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Firm-level ESG information and active fund management
No full textUsing a novel dataset containing daily snapshots of firm-level ESG information, we examine whether active mutual fund managers successfully integrate ESG information into their portfolio decisions. We find that a typical fund manager executes buy trades following positive ESG information and improves portfolio performance. Fund managers also incorporate ESG information to cater to investor demand, especially during periods of greater ESG awareness. In the cross-section, ESG-information-investment relation is stronger among funds with better ESG ratings and higher 12b-1 fees. And funds located in Democratic states and managers with lower job-related discrimination propensity exhibit stronger ESG sensitivity
Branding of consumer electronics: Comparison of branding strategies for consumer electronics by two companies operating in the Czech Republic
No full textV bakalářské práci se autor zabývá způsoby týkajícími se budování značky u dvou konkurenčních firem Apple Inc. a Samsung. Jako teoretická část práce jsou definovány termíny spojené s budováním značky. Jako praktická část je považováno srovnání strategií Apple Inc. a Samsungu spolu s vypracováním a zhodnocením výsledků dotazníků, jejichž obsahem jsou otázky týkající se oblasti budování značky prezentované respondentům, kteří dotazníky vyplnili prostřednictvím internetu.ObhájenoThe author is operating with means concerning branding strategy of two competitive companies Apple Inc. and Samsung. As theoretical part are defined terms which are connected to branding. As practical part is considered comparison of strategies by Apple Inc. and Samsung together with making an evaluation of results of questionnaires which content are questions related to field of branding presented to respondents who filled the questionnaires via internet
The game of Ice Hockey in the Czech Republic: Analysis of Ice Hockey League in the Czech Republic
No full textBakalářská práce se zabývá ledním hokejem, českou hokejovou ligou a její analýzou. Práce je rozdělená na teoretickou a praktickou část, přičemž větší část je věnována části teoretické a to analýze české hokejové ligy. V teoretické části jsou mimo jiné zahrnuté informace o hokeji obecně, které slouží k seznámení s tímto sportem. Praktická část zahrnuje rozhovor s jedním z bývalých hokejových trenérů autora, který zde odpovídá na otázky týkající se tématu této bakalářské práce.NeobhájenoThe Bachelor Thesis deals with the ice hockey, Czech ice hockey league and its analysis. The thesis is divided into theoretical and practical part, but most of it is devoted to ice hockey league in the Czech Republic and its analysis. Theoretical part also introduce you this sport and presents what the game of ice hockey is. The practical part includes an interview with the author´s past head coach, who answers author´s questions related to the topic of this Bachelor Thesis
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Czechs in Nebrasca
No full textTato bakalářská práce pojednává o imigraci Českého národa do Spojených Států Amerických, zejména pak do státu Nebraska. Práce krátce mapuje historii osidlování nově vzniklého státu Nebraska a vliv české kultury na jeho další vývoj. Bakalářská práce je rozdělena do dvou částí. V teoretické části se autorka zabývá počátky osidlování Nebrasky, důvody emigrace a přispění Čechů k budování státu Nebraska.
V praktické části prostřednictvím konverzací s třemi občany žijícími v Nebrasce a s jednou Češkou, která zde strávila rok, autorka mapovala stav české kultury v Nebrasce a její možnou udržitelnost pro další generace.ObhájenoThis bachelor thesis deals in immigration of the Czech nation to the United States of America, especially to the state of Nebraska. The thesis is shortly mapping the history of settlement of newly formed state of Nebraska and the influence of Czech culture on further development of the state. The bachelor thesis is divided into two parts. In the theoretical part the author deals with the beginning of settlement of Nebraska, reasons of leaving homeland and contribution of the Czechs to forming the state of Nebraska.
In the practical part through conversations with three citizens of Nebraska and one Czech respondent, who spent almost a year in Nebraska the author was investigating the situation of the Czech culture in Nebraska and its possible sustainability for other generations
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
English as a lingua franca: theory and practical implications
No full textTato bakalářská práce se zabývá lingvistickým fenoménem "Angličtina jako lingua franca" a jejím cílem je pomocí výzkumu zjistit, do jaké míry znají vysokoškolští studenti tento pojem, a jak moc jsou s ním v kontaktu.
Úvodem je v práci zmíněn historický vývoj a proces rozšíření angličtiny do takové míry, že se stala světovým jazykem a zajistila si tak dominantní pozici po celém světě. Následně autor představuje a definuje pojem "Angličtina jako lingua franca" s pomocí názorů a definicí různých lingvistů, zabývajících se touto tématikou společně s určitými charakteristickými lingvistickými prvky tohoto jevu. Dále se autor věnuje roli angličtiny jako lingvi francy v určitých sférách společnosti, například v mezinárodním obchodě, informativních technologií či systému vzdělání.
Poslední část práce obsahuje výzkum, provedený za pomoci dotazníku, který zkoumá vědomosti a preference vysokoškolských studentů ve spojení s angličtinou jako lingvou francou.ObhájenoThis Bachelor thesis studies the linguistic phenomenon of English as a lingua franca (ELF) and investigates the degree of awareness that university students have of this phenomenon.
The thesis includes a brief outline of the history of English spreading and securing its dominant position around the world as a global language. Subsequently, the author introduces English as a lingua franca, considering insights and definitions of linguists, as well as some of the linguistic features from the field of lexicogrammar, phonology and pragmatics occurring within this phenomenon. A role of ELF in particular areas such as international business, information technology, aviation and education is shown.
The last part of the thesis contains research conducted by the means of a questionnaire, where the knowledge and preferences of university students in connection with ELF are tested
Child labour and school attendance in Bangladesh: The impact of individual, parental and household factors on human capital development
Full text linkHousehold survey data collected primarily from rural Bangladesh (Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2005-2006) is utilized in this paper to identify the important individual, household and district-level factors that influence the decision making process that parents undertake to determine their children’s (between the age of 7 and 14 inclusive) absence rate from school and work intensity. Bivariate Tobit model is used to jointly estimate the absence rate and hours worked equations. The results of the analysis conducted in this paper suggest that an increase in perceived returns on human capital from attending school – as measured by the wage differential between low-skilled and higher-skilled occupations in a given market – negatively impact absence rate in rural Bangladesh. Moreover, results suggest that the education level of the parents has an impact on a child’s absence rate and the number of hours worked in a week. It is found that the higher the education level of the father, the lower the absence rate and the number of hours worked of a child, while higher levels of the mother’s education level is shown to negatively impact the absence rate. It is also found that being the first born child in a household is associated with both higher absence rate from school and greater amount of hours worked per week. With respect to gender, being a girl is found to be associated with a greater number of hours worked. Lastly, household wealth is found to have a U-shaped relationship with both absence rates and number of hours worked; it is negatively associated with both of the dependent variables at lower levels, but has a positive impact on both absence rate and number of hours worked at higher levels. In general, the results detailed in this paper highlight the importance of policies such as the provision of cash stipends to the poorest households, improving the quality of schooling facilities and directed educational schemes meant to eradicate the persistent gender inequality that is hindering truly universal primary education in rural [email protected]
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