The presented diploma thesis is aimed on the employment questions in the Olomouc region. The analytical part of this thesis is devoted to the description of current situation at the labor market in this region and consequentially several measures are suggested to contribute to the decrease of the unemployment rate.

This diploma thesis evaluates those methods of hiring an employee and those forms of the discrimination on the job market. This diploma thesis formulates measures for improvement. The theoretical part of the thesis outlines individual methods and forms of job interviewing process, their impacts, and possible solutions. The practical part of the thesis characterizes a company, its job interviewing process methods and other discrimination problems.

The diploma thesis seeks to conceptualize the problematic of the influence of var-ious factors on Millennial generation of wine consumers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The literature review provides thorough insight into the factors af-fecting purchasing behaviour with a focus on specifics of examined generational cohort. The main source of information for the analysis of respective markets was a questionnaire survey conducted in October 2016. The research works with a sample comprising of 636 respondents from the Czech Republic and 356 from Slovakia further complemented by focus group (n=8). The findings of this study were used to formulate recommendations for wine producers and marketers.

The thesis deals with the issue of unemployment and the labor market in the Vysočina Region. In the first part there is a literature search where are the theoretical backgrounds, basic concepts, the way of measuring unemployment, types of unemployment and active and passive employment policy are mentioned. The second part of the thesis is focused on the characteristics of the Vysočina Region and the local labor market, the main employers in the region, the unemployment rate, the structure of the population and the unemployed, as well as the sectoral structure of the economy. A substantial part is devoted to risk groups on the labor market and active employment policy tools along with expenditures from the state budget. According to the measured values, retraining has become the most effective tool of active employment policy. The final chapter has its own recommendations.

The diploma thesis deals with the development of commodity chain of sugarcane in Brazil. The paper defines and characterizes the specifics and potential of sugarcane on the global market. Within examined commodity chain, the characteristics of the crucial linkages in the technological context and the characteristics of the flow of the raw material and its further use are made. The main attention is focused on the two most important outputs, such as sugar and ethanol. Sugar is now one of the most important raw materials in the global world, while ethanol has also been gradually becoming important due to its association with increasing emphasis on environmental protection and rising demand for renewable energy sources.

SCHÖNOVÁ, T. Market environment of the commodity vertical of beef. Brno, 2018. Master’s Diploma Thesis. This diploma thesis deals with the evaluation of the current situation and the development of market environment of the commodity vertical of beef in the Czech Republic. The theoretical part describes the agrarian sector as well as the applied instruments of the Common Agricultural Policy. Furthermore, the theory of agribusiness is specified along with the definition of the commodity vertical of beef. The analysis of the market environment of the given commodity in the Czech Republic follows, including the examination of price development. The thesis also covers foreign trade within the European Union and an analysis of the market environment for live cattle and beef at the largest European business partners.

The focus of the thesis “Analysis of the market of organic food and trends of catering in the region Brno-city” is the topic of organic food and products in terms of quality, in particular in relation to availability of organic food in shops and catering facilities. The thesis is divided into two parts - literary and experimental part. The work includes definitions of organic food, processing of organic food, and system of controls and their labeling, together with the laws relevant for organic farming. A substantial part of the thesis is devoted to analysis of the Czech market using a questionnaire survey and price monitoring of selected types of food. The questionnaire contains twelve questions focused on consumer preferences when buying organic food and eating organic quality meals. The conclusion contains results of the questionnaire summarized together with the comparison of food price monitoring in selected stores.

The diploma thesis deals with public bio-quality eating in the Brno-City region and with the issue of raw materials supply. In the first part of the thesis the organic agriculture is defined, in comparison with conventional and integrated agriculture. Also the definition of terms like organic products, organic food and other organic products, including their certification. The next part deals with the market, as well as with the consumption of organic food with an overview of organic food suppliers and the definition of public eating facilities. The last issue of this section is the purchasing behaviour that greatly affects this industry. The second part of the thesis is related to the restaurant Rebio, which is the only certified restaurant in this region. The survey is divided into three parts. In particular it is a supplier survey, than an interview with a chef about the supplier-customer environment of the restaurant, and at last but not at least, a questionnaire survey at the their customers, which related to restaurant turnout, organic farming and purchasing behavior.

This diploma thesis aims to estimate the level of wage flexibility in 12 selected countries of the European Union. Countries are divided into three groups: countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), countries of the core and countries of periphery. The approach used is based on the institutional set-up of the labor market, where a comprehensive index is created for the assessment of institutional characteristics. To estimate the real wage elasticity, a macroeconomic method based on the Phillips curve is used, which is also the second approach. The results show that the countries of the core have a higher degree of flexibility on the labor market, even though the institutional setting promotes wage flexibility in CEE countries more.

This Diploma Thesis is devoted to the insurance markets in the V4 countries and the identification of factors that influence them. In the theoretical part, there will be described the insurance market, its characteristics and functioning. The practical part will be devoted to the econometric analysis of examined factors and analysis of development of insurance markets in these countries. The outcomes of the theoretical background and practical part will be used for comparison and assessment of the insurance markets of the V4 countries.