Acta Universitatis Bohemiae Meridionalis, 2004 (vol. 7), issue 2
Internal and external factors for sustainable development of Europe
Dagmar Škodová Parmová
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2004, 7(2):5-8151 
This paper deals with problems connected with the present economic slow-down in the "old" EU member states. We all hope that the integration of new member states into the EU will bring a new impetus for European production and trade. However, it is necessary to find the right internal and external factors, which will cause rapid growth and will lead the European economies into a period of boom.
Role of systemic approach and of value management in improvement of effectiveness and competitiveness of firm
Vladimír Štípek
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2004, 7(2):9-13144
Systemic approach makes possible solution of analyzed problems in the global way and on qualitative higher level. Its rigorous application increases the quality of realized improvements. The aim of systemic approaches is precede uneffectiveness in production, conception and complexity. Value management is integral complex of specific managerial approaches and activities, which is concentrated on complexity managing of innovative processes. Systemic approach and value management together create effective instrument of increasing of efficiency. competitiveness and of commercial success of firm.
The position of operative leasing in fleet management
Radek Toušek
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2004, 7(2):15-18174
This article is orientated on accomplishment of comparative analysis of chosen alternatives in fleet management in road cargo transport. Actually it deals with the comparison of operative leasing of the fleet with individual administration in conditions of food distribution. The analysis is concentrated on comparison of total costs for both alternatives in define term and contains the summary of all assets and risks with the respect of all logistical and economical priorities.
Measurement of shopping centre image: young generation evaluation criteria
Kornélia Richterová, Dagmar Klepochová
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2004, 7(2):19-26163
The article deals with one of the main questions concerning retail store image investigation - identification of relevant store-evaluation criteria. It tries to solve this problem for shopping centres that are new retail formats in Slovak Republic. The paper is based on research studies, which were realized from 2001 to 2004 by Faculty of Commerce University of Economics in Bratislava. The aim of this article is to find out salient evaluative criteria, and an actual shift of their importance
The chosen aspects of consumer's behaviour on meat and meat products market
Ladislav Skořepa
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2004, 7(2):27-30150
The contribution deals with partial results of marketing research ordered by company Krahulík a.s. The traders find for their future decisions as important following information: place of decision of purchase, information about the product, signing, colour and origin. The price and its decreasing is important too for consumers' preferences. We can see that for consumer is most important the quality, flavour and carcass of meat, but price and influence of promotion is not so important. There is relation between price - quality and consumers prefer our to foreign products.
Genetically modified food - one of the ways of the functional food production?
Kamil Pícha
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2004, 7(2):31-37140
In current time emerge the informations about using of genetic modification as a mean to gain a positive benefit of food, it means for production of functional food. The problem can be already the consumer's confidence that the concrete food will really have the promised effect. Its attitude can be further influenced also by the information on the package about use of GMO.
Statistic model of income distributions
Jitka Bartošová
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2004, 7(2):39-46160
The interest of economists in population incomes in all high-developed countries comes from the effort about objective solution of questions related to the standard of living of population. There is necessary, for the appropriate evaluation of the income side of standard of living of population and also for the right decision concerning the arrangement in this area, to know the entire income distribution for a given period, it means representation in all income groups. Because of the ongoing transformation, which changes the central-planned economy into the new market form, the composition of the population incomes restructures. Therefore it is essential...
Destination management in the South Bohemian region
Dagmar Škodová Parmová
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2004, 7(2):47-51153
For a healthy development of tourism and all activities in the frame of this industry in the region it is necessary to harmonize the incomes and all effects of this branch with the quality of life of the local people and the aspects of environment protection. The guests require a certain level of service difference and variety, which could not be financed only by the locals. The negative aspects of mass tourism e.g. transport pollution and seasonal price increase, must be balanced by positive sides of tourism. For this task it is necessary to find a complex solution of this situation - destination management.
Stable parameter of location estimate of time engangement of university teacher - scientist between particular pedagogical and nonpedagogical activities
Jitka Bartošová
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2004, 7(2):53-57168
Solution of detailed mapping and following complex evaluation of activities of a university teacher is a part of a difficult issue of solution to work evaluation in non-for-profit organizations. This problem is subject to the GACR grant project No. 402/03/1341, which is in the mean time simultaneously dealt with at two university workplaces - the University of Economics and the University of South Bohemia. The aim of this paper is to inform the public on a solution to the problem of the parameter of location estimate of the time engagement of a university teacher-scientist between particular activities. The sample used to estimate the above-mentioned...