No / Sampling in the international environment needs to satisfy the same requirements as sampling in the domestic environment, but there are additional issues to consider, such as the need to balance within-country representativeness with cross-national comparability. However, most international marketing research studies fail to provide theoretical justification for their choice of sampling approach. This is because research design theory and sampling theory have not been well integrated in the context of international research. This paper seeks to fill the gap by developing a framework for determining a sampling approach in international studies. The framework is based on an assessment of the way in which sampling affects the validity of research results, and shows how different research objectives impact upon (a) the desired sampling method and (b) the desired sample characteristics. The aim is to provide researchers with operational guidance in choosing a sampling approach that is theoretically appropriate to their particular research aims.

The aim of the Diploma thesis is to find out the necessary extent to which Slovak company must adjust its marketing strategy to conditions on the Czech market and to work out proposals for improvement of the strategy. The thesis deals with basic approaches to international marketing strategy, their advantages and drawbacks, types of communication media used in international environment and the relationship between communication policy and the rest of the elements of marketing mix in detail. This theoretical knowledge is used in terms of particular company which entered the Czech market. The thesis thereinafter analyses the extent of necessary adjustment of marketing strategy of the company to conditions on the Czech market based on the information provided directly by the management of the company and conducted market research. At the end of the thesis there are proposals for improvement of the strategy of the company which do not have to be in total accordance with its company goals.

Since the Open-Door Policy has been carried out in 1979, China has gained dramatic improvements in many fields, such as economies and military. At the same time, the considerable changes also bring China many crises from the complicated international envirorunent. This thesis will illustrate these questions through nationalism and realism theoretical framework by using case study with a qualitative approach as the method. With the Five Peaceful Principles of Co-existence based foreign policy, this thesis will experience "Century of Humiliation" of China again and redefine the rising power of China through a case study about Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands dispute between China and Japan. Although it is a little hard to analyze this case under a complicated international environment, plenty of document information will support to get a result of how China's foreign policy and national security are interlinked? Finally, "national insecurities" and "humiliating history" are drawn as the key factors that affect China's foreign policy making, and the interconnections of China's peaceful diplomacy and national security. "National insecurities" and "humiliating history" drive China to make the foreign policy of peaceful development, otherwise, to ensure national security, China need to strengthen the comprehensive national power.

Cette thèse explore la façon dont les managers suscitent l’engagement des membres au sein d’équipes ouvertes, internationales et virtuelles. Ce type d’équipe, qu’on nomme une équipe « ouverte » est caractérisée par : des interactions régulières entre les membres, pour atteindre des objectifs organisationnels spécifiques ; une appartenance floue et instable des membres ; une « pluri-appartenance » des membres : chaque membre est simultanément impliqué dans plusieurs équipes ; des managers disposant d’une responsabilité formelle, sans pour autant disposer d’une autorité formelle. Les équipes ouvertes sont un phénomène fréquent dans les organisations commerciales internationales et les entreprises de conseil, mais peu de recherches s’y sont encore intéressées. Mobilisant la théorie enracinée, cette recherche étudie les équipes ouvertes d’une grande entreprise multinationale. Sur une période de deux ans, 70 entretiens formels ont été conduits auprès de 66 employés et 28 jours d’observation ont été réalisés dans neuf pays. Cette étude enrichit la littérature sur les équipes du concept d’équipe ouverte et apporte des compléments à trois cadres théoriques : la théorie de l’engagement, du « boundary spanning » et du leadership fonctionnel. Elle prolonge la théorie de l’engagement de Kahn, en montrant comment les leaders améliorent les conditions psychologiques de l’engagement en donnant du sens et en agissant sur le sentiment de sécurité psychologique. La recherche enrichit le concept de « boundary work » en identifiant de manière empirique et théorique deux pratiques de « boundary spanning » supplémentaires : la création de frontières et la coordination des frontières. L’étude des équipes ouvertes a fait émerger six fonctions additionnelles à la théorie du leadership fonctionnel et montré que six autres fonctions sont modifiées du fait de la structure même de ces équipes ouvertes. / The objective of this empirical study is to explore how managers engage team members in global virtual ‘open’ teams. Open teams are a collection of individuals with varying levels of interdependence, who contribute toward shared organizational objectives, who are seen by others as an intact social entity within one or more larger systems, whose membership is neither bounded nor stable, and whose members participate in multi-team systems, and whose managers have formal responsibility for group outcomes but little to no formal authority. Open teams are a phenomenon found in multinationals and large consulting firms, but little research is focused on this type of team. Using grounded theory, this research examines the open teams at a large multinational. Over a period of two years, 70 formal interviews with 66 employees were conducted and 28 days of observations in nine countries were logged. The study introduces the concept of ‘open team’ and contributes to three theoretical frameworks: engagement theory, boundary spanning theory and functional leadership theory. It extends Kahn’s theory of engagement by showing how leaders influence meaningfulness and psychological safety to improve the psychological conditions for engagement. In boundary spanning theory, the boundary work concept is extended by providing empirical evidence for boundary coordination and boundary creation as well as introducing two new boundary spanning practices. In function leadership theory, six leadership functions emerge from the study of open teams and show how another six changed due to the open team structure.

