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Ethical Codes in the present Czech media system
Horáčková, Anna ; Osvaldová, Barbora (advisor) ; Jirků, Jan (referee)
Master's Thesis focuses on current position of ethics in the Czech media. The main subject is the code of ethics (or code of conduct). The first part of the thesis offers a theoretical background of the topic. I am pursuing the terminology referred to the media ethics topic. Together with scholarly resources I provide definitions of terms such as ethics, morality and code of ethics in media. Summary of relevant Czech codes of conduct is essential for this thesis. First, I present the codes in a brief list and table, more detailed analysis follows. The focus is on differences and specification of each of them. After that I present an analysis of ethical rules valid in foreign countries - European states and the United States in particular. Theoretical part is followed by practical part of the thesis. It is based on interviews with experts which are semi- anonymous and semi-structured. I interview eight employees of Czech media after formulating several hypotheses. I chose experts who have been working in media for many years - mainly chief editors or top managers in press, TV, radio or online media. One of the most important chapters is the confirmation or refutation of the stated hypotheses. Based on the conclusion of the interviews, I create a universal code of ethics that might be applicable on...
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Self-regulation Motives of Czech Journalists along with Routine Professional Decision
Malá, Kateřina ; Trampota, Tomáš (advisor) ; Jirák, Jan (referee)
Diploma thesis "Self-regulation Motives of Czech Journalists along with Routine Professional Decision" deals with regulators which show up in daily pofessional work of journalists at present, i.e. in period when this diploma thesis was written. Motives and influences of each regulator are examined in sample of three nationwide publishers - Mlada fronta Dnes, Pravo and Lidove noviny. Sixteen journalists participated in this survey, which was made in period from March, 16th 2008 to May, 5th 2008. This work is focused on Codes of Conduct (Codes of Ethics) of the surveyed publishers and explores their effects on professional manners of each editor. Furthermore, this diploma thesis is also about journalists personal professional limits which work as personal self-regulators. It investigates what is excusable for editors and what is not, within the survey. This diploma thesis answers on question which regulators influence editors and how editors react. In conclusion this work also deals with self-regulation aspects, if they are considered important by editors or not. This diploma thesis compares results among the above mentioned surveyed publishers as well as within the hierarchy of each publisher.
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Ethical codes of non-medical health professions focusing on ambulance service workers
Černý, Jiří ; Haškovcová, Helena (advisor) ; Holmerová, Iva (referee) ; Vurm, Vladimír (referee)
Ethical codes of non-medical health professions focusing on ambulance service workers ABSTRACT A sharp increase of number of the codes of ethics in all fields of human activity is the trend of current ethical education. The dissertation is oriented (focuses) on the question of the necessity or the suitability of codes of ethics for ambulance services (Emergency Ambulance Services and Non- emergency patient transport services). The introductory theoretical part defines the range of medical transport professions that are the subjects of research. There are introduce the theoretical bases of healthcare professions. The historical part of the dissertation is focused on the development of a medical transport with an emphasis on ethical principles in the work of emegency and nonemergency ambulance services. The theory that the direct precursors of code of ethics can be promises, oaths, orders, statutes, instructions, recommendations and similar written or unwritten documents containing ethical principles that include challenges to help others and the demands of collegiallity, respect, honesty or virtuous life was confirmed. In the work is also mentions some ethical problems and dilemmas in the work in the ambulance services. The content of the practical part of dissertation is research study on the question of...
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Ethical codes of non-medical health professions focusing on ambulance service workers
Černý, Jiří ; Haškovcová, Helena (advisor) ; Holmerová, Iva (referee) ; Vurm, Vladimír (referee)
Ethical codes of non-medical health professions focusing on ambulance service workers ABSTRACT A sharp increase of number of the codes of ethics in all fields of human activity is the trend of current ethical education. The dissertation is oriented (focuses) on the question of the necessity or the suitability of codes of ethics for ambulance services (Emergency Ambulance Services and Non- emergency patient transport services). The introductory theoretical part defines the range of medical transport professions that are the subjects of research. There are introduce the theoretical bases of healthcare professions. The historical part of the dissertation is focused on the development of a medical transport with an emphasis on ethical principles in the work of emegency and nonemergency ambulance services. The theory that the direct precursors of code of ethics can be promises, oaths, orders, statutes, instructions, recommendations and similar written or unwritten documents containing ethical principles that include challenges to help others and the demands of collegiallity, respect, honesty or virtuous life was confirmed. In the work is also mentions some ethical problems and dilemmas in the work in the ambulance services. The content of the practical part of dissertation is research study on the question of...
