RESULTS OF TRENDS RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
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Facul y o Business and Managemen , B no Uni e si y o Technology, Kolejní
4, 612 00 B no, Czech Republic, el: +420 5 4114 2693, ax: +420 5 4114 2696, E-mail:
nemecek@ bm. u b .cz
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Ing.Robe Zich,PhD., Facul y o Business and Managemen , B no Uni e si y o Technology, Kolejní 4, 612
00 B no, Czech Republic, el: +420 5 4114 2678, ax: +420 5 4114 2696, E-mail: zich@ bm. u b .cz
RESULTS OF TRENDS RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
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Abs ac :
Wi hin he amewo k o de e mined basic objec i e was mo e speci ic ocus on he
ield o managemen , owne ship s uc u e, inancial con ol, logis ics and
manu ac u ing con ol, ma ke ing, educa ion and isk managemen . In de ining o he
indi idual objec i es, s ess was pu o ac ual s a us and po en ial bene i . The e o e,
om wide quan i y o possible e alua ed subjec s is he a en ion paid mainly o
business companies o join -s ock ype and limi ed liabili y ype. These usually
ep esen la ge business scope in compa ison o companies wi h pe sonal
pa icipa ion and ade. Conside ing he ac ha business is in luenced by local
condi ions and speci ic possibili ies o hei o ma ion, he analysis was ela ed o
companies ope a ing in Sou h Mo a ia egion.
Such de ined a ge s es ablished p e- equisi e o acquisi ion o a he la ge quan i y
o unique da a, o ex ensi e publica ion ac i i y and i s - a e scien i ic de elopmen
o pa icipa ing employees and whole in es iga ion eam as such. In his ela ion we
can men ion as impo an ou pu s he p epa a ion o disse a ion hesis.
In he cou se o he esea ch he a eas o be sol ed we e g adually made mo e
speci ic wi h espec o ou capaci y and knowledge possibili ies, and - abo e all -
wi h espec o con inuously eached esul s, which showed he need o sol e ce ain
speci ic ques ions. Taking in o accoun hese ac s, sol ed a eas a e delimi a ed as
ollowing:
• op managemen
• ma ke ing
• en i onmen al managemen
• c isis managemen
• logis ics
• inance
RESULTS OF TRENDS RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
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1 Objec i es o esea ch and s a egy o hei accomplishmen
On he basis o he elabo a ion o he analysis o con empo a y s a us, he objec i e
o he ask is o ou line possible ends o he de elopmen o mechanical enginee ing
and elec ical enginee ing companies. Focus on ade companies o he ype join -
s ock company and limi ed liabili y company ope a ing in he Sou h Mo a ia egion.
The objec i e is o ou line possible u u e beha io o especially owne s and
managemen wi h he ou pu o he ope a ion i sel , expec ed equi emen s o
condi ions om he side o ci ies and owns and, mo eo e , equi emen s o p o ile
and s uc u e o uni e si y g adua es. The poin is o a ange compe i i eness and
long- e m p ospe i y. The impo an pa is ep esen ed by he p epa a ion o he
ac i i y wi hin he amewo k o EU and o ma ion o Eu o- egions.
Objec i es o esea ch in yea 2004 and an icipa ed esul s
The main objec i e o u he solu ion o esea ch plan was o expand he ma ix o so
a sol ed ields wi h he ques ion o he inno a ion po en ial, E-business and ISO
ce i ica ion. These a eas a e conside ed - wi h espec o indings in p e ious pa s
o he esea ch - as impo an no only om he poin o he s eng hening o
compe i i eness o companies as such, bu also (mainly in he i s wo cases) as so
a unde de eloped om he poin o heo y and p ac ice o mechanical and elec ical
enginee ing companies, esp. economical- manage ial disciplines a all. An icipa ed
esul s can be cha ac e ized in gene al as de elopmen and e alua ion o me hods
coming ou om gi en ields and de elopmen o bo h heo e ical and p ac ical base
o knowledge o economic s udies. In ou iew, i is possible o d aw up such
p ocedu es, which in a ac ual way can sol e he pa icula issue. F om he poin o
heo y de elopmen hey a e ouched wi h ou pu s om bo h heo e ical and p ac ical
bases o knowledge o economic sciences, wi h u he s eng hening o publica ion
ac i i ies as well as de elopmen o scien i ic- esea ch and pedagogic base.
