This thesis on "Possibilities of entrance of Finnish company on the Czech market" is focused on gathering pieces of knowledge about the Czech market and consumerist behavior in the market area of necessary confectionery that leads to suitable methods for the Finnish company Kouvolan Lakritsi to enter the Czech market. Furthermore, the thesis contains the analysis of the Kouvolan Lakritsi internationalization process involved in the selection of the appropriate international cooperation and the scheme for the international programme for the selected company. The thesis is divided into three parts. The first part presents theoretical details to create a complete analysis of the Czech market, evaluate the internationalization options and design an international marketing plan for the selected company. The constitutive part of the theoretical basis accounts for the description of the use of liquorice especially in food industry. The second part of the thesis introduces the Kouvolan Lakritsi company, so that the reader gains a comprehensive concept of its manufacturing and business activity in the field of liquorice confectionery. It aims to evaluate the current international activities and its potential assertion on the Czech market. It also deals with the analysis of the Czech market in the confectionery area and the consumption development and shopping habits of Czech customers. The third part summarizes the motives of Kouvolan Lakritsi to enter the Czech market, it concretizes the placement of its products on foreign and Czech markets, it selects a suitable method to enter the market and suggests cooperation search and application of the international marketing programme. The final part of the thesis covers the propositions and recommendations for the extension of the thesis in cooperation with a selected consulting company Logio, where the author acts.

The main objective of this diploma thesis is to suggest strategy for Czech wine export companies thinking about the wine export to Lithuania. The next it is necessary to decide or recommend whether these companies would enter to the Lithuanian market wines or not. The strategy has to think about all restrictions not only from Lithuania but to follow the conditions set by the European Union. Based on the analysis of the external environment and the sector of the Lithuanian market, including the maps of competitive groups of wineries in the Czech Republic devising is according GE matrix proposed strategy to enter the Lithuanian market. From an overall assessment of all relevant factors (competitors, substitutes, beer tradition, distance, etc.) the Czech exporters will have no long-term exporting chances in the Lithuanian market. According to this reason is recommended not to enter this market.

The aim of this thesis is to analyse conditions under which a chosen company enters a foreign market, to undertake research of forms of co-operation of the company in foreign countries and to propose possibilities for development and co-operation with business partners. For this thesis I have chosen the company FMP Lignum, a firm specialising in production and sale of block boards and furniture, the registered seat of which is in Humpolec. For the time being their prevailing business activities are on the Czech market, but co-operation with foreign companies is gradually thriving.

Práce dává základní přehled o vývoji měnové integrace v evropských společenstvích, popisuje teorii optimální měnové oblasti, hodnotí plnění nominálních konvergenčních kritérií Českou republikou a Slovenskem, dále analyzuje jejich míru reálné konvergence a vyhodnocuje zvolené strategie načasování přijetí eura. Práce také poukazuje na výhody a nevýhody plynoucí ze zavedení společné měny.

Práce popisuje fáze vývozního obchodního případu, uvádí export v účetních a daňových souvislostech. Rozebírá formy vstupu na zahraniční trh a zabývá se podrobně distributorskou smlouvou. Prakticky je zde uvedeno základní zaúčtovnání vývozního obchodního případu, vliv kursových rozdílů na dlouhodobý kontrakt a na hospodářský výsledek.

The main task of my thesis was to define and analyze conditions of the entry of foreign company on Chinese market, the current state of Chinese economy and the country's position in the global economy in the 21st century, to define the problems and risks of entering the Chinese market and analyze the business, which appear promising for foreign firms entering the Chinese market. The thesis also describes the basic cultural differences that affect the business relations between Chinese and foreign partners. Further I characterize the status and strategy of the selected company on the Chinese market and its SWOT analysis.

This thesis focuses on the comparison and evaluation of two entry strategies of international pharmaceutical company Fagron on the Czech and Brazilian market. In the theoretical part the internationalization of companies and possible approaches to international business is summarized. I closely describe the most significant forms of entering foreing markets with emphasis on selected impacts of FDI to the receiving economy. Then I describe the basic analyses required to enter foreing market together with specifics of B2B markets and the specific scope of business of the company -- pharmaceutical compounding. After the introduction of company Fagron and its expansion strategy Buy-and-Build I proceed with the analyses of particular entry strategies on the selected markets with the emphasis on their strategic goals, specific impacts and meeting the goals. This part draws from carried out in-depth analyses of the selected markets, which were moved to the appendices due to the limited scope of work. In the last chapter the above-mentioned market entries are compared, with the focus on the most important similarities and differences, and subsequently evaluated.

This thesis aims to explain the evolution and transformation of the microchip industry. It focuses on the changes and prediction of the future state including its causes and consequences. The analysis starts on the general description of the market and continues through its subjects ending on relationships between them. This serves as a source of information to the prediction in the final part of the thesis. In the beginning the products, which are taken into consideration in this work (namely CPUs, GPUs and APUs), are described. Following this, there is an analysis of the competition environment that defines a structure of the market upon which further work is based. (Three levels; the manufacturer of photolithographic machines, makers of the chips and their designers and OEM and aftermarket subjects.) The penultimate part defines the barriers to entry to this market and three categories are drawn up: economic, technical and geoeconomic, which are applied to every level of the market. Thus all prerequisites to a successful prediction are satisfied. In the last part of the thesis the prognosis is made and defined, along with its assumptions and limitations. In the concluding part of this work the consequences and results are summarized.

This thesis deals with the internationalisation strategies of Chinese car manufacturers towards the European car market in the period 2012-2025. It starts by introducing the internationalisation framework on a theoretical level with special regards to the automotive industry. In the second part then the major characteristics of the Chinese and European car markets are identified. The conclusions from this analysis then create the base for a subsequent analysis of capabilities of Chinese car manufacturers with respect to the target European market. In the last part of the paper the identified information is used for coming up with potential entry strategies of Chinese carmakers in Europe in the specified time period as well as identifying the most probable consequences of this market entry for the current market players.

The aim of the thesis “Assessment and proposal of company’s expansion to foreign markets” is an evaluation of company’s decision to enter foreign markets. Evaluates company’s entry to the Slovak market via establishing a subsidiary company, assesses situation and proposes further follow-on courses of action for foreign expansion. The thesis strives to describe history and current status of controlling company as well as newly established subsidiary company.