Zdenek Caha

The Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice | VŠTE · Faculty of Business Strategy

The research aims to determine whether companies using CSR in their marketing communication believe this approach has a positive effect on CPV and what forms of communication mix they most often use for this purpose. To achieve this goal, the method of online questionnaire survey was selected for data collection. The methods of correlation and regr...

The aim of the paper is to evaluate the expectations of cohorts of workers from Generations X, Y, and Z with regards to their perceptions of what a "good workplace" is. Two research questions were formulated accordingly. Respondents representing workers from Generations X, Y, and Z, from Italy and Austria, were asked to consider and rate (on a 1-5...

The aim of this study was to gain an insight into the attitudes of students of masters programmes in business towards cheating in exams and how to prevent this and instigate behavioural change. This was done by measuring the actual incidence of cheating, as well as the relationship between attitudes towards cheating and actual behaviour, in order t...

In the Slovak Republic, a mass testing of the entire population was performed. Estimates show that this testing cost more than 400 million EUR and thousands of euros were paid for one positively identified case. Thus, it is possible to state a high cost for such a project, which has been criticized by many parties. On the other hand, from a public...

Introduction . Recently, university teachers have faced the task to develop not only professional knowledge, skills and abilities, but also universal and supra-professional competencies. The comprehensive development of university students influences the formation of a specialist’s personality, ensures his/her adaptability and resistance to the cha...

Effective and systematic corporate education is a key factor for competitiveness the current turbulent economy. The results presented in this paper are based on a questionnaire survey. The research was carried out on a sample set of Czech, Russian, Slovak and Ukrainian companies. The aim of the survey was to determine to what extent companies in fo...

The motivational preferences of employees can be statistically determined, but not lifted out of context in terms of the field they work in. The transport and logistics sector is undergoing a significant transformation, characterised by new technological solutions in everyday practice. It is a sector subject to a high number of legislative, economi...

Human resources in companies are gaining increasingly more strategic meaning by its ability to influence reaching company goals. The task of a manager is to understand the fact that every employee is different, has different needs, goals, and ambitions, is motivated by something else in every stage of career ladder. The aim of the paper is to defin...

Research background. The need for an in-time, efficient and effective adaptation of small and medium-sized enterprises in the service sector to the technical, economic, social and environmental conditions of Industry 4.0 and Society 4.0 is a current problem caused by the introduction of new information and communication technologies, cyber-physical...

Based on the responses of the surveyed companies and institutions, we analyzed what government measures help to solve the problems and tensions in the labor market. By our empirical research we aimed to look for the main triggers and the typical means of labor shortage and labor retention. We also examined what efficiency improvement plans and robo...

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively influenced all areas of human life across the world. Economic downturn is evident in almost every country. However, the biggest impact has crisis on micro and small enterprises (MaSEs). As the change of regime and rhythm of work is coming, the important task of employees in management is to retain their subordin...

Family firms, accounting globally for the majority of companies, are the backbone of many national and local economies. Despite their importance as both employers and producers/service providers, research on these firms, analyzing their innovative behavior or comparing it with other forms of companies, has often been describing them as more conserv...

This paper briefly analyses the legislation of the state’s liability for the measures adopted in relation to the epidemic of coronavirus in the period of the state of emergency, it especially deals with the state’s liability for damage accrued upon entrepreneurs in a casual relation to the restriction of the right to engage in enterprise. The aim o...

The role of universities in the development of entrepreneurship is increasing. Within this context, universities are introducing specialized programs and disciplines aimed at developing students’ innovative and entrepreneurial competencies. This article presents the results of a comparative analysis of the level of development of students’ entrepre...

Research background: Ethical conduct is considered a pillar of strength within the context of corporate social responsibility. The basic tool for achieving this is a code of ethics, which should form the basis for the ethical management of any company. Globalisation and internationalisation have brought with them the need to have a high-quality cod...

The aim of the article is to determine the basic differences that motivate the employees in the sector of transport and logistics in various job positions in the Czech Republic. The article is based on a questionnaire for a research sample of 2363 respondents, which was carried out in the course of the years of 2018 and 2019. The basic descriptive...

