Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Andrea Holešinská Title: Destination management as an instrument of the regional development support Abstract: The article is focused on destination management - a specific form of tourism management that has a potential to assure an effective development of tourism. The article explains theoretical background of destination management and highlights its importance from the tourism regional policy point of view. The basis of the theory lies in years of experience of foreign destinations, namely Alpine countries. The foreign experience is a stepping stone for a qualitative research involving the analysis of institutions (destination management organisations) that implement principals of destination management in the Czech Republic. The conclusion of the article brings a certain suggestions to rise the efficiency of destination management in Czech regions. Keywords: regional policy, regionální politika, tourism, cestovní ruch, destination management, destination management organisation, cooperation, destinační management, destinační společnost, spolupráce Pages: 2-13 Volume: 2012 Issue: 1 Year: 2012 File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/rst/61 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlrst:v:2012:y:2012:i:1:id:61:p:2-13 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Hana Svobodová Author-Name: Pavel Fišer Title: Visions and Reality of Un/employment Development in Companies in South-Moravian Region during the Economic Recession Abstract: Since 2008, the labour market of the European Union has been significantly impacted by the economic recession which is evident also in all regions of the Czech Republic, including the South-Moravian Region. Impacts of the economic recession on the labour market are reflected mainly in reduction of vacant positions, increase of applicants for work and thus in increasing unemployment rate as well as long-term unemployment, etc. Enterprises across the region react on this situation differently but all of them need to adapt flexibly, when it comes to the number of their employees and production. Movements in the labour market have been significant. The aim of the article is to analyze these movements and to compare the real situation to plans of enterprises. Keywords: Jihomoravský kraj, labour market, employment, unemployment, processing industry, South-Moravian Region, economic recession, trh práce, zaměstnanost, nezaměstnanost, zpracovatelský průmysl, ekonomická recese Pages: 14-23 Volume: 2012 Issue: 1 Year: 2012 File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/rst/62 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlrst:v:2012:y:2012:i:1:id:62:p:14-23 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Veronika Černáková Title: Universal criteria for assessing the economic level of regions Abstract: The paper deals with the overview and subsequent generalization of selected approaches to the classification of regions with the aim of selecting universal criteria for assessing the economic level of regions and the appropriateness of using the methodology of the European Commission by defining the concept of underdeveloped regions. Using cluster analysis carried out on the basis of universal criteria for assessing the economic level of the regions, the paper results into a division of NUTS 2 level EU regions into groups. Subsequently, in order to define the term underdeveloped region, the analysis of particular clusters provided. Keywords: regional disparities, regionální disparity, regional typology, underdeveloped region, economic level of regions, klasifikace regionů, méně rozvinutý region, ekonomická úroveň regionů Pages: 24-37 Volume: 2012 Issue: 1 Year: 2012 File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/rst/63 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlrst:v:2012:y:2012:i:1:id:63:p:24-37 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Václav Toušek Author-Name: Václav Novák Title: Economic crisis and labour market in the Czech Republic Abstract: In their article the authors present a hypothesis that, even at the time of economic crisis, regional disparities in the labour market situation may decrease. Temporal and spatial analysis of the Eurostat data on unemployment has unequivocally proved that the economic crisis has deepened the differences in the level of unemployment between the individual EU member countries. However, a similar unemployment data analysis for 77 districts of the CR has lead to the knowledge that, in the Czech Republic, the differences in unemployment have decreased. This fact was significantly influenced by two main factors: the large-scale character of the economic crisis, and the well-chosen tools of the regional policy in the CR before the crisis (support of direct foreign investment, support of the construction of industrial zones etc.). The authors chose the coefficient of variation as the basic indicator to quantify regional disparities. Keywords: economic crisis, regional disparities, ekonomická krize, unemployment, nezaměstnanost, coefficient of variation, regionální rozdíly, variační koeficient Pages: 38-52 Volume: 2012 Issue: 1 Year: 2012 File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/rst/64 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlrst:v:2012:y:2012:i:1:id:64:p:38-52 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Marta Bakucz Title: Mega-event tourism and its lasting effects on a locality Abstract: Since the change of regime there has been no Hungarian city which has experienced such a complex event as that in Pécs in 2010 - planned to drive and renew political and cultural life and to unite local social forces. The ‘Pécs 2010’ year is now over, but it will remain a serious topic for investigation for the foreseeable future, even if the long-term issue of the sustainability of major cultural events is overshadowed by concerns relating to the burden of the associated financial investment. ‘Pécs 2010’ represented a huge challenge: of that there was never the slightest doubt. The city - Hungary’s fifth in terms of population - is, with below 160,000 residents, no huge metropolis and nor is it a traditionally major tourist destination. Hence, its experience and expertise in organising major events could not be regarded as any guarantee of success. The degree of success in material terms is something which is relatively easy to measure on the basis of statistics pertaining to the year and the opinions of local experts and opinion leaders. In respect of the first, there is a good amount of such data available to demonstrate tourism performance, and this is drawn upon in the paper. In respect of the second, the author has assembled secondary data from the representatives of the most important stakeholders: the heads of the tourism, hotel, catering and cultural industries at city, regional and/or national level - all in respect of what their organisations did in their particular fields for the success of the city in the project year. However, a serious assessment of the true impact and value of a project such as the ECoC year can only be achieved by asking the most important target group - the local residents - for their opinions on whether the city was now a better place in which to live, whether their Quality of Life (QoL) had improved. Our survey focusing on this was started in the Spring of 2011, as the effects of the year in question had started to mature, and was continued and concluded during the Summer and Autumn. We were first able to consider data from the early results of a ’test survey’ carried out among students (most of whom are residents of the city) and the results of the completed exercise are now presented here. Keywords: EcoC year, Quality of Life, local residents, sustainability, weak tourism destination.00 Pages: 53-62 Volume: 2012 Issue: 1 Year: 2012 File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/rst/65 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlrst:v:2012:y:2012:i:1:id:65:p:53-62 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Vít Šumpela Author-Name: Veronika Nožičková Author-Name: Šárka Fojtíková Author-Name: Tomáš Novotný Title: The analysis of the implementation of the National Strategic Reference Framework in the period 2007-2011 Abstract: This article provides an overview of the development of Structural Funds, Cohesion Fund and national resources (SF /CF) in Czech Republic during the past five years of the programming period2007-2013. Development of the implementation of the NSRF is analyzed and evaluated in terms of financial and physical progress. Keywords: Czech Republic, European Union, operational programme, Česká republika, Evropská unie, operační program, structural funds, strukturální fondy, National Strategic Reference Framework, development of use of funds, Národní strategický referenční rámec, vývoj čerpání fondů Pages: 63-84 Volume: 2012 Issue: 1 Year: 2012 File-URL: http://www.vse.cz/rst/66 File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlrst:v:2012:y:2012:i:1:id:66:p:63-84