The mainstream theories of international relations (IR) can be categorized under two approaches: Cultural and Systems. Although the two approaches appear to be at the opposite ends of the spectrum, this paper aims to evaluate both approaches, and to provide a systemic approach to foreign policy: The systems thinking and culture (STC). STC attempts to incorporate domestic culture, a unit-level force, in analyzing states’ behavior in the international system, while still preserving the structure, as emphasized in systemic theories like neorealism. The STC model shows how the domestic culture as a unit-level force, and the structure as a systems-level force, can shape a state’s behavior and policies in the international political system.

This diploma thesis deals with the role of cultural values in the international cooperation. Theoretical part focuses on the definition of culture, its elements, problems of multicultural teams and cultural dimensions. Practical part concentrates on the ERA, international non-profit organisation. It contains the presentation of the organisation, including its development, economic meaning, situational analysis and marketing mix. An integral part of this thesis is the research. Its objective is to obtain information about respondents' views on the organization itself, its ideas and values, and possible international and cultural barriers.

The dissertation thesis is focused on the quality of working life, its detection, measurement and mainly improvement. The topic of the thesis is solved in international companies. There are two points of view to the problem. The first one is the side of employee, because from all the sources available are employees the most important one. The second point of view is the side of employer. In the theoretical part there are mentioned factors influencing the quality of working life: work life balance, diversity management, gender stereotypes, religiosity, discrimination etc. The environment of international companies was narrowed to the Czech - Italian companies. For a better understanding the environment there are described labour markets of both countries as well as there is a comparison of both countries in the context of international indicators. The pilot and main research as well were realized in the Czech - Italian companies. The aim of the research was to fulfil the objectives of the thesis as well as to answer to the research questions and hypotheses.

Plusieurs problèmes d’environnement se posent aujourd’hui à l’humanité : pollutions diverses, réchauffement climatique, désertification, inondations, accumulation de déchets, pénurie d’eau, extinction progressive des espèces animales et végétales etc. Pour traiter ces problèmes, diverses activités et initiatives sont menées, aux plans local, national, sous-régional, régional et international. Parmi celles-ci figure la négociation des conventions internationales dans le domaine de l’environnement. La présente étude procède en deux temps : en premier lieu, elle analyse les justifications de la négociation telle qu’elle repose sur des déterminants non juridiques et juridiques. En second lieu, elle procède à l’évaluation de l’issue des négociations telle que celles-ci se jouent entre conflits d’intérêt et recherche de consensus. La thèse identifie les éléments, les facteurs et les principaux acteurs qui influent sur les décisions et les positions adoptées dans le cadre des négociations internationales. Ainsi, les négociations des traités environnementaux sont-elles à la fois l’expression d’une pratique classique en matière d’adoption des engagements internationaux et d’un contexte particulier propre à la thématique environnementale, au carrefour précisément du juridique, de l’économique, du politique et du social. A cet égard, on peut observer qu’il y est recherché plus le consensus plus que la confrontation, des principes généraux plus que des obligations plus strictes.Le bilan est que la négociation des traités environnementaux reste une oeuvre non seulement utile mais nécessaire car elle vise à répondre aux problèmes évoqués ci-dessus, au fur et à mesure où ils se posent, par la recherche de cadres juridiques contraignants appropriés. / Humankind is facing many environmental problems nowadays: diverse forms of pollution, climate warming, desertification, floods, waste accumulation, water scarcity, progressive extinction of animal and plant species etc. To deal with these problems, diverse activities and initiatives are carried out, at local, national, sub-regional, regional and international levels. Among these, is the negotiation of international conventions in the area of environment. The current thesis sets about two folds: firstly, it analyses the justifications of the negotiation as it lays on non-legal and legal determinants. Secondly, it assesses the negotiations issue as these are played between conflicts of interest and seeking of consensus. The thesis identifies elements, factors and key stakeholders that have effect on decisions and positions taken in the sphere of international negotiations. Thus, the negotiations of environmental treaties are both the expression of a classical practice for adopting international commitments and of a particular context for environmental thematic, at the crossroads, precisely of law, economy, politics and social. Then, it can be said that consensus more than confrontation, general principles more than strict obligations, are sought. The assessment to be made is that the negotiation of environmental treaties remains an activity which is not only useful but also necessary as it seeks to respond to the problems considered above, as they occur, looking for appropriate and strict legal frameworks.

This thesis describes a business plan in an international environment. The work includes analysis of the international environment which an entrepreneur wants to enter, some risks to handle with, possibilities of entering foreign markets and options for types of a business entity. And the main part of the thesis presents a business plan.