Motivating the employees is considered one of the essential manager’s skills. Knowledge of powerful motivation factors allow managers to motivate employees effectively. It results in motivated employees able to affect a success of enterprises and its competitive advantage. Following the research carried out using 34,000 Slovak employees, the import...

The purpose of this article is to present a picture of labour shortages in the V4 countries. Through a sample of regional organizations, the authors outline and analyse the data obtained in two research samples. The paper begins with a general overview of the current situation of four countries in terms of labour shortages and the pattern of labour...

A frequent problem regarding human resources management in SMEs is that established rules are not followed. This is because managers either do not fully understand the rules or the importance thereof, or because of a lack of professional support or rigorous control by a human resources department. Another reason is that not all SMEs have personnel...

Diese Publikation entstand an der Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft in Budweis und an der Ostbayerischen Technischen Hochschule Regensburg im Rahmen des EU-Projekts „Unternehmerische Kompetenzen auf dem tschechisch-bayerischen Arbeitsmarkt“ des Kooperationsprogramms Ziel ETZ 2017-2020, Projektnummer 34. Das Handbuch vermittelt einen praktische...

Diese Publikation erstand an der Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft in Budweis und Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg im Rahem des EU-Projekts „Unternehmerische Kompetenzen auf dem tschechischbayerischen Arbeitsmarkt“ des Kooperationsprogramms Ziel ETZ2017-2020, Projektnummer 34. Das Lexikon erklärt trilingual (tschechisch, deutsch,...

This article deals with the issue of further corporate education in information and communication technologies (ICT) in companies in the Czech Republic, namely in the context of the start and the development of Industry 4.0. Enterprises of all size categories, i.e. micro enterprises, small and medium enterprises and large enterprises from all three...

Summary This monograph deals with the issue of language education as an integral part of corporate education, the importance of which has grown as a result of continuing globalisation, but which is scarcely dealt with in literature. The aims of the research presented in this work are twofold. Firstly, to map the present situation with regards to la...

The aim of the article is to determine the preference of motivational factors among men at managerial positions in the Czech Republic and in the Sverdlovsk Region of the Russian Federation. The article presents partial outcomes of a survey of the motivation preferences of employees and their satisfaction with these factors. The data was obtained by...

Despite the size and thanks to the rich brown coal reserves, the Czech Republic is one of the leading energy producers in Europe, and the 7th biggest exporter of electricity in the world. However, following the climate change mitigation, the novel energy policy that enhances the reduction of coal mining is about to be implemented. A preliminary mat...

The purpose'of this paper was to find out important facts about workplace bullying in hospital settings by means of defined specific research goals, i.e. to check the incidence (in total and with respect to gender, age and professional qualification) of workplace bullying and to compare absenteeism, sickleave and the perceived health status of bull...

The Czech Version of the monograph "Unternehmerische Kompetenzen an Hochschulen für angewandte Wissenschaften am Beispiel einer Hochschule in Ostbayern und Südböhmen"

The entry focuses on the issue of strategic importance of human resource (HR) management. The questionnaire survey was aimed at companies from the Region of South Bohemia. The approach to personnel agenda was analysed, as well as the connections to the branches in which the tested businesses were active, the size of the company, the education level...

Improvement of employee performance is an inseparable part of an enterprise. It ensures the fulfilment of goals and the company profitability. The main goal of the paper is to present the results of a research focused on comparison of the motivation factors of employees of transport and logistics companies in selected regions. The research carried...

The aim of this paper was to determine by means of a questionnaire survey to what extent large and medium-sized companies in the Czech Republic apply a systematic approach to education. This is, amongst other things, dependent on the existence of long-term and annual education plans and on whether the education is organized systematically by a pers...

Požadavky na etické chování firem a jejích zaměstnanců ze strany zákazníků, obchodních partnerů i širšího společenského prostředí dlouhodobě rostou. Spolu s nimi narůstají i požadavky na etické jednání osob přicházející zevnitř organizací, související s řízením výkonu zaměstnanců i podporou jejich motivace. Tyto požadavky zvyšují význam etického ko...

