The diploma thesis deals with the competitiveness of Czech and Slovak Republic. The aim of the thesis is to compare the competitiveness of both economies based on the subjectively chosen factors (sources) of competitiveness. The selection of analyzed factors is related to the World Economic Forum concept. The intention is to find out, how the level of competitiveness of both countries has evolved in a specific time period. The level of competitiveness is analyzed from the perspective of the complex multicriteria approach to competitiveness.

This paper aims at consumer loans on the banking market in the Slovak republic. It defines legislature related to the topic in the European union, as well as in the Slovak republic. Later on, it concentrates on verification of client data, analyses precontracual information provided to consumers and the portfolio of consumer loans offerd by the Slovak banks.

The main aim of my thesis is to characterize and quantify the importance of SMEs to the economy and foreign trade of Slovak Republic. The thesis is divided into four chapters. The first chapter describes SMEs sector and its main features.The second chapter focuses on the analysis of the position of SMEs in the economy of Slovakia.The third chapter analyzes the significance of SMEs for Slovakia's foreign trade. The aim of the last chapter is to characterize the various support options available for Slovak SMEs.

Institutional Arbitration The thesis deals with fundamental issues relating to both institutional arbitration and also arbitration in general. The aim of this thesis is to explain the basic aspects of arbitration and analyze and evaluate recent legal changes made in the field of arbitration in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. The thesis is composed of an introduction, three chapters and a conclusion. After an introduction, where I outline the reasons that led me to choose this topic and I set the objectives of this thesis, followed the first chapter, which acquaint the reader with the basic institutes of arbitration. Its parts discusses about definition of arbitration, its history, the four main theoretical concepts of arbitration and the different types of the arbitration. Subsequently this chapter defines arbitrability and arbitration agreement (fundamental conditions for arbitration). The conclusion of this chapter is dedicated to the principles of arbitration and the comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of arbitration. The second chapter is specifically concerned with the recent changes in the regulation of arbitration in the Czech Republic. The main part of this chapter is dedicated to the Euro-amendment of Act No. 216/1994 Coll., on Arbitration and Enforcement of Arbitral...

Bc. Erika Smereková Strategy of Slovak Republic's Government to use higher education as an investment in human capital Abstract The Master thesis on the topic "Strategy of Slovak Republic's government to use higher education as an investment in human capital" presents results to the following research question: To what extent is it a part of strategy of Slovak Republic's educational policy to use higher education as an investment in human capital? The thesis specifically focuses on the idea of human capital contributing to growth of economy and society, however it does not oppose and refuse other importance and value of human capital. The thesis presents theoretical background of the concepts of human capital, higher education and the higher education as an investment in human capital. In the analytical part, there is research of Governmental strategic documents concerning higher education presented; international discourse and other related studies considered; and results of empirical research based on interviews with experts on higher education in the Slovak Republic presented. The results of analysis are, for example, that based on legislative regulation, long-term strategy of government serves only as a guideline for individual universities/colleges, which are obliged to prepare their own long-term...

The graduation thesis discuses the development of the foreign trade of Slovak republic in years 1993 - 2009. It takes a closer look on foreign trade in time of the crisis 2007-2009 and describes the impacts of the recesion. It also proposes some measures that can protect foreign trade of small opened economy of Slovakia agains next recesions. Thesis is devided into four chapters, which deal beside mentioned above also with the importance of foreign trade for Slovakia and with the process of the crisis.

In this diploma work I analyse the lease from all of its economic and legal contexts. Here is the historical analysis of the lease, its advantages and disadvantages, and different types of leases. I compare in detail the reporting of financial leasing in the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, and according to international accounting standards. The main difference is in the property of acquired subject of financial leasing, which was then withdrawn and subsequent billing. You will learn that the owner of the subject of financial leasing in accordance with Czech accounting standards is for the entire duration the landlord and the tenant has caught him just off the balance sheet. According to Slovak and international accounting standards the subject of lease is on the lessee's balance sheet, although not the legal owner of the asset. An important part of this work is also subhead concerning the legal nature of the lease - for example, the theoretical laws related to such leases or financial lease under changes in the various amendments. The last chapter includes a practical part. The first part is devoted to finance lease in the Czech accounting and the second part is about the financial reporting of leases in accordance with international accounting standards. In conclusion, we compare the balance sheet and profit and loss for each year according to Czech accounting standards and IFRS.

The goal of this diploma thesis is to assess the suitability and readiness of the Slovak Republic to adopt a single European currency. In analyzing the costs and benefits relating to Slovakia?s accession to the EMU, this thesis is guided by the theory of the OCA. The thesis provides a survey of the OCA theory, attempts to measure some of the OCA indicators and calculate OCA index for Slovakia. The results suggest that Slovakia fulfils the necessary condition for joining the monetary union, i.e. it is relatively well aligned with the euro area. The diploma thesis concludes that Slovakia is relatively suitable and well-prepared to join the euro area in 2009.

The main aim of this thesis is to analyse the local and regional government system in the Czech and Slovak Republic and to hand over a clear outline of major differences within a mixed and separate model of public administration practice. The script is divided into five chapters which are further compartmentalised. The first chapter is dedicated to general questions, terms and principles related to topic of the thesis, especially defining local and regional model of public administration and its main features. Beside the strengths, this part also points out some partial problems related with applying both models of public administration. The second chapter is bringing in a brief excurse into relation of state administration and self-government from the beginning, since year 1848, till the Velvet Revolution in year 1989, pointing out the evolution of public administration models. Emphasized is the evolution of local and regional public administration after the year 1989, being analysed by author within the chapters three to five, presenting a core of whole thesis. The third chapter is dealing for most with the reconstruction of local territorial self- government and description of social-historic circumstances under which the new legal regulations emerged. Thesis did not neglected the local state...

Charles University Faculty of Pharmacy in hradec Králové Department of Social and clinical pharmacy Student: Simona Mitterová Supervisor: Doc. PhDr. František Dohnal, CSc. Title of diploma thesis: Historical Evolution of Pharmacy in the Region of Banská Bystrica The main subject and aim of the thesis is an attempt to depict the determining features of historical development of pharmacy in the defined region of the town of Banská Bystrica from the most distant past until the contemporary present time. The issue of history of pharmacy is observed in close connection to significant events and particularities in general historical development of the town and the surrounding region. It is simultaneously assessed in immediate connection with the fundamental milestones in the area of medical care. The thesis is focused on chronological description of individual pharmacies in Banská Bystrica. The final part is dedicated to the changes in pharmacy after 1989 and the contemporary situation of pharmacies.