The diploma thesis is focused on job satisfaction and its aim is to analyze the satisfaction of financial advisors in the company and to suggest possible solutions to improve the current situation. In the theoretical part is defined the concept of work satisfaction, its determinants, consequences and methods of measurement. Methodical part describes the procedures used to collect data. The first part of the practical part briefly describes specifics of the financial advisory market and the firm, which the survey was conducted in. The second part contains interpretation of surveyed areas from the view of satisfaction. The final part deals with proposals for possible steps leading to the increase in job satisfaction.

Over the last decades, there has been a shift from a product intensive market to a service-based one which is based on knowledge being a high commodity in contrast to previous decades where tangible capital resources and products have been the primary focus. Over a similar time frame, entrepreneurial orientation (EO) has become one of the most important theories/concepts within entrepreneurial research, which is a firm’s capacity to portray innovative, proactive and risktaking behaviour to outcompete their competitors. For a firm to develop an EO, the firm’s leadership is of the essence. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to research how leadership influences EO in the knowledge-intensive business service sector (KIBS-sector) from the perspective of consultants. Most studies on EO and leadership are conducted using quantitative methods, therefore the study was conducted qualitatively and is based on ten interviews with consultants from various professions within KIBS. The findings indicate that there are several leadership factors influencing whether a KIBS-firm can develop an EO which is categorisedi nto three distinct categories: Organisational culture, Leader skills and styles, and Managerial systems. Organisations can use these findings to highlight areas of improvement for leaders and how management in KIBS-firms can organise their firms to implement innovative, proactive, and risk-taking behaviours in their consultants

No / The chapter interrogates the teaching and application of management consultancy as part of an MBA and examines its relevance in management education. Mature and experienced students, many with impressive CVs recording multiple career successes, demand that the core experience of their MBA programmes provide opportunities apply theoretical knowledge in real-life situations. The further opportunity to work with blue-chip clients on projects of strategic importance to the client offers further opportunities to test management thinking and consultancy practise in a robust and challenging manner. Students often have experience of working with consultants previously, but most have little experience of managing and delivering projects for clients within a consultancy framework. The pedagogical challenge is to teach students the true value proposition in consultancy beyond the transactional relationship inherent in answering a question set by the client. The basic process approach moves students from considering consultancy as a phenomenon that ‘happens’ to a client with a solution magically appearing upon project conclusion, to a position where students recognise consultants as a true ‘change agent’, unfreezing clients from previous positions and realising new capabilities (Lewin, 1951). There is an examination of ensuring the relevance of the management consultancy approach to students as part of their MBA journey as well as relevance to the client companies in engaging with the University. There is discussion on how teaching the right approach to management consultancy project management and research-orientated methodology retains the focus on the performance of the client organisation (Applebaum and Steed, 2005). There is consideration of how true impact on client companies is achieved by ensuring legacy forms part of expectation management (Kirk, 2000) with client companies keen to reengage with future MBA student teams. The chapter concludes with a reflection on future development of consultancy within management education, including syllabus co-design with consultancy clients.

The purpose of the study was to describe how networking can provide competitive advantage to facilitate growth when offering consultancy services toward the public sector. The majority of companies are looking to expand their business due to different reasons. With todays intense competiton on the market it is becoming increasingly important to outperform competitors in order to maintain the current customerbase aswell as it is to gain new businesses. Companies that work toward the public sector have special laws, directives and regulations that have to be taken into account when conducting business. Involvement with networks is based on different reasons, it can be due to gaining new customers, contacts and knowledge to name a few.   The authors have performed a qualitative case study with a focus on two companies. The empirical findings is based on information collected through interviews with these companies and through a quanitative self-completion questionnaire with a sample group of 16 repondents. By analysing the empirical information the authors have concluded that networking activities are important in order to prosper growth. However, there is a lack of networking strategies among the two companies of focus which constraint the firms to get the most out of the networks.

<p><strong>Background: </strong>Starting up a business is not an easy task; it requires the translation of an idea into reality and requires discipline and a clear goal setting. Moreover with the increasing need of professionalism for outstanding web development and information technology, the plan of an enterprise with high end development and low cost is generated. <strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This thesis has a dual purpose; firstly it sets the basis of understanding the terms of entrepreneurship and the environment where a business is created; moreover it explains the acquirement of resources and the structure of the business plan. The second objective is to develop a path for creating a web related business. This document will help to establish the goals and objectives for the performance of the company.</p><p><strong>Method:</strong> The theory presents the relevant information that has to be considered inside the firm. After the theory a business plan was created with the objective of setting the direction of the company over the next years. It is important to mention that business plans are evolving documents that have to be updated according to changes in the environment or changes in the objectives.</p><p> </p><p> </p>

