{"title":"Industry 4.0 and preparedness of the workforce: A bibliometric analysis","authors":"Eva Křenková, Květa Olšanová","doi":"10.18267/PR.2021.KRN.4816.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18267/PR.2021.KRN.4816.12","url":null,"abstract":"The discussion related to the implementation of Industry 4.0 elements has brought researchers’ attention to the changes of requirements on the workforce. The current research focuses on identifying the core competencies related to Industry 4.0 and strategies towards their development. The purpose of this article is to observe the topic of competencies, skills, and education amongst the research articles related to Industry 4.0, including its development over the last ten years, identify the current trends in the literature, and make suggestions for future research. Bibliometric analysis was conducted to conclude that research focus related to the workforce adaptation in terms of their skills, competencies, and the requirements from formal education associated with Industry 4.0 needs are not amongst the most discussed related to Industry 4.0.","PeriodicalId":359215,"journal":{"name":"21st International Joint Conference Central and Eastern Europe in the Changing Business Environment : Proceedings","volume":"106 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116813517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Education for sustainability in higher education","authors":"Katarína Chomová","doi":"10.18267/PR.2021.KRN.4816.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18267/PR.2021.KRN.4816.5","url":null,"abstract":"Education is the most powerful instrument that can be used to change the world. Business students of today are future executives in companies and governments. Therefore, their education for sustainability needs to be carefully considered. Education for sustainability in higher education has gained strongly increasing attention. The purpose of this paper is to describe the components of a sustainability education: (1) university management (2) academics and pedagogies and (3) students, with specific focus on students in business management/marketing. Using the “Responsibility assignment matrix (RACI MATRIX)” we describe responsibility of these three components for activities supporting education for sustainability. This article also argues that education for sustainability is urgently needed to provide but also describe barriers for change in higher education for sustainable development.","PeriodicalId":359215,"journal":{"name":"21st International Joint Conference Central and Eastern Europe in the Changing Business Environment : Proceedings","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123607689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Specific forms of interpretation of cultural heritage for tourists with various forms of disability","authors":"Liběna Jarolímková, K. Chaloupková, J. Vaníček","doi":"10.18267/PR.2021.KRN.4816.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18267/PR.2021.KRN.4816.6","url":null,"abstract":"The article analyses the development of new technologies in tourism for disadvantage persons and focuses on their application in the interpretation of cultural heritage in the Czech Republic. It briefly presents a survey of methods of cultural heritage interpretation for people with disabilities (PwD) and outlines the trends and challenges in accessible tourism using ICTs. The article presents the results of a follow-up research focused on the technological aspects of the interpretation of cultural heritage for individual groups of visitors with different types of disabilities. The survey was conducted in the period 2018-2020 using a combined method of a desk research and structured interviews. The result of the data analysis was the identification and detailed characteristics of the specific needs of all PwD groups. The field research method was used to determine the current state of ICT use to make interpretation available for PwD. Key findings: ICT is a useful tool for solving specific needs of PwD, but the level of its utilization is still very low in the Czech Republic.","PeriodicalId":359215,"journal":{"name":"21st International Joint Conference Central and Eastern Europe in the Changing Business Environment : Proceedings","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134317659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cross-border Financial Intermediation in the European Union, Slovakia and Czech Republic","authors":"Andrea Slezáková, Peter Jedinák","doi":"10.18267/PR.2021.KRN.4816.18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18267/PR.2021.KRN.4816.18","url":null,"abstract":"The paper discusses the sectoral regulatory framework for distribution (intermediation) of financial services under the EU framework (most notably IDD and Mortgage Credit Directive) and how it is implemented into Slovak integrated (cross-sectoral) regulatory regime for financial intermediation. The notable feature of Slovak regime is that it regulates financial intermediation in all main financial sectors (deposit taking, lending including mortgage and consumer loans, capital markets, insurance, pensions) under