As an alternative to current trends in literary criticism, this thesis argues that the rigorous methods of obtaining knowledge as well as the concepts and insights developed in systematic psychology and psychoanalysis can and should be applied to both creative writers and their texts. Though the relationship between writer and text is a complicated one, a synthesis of well documented evidence from psychology can illuminate confusing aspects of the personality infused in the work and can thus move the critic closer to scientific literary truth, without dehumanizing literature. The introduction outlines some of the reasons why psychological findings and insights should be useful and why there has not been widespread application of them in the humanities. Biography in particular, as an art form, can benefit from being psychologically informed. Conversely, the discipline of psychology has much to learn from the in-depth study of extraordinary individual lives" The first chapter provides a more detailed inquiry into the methodological problems associated with psychobiography and suggests some applications of scientific method to biography. The example of Virginia Woolf, whose life and works are particularly intricately connected, will be foremost amongst those used to demonstrate the specific problem of hypothesis testing. Some of the proposed strategies will be executed in the second chapter through a case study of the early life of Bertrand Russell, who provides a good example of some of the difficulties likely to be encountered, as well as the advantages of a psychological approach, especially since his life spans the entire development of modern psychology. The hypothesis about the origins cf Russell's creative impulse will be subsequently tested in the light of his creative works in the period from 1904 to 1914. / Thesis / Master of Arts (MA)

This thesis reviews current trends in both global and Czech insurance industry. It describes the origin of their law which shaped the insurance market. The current state for each continent in several categories is analysed through the available data. A large part is devoted to the European environment. The conclusion contains the most important changes in legislation which could significantly impact the insurance industry in the coming years.

The purpose of this thesis is to deliver an integrated overview on the development of marketing in the Eastern European countries from the communist era to the present time and answer the main research question: How has marketing in the Eastern European countries changed from the communist era to the present time? In addition to this, three propositions are composed and further investigated.   The research philosophy of this thesis is based on a subjectivist ontological view and an interpretivist epistemological approach. The deductive research approach studies the research question, while adopting a qualitative research method. In addition, the practical research adopted for the purpose of this thesis is based on conducting multiple semi structured interviews with respondents, representing a diverse sample of firms. The firms are divided according to their country of origin, providing an inside and an outside view on the development of marketing in the Eastern European countries. At the same time, all the firms interviewed fulfill the criteria of being present on the Eastern European market. The final results are gained by the combination of the primary data, collected during the interviews, and secondary data, gained from a literature review undertaken by the authors.   The theoretical contribution of this thesis is represented by the empirical findings. They provide a complex overview on the most important political, economic, social and cultural changes in the Eastern Europe from the communist era to the present time, while linking them to the development of marketing within this selected geographical area.

The diploma thesis maps interactive teaching in high school as a actual phenomenon. The aim of the thesis is to understand the current situation within the interactive teaching and to introduce possibilities how to realize the teaching with the elements of interactivity. The theoretical part describes various views of interactivity and its wildcards. This results in the characteristic elements of interactive teaching and the benefits that interactive teaching brings. The thesis also introduces current digital technologies that can be used in school education. It specifies what the specific technologies can be used for, what their advantages and disadvantages are. In the empirical part, the thesis examines one secondary school in Prague Hostivař for a closer understanding of the current situation of interactive teaching. This is done by using a questionnaire survey. The part of the empirical part is the design and implementation of teaching activities using interactivity, which are based on the theoretical basis and information found by the research. The activities are carried out directly in the classroom and subsequently evaluated by the pupils themselves. Subsequently, the activities are evaluated by the usability within the classroom, their versatility of use and the risks that they may face in...

The diploma thesis deals with the issue of Competitive Intelligence, its development, typology, process and used information resources. The thesis focuses especially on the analysis of current trends and tools for competition research. The last part of the thesis deals with the use of Competitive Intelligence within the selected company.

