This paper is devoted to today's very popular performance measure - Economic Value Added (EVA). The aim of this article is to investigate the relationship between Economic Value Added, traditional performance measures (ROA and ROE) and ability of creation of shareholder wealth for...

The consumer cooperatives have the longtime tradition and perspective in the world. The Czech consumer cooperatives have been gone through a favourable time periods and a less favourable time periods in their history. This article presents the main problematic spheres of current cooperative...

Changes in international business environment in the beginning of 90ties had infl uenced marketing strategies of many companies. The main objective of the article is to analyze actual trends and their infl uence on international business activities. The analysis of the main types of...

This article deals with some aspects of the marketing research market in practice. It presents the results of a primary research project conducted. The research project had three hypotheses (H1: Czech companies understand the significance and possibilities of marketing research and use it more...

The paper deals with quality management in the sector of Tourist Information Centres (TIC) in the Czech Republic and the development of the quality management systems in the sector as part of the national quality management system in tourism. Since the TICs perform a prominent role in...

Nowadays marketing is often criticized for its low productivity: high corporate expenses on marketing are not balanced by equal customer satisfaction and loyalty. The source of this problem can be found in low effectiveness and ethical standard of the marketing activities. Wastefulness and low...

The article deals with the connection between marketing and RFID, which represents the new technological phenomenon. The forecast until 2015 is presented, using american sources.