The goal of this document is to demonstrate how Slovak folk music inspired creation of some early 20th century chamber, orchestral, and vocal-instrumental compositions. In examples drawn from works of Vítězslav Novák, Leoš Janáček and Béla Bartók the author analyzes the different ways of translating folk music idioms into the compositional language of these composers. The first of the introductory chapters presents an outline of distinctive features of Slovak folk music. It talks about the role of folk song in the life of Slovaks and its connection to social events in the villages. It also analyzes the relationship between language and music. The coexistence of modal and tonal music is emphasized and songs are divided into historical periods. In the second part of the introduction an historic overview of the influence of Slovak folk music in classical music is given. The chapter covers the first known occurrences of this influence in the collections of songs and dances from the Baroque era and the occasional references in the Classical and Romantic music. The impulses behind the wave of interest in Slovak folk music in the 20th century are also examined. The first chapter documents the influence of Slovak folk music on Vítězslav Novák. It describes his early career and his first encounters with Slovakia. The central part of this chapter consists of analysis of the symphonic poem In the Tatras, a work inspired by Slovakia and containing Slovak music references. The second chapter of this document is devoted to Leoš Janáček. His multifaceted approach to folk music included an intimate knowledge of people’s lifestyle, traditions, local dialects and speech patterns. The fruit of his research is documented in the song collection 26 Folk Ballads. The majority of these arrangements for voice and piano are of Slovak origin. The final chapter examines the personal and artistic ties of Béla Bartók to Slovakia. Bartók employed folk music elements in his compositions with a genius which made him a master of such compositional approach. The variety of ways by which Bartók used Slovak folk music is scrutinized in the analysis of Three Village Scenes.

This study focuses on nationalism in Central and Eastern Europe. Anchored in theories that this region historically has been characterized by a nationalism that is based on the ethnic group rather than on liberal or civic concepts, it is the purpose of this study to explore whether these theories still apply in recent times when the region has been liberalized, for example manifested in the entry to the European Union. The research question has been tested through analysis of the constitutions of a number of Central and Eastern European countries in order to investigate what type of nationalism that the states have codified in their basic political documents. The results show that some of the states give expression to the historical ethnic nationalism in their constitutions, which indicates that the theories still are relevant.

Thesis (M.A.), Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1998. / Bibliography: leaves 105-119.

The diploma work analyses the Czech tour operators' supply in reference to the territory of Slovakia. The work finds out, what kind of tours tour operators offer and if there are differences among the tours. The tour operators' supply is then compared with the primary tourist supply of Slovakia. Its goal is to evaluate how much the tour operators' supply covers the potential of selected territory. In addition a survey in the form of a questionnaire is used to find out why Czech citizens don't use tour operators' services when traveling to Slovakia.

The topic of social security systems and pension reforms are discussed a lot recently. Pension reform in Slovakia started in 2004. After parametric reform in mandatory state pay-as-you-go pillar a mandatory funded pillar was set up and changes in voluntary private funded pillar were approved. The goal of this diploma thesis is to describe and analyse impacts of these changes in pension system.

The purpose of this Master's Thesis is to create the business plan of a distillery for gardeners in Slovakia. The plan will serve the potential future founder as a decision tool for approval or rejection of the business incentive, and as a tool for performance enhancement. In the first section of the thesis, I describe the theory behind trading of sole traders in Slovakia, and the methods for creating a business plan. The theoretical knowledge is applied in second section, which is the business plan of a distillery for gardeners. The plan describes all the vital parts of business: business and management, financial forecasts, markets and competitors, competitive business strategy, services and service supply. The findings of the business plan show that the business goal to achieve a twelve year payback period is possible, but there are many risk factors that can change this.

The aim of the thesis is to analyze the overall image of Slovakia. First, the work argues whether it is even possible to use conventional marketing practices in connection with the country as a brand, what Simon Anholt theory analyzes as well. In the following section, the attention is focused on the evaluation of systematic work and cooperation of government authorities responsible for a unified communication strategy of Slovak promotion and communication with the public. Analysis of Slovak promotion evaluates the effectiveness of media campaigns aimed at the promotion of Slovakia as a tourist destination. At the end, questionnaire survey compares domestic and foreign attitudes to Slovakia, the impact of advertising campaigns on development of these attitudes and verifies national identity of Slovakia. The survey results will contribute to the final assessment of the image and improvement suggestions for the current strategy of Slovakia.

This diploma thesis provides insight into the current status of Slovakian and Australian electronic commerce markets and differences between them. The main objective is to evaluate the level of development of e-commerce in Slovakia. For evaluation of the situation, we use comparison with Australia. Partial objective is to provide full picture of the e-commerce in Slovakia and its competitiveness, to describe opportunities and to point out the prospects for future development, as well as weaknesses and shortcomings in this area. The work is divided into three chapters. The first chapter is theoretical, defines the concepts of e-commerce, its history, subjects and applications. In the second chapter, which is already analytical, we select and evaluate differences between those two countries in the areas that determinate the growth of e-commerce in the country. The last chapter analyzes and evaluates the state of electronic commerce particularly from the perspective of businesses and especially from the perspective of companies.

This master thesis deals with the analysis of competitiveness of Slovakia in comparison with the Czech Republic. The theoretical framework of competitiveness is presented in the early section of this thesis. First chapter examines diferents approaches and theories concerning competitiveness. The next part focuses on measurement and evaluation of competitiveness at macroeconomic level. In this context, an overview of the methodologies used by the World Economic Forum, The World Bank and The International Institute for Management Development is presented. The key part is the analysis of competitiveness of Slovakia which is realized on the basis of selected price and costs variables and composite indicators. The main aims established while runnig the research were the following: to evaluate the development of competitiveness of Slovakia after its entry into the eurozone, to examine its relative position to the Czech Republic and identify strengths and weaknesses of the both economies resulting from the international competitiveness reports.

Tourism contributes to the prosperity of destinations by bringing financial resources, new jobs, a higher level of services and infrastructure development. However, if tourism does not develop sustainably, it is accompanied by negative factors, as well. Especially, negative impacts on the environment, such as: water and soil contamination, increased noise and overcrowded destination during the high season. As a response to the worsening state of the environment and possible irreversible changes caused by irresponsible human behavior, the idea of sustainable development is becoming more important. The theoretical part describes tourism in the Slovak Republic and highlights plans for sustainable tourism development. In the practical part, the results of the questionnaire, related to the awareness of sustainable tourism in the Slovak Republic, are evaluated. The main objective of this thesis is to evaluate the current situation in the field of sustainable tourism and to make suggestions for its future development.