Topics of doctoral theses

for the year 2024/2025
program Company (Corporate) Management and Economics

 

INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS

doc. Ing. Adam P. Balcerzak, Ph.D.

  • The role of internal entrepreneurship in building competitive potential of SMEs
    The goal of research is to extend knowledge on factors that affect the abilities of SME to develop internal entrepreneurship and to acquire employees with high entrepreneurial skills. The value added of the research relates practical business implications that can be used by SMEs in Central Europe.
  • Sustainable enterprise development with respect to managerial and financial challenges
    The goal of the topic is to extend knowledge on the main constraints negatively affecting sustainability potential of Central European enterprises. The value added of the topic relates to the possibility of finding new models and organizational solutions supporting sustainable growth of enterprises.
  • The barriers and challenges for  central European enterprises in utilizing Industry 4.0 potential
    The research on the financial and organizational factors affecting the managerial constraints and abilities to take advantage of Industry 4.0 potential, from the perspective of its practical business importance should be considered as the long term value of the current research topic.

doc. Justyna Łapińska, Ph.D.

  • Determinants of intra-industry trade in a selected industry
    Intra-industry trade is the simultaneous import and export of products within the same industry. They include the final products also their parts and components. The main goal of the thesis is to examine the micro and macroeconomic factors determining intra-industry trade in a selected industry. 

doc. Ing. Marie Pavláková Dočekalová, Ph.D.

  • Sustainable Business Models
    The aim of the research is to develop sustainable business models.

doc. Ing. Marek Zinecker, Ph.D.

  • Valuing start-up firms in respect to the life cycle stage
    Standard valuation methods are difficult to apply in the case of technology-oriented start-ups. Start-ups are characterized by a complex capital structure and consideration must be given to the preferred securities and dilutive impact of options when valuing common stocks. Hence, alternative valuation approaches are increasingly of interest to researchers and practitioner. The research will focus on approaches to the valuation of start-ups applied by angel investors and venture capital funds in the Czech start-up environment and development.  The research results will be used to adapt valuation methods to the conditions of the local start-up environment.

 

INSTITUTE OF INFORMATICS

doc. Ing. Radek Doskočil, Ph.D., MSc

  • Quantitative Methods in Managerial Decision Making
    The research will focus on the analysis of current state of quantitative approach application in company management and on the design of models which are used as a tool for support of managerial decision-making.

 

INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

doc. Ing. Lucie Kaňovská, Ph.D.

  • Territorial servitization in choosen industry
    To get insights into servitization adoption across geographic regions, manufacturing organisations, transformation and transition pathways, barriers and enablers. Collaborative, territory-based manufacturing firms typically maintain high levels of productivity and innovation.
  • Service design for smart (digital) servitization
    The role of service design can be a enabler of integrated smart offering and digital servitization. Companies seem to lack insights into the kind of service design routines. The aim is to understand how manufacturers utilize creative design principles and develop service design routines.

doc. Ing. Zdeňka Konečná, Ph.D.

  • Deployment of artificial intelligence in a company and its ethical implications
    The rapid advancement of AI brought opportunities and challenges for companies. The main aim of the dissertation will be to identify a concept of  integrating AI deployment strategies in a company that strive creating a future where new technologies work in harmony with organizational values.