This master’s thesis deals with a business project concerning development of agricultural tourism along with farming business. In the first part of the work there are basic terms referring to agriculture, small family businesses and agricultural tourism defined. The following part of this thesis is the present situation analyses of a particular agricultural business. a business plan regarding a development of agricultural tourism in an agricultural business is designed on the basis of gained information further in practical part of the work.

In this dissertation, I study the use of tacit and explicit business heuristics in decision-making in small and medium Canadian businesses. I confirm the use of heuristics in business decision-making, present some common business heuristics identified in the study, and propose methods of making the application of heuristics more useful for better decision-making in various business situations. Although business decision-making has been a subject of research in big corporations, investigating decision-making using tacit and implicit business heuristics remains limited in small and medium businesses. A method for organizing and compiling various forms of decision-making using these types of business heuristics can deliver significant benefits to small and medium businesses. I define a heuristic (sometimes referred to as rule of thumb) to be a description of an informal or formal problem-solving process, not necessarily 100% reliable. Some examples of business heuristics include "Apply 5 times sales for business valuation," and "Ensure the client is given a meaningful and prompt response." The first heuristic contains enough information for a competent business executive to make a business decision; I call this first type of heuristic an explicit business heuristic; the second heuristic requires additional knowledge to make a business decision; in particular, the decision-maker needs to know what "a meaningful and prompt response" entails in order to make the decision. I call this second type of heuristic a tacit business heuristic. My research involved a group of Vancouver Island executives participating in an online survey on the use of heuristics in business decision-making. Two main conclusions resulting from this research are that executives apply extensively various forms of business heuristics when solving business problems, and that the heuristics they use are both tacit and explicit. A review of heuristics scholarship and my 25-year business experience as a senior executive with small and medium Canadian companies support these results. I propose a set of what-how rules that can assist in converting tacit business heuristics into explicit ones by expanding their information content. Finally, I recommend follow-up research for the development of tacit knowledge transfer methods using business heuristics.

The master thesis is focusing on coworking centres that are very popular these days. The main goal is to create a realistic business plan that is describing an establishment of a coworking centre in Ceske Budejovice. The first part is focusing on several analysis. Analysis of coworking centres in the CR, analysis of the competition in CB, SWOT analysis and an online research can be found there. The practical part of the thesis covers the business plan. The plan includes information about the whole concept, about the way of managing the centre and also information about the main activities and offered services. Important part of the business plan is focusing on potential customers and marketing communication. The end is dedicated to the calculations of incomes and expenses.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-02T21:42:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Zacarias Goncalves.pdf: 680123 bytes, checksum: 1c6cbee2ede37370825fa99764da4a1b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-09-25 / The case study in our research aims to analyze whether local productive systems are really involved in knowledge management practices or not. Our research was conducted at the Pólo Brasileiro de Coméstico Brazilian Cosmetics Cluster, a non-profit organization, which operates in conjunction with micro, small and medium businesses organized into manufacturers of cosmetics, providers of goods and services, suppliers of raw material, consultants, traders, customers and partners. Our case study relied on quantitative and qualitative resources, by using web-based electronic forms and observation techniques, from visits previously scheduled at the cluster. Our analysis counted on the literature about local productive systems; knowledge management; characteristics of the ABC Region and the city of Diadema (both in the Greater São Paulo); official data; government policies; and interviews with the cluster´s Board of Directors. Based on Terra (2005), seven dimensions (strategy and high management, information and communication systems, organizational culture, organization of labor processes, policies and practices for managing human resources and measurement of results) were used to evaluate whether the companies of the productive system are really engaged in knowledge management practices or not. Our results indicate the existence of knowledge management practices, with rates above the average, leading to the understanding that the cluster is in fact a business management process, which confirms its origin and development from the perspective of social exchange.(AU) / Esta pesquisa apresenta um estudo de caso cujo objetivo é analisar se arranjos produtivos locais realizam a prática da gestão do conhecimento. A pesquisa foi realizada junto ao Pólo Brasileiro de Cosmético em Diadema, organização sem fins lucrativos, que articula as ações de micro, pequenas e médias empresas organizadas em fabricantes de cosméticos, produtores de bens e serviços, fornecedores de matéria-prima, prestadores de consultoria, comercializadores, clientes e parceiros. Para atender ao objetivo proposto recorreu-se a recursos quantitativo e qualitativo, com a utilização de formulários eletrônicos estruturados, disponibilizados na internet e técnicas da observação participante, envolvendo visitas previamente agendadas ao Pólo de Cosmético. O material de análise utilizou a pesquisa bibliográfica sobre arranjo produtivo local e gestão do conhecimento, caracterização da região do grande ABC e da cidade de Diadema, dados oficiais, políticas governamentais e entrevistas com o corpo diretivo do Pólo. Foi aplicado o instrumento de Terra (2005) que a partir de sete dimensões (estratégia e alta administração, sistemas de informação e comunicação, cultura organizacional, organização e processos de trabalho, políticas e práticas para a administração de recursos humanos e mensuração de resultados), avaliou se as organizações do arranjo produtivo realizam a prática da gestão do conhecimento. Os resultados obtidos apontaram a existência de práticas de gestão do conhecimento, com índices acima da média, convergindo para o entendimento de que se trata de um processo de gestão empresarial, além de confirmar, a partir de um sistema de intercâmbio social a origem do Pólo e seu desenvolvimento.(AU)

The dissertation work engages in working out a business plan for a business intention of A HOUP s. r. o. company, which is running a café. The work pays attention to the basic terms of business, legal policies in business and new law no. 90/2012col. and also its economic impact on the company itself. Within the frame of business intention, the work concentrates on an assessment of the intention effectiveness through the analysis of the environment and the foundation budget. On the ground of researched indicators the implementation of such intention is recommended and it is classified as effective. In conclusion of this study, the most common business risks are assessed form the point of limiting those.