The performance assessment done by objective measures have now been replaced with subjective measures. Within the context of this research / interdependencies between a construction company&rsquo / s &ldquo / resources and capabilities&rdquo / , &ldquo / project management capabilities&rdquo / , &ldquo / strategic decisions&rdquo / , &ldquo / strength of relationships with other parties&rdquo / and &ldquo / external factors&rdquo / with &ldquo / project performance&rdquo / and &ldquo / company performance&rdquo / were investigated from a resource based perspective which put forward intangible assets of the company. To achieve the objectives, a questionnaire survey was administered to 73 Turkish contractors and the data obtained from 354 projects that were held during the last five years were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). It was hypothesized in this study that construction company performance is influenced by the resources and capabilities within the company, the long-term and short-term strategies adopted by the company, the strength of the relationships of the company with other parties involved in construction projects, external factors and project management competencies. A structural equation model was set up to measure the seven latent variables through their constituent variables and to see if the hypothesized relationships exist. Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that, this research has introduced a method to measure performance both in subjective (qualitative) and the objective (quantitative) terms. The strong path coefficients between the constructs of the model are an indication that, after decades in pursuit of finding ways to improve the performance of construction companies, subjective dimensions of performance have proven to be as effective as the traditional objective dimensions.

The main objective of this thesis is to investigate corporate governance practices in South Africa listed companies. Specifically, the thesis strives to achieve the following objectives. First, it investigates the extent of compliance with the best corporate governance practices as recommended by the King Committee on Corporate Governance prior to and post 2002 in order to understand whether there is improvement in corporate practices. Second the thesis investigates whether compliance with the best corporate governance practices are related to ethnicity of board structures (in particular Board Chairman, Board Dominance and Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director) and other factors such as company characteristics, market and performance related variables. Third it investigates the views/opinions of key stakeholders [e.g. regulators, King Code Commissioners, companies and institutional investors] regarding the state of corporate governance in SA and its influence in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. The findings from regression results indicate that compliance with the King Code increased substantially between 2002 and 2008. The results also indicate that compliance is high for accounting and auditing and boards and directors issues and lowest for integrated sustainability reporting issues. The findings also indicate that ethnicity influences corporate compliance with best practice governance principles such as the King Code, as per prediction. Compliance was also found to be high for large firms, firms with multiple listings in other stock exchanges and firms audited by Big 4 audit firms. Finally, the findings from the views of key stakeholders indicate that the Code has indeed improved corporate governance standards in South Africa, is suitable for the country because of its consideration of local circumstances and influences corporate practice in the SADC region.

This diploma thesis is focused on an assessment of the efficiency of the company ZLOMEK, s.r.o. in 2012-2016. The first part defines the basic concepts and describes methods of measuring the efficiency of companies in general. The second part carries out a strategic and financial analysis of the ZLOMEK company. Its results are then compared with two close competitors and industry averages. The end of this thesis suggests potential improvemens that ZLOMEK can implement.

The master’s thesis evaluates the performance of SUEZ CZ a.s. company applying the EFQM Excellence Model and subsequently discusses proposals to improve company’s performance. The thesis is divided into three parts. The first part outlines the necessary theoretical bases, that are further used and applied to the chosen company SUEZ CZ a.s. in the second part. Lastly, in the third part, the conducted questionnaire survey is evaluated and measures for improvement in problematic areas are proposed.

The master‘s thesis deals with the evaluation of the financial performance of the company INTERMEZZI s. r. o. using benchmarking and subsequent proposal of changes. The theoretical part of the thesis deals with the clarification of basic concepts that are closely related to the issue. The third part is focused on strategic analysis, and the fourth part deals with the comparison of the company with selected competitors. The final part of the work is focused on recommendations leading to performance improvement of the company.

The goal of this Masters thesis is performance valuation of the firm OK mont-STM Ltd., which especially produces and mounts steel constructions. On the basis of the financial analysis are recommended proposals for improvement of company performance.

The master‘s thesis is focused on financial analysis and assess performance of the company MSO Trade a.s. from 2010 to 2014. Measures were designed to increase the performance of the company on the basis of the financial and strategic analysis including comparison with the two competitors and industry averages.

This master´s thesis deals with the topic of benchmarking as part of a strategic procedure in the area of financial management performance. The goal of this thesis is to evaluate relative to benchmarking the financial performance of the company MESIT foundry, Inc. The theoretical part describes the basic assumptions of strategic controls and the company (business) performance, the main focus is devoted to benchmarking and financial analysis. The practical part contains a presentation of results and the evaluation of a benchmarking study focused on comparing the results of the financial performance of the monitored company MESIT foundry, Inc. to its competition of four companies which are comparable in size in the industry of Castings production from light nonferrous metals. This thesis covers the time period from 2010 to 2014. The study results show that the company MESIT foundry, Inc. has a consistently very good level of relative financial performance under the basic indicators of financial analysis, two are in the operating indicators and one indicator is of profitability. A negative finding is the decline in relative financial performance in 2014, all by profitability indicators with the exception of the indicator of return on sales. The recommendations for improvement of the financial performance of the analyzed company based on the obtained findings are presented at the end of this thesis.

The master´s thesis is focused on the performance evaluation of the company S&K PUBLIC, Ltd. The theoretical part explains the term performance and describes the most used approaches of company performance measurement. The analytical part deals with the characteristic of the company and analysis of its current situation. The last part contains the performance evaluation of the company using the START Model, which is based on the principles of The EFQM Excellence Model. In conclusion, there are suggested measures to improve the company performance based on the results of the evaluation.

This master´s thesis deals with the performance evaluation of selected innovative companies and looks for factors that affect the performance of those companies. Analysis is done for peridods between 2011 and 2015 based on financial statements. Then the evaluation of the survey questionnaire follows. The last part summarizes the results of the previous chapters and specifies the factors that have an impact on the performance of the innovative companies based on performed analysis.