2017/41 Scientific papers, Series Dhttps://hdl.handle.net/10195/695882024-03-28T11:32:14Z2024-03-28T11:32:14ZRozvoj miest a jeho financovanieŽárska, ElenaRafaj, Oliverhttps://hdl.handle.net/10195/696102017-12-06T14:04:47Z2017-01-01T00:00:00ZRozvoj miest a jeho financovanie
Žárska, Elena; Rafaj, Oliver
The importance of cities in the economic system of the country is
unquestionable. They group and attract a large number of economic actors and allow
them to realize intense economic interactions between them. To offer long-term benefits
for inhabitants and entrepreneurs and remain attractive for them, cities need to develop
continuously. Ensuring the development of the city means to create and acquire
resources to increase its capacity and use of the available potential. This article deals
with the financial capacity of Slovak cities, which reflects their ability to ensure their
development. The financial capacity of Slovak cities was investigated in time period
2009 – 2014. Investigated were all 138 Slovak cities and they were divided into three
size groups: small cities with population up to 20 000 inhabitants, medium-sized cities
with population between 20 001 and 50 000 inhabitants and large cities over 50 001
inhabitants. The evaluation of financial capacity was realized on six indicators: current
account balance, capital account balance, total debt, debt service, immediate liquidity
and net worth. The comparison of the calculated values of each group showed that the
highest amount of resources allocate to their development the group of largest cities.
On the other hand, that group has also the highest debt.
2017-01-01T00:00:00ZThe mediating role of brand reputation: the analysis of discrepancy between theory and factZulganef, ZulganefYudhi, Juliantohttps://hdl.handle.net/10195/696092017-12-06T14:00:45Z2017-01-01T00:00:00ZThe mediating role of brand reputation: the analysis of discrepancy between theory and fact
Zulganef, Zulganef; Yudhi, Julianto
The aim of this research is to investigate the role of brand reputation as a
mediating variable in the relationship between service quality and loyalty. The MRI’s survey
shows that there is a degradation in the ranking of the Oversea Chinese Bank Corporation-
Nilai Inti Sari Penyimpan Bank (OCBC-NISP Bank) from 2009 to 2011, while the number of
customers has increased over the same time frame. This indication highlighted the fact that
although the quality of service decreased, the consumer’s loyalty increased. This shows a
contradiction in regard to previous research into the relationship between service and
loyalty, such as Al-Rousan and Mohamed (2010), and Akbar et al., (2010). The authors
suggest the existence of a variable that mediates the relationship between service (service
quality) and consumer loyalty, which is brand reputation. The sample size of this research
was determined at 125 respondents. The data were collected by self-administered
questionnaires. Results showed that a partial mediation, performed by brand reputation,
occurred in the relationship between service quality and loyalty. This research shows that
brand reputation is still deemed to be the cause of loyalty. The authors also made some
recommendations.
2017-01-01T00:00:00ZVisual evaluation of changes in regional growth and disparities: usage of a pareto chartZdražil, PavelApplová, Petrahttps://hdl.handle.net/10195/696082019-06-04T11:27:34Z2017-01-01T00:00:00ZVisual evaluation of changes in regional growth and disparities: usage of a pareto chart
Zdražil, Pavel; Applová, Petra
This paper shows how to evaluate a development of regional disparities with
the Pareto chart. Explanation of chart principles is followed by its application to the
regions of Visegrad Group countries. To present the usability of Pareto chart,
we applied it on three different situations – involving both convergence and
divergence. In addition, to confirm the estimates resulted from charts, we used the σ-
convergence approach as a benchmark. Our results found that the chart has very good
predicative ability, since virtually all conclusions of its application have been
confirmed by σ-convergence analysis. The benefit of Pareto chart is involvement of
extra information about changes in some sample sections, growth and order. Based on
this information one can find more comprehensive conclusions about changes in
disparities over time. Besides, the Pareto chart has a very easy interpretation which
calls for no special knowledge in methods for disparity measurement. This is a great
advantage for other fields’ researchers, political-bureaucratic apparatus and both
expert and inexpert public. That is why we believe the Pareto chart is a very
interesting tool to evaluate development of regional disparities, which can be used
solely or in combination (complementary) with other approaches of disparity
measurement.
2017-01-01T00:00:00ZManagement of Emissions Permits: threats of the European Emissions Trading SystemZapletal, FrantišekMinistr, JanŘeháček, Petrhttps://hdl.handle.net/10195/696072017-12-06T13:53:06Z2017-01-01T00:00:00ZManagement of Emissions Permits: threats of the European Emissions Trading System
Zapletal, František; Ministr, Jan; Řeháček, Petr
Since the beginning of the millennium, heavy industrial companies in the EU
must face the threat related to duty of emissions trading. The aim of this paper is to
assess an impact of selected indicators of the emissions trading system (EU ETS) –
number of grandfathered permits (allowances) to a company for free and emissions
price for different type of permits. That is enabled by the parameterization and
sensitivity analysis of the simple linear programming model which maximizes the total
profit margin of the company. Analyses in this paper are performed using the data of
one real iron and steel producing company in the Czech Republic. The influence of the
chosen factors is explored for the second and the available part of the third trading
phase of the EU ETS.
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