In this paper a competency profile of university/college graduates is developed. A survey is conducted to measure the satisfaction of the entire teaching process with respect to 26 attributes at a local higher educational institution based on students’ opinion. The research was supported by a...

This paper is concerned with Academic Rankings of World Universities (ARWUs) which have been published on the web most recently and have attracted wide attantion. One of these systems developed by academics at the Institute of Higher Education of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, is...

Working Capital that accounts for 20-40% of the total assets (depending on the industry) plays a challenging role in managing companies. It requires a close attention because of the threatening risk of an eventual failure to meet the financial obligations. The paper discusses the characteristics...

Transportation is a primary component of contemporary society, producing inevitable benefits, yet giving rise to many negative externalities. Constantly changing transport policies relating to the strategies and goals need to be devised to maximize the benefits and minimize the inconveniences....

There are a great number of multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) methods used in practice. Most of them have been designed to evaluate alternatives on one particular scale of measurement only. But the alternatives are characterized by many attributes which, usually, correspond to different...

In this paper the employment of university/college graduates is examined. Based on international standards a competency profile of these graduates is developed. A survey is conducted to measure employer expectations versus student performance with respect to 26 attributes. The research is...

Aufgrund der Erfahrungen unserer Geschäftsberatungs- und Forschungstätigkeit im vergangenen Jahrzehnt kann festgestellt werden, dass das Change- Management seit der Wende ein aktuelles Thema und Aufgabe in Ungarn ist. Die Änderungen betrafen die ungarischen Unternehmen und Unternehmungen in...

In der Umfrage wurde die Antwort gesucht, wie die Unternehmen ihre Situation im Vergleich zu den Konkurrenten sehen. Die Fragestellungen über das Prinzip Benchmarking richteten sich auf die Marktposition, und –aktivität, Technisches Umfeld, Organisations- und Managementtätigkeit und auf...

Den globalen Herausforderungen kann eine Unternehmung erst entsprechen, wenn sie einen Betrieb von zuverlässigem, ausgeglichenem und hohem Niveau verwirklicht. Unsere Untersuchungen im Jahre 2003 und 2004 richteten sich in erster Linie auf die Lebensfähigkeit der Unternehmungen und auf jene...

Our assumptions made on the basis of an incomplete evaluation of the completed questionnaires that have been returned reflect our very first impressions.During the survey, businesses considered developments in the business environment as definitely favourable. In addition to reporting increasing...