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Business practices used by Czech retailers
RAMBOUSKOVÁ, Petra
The main objective of this work was to discover the unfair practices that consumers face, how often they face them and how they can be prevented. The survey objective was to suggest improvements and resolutions to this issue.The main part of the work was to construe business practices, which are divided into misleading and aggressive business practices. The Literature Search was focused on basic terms related to the topic of unfair trade practices. In the the first place basic concepts were analyzed such as trade and its division into wholesale, retail and foreign trade. On the basis of the hypotheses, the practical section was executed by questionnaire, online and finally face to face. This thesis was focused on the business practices used by Czech businessmen. The aim was to find out where and how often the respondents were confronted with unfair trade practices.
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Ethical Codes in the present Czech media system
Horáčková, Anna ; Osvaldová, Barbora (advisor) ; Jirků, Jan (referee)
Master's Thesis focuses on current position of ethics in the Czech media. The main subject is the code of ethics (or code of conduct). The first part of the thesis offers a theoretical background of the topic. I am pursuing the terminology referred to the media ethics topic. Together with scholarly resources I provide definitions of terms such as ethics, morality and code of ethics in media. Summary of relevant Czech codes of conduct is essential for this thesis. First, I present the codes in a brief list and table, more detailed analysis follows. The focus is on differences and specification of each of them. After that I present an analysis of ethical rules valid in foreign countries - European states and the United States in particular. Theoretical part is followed by practical part of the thesis. It is based on interviews with experts which are semi- anonymous and semi-structured. I interview eight employees of Czech media after formulating several hypotheses. I chose experts who have been working in media for many years - mainly chief editors or top managers in press, TV, radio or online media. One of the most important chapters is the confirmation or refutation of the stated hypotheses. Based on the conclusion of the interviews, I create a universal code of ethics that might be applicable on...
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Lobbying and it's regulation in Czech Republic
Hujová, Anna ; Bašný, Adam (advisor) ; Vargovčíková, Jana (referee)
The thesis "Lobbying and its regulation in the Czech Republic" deals with the theoretical and practical aspects of lobbying regulation. Its aim is to make a comprehensive and effective regulation of the campaign for the Czech Republic. It first examines basic terms: lobbying, lobbyists and public officials. It provides a theoretical overview of the lobbying regulation tools. The thesis describes two forms of regulation which are self-regulation and regulation by law. A separate chapter is devoted to demark lobbying from corruption. The following chapter provides an overview of lobbying regulation in the selected countries. This analysis shows the various options and approaches to lobbying regulations, which is reflected in adjustments to the individual states. In practice the use of rights and obligations for lobbyists, a lobbying group or both simultaneously. Attention is also given to attempts made to regulate lobbying in the Czech Republic. So far, however, none of them have been applied in practice. Based on findings from previous chapters and assessment of the state regulation of lobbying in the Czech Republic, there are suggested basic principles of regulation for this activity. The final chapter presents the outcome of the thesis and gives us a specific list of measures that are...
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Analysis of socially responsible corporate behavior
Muzikářová, Ivana ; Hlaváček, Jiří (advisor) ; Hollmannová, Monika (referee)
This bachelor thesis analyzes corporate behavior that goes beyond the firm's economic duties and legal obligations. First of all, it studies the economic rationality of the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The empirical part of this work analyzes soci- ally responsible behavior in the Czech Republic. Its main focus is the relationship between the firm's level of CSR engagement, the type of ownership and the kind of industry it operates in. It turns out that foreign companies with low marginal costs and a homoge- neous product are among the most active ones. Furthermore, the nature and the time trend of CSR expenses are examined, especially in relation to the recent economic crisis. A surprising conclusion is made that the level of expenditures on corporate philanthropy are not significantly influenced by firms' current profits. The last two parts are dedicated to a theoretical model of interaction between the firm and its stakeholders. Using the tools of game theory it is proven that even the infinitely repeated game usually yields a socially suboptimal result. However, the existence of official codes of conduct among firms can have a genuinely positive effect on the level of business ethics.
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Ethics problems of civic journalism (definition, case studies)
Firbacherová, Pavla ; Moravec, Václav (advisor) ; Osvaldová, Barbora (referee)
The goal of the thesis is to map the citizen journalism of blogs on Czech Internet. It deals with following the codified rules for bloggers of online media Respekt.cz, Aktuálně.cz Idnes.cz, Lidovky.cz and Ihned.cz. It describes the points that are violated most frequently. It presents sample case studies of breaking the ethical codex by the author and analyses it. The definition of the ethical framework and of the citizen journalism with the development of new media and their transformation are crucial for the thesis. New media are put in the historical context, new platforms of the civil journalism used in the Czech Republic are introduced and the potential risks are pointed out. The key part of the thesis compares the codes of conduct mentioned above media. Based on interviews with the administrators, it provides the conception and the characteristics of the researched blogs. The codices are compared with the requirements for professional journalists.
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