Perception of Small and Medium Entrepreneurship in the Czech Republic

Smékalová, Lenka; Hájek, Oldřich; Belás, Jaroslav; Macháček, Jı̆rı́

doi:10.7441/joc.2014.04.03

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“…Baštová et al [65] and Dvouletý and Mareš [66] further demonstrated that the highest density of registered businesses (self-employed individuals and business companies) can be found in the capital Prague, which is expected as the capital is the economic and political centre of the country. Other regional scholars [67][68][69][70][71][72] have highlighted the differences between engagement in entrepreneurship and self-employment across the Czech regions, and they further point out that the activity is most densely concentrated around larger towns and cities. It is also well known that the Czech business activity consists mainly of self-employed individuals [73,74].…”

Section: Entrepreneurial Activity In the Czech Republicmentioning

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Development of Entrepreneurial Activity in the Czech Republic over the Years 2005–2017

Dvouletý

2019

Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity

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Although there is a rich debate about entrepreneurship and its impact on economic development, much less is known about the actual levels of entrepreneurial activity. The main aim of the article is, thus, to map the level of entrepreneurial activity in the Czech Republic, its structure, and development during the years 2005–2017. The study is based on the secondary data obtained from national structural business statistics, the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, and the Labour Force Survey. The average rate of entrepreneurial activity in the Czech Republic was 15.2% of the economically active population aged 15–64 years during the analysed period. The activity is dominated by solo-self-employed workers (own-account workers). Job creators represent only 3.2% of the economically active population. Patterns and cohorts of entrepreneurs were identified regarding gender, age, and education. There were 2.5 times more self-employed males compared to females for the past years, and the proportion of job creators is also higher for males. The Czech job creators are on average older (mostly represented in age cohort 40–49 years) compared to solo-self-employed (mainly represented in age cohort 35–44 years) and they have obtained tertiary education to a larger extent. Classification and monitoring of the Czech entrepreneurial activity might serve as an overview for Czech policymakers and regional scholars. Especially from a job creation perspective, it might be very relevant to understand the characteristics of those individuals who employ other workers, aside from themselves. From an international perspective, this study might serve as an inspiration to shed more light on the national levels of entrepreneurship and self-employment.

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Section: Entrepreneurial Activity In the Czech Republicmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of Entrepreneurial Activity in the Czech Republic over the Years 2005–2017

Dvouletý

2019

Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity

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“…This is caused mainly by historical and cultural reasons. However, the entrepreneurial environment and access to entrepreneurship for younger generations is gradually changing to the better (Smékalová et al, 2014). As a result, it is not easy to be competitive on the market nowadays.…”

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Examination of Factors Affecting the Implementation of Organizational Changes

Dobrovič¹,

Timková²

2017

JOC

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Organizational changes have a major impact on the competitiveness, growth, efficiency, and survival of any organization. This article deals with the issue of an organizational change and its management. The main objective of the research is to verify the existence of a statistically significant relationship between selected factors and the success of organizational changes in Slovak companies. In the short theoretical introduction, the article explains basic aspects of change management. The main part of the article deals with the analysis of variables affecting the outcome of changes taking place in companies. The empirical survey was carried out using the questionnaire method. The questionnaire was distributed to employees from different types of companies where the changes took place. The survey sample consists of 287 respondents. To test the statistical hypotheses, we used the Spearman's correlation coefficient. The test hypotheses were processed through the program Gretl. Based on the tested relationship between the variables, a significant relationship between the variables was found -the time needed to prepare and implement the change and the success of the change. Other variables also showed an impact on the final outcome of the change. It has been shown that the process of planning changes, checking upon changes, and the time needed to implement changes have an important role and a major effect on the ultimate success or failure of change in a company.

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“…It is strongly dependent on individuals and particularly on their decision about establishing a new entrepreneurial unit (Smékalová et al, 2014). One of the most important preconditions for their success followed by a positive impact on the performance characteristics of the economy as a whole is a friendly environment and perception of their business activities accompanying most stages of the company´s existence -its foundation, growth and stabilization, and eventually remediation.…”

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The Role of Entrepreneur´s Gender, Age and Firm´s Age in Autonomy. The Case Study from the Czech Republic

Kozubíková¹,

Vojtovič²,

Rahman³

et al. 2016

Economics &Amp; Sociology

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ABSTRACT. The aim of this article is to explore the question of autonomy as an element of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) in the segment of small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) in the Czech Republic. In relation to the independence of the researched companies, we have investigated whether the evaluation of an independent position of the companies differs according to three criteria: gender, age of the entrepreneur, and time of the company spent in the market. The researched entrepreneurs were divided into men and women, entrepreneurs "younger" (under the age of 45) and "older" (45+), and into "beginners and advanced" (1-10 years in business) and "experienced" (more than 10 years in business). The results showed that 46 % of the respondents perceive their companies as independent, 65% of them have reasonably autonomous staff in their companies, and 71% support the initiative of their employees in business opportunities. In relation to the criteria examined, we have found out that gender does not play the differencing role in autonomy between men and women. However, entrepreneur´s age and firm´s age do so. 68% of "experienced" companies are statistically more aware of the fact that staff in their company is reasonably autonomous in comparison with the "novice and advanced" companies. Furthermore, "younger" entrepreneurs support the initiative of their employees more (64%) than "older" entrepreneurs.

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Perception of Small and Medium Entrepreneurship in the Czech Republic

Cited by 36 publications

References 23 publications

Development of Entrepreneurial Activity in the Czech Republic over the Years 2005–2017

Development of Entrepreneurial Activity in the Czech Republic over the Years 2005–2017

Examination of Factors Affecting the Implementation of Organizational Changes

The Role of Entrepreneur´s Gender, Age and Firm´s Age in Autonomy. The Case Study from the Czech Republic

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