V příspěvku se zabýváme tím, do jaké míry pociťují podniky potřebu zlepšit jazykovou vybavenost svých zaměstnanců a zda tento typ vzdělávání podporují. Analýza vychází ze vzorku 587 firmem v České republice. Firmy jsme rozdělili podle velikosti na čtyři kategorie: mikrofirmy, (1- 9 zaměstnanců), malé firmy (10 - 49 zaměstnanců), středně velké firmy...

This paper focuses on an analysis of the financial resources that companies in the Czech Republic deploy for corporate training purposes. The sample set consisted of 607 companies. The companies were divided into four categories according to their size: micro companies (1-9 employees); small companies (10-49 employees); medium-sized companies (50-2...

The number of companies that are introducing ethical management continues to grow globally, including the Czech Republic. A code of ethics is a tool for determining the infrastructure of a company, as well as manages it. Expert opinions on the possible economic impact of ethical management differ considerably. The aim of this contribution is to pro...

The aim of this publication is to introduce, analyse and evaluate the main principles behind the creation, promotion and enforcement of a code of Ethics within an organization. A partial aim is to determine how widespread this management tool is among Czech companies, including the differences in its application in various types of companies.

Příspěvek se zabývá vzděláváním zaměstnanců na pracovišti (tzv. in-house training). Cílem je poukázat na výhody této formy vzdělávání a na základě kvantitativního dotazníkového šetření realizovaného na vzorku 607 českých podniků ověřit, do jaké míry je tato forma vzdělávání rozšířena u jednotlivých typů podniků s ohledem na počet jejich zaměstnanců...

Cílem této odborné knihy je uvést, analyzovat a zhodnotit hlavní principy tvorby a prosazování etického kodexu v organizaci a zjistit, resp. ověřit jejich dodržování v praxi. Etický kodex je přitom chápán jako výchozí nástroj etického řízení organizace, nikoli však nástroj jediný, a pozornost je proto věnována i dalším nástrojům etického řízení org...

he aim of this contribution is to define the structure of financial resources for corporate training in the Czech Republic It is based on an analysis of the financial resources that companies in the Czech Republic set up for corporate training purposes. The sample set consisted of 607 companies. The companies were divided into four groupings accord...

Multimodal transport is an opportunity for a more ecological approach to the environment in EU states. Member states are interested in supporting its development and therefore in shifting the performance percentage from the road transport to other types of transport. States use various different tools to support the multimodal transport, partial or...

The education and development of managers is a key component of corporate education policy because managers have a significant influence on overall company performance. The aim of the research set out in this paper was to determine, on the basis of a sample set of 607 companies from the Czech Republic and a sample set of 145 companies from Ukraine,...

The aim of the study is to compare the commonness of a code of ethics as the most important ethical management tool in the business sector in two post-communist countries, namely the Czech Republic and Ukraine. The hypothesis that a code of ethics is much more widespread in the economically more developed country, which is the Czech Republic, and a...

The demands of customers, business partners and wider society for companies and their employees to behave ethically have been increasing for a long time. This development has resulted in similar growing demands from representatives within organizations themselves. These factors increase the importance of the ethical management of organizations and...

This article deals with an analysis of the elements of an intermodal transport terminal from the point of view of the determination of the operational performance thereof. In the first part of the article the authors provide an insight into the general characteristics of an intermodal transport terminal and the requirements for one under the terms...

Today´s world is reflected in words such as globalization, economic crisis, market economy and competitiveness. All these influence business entities. An enterprise that does not keep pace with current trends, innovates, seek improvements in quality or assess the effectiveness of its activities, is at risk of stagnating. Similar trends also prevail...

The highest levels of management work towards profit maximization, trying to achieve the lowest possible costs and the highest possible revenues. Managers in the automotive industry have the same goal. Nowadays, the automotive industry in Slovakia is based on direct foreign investments. The industry is a key sector and is considered to be the drivi...