common framework. However, the harmonisation through EU law and consequent benefits of the single passport are limited to the distribution of insurance and mortgage loans. The paper further compares the Slovak regime with Czech approach with the aim to investigate potential benefits or risks of the further harmonisation of the regulation of financial intermediation / distribution and also financial advisory across various sectors of the national and wider EU financial market. On one hand, further integration may help creating more sophisticated and complex distribution platforms across the EU benefiting from the single passport. On the other hand, it is questionable whether the Slovak approach can be successfully replicated at the EU level.","PeriodicalId":359215,"journal":{"name":"21st International Joint Conference Central and Eastern Europe in the Changing Business Environment : Proceedings","volume":"87 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128672622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Corporate Social Responsibility Perspectives in European Higher Education","authors":"V. Zhechev, R. Nacheva, David Ríha","doi":"10.18267/PR.2021.KRN.4816.24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18267/PR.2021.KRN.4816.24","url":null,"abstract":"Corporate social responsibility (CSR) takes a significant part of modern-day business organizations' decision making. Not only do companies have their performance assessed by CSR initiatives but also the former strive to strengthen their relationship with society by maintaining a distinctive sustainable corporate culture. Among the most widely adopted approaches for differentiation is the establishment of long-term relationships with customers, partners, employees, shareholders and civil society, among others. Universities are no exception. Modern higher education (HE) institutions place students at the center of the educational process, while maintaining personnel policies to motivate and retain a quality academic and administrative staff (especially given the pressure by the alternative sources of knowledge). In this respect, the aim of this paper is to investigate the opinions of HE representatives on five different dimensions of corporate social responsibility. We base our research on a methodology proposed by European Commission Directorate General for Enterprise.","PeriodicalId":359215,"journal":{"name":"21st International Joint Conference Central and Eastern Europe in the Changing Business Environment : Proceedings","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114630023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mark Ratilla, S. Dey, H. J. Cavite, T. Ratilla, M. Chovancová
{"title":"Sustainability and Economic Attributes of Peer-To-Peer Accommodation: A Cross Country Perception of Asian Tourists","authors":"Mark Ratilla, S. Dey, H. J. Cavite, T. Ratilla, M. Chovancová","doi":"10.18267/PR.2021.KRN.4816.16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18267/PR.2021.KRN.4816.16","url":null,"abstract":"Peer-to-peer (P2P) accommodation has expanded the range of offerings in the tourism and hospitality sector. The study explores the familiarity, usage and overall perception towards P2P accommodation among tourists in the Philippines, Thailand and India. It investigates the association among perceived economic benefits, environmental sustainability and socio-demographic characteristics on tourists’ overall perception. A web-based survey was deployed in the first quarter of 2020, right in the onset of Covid-19 pandemic. As the travel frequency of tourists cannot be initially ascertained and to capture their usage in the “normal” times, a recall query with respect to their usage over the past six months (June-December 2019) was utilized. Descriptive statistics and non-parametric statistical tests were employed for data analysis. The findings reveal that the familiarity of Thai tourists lags behind other nationalities. Majority have not used P2P accommodation for the past six months; however, overall perceptions remain positive for both active and non-active users. Across nationalities, respondents somewhat agreed on the nuance of economic benefits and environmental sustainability. Moreover, analysis shows its significant positive association with tourists’ overall perception.","PeriodicalId":359215,"journal":{"name":"21st International Joint Conference Central and Eastern Europe in the Changing Business Environment : Proceedings","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123635768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Creativity and 21st Century Soft Skills Development Opportunities in Education of Top Management in International Environment","authors":"Anna Veszprémi Sirotková, Veronika Orfánusová","doi":"10.18267/PR.2021.KRN.4816.22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18267/PR.2021.KRN.4816.22","url":null,"abstract":"Ongoing political, economic, social and technological changes all over the world require higher demands on skills of top managers, they must be more flexible and more adaptable than ever before. Can Design Thinking lead to better solutions to such problems, especially from a managerial