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Tomáš and Jan Antonín Baťa: Exemplars of Entrepreneurs as visionaries and agents of a new social system
Annis, Karolína ; Štemberk, Jan (advisor) ; Jakubec, Ivan (referee) ; Dvořák, Jiří (referee)
English abstract This dissertation thesis deals with an entrepreneur as an engaged social agent that wants to shape society, creating not only a successful business venture but also a societal vision. This research focused on the Czech example of Tomáš and Jan Antonín Baťa while utilizing case studies of American entrepreneurs Henry Ford and Milton Hershey. These business owners are examples of social agents that realized their entrepreneurial plans, while their enterprise also allowed them to create a desired societal vision. The goal of the dissertation thesis is to discover how the studied entrepreneurs tried to influence the community of their employees and their company towns. The examination will include the ways they tried to influence wider society, through areas such as politics, philanthropy, and support of education. The goal is to identify and evaluate their motivations, goals, and ideas they used to shape society. The intent of the thesis is to present engaged Czech entrepreneurs through comparison with their American counterparts. This thesis is focused on the first 40 years of the 20th century. It was a time that immediately followed the societal changes connected with industrialization, urbanization, and modernization. The studied entrepreneurs lived in an era of massive social changes,...
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Corporate social responsibility – social pillar
Malá, Tatiana ; Džbánková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Šumpíková, Markéta (referee)
The main goal of this Bachelor Thesis is to introduce the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with a focus on social pillar in external and internal dimension of the organization. The Bachelor Thesis is divided into a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical part contains the general characteristics of the concept of CSR, clarifies the benefits and criticism, methods and areas of application, attitude of Europe towards Corporate Social Responsibility. Furthermore, theroretical part focuses only on the social pillar of CSR, introducing standards applicable in a given pillar and examining in detail the ways companies behave responsibly towards employees and external entities. The practical part is focused on the social pillar of CSR concept implemented in internationally operating company ABB. The work submits proposals for possible expansion of activities in the social field of CSR in ABB CZ by comparing the concept of the company in the Czech Republic and abroad.
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Humanism and philantrophy in nursing
ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Jitka
Aim of the pursuit {\clqq}The humanism and filantrophy in nursery`` is to find out if nurses participate on volunteery in nonprofit organizations. The aim was reached by two knowledge: at first {--} the hospital nurses don´t participate on volunteery in nonprofit sector, at second {--} in nonprofit organizations works mainly nurses. The hypothesis No.1 {\clqq}Nurses do participate on volunteery in nonprofit sector.`` was not confirmed, but it was confirmed from nonprofit organizations respondents. The hypothesis No.2 {\clqq}Nurses use principles of a humanism and filantrophy in their profession.`` was confirmed by the knowledge that more than a half of respondents use a humanism and filantrophy principles in their work .
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Out-of business activities
Rožánková, Alice ; Heřmanský, Pavel (advisor) ; Janíčko, Martin (referee)
The goal of this study is to compare the influance of a tax system on the out-of business activities of companies. I would like to answer the question of the motivation to the philantrophy activities and this should be the result of the analysis of the out-of business acitivities acording to different tax systems. The analysis will be made on the example of the one of the greatest telecommunication organization of the world -- Telefónica O2 Europe (Spain) and Telefónica O2 Czech Republic. In the theoretic part of this study I would like to describe the out-of business activities from the point of view of the community (Corporate Social Responsibility), activities for the region and possibilities of the companies participation.
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