Today´s world is reflected in words such as globalization, economic crisis, market economy and competitiveness. All these influence business entities. An enterprise that does not keep pace with current trends, innovates, seek improvements in quality or assess the effectiveness of its activities, is at risk of stagnating. Similar trends also prevail...

This article deals with an analysis of the methods of the dynamic weighing of rail vehicles. The measurement of axle load both static and dynamic is one of the current standard processes within the technical specifications for interoperability TSI.

The aim of this paper is to identify the most important motivational factors for Slovak employees in 2015. The relevant data was sourced using the questionnaire method. For data processing purposes, the descriptive method was used as well as statistical analysis. The calculated level of p - significance for the different motivational factors was ca...

The aim of this chapter is to propose a generally applicable model for language training in the corporate sector. Anchoring language training into a company´s structural training programme is both desirable and logical. It is after all companies, in particular through their personnel departments, who place demands on the foreign language skills of...

This article deals with the testing of the achieved language skills of students in a higher education institution. Various forms of testing are reviewed, including the phenomenon of electronic testing (e-testing). A common problem when testing is the validity and the reliability of the tests. It is for this reason that for the research a standardiz...

The highest levels of management work towards profit maximization, trying to achieve the lowest possible costs and the highest possible revenues. Managers in the automotive industry have the same goal. Nowadays, the automotive industry in Slovakia is based on direct foreign investments. The industry is a key sector and is considered to be the drivi...

In this chapter we deal with the need for language training from the perspective of corporate practice in the region of South Bohemia. An evaluation is made of research carried out into the need for language training across a group of almost 130 organizations and institutions in the Region of South Bohemia. The research not only focused on fact fin...

Planning, management, monitoring and the assessment of work performance are the key HR management processes in an organization. The strategic goals of an organization are implemented within this process through the achievement of the required work performance of employees. The following contribution analyses the system of planning, management and a...

This article deals with the basic mathematical methods applied to the determination of the size of traffic flows in an urban area transport network. The methods were applied to the design of a new system of public bus transport in the city of České Budějovice. This article represents the partial outcome of the research carried out by the Institute...

This paper deals with the optimization of intermodal terminals. The optimization is discussed in two areas, which are the optimization of transport operations in an intermodal terminal and an optimal location of intermodal terminals on a particular territory (in a particular state).

This article deals with the design of functional elements in the warehouses of public logistics centers. The methodology focuses on the determination of the minimum area required for operating a warehouse, the resulting dimensions and internal organization of the warehouse (especially individual sectors within warehouses) and the calculation of the...

Current trends in the industrial or any other economic sector is to mechanize and gradually to automate individual procedures through the use of various technologies. The purpose of this is to minimize strenuous human labour and eliminate human error. Robotic automation can be effectively used in material handling operations, whether it is a logist...

This contribution deals with the issue of the weight absorption of bitumen waterproofing sheets. The aim is to determine which parameter the weight absorption depends on, according to the laboratory measurement and the statistical evaluation. This dependence is to be examined based on the results of the weight absorption achieved by the two differe...

The article deals with the issue of weight water absorption of bitumen waterproofing sheets. It compares two methodologies applicable to examination of water absorption of bitumen waterproofing sheets from the point of view of testing procedures. It compares the results of both the methods for individual bitumen sheets upon experimental measurement...

This contribution deals with the composition of the bitumen substance of bitumen waterproofing sheets used in bridge decks in the Slovak Republic. This contribution examines the samples of waterproofing sheets from various manufacturers in terms of the bitumen areal weight and the quantity of fillers in the bitumen substance. This contribution also...

This contribution deals with the issue of epoxy resin based sealing layers as a part of waterproofing system of concrete bridge decks. The contribution focuses on semi-operational and laboratory tests performed to investigate failures of the carriageways on bridges.

The article points out and describes in detail the basic thermal bridges in contact thermal insulation systems and in ventilated facades. Thermal bridges are illustrated by means of thermal images of spot thermal bridges and the calculation of spot heat transfer coefficients.