Acta Universitatis Bohemiae Meridionalis, 2015 (vol. 18), issue 1

Analysis of Internal Communication and Workplace Climate in Enterprises in the Czech Republic

Vlasta Doleľalová

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2015, 18(1):1-17 | DOI: 10.1515/acta-2016-0001712  

Management of human resources is crucial for companies and includes internal communication, employee information, as well as employee relations at work. Workplace communication, information sharing and work relations on all hierarchical levels within a business are essential for the survival and success of small and medium-sized companies. The goal of this article is to analyse personnel systems, focusing on the relationships between superiors and subordinates, superior-subordinate communication and information sharing by company leaders with their subordinates, from the perspective of subordinates. Thereafter, gathered information is compared and...

Causes of conflicts of Czech accountants with their superiors and job satisfaction

Marcela Mucalová

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2015, 18(1):19-31 | DOI: 10.1515/acta-2016-0002673  

Paper examines causes of workplace conflicts faced by Czech accountants (members of the Chamber of certified accountants) with their supervisors (clients) from the perspective of accountants, identifies impacts of conflicts on job satisfaction, and projects the impacts into possible cost effects.Results of the survey show that 72.4 % of respondents reported significant conflicts, majority (28.2 %) of them being caused by illegal requirement, 18.2 % by underestimating accountants' profession, and 15.5 % by poor communication. Further analysis is focused on the job satisfaction of accountants in connection with perceived conflicts. Spearman's correlation...