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- ItemDeployment of cloud computing in small and medium sized enterprises in the Czech Republic(Technická Univerzita v Liberci, 2014-12-02) Marešová, Petra; Hálek, Vítězslav; Ekonomická fakultaGlobalisation is a phenomenon that is reflected in all spheres of social life. Information technologies have a key role in globalisation. Thanks to them is possible to divide labour on a global scale, monitoring and use of comparative advantages (for the raw materials, cheap labour sources, effective demand) in their – that offer advantageous conditions. The technologies, which are predicting significant future growth in cloud computing. Cloud computing is a set of information and communication technologies in which IT resources are delivered in the form of services to external users via the Internet. The aim of this paper is to describe the use of cloud computing in Czech companies and compare its deployment to other countries. Characteristics of the use of cloud computing in Czech enterprises are based on surveys conducted by local and international agencies and on their own research. Their own research was conducted in the autumn of 2013. There were 200 respondents from small and medium-sized enterprises across all sectors of CZ – NACE. Enterprises were asked about their knowledge of the chosen technologies, the rate of utilisation, the expected benefits of these technologies, or if they are interested in its deployment in the future. As revealed from the results of this survey, many managers and business owners do not know the term cloud computing and do not know which specific services and benefits can be expected. Managers also do not feel the necessity to change the state of the IT department, so currently there IS only a small proportion of companies that plan to implement cloud computing. Implementation of cloud computing is supported ON a national and international level, savings and benefits from the deployment of this technology are also evident. In this context, lack of knowledge of this concept and low deployment of cloud computing in Czech enterprises is a negative phenomenon.
- ItemNon-financial Indicators in the Valuation Process – Current Trends(Technická Univerzita v Liberci, ) Hálek, Vítězslav; Borkovcová, Anna; Hašek, František; Ekonomická fakultaThis article is motivated by the needs to make non-fi nancial indicators more accessible to and clearer for both general public and experts, especially because of the rapid expansion of nonfi nancial indicators and a complete absence of publications that would cover this topic. The main aim of this article is to emphasize the growing infl uence and contribution of the nonfi nancial indicators related to social and environmental changes in society, which has a signifi cant impact on individual companies. Furthermore, the purpose of this study is to defi ne the key terms and show how they relate to the non-fi nancial indicators. The article also aims to describe the importance and the use of the non-fi nancial indicators and defi ne the future development in the non-fi nancial indicators. Measuring the non-fi nancial indicators of a company is a new practice. The need to include the non-fi nancial aspects in the business’s evaluation has forced economic development, during which the environment has become highly unstable and characterized by global competition and rapid technological progress. The economy has turned into a very tough competitive environment. Even for the purpose of valuing an enterprise, it is not enough to compare its activities only from one point of view. The fi nancial indicators themselves seem insuffi cient, mainly because they are largely historical and may not be enough for the analysis of the future development. The contribution of this paper is primarily the determination of the non-fi nancial indicators and their infl uence on society and companies. Non-fi nancial indicators are compared to the fi nancial indicators, as it is so far insuffi ciently addressed topic. Systems of evaluating the performance of companies based on a combination of indicators (fi nancial and non-fi nancial) could become a tool for managing and enforcing a corporate strategy in the short term and especially long term.