This work occupies with the question of mutual trade cooperation between Czech and Chinese entities. It is concentrated especially on current trends and perspectives in this area. The first chapter deals with the development of the Czech and Chinese economy and policy. It focuses on the area of culture specifics of both countries and also on their influence on business negotiation between enterprise entities. There is also a part of international trade development between Czech Republic and China and the specification of significant industrial, trade and finance centers in China. The second part of this work is oriented on current Czech-Chinese trade cooperation with the future prospect on perspective trade areas. There are also outlined enterprise opportunities and perspective branches for the mutual trade between both countries. In terms of this chapter there are also stated some possibilities and the most common forms of the entrance of the entities to the particular market in terms of these two countries. The last part is focused on Czech-Chinese trade cooperation in the practical point of view. One part of this last chapter is also the research which is oriented on the Czech entities functioning on the Chinese market, on the Chinese entities enterprising in the Czech Republic and agencies and institutions providing foreign market entrance information for the Czech entities. Expert speeches and questionnaire focused on the general public are also included.

The aim of this master thesis is to analyze the current trends in tourism in the European union. Then also determine which factors influence its further development, as well as predict the future trends in tourism in the EU. The thesis is also trying to answer scientific questions regarding the impact of the global economic and financial crisis on the development of tourism in the regions of the European Union, the specific factors affecting the tourism trends in the European Union and the activities of the institutions of the European Union to support the positive development of tourism in the European Union. The thesis is divided into three chapters. The first is theoretically based and contains definitions of terms related to tourism, the methodology of its research, its development and its economic importance. The second focuses on the position of the EU in the issue of tourism in comparison with the world and other regions, as well as on current trends in individual regions of the European Union and their main tourist destinations. The third chapter analyzes the current trends, including factors that may affect them. It also includes information about the activities of the institutions of the European Union to promote tourism in this area, information about sustainable tourism development in the EU and specific prediction of the future development of tourism in the European Union.

This thesis is primarily focused on the field of evaluation of organizational training and its possible application on outdoor-teambuilding training activities. The goal of the paper is to critically analyze the current state of knowledge of training evaluation and, based on the discovered facts, to synthetize evaluation model, which could be used for evaluating outdoor- teambuilding programs. Firstly, the basic concepts of outdoor-training, teambuilding and evaluation are introduced. In the following chapters, there is the presentation and comparison of chosen evaluation models, which are used in the field of training. Above mentioned part provides a theoretical base for the thesis and based on this, there is a new model introduced, which is modified specifically for outdoor-teambuilding evaluation. In the conclusion, there are also recommendations for further studies and researches. Key Words: evaluation, training evaluation, evaluation models, applied evaluation, current trends in evaluation, outdoor training, teambuilding

The thesis deals with the current trends in the Czech-Chinese trade relations. The first chapter deals with the development of the Chinese economy in the new millennium after its entry into the WTO, through dealing with the consequences of the economic crisis to Chinese priorities and objectives within the current 12th five-year plan. The second chapter describes the development of mutual Czech-Chinese trade in goods and services from the beginning of the 21st century, including the current situation. In the third part, the thesis informs the potential Czech enterprises about the business environment of the PRC, its perspective sectors and regions, the Czech institutional support or possible forms of entry to the Chinese market. In the practical part, the thesis analyzes the business of the Czech company Linet in the People's Republic of China, whose experiences are compared with the theoretical work. The end of the third chapter deals with the prospects for mutual business relations between the Czech Republic and the PRC, which the author of the thesis sees mainly at EU or Central and Eastern Europe macro-region level.

CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE Faculty of Education Department of Art Education Actual printmaking trends and art education on primary school Head of the Master Thesis: Mgr. Arbanová Linda, Ph. D. Author of the Master Thesis: Martina Svatoňová Field of study: Teaching for primary school Year of study: 5 Time study Master Thesis complete: March 2012 Annotation Svatoňová, M.: Actual printmaking trends and art education on primary school [thesis] Prague 2012 - Charles University - College of Education. 105 p. Head of the Master Thesis Mgr. Linda Arbanová, PhD. The theoretical part examines current trends in graphic arts. The work represents traditional, nontraditional, new and copyright techniques. There is an annotated selection of Czech contemporary graphic artists. The practical part connects current trends in graphic art with teaching graphic arts on primary school. In this section I propose a didactic project, which aims to improve the standard of teaching graphics on primary schools and to allign it closer with contemporary graphic arts. Keywords: art, contemporary graphics, printing, current trends, traditional procedure, didactic project