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Specifics of Czech Family Firms, their Influence on Business Performance and Value Creation
Srbová, Pavla ; Knápková, Adriana (referee) ; Koráb, Vojtěch (referee) ; Rydvalová, Petra (referee) ; Režňáková, Mária (advisor)
Many family business owners in the Czech Republic currently deal with the first generational exchange. Thus, they are faced with what might be the value of their company. The research is focused on Czech family businesses and their specifics. The objective of the thesis is to describe Czech family business specifics and to determine their relevance to family business performance and value creation. In the theoretical part of the thesis the definition of family business is presented, and the specificity of family businesses is described. The specifics are categorised into three sections: control of the family business; long-term sustainability of family business; social responsibility of family business owners and family relationships. Sustainability is a long-term priority in family-run business. Also, the family control of the business, both ownership and managerial, is important to keep long-term sustainable business in the family. Furthermore, establishing and maintaining good relations with family members, employees and the company's environment (e.g. supporting socially beneficial activities) is core for a successful company. Based on the literature review, a three-factor model of family business specifics was designed. The model was further verified on the data obtained from the questionnaire survey. In the next section, the theoretical part focuses on approaches used to measure the performance and value of the family business. It summarises performance indicators and presents a method for business value estimation, considering family business specifics. The analytical section of the thesis presents the Czech family business (MSMEs) specifics. Compared to foreign research findings: the analysed businesses have a shorter history; mostly do not plan in long-term; owners are often more willing to accept non-family investors; and family members are not commonly preferred when hiring employees. Although owners do not draw up strategic plans, they have long term goals and want to pass the business on to their children. Next, the study examined the relation of these specifics and the performance, and value creation ability of the family business. The proposed factor of familiness representing social responsibility and family relationships was found to affect business performance and the ability to create value for their owners.
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Dynamic Network Risk across main U.S. sectors
Malecha, Jan ; Baruník, Jozef (advisor) ; Čech, František (referee)
We study the effects of financial networks formed by the connectedness of stock return volatilities within sectors of the S&P 500 Index. We test whether the risk arising from dynamic volatility connections is priced in the cross-section of stock returns. Separately, for each sector, we estimate the dynamic network formed by firm-level realized volatilities from 2006 to 2018. We study how connectedness differs across sectors. Comparing the sector results, we conclude that there is a homogeneous pattern that describes the development of volatility connectedness. The pattern holds across all sectors throughout the studied period and is shaped by major financial events. We create risk factors that attempt to assess the risk arising from dynamic volatility connections. For each sector, we create a factor model that we test using the Fama-Macbeth regression. The results provide evidence that the created risk factors are priced in four out of ten sectors, that is, significant results are found in the Energy, Financials, Industrials, and Consumer Discretionary sectors.
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In the Quest of Measuring the Financial Cycle
Plašil, Miroslav ; Konečný, Tomáš ; Seidler, Jakub ; Hlaváč, Petr
The recent financial crisis has demonstrated the importance of the linkages between the financial sector and the real economy. This paper sets out to develop two complementary methods for assessing the position of the economy in the financial cycle in order to identify emerging imbalances in timely manner. First, we construct a composite indicator using variables representing risk perceptions in the financial sector and calibrate this indicator to capture the credit losses the Czech banking sector experienced during the recent crisis. Second, we focus on the transitions of loans from one risk category to another, which allows us to capture the financial cycle from the perspective of the debt-paying ability of non-financial corporations. Both financial cycle measures can be used by policy makers for a wide range of policy decisions, including that on the setting of the countercyclical capital buffer.
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