Doing Business in the Countries of Visegrad Group

Svobodová, Libuše; Hedvičáková, Martina

doi:10.1016/s2212-5671(15)01654-8

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“…Pilkova et al (2017) found that personality traits and personal-related factors are one of the main drivers for the entrepreneurial intentions among youth in Visegrád countries to pursue their entrepreneurial goals. Nevertheless, other groups of scholars have shown a similar level of activity on (re)building a business environment, making the general entrepreneurial activity relatively high across all Visegrád countries (Svobodová and Hedvičáková, 2015; Zygmunt, 2018; Dvouletý, 2019).…”

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Determinants of solo and employer entrepreneurship in Visegrád countries: findings from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia

Dvouletý

Orel

2020

JEC

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Purpose This study aims to extend the existing body of literature on the individual-level determinants of self-employed persons with (employer entrepreneurs) and without employees (solo self-employed individuals) from the perspective of four post-communist economies (i.e. Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia). Design/methodology/approach The methodological approach is based on the three harmonised waves (2005, 2010 and 2015) of the European Survey on Working Conditions (EWCS). Multi-variate logistic regression models are used to determine the individual-level differences among employees, solo self-employed individuals and job creators in the selected group of countries. Findings The results show significant differences among employees, solo self-employed individuals and job creators, especially when it comes to the role of age, gender, education, previous experience, number of working hours and their determination. Job creators in Visegrád countries have, on average, more years of experience, and higher levels of education (tertiary), than wage-employees. Research limitations/implications This study provides a series of recommendations for future research on the role of family- and household-related characteristics, entrepreneurship-specific education and migration background. Originality/value The previous research on individual determinants of entrepreneurial engagement in Visegrád region was mainly based on the data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. This study offers a novel perspective based on the EWCS data.

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confidence: 91%

Determinants of solo and employer entrepreneurship in Visegrád countries: findings from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia

Dvouletý

Orel

2020

JEC

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“…In that case, Individual initiatives and personal judgement conflicts with the nature of LM (Kull et al, 2014). This effect can come from the strategy of the government, as they support the change and encouraging improvements (Svobodová and Hedvičáková, 2015). Regarding the condition to maintain the CI culture, there is a need of the long-term commitment from leaders, as well as their participation, which can encourage and motivate the employees (Losonci, Demeter and Jenei, 2011).…”

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A Model of Lean Management for Organizational Innovation: Cases in Visegrád and AFTA

Tran

Ghabour

Nguyen

et al. 2019

System Safety: Human - Technical Facility - Environment

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Originated as a production management philosophy, Lean Manufacturing has successfully transferred and implemented globally. Lean genealogy studies have been conducted, indicating the essential concept now evolves to Lean Management (LM), which is applicable to many branches of production and services management, viz quality and productivity, human resources, knowledge and technology, etc. Innovation has been made to ensure a smooth customization of knowledge and principles, tailored to each organization who is eager to implement this state-of-the-art management system. However, failures are becoming commonplace due to the lack of understanding the core values, and insufficient intensification of compensation for cultural differences. In this paper, cases of implementing LM across the Visegrád group (V4) and the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) from previous literature are taken into consideration. Factors that differentiate the characteristic of LM are brought to discussion. Therefore, the discovered gap between the two trade blocs urges the in-depth amendment and modification of employed concepts, tools, etc. A model is consequently elaborated, which aims at facilitate the managerial decision-making process regarding knowledge transfer of LM between V4 and AFTA, based on critical factors related to human, technology and culture, i.e. Labor cost, Manual requirement, Awareness, Continuous Improvement culture. This model can be used to predict the change should be made, or the criterion should be fulfilled to transfer the implementation and knowledge of LM effectively.

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“…(Visegrad group /V4/ is the association composed of Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Poland and Hungary focuses on foreign policy activities and the group aims to promote co-operation and stability in the broader region of Central Europe) and EU28. [20] Fig . 2 shows that in comparison with the average the Czech Republic is more or less at the same level as EU-28 as well as V4 in the use of the Internet by overall population and elderly.…”

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Internet Use by Elderly People in the Czech Republic

Hedvičáková

Svobodová

2017

Digital Nations – Smart Cities, Innovation, and Sustainability

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The number of information technology users increases as fast as new information technology develops. This paper aims to analyse Internet users older than 65 years and focusing on the Czech Republic, the Visegrad group (also referred to as V4) and the European Union. Elderly people use the Internet the least from all age groups. The partial aim of this paper is to analyse whether, since 2009, there has been a constant increase in Internet users in the elderly age group in the Czech Republic and also the EU. The second scientific issue deals with the confirmation that the number of Internet users in the 65+ age group is similar to the EU-28 and V4. The analysis showed that the number of 65+ users has been steadily increasing since 2009. In the Czech Republic only 28.4% elderly people used internet in 2015 and 26.7% in 2014. According to Eurostat methodology the Internet is used in the 65-74 years age group by 33% of users. More than one third (38%) of elderly aged 65-74 used the internet at least once a week in the EU-28.

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Doing Business in the Countries of Visegrad Group

Cited by 12 publications

References 7 publications

Determinants of solo and employer entrepreneurship in Visegrád countries: findings from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia

Determinants of solo and employer entrepreneurship in Visegrád countries: findings from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia

A Model of Lean Management for Organizational Innovation: Cases in Visegrád and AFTA

Internet Use by Elderly People in the Czech Republic

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