Comment penser conjointement la (re)production et le changement en matière d’inégalités des sexes ? Telle est la question abordée dans cette thèse, au prisme de l’analyse des protagonistes impliqué-e-s dans l’accompagnement des démarches de promotion de l’égalité professionnelle femmes/hommes au sein des organisations. À partir d’une expérience personnelle envisagée d’un point de vue réflexif et d’un large corpus de données écrites et orales, dont une centaine d’entretiens, cette thèse propose d’étudier trois dynamiques (d’institutionnalisation, de marchandisation et de professionnalisation) perceptibles au sein de l’ « espace de l’égalité professionnelle », en France, depuis le milieu des années 1960. L’analyse met d’abord en exergue une « institutionnalisation molle » de l’égalité professionnelle dans le contexte français, au cours de la période considérée. Elle révèle ensuite le caractère « incertain » du marché des prestations de services et du marché de travail au sein de l’ « espace de l’accompagnement à l’égalité professionnelle ». Elle souligne, enfin, la difficile structuration d’un espace investi par des protagonistes issu-e-s d’horizons divers, mobilisant des conceptions variées de l’égalité, de l’expertise et de l’ethos professionnel. Deux facteurs paraissent dès lors jouer un rôle fondamental pour comprendre ces phénomènes, ainsi que le constat posé d’une difficile reconnaissance du caractère « professionnel » de l’activité étudiée : l’emprise du genre sur le fonctionnement de cet espace et le discrédit qui pèse plus généralement sur le féminisme, en France. Cette thèse permet ainsi d’éclairer certains enjeux scientifiques et sociaux qui se manifestent autour des activités dédiées à la promotion de l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes. De plus, s’inscrivant dans une approche favorisant le dialogue interdisciplinaire, elle fait écho aux préoccupations de plusieurs communautés de recherche, au premier rang desquelles les études genre, la sociologie de l’action publique, la sociologie économique et la sociologie des professions. / Is it possible to analyse simultaneously the (re)production and transformation of gender inequalities? This thesis aims to address this question, by focussing on women and men who are invested in accompanying organisations towards the promotion of equal opportunities in employment. By taking a reflexive stance on the author’s personal experience and by constructing a rich corpus of written and oral data, including almost one hundred interviews, this thesis uncovers three social processes (institutionalisation, marketization and professionalization), which have characterised the “equal opportunity in employment field” in France, since the mid-1960s. The research underscores the weak institutionalisation of equal opportunity measures in the French context over the period studied. It also reveals the “uncertain” nature of the job and business opportunities related to accompanying organisations in the promotion of equal opportunities in employment. The thesis illustrates the difficulties associated with organising a field that is invested by individuals originating from very diverse horizons, with varied know-how and qualifications. Two factors seem to play a major role in determining the denial of the “professional” nature of the activities studied here: the highly gendered characteristics of the field in question and the more general discredit of anything associated with feminism in France. This thesis sheds light on the scientific and social issues that are raised by activities related to the promotion of equal opportunities in employment. From a trans-disciplinary perspective, it echoes contemporary discussions within several research communities, including: Gender Studies, Social Policy, Economic Sociology and Sociology of the Professions.

This dissertation argues for the value of the concept of systemic reflexivity in sense making, orientation and action in systemic practice, and in organisational practice in particular. The concept emerges as a theme through the development of two specific strands of published work from 1992 to 2013, that of Coordinated Management of Meaning Theory (CMM) and Appreciative Inquiry (AI). Both lines of inquiry highlight the moral dimension of practitioners’ conceptualisation and practice. Systemic reflexivity alerts us to the opportunities and constraints system participants make for the system in focus, facilitating exploration of a system’s coherence, through a detailed framework for systemic thinking which links patterns of communication to their narratives of influence and narrative consequences. It provides the conditions for enabling individual and collective responsibility for the ways that communication shapes our social worlds. The concept is illustrated in practice through a range of case studies within the published works.

This dissertation is focused on internet consultancy, which is a branch younger than ten years. By internet consultancy we mean the area covering online promotion, consultations in the field of technical quality and usability of web pages, measuring and optimization of their commercial performance. Thus we do not mean the consultancy in other fields (e.g. social, health, economic) just using the internet as its form of communication, even though the same name is used for this activity, as well. The goal of this dissertation is to define the branch of consultancy in the field of creation and promotion of web pages and map it from technical, entrepreneurial and economical point of view. The case-study in the second part is based on the individual interviews with the key employees and on my more than five years long praxis with running the company H1.cz s.r.o., which was one of the first Czech companies running a business in this area. Its foundation, development and finally also sale provided me as a founder with both theoretical knowledge of the technical aspect of consultancy and realization of services and practical experience with running a company itself. In connection with my studies of information technologies at the university with economical focus I consider this experience very favorable for this dissertation. I have divided the text into following parts: - Definition of the internet consultancy as a branch. The goal of this part is to theoretically map the area of internet consultancy from the technical point of view and to describe the particular specializations and tasks that it consists of. - Specialties of consulting as a type of an entrepreneurial activity. This chapter briefly describes the consulting work as a type of business and its specificity comparing to other areas. - Case-study of the company H1.cz. The third part maps the particular activities in a company (management, marketing, sales, finance etc.) focused on internet consultancy. It also addresses the question of foundation and sale of the company as an inseparable part of entrepreneurship. By reading this dissertation one should obtain a detailed overview in the area of creation and promotion of web pages as well as in running a business in this young and dynamic branch. There is no complex source in the market related to this topic and so I hope this dissertation could become a starting point for everyone considering foundation of his own company in the internet field.

The aim of this master's thesis is to describe the current situation in financial advisory services in the Czech Republic. It contains an analysis of financial advisory companies on the Czech market. Another goal is to monitor the financial literacy of the Czech population. In the theoretical part it is referred to the difference of working with personal finance among the Western nations and the Czech population. The following describes the reasons why the families of the Western economies get richer faster than the Czech. There are carefully analyzed the financial counseling process and discussed the reasons why the service is beneficial. The practical part is made inquiries about the use of financial advisory services in the Czech Republic and related topics satisfaction. The survey is also aimed at providing current information on the work of people of different ages and social groups with personal finances. The conclusion summarizes all the results and the survey questionnaire.

Subject of this thesis is to implement the Partners, Inc. to financial market and to evaluate marketing strategy for Jindřichův Hradec area. In the theoretical part is described sphere of services, marketing process and its project parts. In the practical part is made situation analysis by using PEST and SWOT analysis and Porter's five forces analysis. Thesis is about segmentation of market and choosing one target segment. In conclusion is described marketing mix of the Partners company and there are proposed recommendations in promotion for Jindřichův Hradec area and solutions how to effectively reach and adress Jindřichův Hradec area.