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    • Discretionary disclosure of listed non-financial firms in an emerging market: Evidence from Ghana 

      Mansulu, Abdul; Anarfi, Daniel (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2019)
      The main objectives of this study are to measure the extent of voluntary disclosure of listed non-financial firms in Ghana. The paper also seeks to identify the corporate governance attributes that influence voluntary ...
    • The effects of capital structure on banks' performance, the Ugandan perspective 

      Serwadda, Isah (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2019)
      The paper aims to investigate the effects of capital structure on banks' performance on Ugandan banks for a ten years period, 2006-2015 with a sample of 20 commercial banks. The study employs four performance indicators ...
    • Quality destination management 

      Dania, Tomáš; Mlejnková, Kateřina; Rašovská, Ida (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2019)
      Tourism is recognized as a significant industry worldwide, a key sector and source of development and income in several countries. The article focuses on quality management in tourist destinations in the Czech Republic. ...
    • Linguistic Differences Between Successful and Non-Successful CEOs During the Financial Crisis 

      Scheuerlein, Josef; Chládková, Helena (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2019)
      The present study represents an important attempt to explore some of the rhetorical aspects of effective leadership. The main purpose is to investigate possible linguistic differences between 104 effective and non-effective ...
    • Globalisation and food sovereignty: Impact of foreign direct investments and government expenditure in Ghana in 2001-2010 

      Páral, Martin; Blížkovský, Petr (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2019)
      The article looks at the globalisation effects on food availability in Ghana. The aim of the article is to analyse which of the selected macroeconomic indicators have a statistically significant impact on the increase of ...
    • Czech Republic 

      Rašticová, Martina; Szurmanová, Monika; Mikušová, Jana; Krejčová, Aneta; Černý, Jiří (Springer Switzerland, 2020)
      Ever-extending lifespans and low birth-rates (about 1.5 child per woman) contribute to the ageing of Czech society. By 2060, it is expected that just over one third of the Czech population will be aged 65 or over. By the ...
    • Household food waste behaviour: subjective and objective evidence 

      Hazuchová, Naďa; Tuzová, Marcela; Macková, Michaela; Stávková, Jana (Zdruzenie HACCP Consulting, 2019)
      This paper is concerned with the issue of quantifying food waste as a basic assumption for an effective measure to achieve the lowering of its volume. From literary sources one can see great differences in the amounts ...
    • Future EU Funding: a Case of Lump-Sum Tax 

      Dobranschi, Marian; Nerudová, Danuše; Solilová, Veronika (Kaunas University of Technology, 2017)
      This paper is concerned with the EU financing reform, where the lump-sum tax is considered as an alternative source of revenue. The purpose of this study stems out of the current debate related to the EU budget reform, ...