The aim of this thesis is to compare long term investments, in particular, shares, bonds and bills. Based on the analysis of historical returns in 16 countries in the 20th century. The assets are compared and considered viable for long term investment based on few criteria. The saved amount is calculated by saving one third of current Social Security for 40 years for each asset class based on historical returns. The pension is calculated in two ways. Pension, especially the lowest ones, for each country is compared with the current pension in the Czech Republic.

The thesis addresses the instabilities in stock markets in the USA. There are many factors that may increase the price volatility, or even cause a panic. During these turbulent times investors can seek shelter in investment safe havens that allow protecting their portfolio against significant financial losses. The focus is put on identifying the situations where it is appropriate to use the safe havens and how to properly time all transactions. Historical insight, events study and investigating economic cycles are the integral part of the work.

Goal of master thesis Specifics of Quantitave Easing of ECB and exit strategy is to analyse monetary policy called Quantitative easing and its exit strategy. Largest part of thesis addresses this monetary policy on example of European central bank but there is also summary transmission mechanisms and opinions of effectivness of this monetary policy on examples of other central banks. On example of ECB this work describes process of quantitative easing. Also there is empicital analysis of impacts of purchases under Securities market programme on yields of goverment bonds. Result of this anylsis is finding that SMP was effective only partly, mainly at time of its announcement. Further the work analysis current balance sheet of ECB from the perspective of exit from quantitative easing concluding that ECB would be able to execute exit strategy to these days.

The dissertation thesis investigates the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and financial performance (FP) on the sample of 51 Eurozone banks over the period from 2008 to 2014. The investigation is based on a panel data regression analysing the financial data from Bankscope and the social performance data from CSRHub. Return on assets and the ratio of non-performing loans to total loans represent the measures of financial performance and are used as dependent variables. The results of this model have shown a positive and statistically significant CSR-FP relationship. It is argued that even though the results show statistical significance, they do not necessarily include such a strong informational value. This is caused by methodological limitations, such as potentially biased data on CSR, as well as by the theoretical ones. The main theoretical concern, detected in the dissertation thesis, is a need for redefinition of the banks' driving motives of engaging in CSR activities. Banks engaging in CSR activities for merely strategic reasons should be analysed separately on a firm-level as they may otherwise bias the empirical results. Another important aspect of the work was an argument that banks benefit from CSR mainly through the product differentiation. This could not have been tested empirically, but it is assumed that the product differentiation, for example through reputation enhancement, may play a significant role in boosting bank's profits.

Syftet med denna studie är att bidra med kunskap kring fysisk aktiv lek i förskolans utemiljö utifrån barns perspektiv. Studien är relevant för förskolan då den kan ge kunskaper som kan påverka planering av verksamheten på ett sådant sätt att de bidrar till barns fysiskt aktiva lek och barns framtida hälsa. Baserat på tidigare forskning framkom faktorer som eventuellt kan påverka barns fysiska aktivitet och motoriska utveckling. I dessa studier har förskollärare intervjuats och barn har endast observerats. Utifrån det formulerades två forskningsfrågor där syftet blev att undersöka hur barn uttryckte fysisk aktiv lek på försöksgården. Studien har ett kvalitativt förhållningssätt och empirin bearbetades och analyserades utifrån den sociokulturella teorin med begreppen medling och appropiering. Resultatet visade på att barnen använder flera redskap i förskolans utemiljö i sin fysiskt aktiva lek. Det blev tydligt i resultatet att förskolan utemiljö har en påverkan på hur barns fysiskt aktiva lek blir. Vidare i diskussionen omsätts resultaten i tidigare forskning och jämför samband mellan denna studie och den tidigare forskningen. / The purpose of this study is to contribute knowledge about physical active play in the preschool's outdoor environment from a child's perspective. The study is relevant for preschool as it can provide knowledge that can influence the planning of the activities in such a way that they contribute to children's physically active play and children's future health. Based on previous research, factors that could potentially affect children's physical activity and motor development were revealed. In these studies, preschool teachers have been interviewed and children have only been observed. Based on this, two research questions were formulated where the aim was to investigate how children expressed physical active play in the experimental yard. The study has a qualitative approach and the empiricwas processed and analyzed based on the sociocultural theory with the concepts of mediation and appropiering. The results showed that the children use several tools in the outdoor environment of the preschool in their physically active play. It became clear in the result that the preschool outdoor environment has an impact on how children's physically active play becomes. Furthermore, the discussion translates the results into previous research and compares the relationship between this study and the previous research.

