The millennium created a great number of favourable conditions for the American economy. There was economic prsperity, the participants were optimistic, which was further enhanced by the optimisim of the fiscal and monetary authorities. These factors resulted in a very quick rise in the demand...

In our paper we examine the Western European and overseas trends of eating out by analyzing relevant secondary data. Behind the increasing role of eating out we can notice several economic social and value changes. One of the stressed factors is time, which has even changed food consuming...

In our opinion an individual’s value system has an influence on their motivation of food consumption. An individual’s relation to time influences the circumstances of food consumption and preparation, as well as the criteria system of food purchase and in this aspect it may become – as a...

Human resources (hereinafter referred to as HR) have always been playing a decisive role in economic life. The company’s competitiveness, success and market position greatly depends on its human factor organising and running it from the background. Although competency-based HR practices are...

The changes that have been introduced lately in Hungary affected several levels of regional organization. Yet they have not realized an overall system that could be put in effect after criteria have changed. In my research I map how the local press’s influene and thematizing scope depend on...

The bullwhip-effect is a very costly phenomenon. Recent days the length of different supply chains become longer and longer. Due to the delays in the adaptation of changes, supply chains can be dynamically unstable with respect to perturbations in the consumption rate. It can lead to stock-outs,...

The present study gives an overview primary of the private law rules of the miscellaneous regulations of the consumer protection on the example of car distribution, presenting its civil law and competition law regulations.

In the 21st century the economic environment has been changing fast. To be successful company managements need a system. This system makes marketing costs measurable. If the costs are measurable, spendings will be more reasonable, and in this way marketing costs can be reduced. Of course, to set...