De ail cha ac e is ics o esea ch objec i es and me hod o hei
accomplishmen
Wi hin he amewo k o de e mined basic objec i e was mo e speci ic ocus on he
ield o managemen , owne ship s uc u e, inancial con ol, logis ics and
manu ac u ing con ol, ma ke ing, educa ion and isk managemen . In de ining o he
indi idual objec i es, s ess was pu o ac ual s a us and po en ial bene i . The e o e,
om wide quan i y o possible e alua ed subjec s is he a en ion paid mainly o
business companies o join -s ock ype and limi ed liabili y ype. These usually
ep esen la ge business scope in compa ison o companies wi h pe sonal
pa icipa ion and ade. Conside ing he ac ha business is in luenced by local
condi ions and speci ic possibili ies o hei o ma ion, he analysis was ela ed o
companies ope a ing in Sou h Mo a ia egion.
Such de ined a ge s es ablished p e- equisi e o acquisi ion o a he la ge quan i y
o unique da a, o ex ensi e publica ion ac i i y and i s - a e scien i ic de elopmen
o pa icipa ing employees and whole in es iga ion eam as such. In his ela ion we
can men ion as impo an ou pu s he p epa a ion o disse a ion hesis.
In he cou se o he esea ch he a eas o be sol ed we e g adually made mo e
speci ic wi h espec o ou capaci y and knowledge possibili ies, and - abo e all -
wi h espec o con inuously eached esul s, which showed he need o sol e ce ain
speci ic ques ions.
Taking in o accoun hese ac s, sol ed a eas a e delimi a ed as ollowing:
• op managemen
• ma ke ing
• en i onmen al managemen
• c isis managemen
• logis ics
• inance
B ie o e all cha ac e is ics o achie ed esul s o esea ch, con ibu ion o
solu ion o esea ch
In he heo e ical-science ield can be achie ed esul s in a summa y cha ac e ized
om se e al poin s o iew. Fi s ly, science- esea ch base o he acul y esp. whole
BUT was s eng hened, bo h om echnical and pe sonnel poin o iew. Among
o he s, by his ac was enabled in ense de elopmen o in e na ional science-
esea ch and pedagogical co-ope a ion. Publica ion ac i i y no only in na ional, bu
also in e na ional scope was inc eased acco dingly. Mo eo e , Ph.D. s udy was
imp o ed as well, while inspi ing elabo a ion o a se ies o disse a ion heses, many
o hem al eady success ully de ended.
Fac ual ou pu s o he indi idual pa s o he eam aimed a he de elopmen o
heo e ical base o knowledge in esea ch ields as well as de elopmen and
e alua ion o me hods applicable in he a ea o economy and managemen o
companies. By ha was ul illed he equi emen ega ding he co-ope a ion wi h he
company sphe e no only in he s age o esea ch, bu also in he momen o he
de elopmen o new me hods and sea ch o he p ocedu es o hei applica ion.
Complex base o u he de elopmen and esea ch was es ablished, s essing he
dynamics o con empo a y business en i onmen oge he wi h he need o mul i-
discipline de elopmen o economic disciplines in he b oad con ex o u he
scien i ic ields.
Demons able exac ness o achie ed esul s, accep able p edic able abili y gi en by
he numbe o esponden s p o e he c edibili y o ask ul illmen and jus i ica ion o
he o e all concep o he assessmen . Applied co-ope a ion wi h he indus ial
sphe e ep esen s he con ibu ion bene icial o bo h pa ies, inc eases he us in
good p epa a ion o g adua es on he basis o ac ual ocus o he esea ch and
subsequen de elopmen o pedagogical ac i i y. P esen a ion o esul s in he
science con e ences and hei eedback ep esen he o m o he acknowledgemen
by he scien i ic communi y. Especially a e app ecia ed ocus, scope and dep h o
implemen ed esea ch and i s e alua ion.

