The evaluation of profitability performance appears an important lesson for our managers. Numerical measures of performance are valuable tools, but their use must be kept in perspective. It is short-sighed to manage strictly by the numbers. Executives need to take broader, more qualitative view...

Development of small and medium enterprises is among the priorities of the economic development in Slovakia. The most important development factor is the establishment of a favourable business environment, requiring simplification and a more transparent legislation, reduction of administrative...

Small and medium enterprises represent a substantial part of the economy in developed countries. In OECD countries small and medium enterprises represent more than 95 per cent of the total number of enterprises, their share on employment varies between 60 and 70 per cent. The aim of the article...

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...

Stress is a perceived phenomenon. Hence it is determined by the individual‘s awareness of the situational factors, and his/her own resources. Present article aims to explore the territory of organisational stressors, since organisations are essential parts of one’s life-sphere. Protective...

The article is about determine the economic effect from automation in Production. The transition from current engineering to the complex automated and highly mechanical production is inevitable. The problem is mainly in the organization of such process grandiose by its nature so that no social...

In this article we summerize the views of the most umportant stakeholders concerning the new long term program of the European Union: ‘Europe 2020 A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth which determines the next few years of all of the European countries and their citizens. The...