Purpose – further education and training play an important role in organizations development. The paper aims to analyze its relation to the financial performance of organizations, particularly to find which factors of further education are significantly related to the organization profitability indicators. Research methodology – it is an empirical study based on 142 profit-oriented organizations operating in the Czech Republic. Multiple median regression was used to investigate the correlation among organization profitability and talent management, long-term strategy, education evaluation, investments into education, industry sector, organization size and its owner. Findings – the results provide evidence that talent management, education evaluation, investments into education are significantly related to the considered profitability indicator ratios (ROA, ROE, ROCE, ROS). Research limitations – follow from the size of the research sample, its extension is planned for the continuation of our research. Practical implications – the results of the research could stimulate organizations to pay more attention to the key factors of further education in their development so as to improve their financial performance. Originality/Value – the authors are not aware of any other empirical study from the post-transformation economies analyzing the relation of further education and the organization´s financial performance. It extends our pilot study presented at ECMLG 2017 in London. The results provide a suggestion for organizations which steps to take in order to gain the most from further education.

The analysis of nonplanar samples in ambient mass spectrometry poses a formidable challenge. Here, an ion source equipped with laser triangulation for analyzing nonplanar surfaces was constructed. It was designed as a two-position device, where the sample height was measured using laser triangulation and the target compounds were then analyzed. Thanks to a stage movable in xyz, the ion source maintained an optimal vertical distance between the sample and the sampling capillary for each measured spot during the surface analysis. The xyz-coordinates for the movement of the sample stage were computed using the laser sensor data in such a way as to avoid direct contact of the sampling capillary and the measured surface. The ion source performance and its ability to analyze various morphologies were tested using desorption electrospray ionization with plastic objects coated by 2,5-dimethoxybenzoic acid. The experiments showed excellent performance for nonplanar samples but also revealed some limitations especially on object edges and steep slopes. The applicability of the ion source operated in desorption electrospray ionization and desorption atmospheric pressure photoionization was examined for food and pharmaceutical samples. Chemicals on the surface of nonplanar samples were probed along a line extending across the surface of the measured objects. The device provided high-quality spectra, regardless of the sample height at the measured spot. The automatic adjustments of the sample stage in xyz proved to be beneficial for analyzing nonplanar samples and for simultaneous measurement of samples with various dimensions and shapes.

The paper deals with the situation when a low populated area is in need of public transport service. It is necessary to design a bus route, passing through the area and meeting the accessibility and efficiency requirements. The article presents a mathematical formulation of the problem in terms of the network theory together with two exact and several heuristic methods for finding a solution. The paper describes that the problem is NP-hard, and therefore computing experience is outlined.

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