perspective? This article presents results from an exploratory case study, where the managers from 7 universities participated in soft skills training using the design thinking methods. The study proved that managers who used a design thinking approach seemed to be more competent to understand creativity, teamwork and interdisciplinarity at finding new solutions. The aim of our contribution is to introduce our knowledge and experience with creativity and other soft skills development opportunities in education of top management in the international environment. The present study is part of a larger research project on the application of design thinking as an approach to finding creative solutions to problems.","PeriodicalId":359215,"journal":{"name":"21st International Joint Conference Central and Eastern Europe in the Changing Business Environment : Proceedings","volume":"101 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116927104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Antidumping investigations of the European Union in the time of pandemic COVID-19","authors":"Henrich Juhás, Z. Kittová","doi":"10.18267/PR.2021.KRN.4816.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18267/PR.2021.KRN.4816.7","url":null,"abstract":"Antidumping policy of the EU aims at protecting EU producers against unfair practices of foreign companies supplying the EU market. The economic recession could stimulate either the utilization of unfair practices by the foreign businesses, or also the effort of domestic companies to obtain the protection against the foreign competition. As a result, there may be an increase in the number of antidumping investigations. The aim of this paper is to find out how the COVID-19 pandemic and the following economic recession has affected the antidumping investigations in the EU. We found that the number of antidumping initiations has not significantly increased in 2020 compared to previous years. However, pandemic COVID-19 may have negative impact on antidumping investigations duration due to restrictions concerning spot verifications as well as time-limits prolongations. This may limit the ability of the EU to respond quickly to unfair practices by foreign suppliers.","PeriodicalId":359215,"journal":{"name":"21st International Joint Conference Central and Eastern Europe in the Changing Business Environment : Proceedings","volume":"97 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131552286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Corporate taxation in the context of tax competitiveness of EU states","authors":"Martina Helcmanovská, Alena Andrejovská","doi":"10.18267/PR.2021.KRN.4816.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18267/PR.2021.KRN.4816.3","url":null,"abstract":"The tax burden significantly affects the development of individual economies in EU member states. Despite efforts to harmonize and coordinate tax coordination, the tax burden can vary considerably between states. This difference may have an impact on the investment strategy of an investor who is interested in corporate taxation in a given state, among other factors. The aim of this paper was to empirically verify the impact of changes in corporate taxation on tax competitiveness in EU states for the period 2004-2019. The analysis was performed using the method of constant tax shares and the rate relation method. The research was complemented by the hypothesis that the new EU member states are more competitive than the old EU member states, and this was confirmed. In conclusion, we state that the decline in tax rates is related to the growth of tax competition between EU member states. Tax competitiveness will exist until full harmonization of the tax system.","PeriodicalId":359215,"journal":{"name":"21st International Joint Conference Central and Eastern Europe in the Changing Business Environment : Proceedings","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122555086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Takeover law regulations and their influence on the takeover premium – An empirical study of the OECD Member States","authors":"Jan-Hendrik Meier, T. Paientko, Kristina Reschke","doi":"10.18267/PR.2021.KRN.4816.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18267/PR.2021.KRN.4816.14","url":null,"abstract":"Almost all OECD and G20 countries have introduced a mandatory bid rule (MBR) in conjunction with a fair price regulation in their national takeover laws. MBRs require that a takeover bid must be made to all shareholders, if a certain control threshold is being exceeded. We show that takeovers that exceed such a threshold are associated with below-average takeover premiums. Other national characteristics of the MBR also show significant influences on the takeover premium. In addition, significantly higher premiums are paid when the buyer is seeking for between 20% and 40% of the shares after the takeover.","PeriodicalId":359215,"journal":{"name":"21st International Joint Conference Central and Eastern Europe in the Changing Business Environment : Proceedings","volume":"111 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122650424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}