdens of SMEs startups
Šefránek, Pavel ; Dočkal, Dalibor (advisor) ; Vebrová, Ludmila (referee)
This bachelor thesis analyses current position of SMEs startups in the Czech Republic compared to its nearest Slavic neighboring countries -- Hungary and Slovenia. Application section of this work compares necessary procedures of startup process and shows paths for the Czech Republic how to improve the ease of starting a business (the most important is minimizing costs of these administrative burdens). Theoretical part provides explanatory framework for the object of study.
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B2B trade specifics in terms of Czech Republic
Remsha, Siarhei ; Sedláček, Jiří (advisor) ; Slaba, Jiří (referee)
This thesis is dedicated to the problematic of B2B trade in terms of Czech Republic. The main goal is to define the structure of B2B trade, its analysis and comparison of the development in Czech Republic and in the rest of the world. Single chapters of the thesis enable to analyze the topic and reach the goals set in this thesis. The first chapter introduces the historical development of ICT, information and communication systems and the implementation of them in commerce. The current chapter will also get us familiar with the basic terminology and principles of B2B. The second chapter contains the description of B2B marketplaces as the main tool of B2B commerce. Special attention is dedicated to the principles of functioning, types and models of B2B marketplaces. Important part of this chapter makes the analysis of the barriers to the development of B2B markets and to entry of new companies to B2B commerce. The last chapter with tell us about the characteristics of Czech B2B environment, its development, obstacles to the development and legislation. The same chapter will provide us with the information about the most known Czech B2B portals and will give their analysis. This chapter also contains the description of local and European B2B development programs, which support B2B commerce and competitiveness in this field. In the conclusion we will evaluate the results and will provide the final characteristics of the topic. This thesis provides us with the detailed analysis of B2B market in general and in terms of Czech Republic together with development trends and obstacles to further development.
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Možnosti podnikání na brazilském trhu
Říhová, Michaela ; Machková, Hana (advisor) ; Jurek, Martin (referee)
The objective of the diploma thesis is to analyze potential of the Brazilian market for Czech companies. The thesis focuses on defining the most promising areas for the Czech export and also addresses the barriers to entry that can prevent Czech entrepreneurs from successful entry into Brazil.
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