Acta Oeconomica Pragensia, 2010 (vol. 18), issue 6

Selected Migration Theories and their Importance on Drawing Migration Policies

Cristina Procházková Ilinitchi

Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2010, 18(6):3-26 | DOI: 10.18267/j.aop.319  

This paper is a survey of selected theoretical approaches to migration. It focuses on their practical application when creating new or adjusting existing migration policy concepts. The aim is to seek the possible leverages offering the possibility to influence migration flows not only by the receiving countries, but also by the sending countries. Secondary attention is paid to the interconnection of labour and capital, seeking the answer to the question whether FDI and migration flows are indeed supplementary processes. The paper examines a whole range of theoretical approaches, starting from the simpler ones (gravitational models), and continuing...

Why Has the Central Bank of Egypt Been Unable to Achieve The Goal of Price Stability Under the Economic Reform Program?

Ibrahim L. Awad

Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2010, 18(6):27-48 | DOI: 10.18267/j.aop.320  

This paper assesses the performance of the monetary policy in Egypt during the periods following the introduction of the economic reform and structural adjustment program (ERSAP). It sets out to answer the question why the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has not been able to achieve the goal of price stability under the ERSAP? The study compares the economic performance from the 1990s with both its counterpart in Germany, during the same periods, and with the economic performance of the Egyptian economy during the periods before the 1990s, i.e., 1975-1990. The study concludes that the CBE could have brought the rate of inflation down; nevertheless, the...

Impact of Work Culture on Motivation and Performance Level of Employees in Private Sector Companies

Smrita Sinha, Ajay Kr. Singh, Nisha Gupta, Rajul Dutt

Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2010, 18(6):49-67 | DOI: 10.18267/j.aop.321  

Work culture has the potential to enhance managerial performance. The objective of the present study is to examine the dominant work culture prevalent in the two private sector manufacturing organizations X and Y and to study its impact on the contextual performance and motivation level of the employees at the middle management level. The statistical tools used to test the hypothesis were the mean, standard deviation, t-test, correlation, one-way ANOVA, and regression. The findings show that the technocratic culture has the strongest partial correlation or the purest relationship with role motivation. Through a regression analysis, the technocratic...

Problems Associated with Using Geographical Names in Business German

Jaroslav Březina

Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2010, 18(6):68-72 | DOI: 10.18267/j.aop.322  

Geographical names are still one of the most complicated parts of German grammar. Reasons can be seen in insufficient rules and many influences from other countries (especially from English speaking countries). The logical consequences of these imperfections are frequent mistakes in daily communication both in the language of the media and educational institutions.