The e a e es ablished con ac s wi h esea ch eams bo h a home and ab oad, and
hese con ac s a e s ill being b oadened, he e is an e o o he es ablishmen o
join p ojec s. In e na ional co-ope a ion was wi hin he amewo k o concluded
con ac s in he acul y le el. Co-ope a ion is especially wi h No ingham T en
Uni e si y in he G ea B i ain, Uni e si y Whi ewa e Wisconsin in he USA,
Uni e si y o M. Cope nicus in To un in Poland, Uni e si y Mainz. In e na ional co-
ope a ion was implemen ed also wi h Ma e ial Handling Indus y o Ame ica in he
o m o annual i e-day s ays in he Czech Republic wi h he scien i ic lec u es.
In e na ional co-ope a ion aimed in such a way so as o be able o e alua e
in luences in he indi idual coun ies has been ini ia ed:
• con ac o co-ope a ion in he a ea o esea ch and pedagogy was concluded
wi h Kaunas Facul y o Humani ies om Vilnius Uni e si y.
• con ac o co-ope a ion in he acul y le el was concluded wi h Ya osla The
Wise No go od S a e Uni e si y, u he co-ope a ion wi h he Uni e si y o M.
Cope nicus in To un and Uni e si y in Zagh eb.
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elabo a ed he s udy o B i ish en e p ises wi h he aim o p epa e a leas pa ial
compa ison o ends and expec a ions o hese en e p ises and en e p ises in
he Czech Republic.
Impo an ac - in he ligh o u u e de elopmen - is also he ac ha he esea ch
p emises we e equipped wi h adequa e IT and o ice echnologies. People
pa icipa ing in he p ojec can communica e ia E-mail, In e ne . Mo eo e ,
labo a o y o u he assessmen o achie ed esul s, hei p esen a ion and o he
aining o new calcula ion me hods and p og ams was es ablished.
Resul s om he poin o VUT
Team is managed by dis inc i e scien i ic pe son ha con inuously expands he
adius o assis an s, eam capaci y is su icien wi h espec o assumed
de elopmen , eam s abili y is su icien and he e is a hope in i s imp o emen .
This yea we a e e mina ing he esea ch plan, upon which he acul y membe s
ha e been wo king since 1999. In yea 2000 pa icipa ed 24 membe s, in yea 2001
– 25 membe s, in yea 2002 – 28 membe s, in yea 2003 24 membe s and his yea
2004 - 21 membe s, see G aph no. 1. Du ing he whole pe iod o solu ion
pa icipa ed in he elabo a ion o esea ch plan 18 membe s, ou o hem 3 p o esso s
and 4 associa e p o esso s.
G aph no.1: Numbe o people co-ope a ing in esea ch in yea s 1999-2004
numbe o people s. yea s
Philosophy o he esea ch gua an ees conside able oppo uni y o he p o essional
g ow h also o people s anding on he beginning o hei academic ca ee and Ph.D.
s uden s. Consequen ly, he esea ch ep esen ed he oppo uni y o de elopmen
and b oadening o he scien i ic base o he acul y. Ph.D. s uden s ( o ally 70)
pa icipa ed in he esea ch. G a no. 2 speci ies Ph.D. s uden s co-ope a ing in he
esea ch be ween he yea s 2000 – 2004.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
1
2
3
4
5
yea s
G aph no. 2: Numbe o Ph.D. s uden s pa icipa ing in he esea ch in yea s
2000 - 2004
20
2002
11
2004
28
2001
21
2003
12
Table 1: O e all su ey o Ph.D. s udy in yea s 1998 - 2004
yea
no. o incoming Ph.D.
s uden s
de ended
disse a ion hesis
1998/99
14
4
1999/00
37
2
2000/01
33
3
2001/02
18
9
2002/03
29
21
2003/04
32
12
2004/05
31
11
To al
194
62
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
1
2
3
4
5
G aph no. 3: Numbe o incoming Ph.D. s uden s in yea s 1998 - 2004 and o al
G aph no. 4: Numbe o accep ed disse a ion hesis in yea s 1998 - 2004 and
o al
Du ing he unning o he esea ch also applied o he s a o habili a ion
p ocedu e acc. o p o isions o §72 law no. 111/1998 Coll., o uni e si ies, and
submi ed habili a ion hesis ollowing esea che s:
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company in he Czech Republic“.
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20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8