Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jiří Dvořáček Title: Development of Manufacturing and its Enterprises on Beginning of the 21st century Abstract: World, European and Czech manufacturing has been and is currently facing dramatic changes in its business environment. This paper is focused on the deindustrialization in manufacturing sector. Keywords: deindustrialization, outsourcing, offshoring Classification-JEL: M21 Pages: 6-16 Volume: 2007 Issue: 2 Year: 2007 File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/aop/download.php?jnl=aop&pdf=45.pdf File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/aop/45 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlaop:v:2007:y:2007:i:2:id:45:p:6-16 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jan Eisler Title: New Economy and Transport Management Abstract: The short characteristics of the transport economics and transport system. The assumed development of the demands and supllies of the transport. The transport services like the factor of the development of society and companies. The specification of the necessary level of the transport services in society. The objective of this article is to create the decision methodology and perspektives of the transport utility based on the hamonising conditions in the firms to make possible rational transport services. Keywords: transport, transport systém, financing, market Classification-JEL: G30 Pages: 17-31 Volume: 2007 Issue: 2 Year: 2007 File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/aop/download.php?jnl=aop&pdf=46.pdf File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/aop/46 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlaop:v:2007:y:2007:i:2:id:46:p:17-31 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jiří Fotr Author-Name: Lenka Švecová Author-Name: Ivan Souček Author-Name: Lubomír Pešák Title: Monte Carlo Simulation in Risk Analysis of Investment Projects Abstract: At present time, when the rate of risk is increasing, achieving higher quality of investment decision-making by integrating risk and uncertainty factors could positively affect economical results and firm's prosperity. Firstly this article characterizes shortcomings of investment decision making connected with over optimism of people, preparing and evaluating investment projects. Important tool, which could contribute to removing, or at least weakening of these shortcomings, represents Monte Carlo simulation. To description of content Monte Carlo simulation in framework of risk analysis, its problem aspects, advantages and disadvantages is devoted main part of the article. The practical illustration of solving real investment problem from the field of oil industry through Monte Carlo simulation is also involved. Keywords: investment decision-making, risk analysis, Monte Carlo simulation Classification-JEL: G32 Pages: 32-43 Volume: 2007 Issue: 2 Year: 2007 File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/aop/download.php?jnl=aop&pdf=47.pdf File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/aop/47 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlaop:v:2007:y:2007:i:2:id:47:p:32-43 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jiří Klečka Title: New Value Indicators of Productivity - EVA"s Factor Abstract: The modern development of Corporate Systems and innovations (realistic) in the economic production criteria, as compared to traditional criteria, supported largely by optimum operating conditions. In order to measure the contemporary value concept of production, it is necessary to construct an indicator which accurately reflects economic effets, such as changes in consumption levels (a factor of production) and changes in their dutiable status, by means of the quantity flow. Productivity movement in the manufacturing subsystem can be explicitly expressed, as can its influence on the economic profit (for example the indicator EVA - Economic Value Added) of the enterprise. Keywords: productivity, total factor productivity (TFP), economic value added (EVA), EVA?s factors Classification-JEL: D24, L25 Pages: 44-54 Volume: 2007 Issue: 2 Year: 2007 File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/aop/download.php?jnl=aop&pdf=48.pdf File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/aop/48 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlaop:v:2007:y:2007:i:2:id:48:p:44-54 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Marta Nečadová Author-Name: Lubomíra Breňová Author-Name: Štěpán Průcha Title: The Competitiveness of the Processing Industrial Firms - the Comparison of the Results of the Primary Research and the Goals of the National Reform Programme Abstract: This article deals with the results of primary research of Czech business sphere. The authors compare and evaluate the opinions of the managers of business sphere on their competitive position and analyze the influence of chosen factors on their competitiveness. Keywords: primary research, competitiveness, processing industry Classification-JEL: M21, O12 Pages: 55-70 Volume: 2007 Issue: 2 Year: 2007 File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/aop/download.php?jnl=aop&pdf=49.pdf File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/aop/49 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlaop:v:2007:y:2007:i:2:id:49:p:55-70 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ivan Nový Title: Intercultural Management and Managerial Activities Abstract: The paper deals with psychological and sociological characteristics of managerial activities. It analyses influence of culture on employee behavior and performance of managerial activities. The focus is on the influence of organizational culture and its specific consequences on the psychological and sociological level. Research findings from Misumi, Sinha and Ohio school are emphasized. Influences are analyzed on the levels of leading, goal setting, decision making, problem solving, motivating and intercultural competences of managers. Then the focus moves towards management of international teams, problem solving in teams and conditions of their success. The process of the development of international teams is analyzed as well as steps needed for a good team operation. The last part is devoted to the issue of intercultural negotiation in teams. Keywords: management, negotiation, leadership, international team, culture, corporate culture Classification-JEL: M12 Pages: 71-90 Volume: 2007 Issue: 2 Year: 2007 File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/aop/download.php?jnl=aop&pdf=50.pdf File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/aop/50 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlaop:v:2007:y:2007:i:2:id:50:p:71-90 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Petr Pernica Title: Quo vadis, logistica? Abstract: This abstract answers the following questions: "Is it necessary to do things differentia telly?", "Do new strategies express new technologies as well?", Are the cost savings still important?, "Which effects can be achieved by logistic solutions?", Things are necessary to where they can be done better?", "Which are limits of that?", "How does the development effects the logistic market?", "Could firms choose the right logistic partners?". Keywords: logistics, transport and environment, logistics strategy, logistics technology, logistics providers, globalisation Pages: 91-105 Volume: 2007 Issue: 2 Year: 2007 File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/aop/download.php?jnl=aop&pdf=51.pdf File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/aop/51 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlaop:v:2007:y:2007:i:2:id:51:p:91-105 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Helena Sedláčková Title: Trends in the Interpretation of the Corporate Resources in the Formulation Corporate Strategy Abstract: The article deal with the main direction of view to the corporate strategy: resourced based view and structured based view. Each of them emphasizes the different area by influencing corporate strategy. The strategic analysis includes both view. The difference is visible in the stressing the importance the corporate resources and abilities of environmental aspects. Keywords: corporate strategy, resourced based view, structured based view Classification-JEL: G30 Pages: 106-116 Volume: 2007 Issue: 2 Year: 2007 File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/aop/download.php?jnl=aop&pdf=52.pdf File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/aop/52 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlaop:v:2007:y:2007:i:2:id:52:p:106-116