The aim of this thesis is to assess the level of financial management, joint-stock company Autic and formulation of proposals to improve the financial situation in problem areas. During its processing particularly the methods of financial analysis have found application. Data of the firm over the period of 2006 – 2008 are used for the financial analysis.

This diploma thesis proposes the implementation of information security management system in a business processing accounting. The first part describes the theoretical background. On the basis, will analyze the company and created the draft measures that will increase the security of information in a selected company.

The existence of an information strategy in a company helps to manage the information system and thereby positively affect the achievement of global strategic goals of the company and its overall market success. This thesis focuses on the creation of an information strategy in a company based on the Czech market, in the sector of small and medium-sized companies. The first part presents theoretical basis of the topic. The second part is devoted to a detailed analysis of the current condition of the company and its potential, which makes it possible in the third part, to identify appropriate amendments, which will be implemented within the enterprise information strategy. The proposed changes will be consistent with the overall strategy of the company and lead to better support of the future development of the company in the market.

The 2015 ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems (SMASIS) was held from 21 to 23 September 2015, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The scope of the conference covers intelligent, flexible, adaptive materials and systems that respond to changes in the environment to perform in the most profitable way. Scientific strides and technological maturity in the field are linked to the interdisciplinary efforts at universities, government and industry. SMASIS aims at assembling world experts across engineering and scientific disciplines such as mechanical, aerospace, electrical, materials, and civil engineering, as well as biology, physics and chemistry, to discuss the latest findings and trends in this fruitful area of research.

Syfte och frågeställningar: Syftet med undersökningen var att identifiera vetenskapligt grundade och enkla metoder för att öka fysisk aktivitet hos befolkningen.  Första frågeställningen lyder: kan en transparent nudge riktad mot det automatiska kognitiva systemet förändra valet mellan trappa och rulltrappa?  Andra frågeställningen är följaktligen: kan en kombination av transparenta nudges riktade mot de kognitiva automatiska och reflektiva systemen förändra valet av trappa och rulltrappa? Metod: Studiedesignen var en kvasiexperimentell interventionsstudie med retrospektiv kontrollgrupp. Undersökningen genomfördes på Uppsala Centralstation där två observatörer mätte antalet trapp- och rulltrappanvändare, två morgnar per vecka i tre veckor. Under andra veckan monterades nudges på marken i form av gröna fotsteg i riktning mot trapporna och under vecka tre kompletterades dessa av affischer med motiverande budskap.  Resultat: Resultatet visar att en kombination av transparenta nudges riktade mot det automatiska respektive det reflektiva systemet, korrelerar med ökat trappanvändande. Denna undersökning fann en ökning med 1.9 procentenheter (+7.3%, p=0.048). Effekten av en nudge riktad mot endast det automatiska kognitiva systemet har däremot inte statistisk signifikans där en antydande positiv utveckling av +1.5 procentenheter (+5.7%, p=0.121) kunde observeras.  Slutsats: Slutsatsen man kan dra av denna undersökning är att nudges som riktar sig mot båda kognitiva systemen kan ge effekt och vara enkla resurser vid interventioner där syftet är att öka motivationen för fysisk aktivitet. / <p>Uppsatsen tilldelades stipendiemedel ur Överste och Fru Adolf Johnssons fond 2023.</p>