Presented thesis deals with the word-formation processes involved in creating new verbs in presen-day Italian. These processes are mainly derivational, namely prefixation, suffixation, conversion, including parasynthesis and back-formation, these two create mostly verbs. Compound verbs are rare in Italian and the number of verbal loanwords is low as well. The first part of the thesis describes these processes from theoretical point of view. The second part presents the descriptive analysis of 330 verbs created between 1976-2001. These verbs were extracted from the eletronic version of Dizionario Italiano Sabatini-Coletti and they were categorized by the process involved in their creation. The productivity of each process and then affixes was also studied.

The paper gives a summary of the contemporary theoretical and practical approaches to the question of sectoral competitiveness and makes an attempt of verification of theoretical hypotheses by the means of linear regression. In its first part the paper offers a theoretical field for creating a broader competitiveness concept. The theoretical concepts an practical methods used by the professional institutions are both presented therein. In its second part an attempt to unite the presented theories is made. The theoretical conclusions are then applied on the sample of statistic data from EU and UN sources with the aim of verification of theoretical conclusions validity.

This dissertation analyzes productivity changes connected with inflow of foreign direct investment. Specifically indirect effects of foreign direct investment (spillovers) on firms in the Czech Republic in period 2000 -- 2006 are analyzed. As a proxy for productivity spillovers is used total factor productivity, which is retrieved by implementing the Levinsohn -- Petrin technique, which control the simultaneity bias in the production function. Using firm-level data, obtained from Amadeus database, a significant spillovers effects of foreign direct investment on productivity were identified -- a stronger positive impact on upstream sector and weaker negative impact on downstream sector.

The paper examines significance of institutional environment for agricultural production. It adds to the extensive research of agricultural production functions. First, it reviews relevant theory of institutional economics that explains how institutions contribute to productivity in general, especially if interpreted as economic freedom. Then, a model of agricultural production is presented, which explains aggregate agricultural production using various inputs, as well as variables representing institutional environment. Results concerning elasticities of material inputs (land, labor, capital) are consistent with previous research. The paper proves some significance of institutional variables. Finally, it suggests some directions for further research.

Thesis deals with the indicator labour productivity per worker in the various sectors of the economy, and analyzes two factors that affect productivity, defined as follows - the form of ownership and the highest level of completed formal education of workers. The first part compares labour productivity per worker and labor productivity per hour in the Czech Republic and for industries. Another part is devoted to the impact of the indicator public gross value added in the overall gross value added on labor productivity in terms of level and in terms of growth. In the last part is quantified the level of education of workers in industries using several methodologies, subsequently is discussed the impact of education on labor productivity.

This graduation thesis deal with the financial analysis of the Limited Liability Company. The financial analysis is elaborated for the needs of the company owner and it covers the period of time 2005-2009. To evaluate the company financial position I use standard methods, e.g. - horizontal and vertical analysis, calculations of profitability, activity, liquidity, productivity of labour and indebtedness. At the end of the thesis I give a complex evaluation of the company and suggest some measures for the financial innovation of the company.

Based on analysis of a particular outsourcing warehousing contract held between global company and 3PL, this thesis has three goals: evaluate current contract compared to standard contractual requirements, evaluate the option of switching the outsourcing relationship from open book to closed book approach, and suggest solution that would use the potential of the provider most. Break event point analysis, labour productivity analysis and method of managerial decision making were used in this thesis. Closed book and open book approaches were analysed in original way using previously mentioned methods. The recommendation to the company is to keep current open book contract with implementing quality KPI's and performance-based outsourcing in accordance with vested outsourcing approach.

Research in the field of chemical synthesis is a very diverse and complex activity. Individual workplaces differ in many aspects and this essentially impacts the productivity. The aim of this Master's Thesis is to identify, name and analyse those aspects, and to suggest measures to be taken in order to help increase the performance, all that within defined assumptions. The first half of the Theoretical Part is devoted to academic studies on this topic, which are mainly focused on the HR part. Selected methods of lean manufacturing commonly used in industry are also described. The Experimental Part comprises an analysis of research facilities in which the author worked as a chemist, and a set of proposed measures that lead to an increased productivity. The Thesis is concluded by a demarcation of a series of factors that influence the performance of R&D workers, groups and institutions, and a vision of an ideal laboratory is presented.

This thesis examines the evolution of China's economy and the competitive position of its exports in the international market. The thesis explores whether China is losing its competitive edge in export to the group of developing countries called Post China 16. First chapter identifies macroeconomic variables that significantly influence exports of a specific economy. Second chapter discusses the development of selected economic variables in Post China 16 economies. It studies whether the development of selected variables reveals possible changes in the competitive position of China and selected developing countries. Final part of the thesis develops an econometric model that tests the influence of selected variables on development of exports across several industries of The Post China 16 economies. Results confirm that most of the variables influence exports as the theory predicts and that the influence is higher in some industries than others. However, the model has limitations due to the shortcomings of the data.

The aim of this thesis is to show effects of foreign direct investment on labour productivity in Czech automotive sector in the period 2004-2009. The effects are measured through horizontal spillovers (technology transfer) representing the influence of foreign firm on Czech automotive sector and through Herfindahl index representing market concentration in the automotive sector. Based on models used in this thesis I have found out that between labour productivity and technology transfer of foreign firms in the automotive sector is not significant relationship, but labour productivity is positively and significantly influenced by market concentration in the sector. These findings do not correspond fully to widespread opinion that foreign direct investments enhance labour productivity of domestic firms by bringing new knowledge or technology. These findings correspond only to the hypothesis that higher concentration of the sector caused by foreign presence positively influence labour productivity.