Research background: As Artificial Intelligence (AI) weaves into the fabric of daily life, its societal and economic implications underscore urgency embracing an environment conducive to informed adoption. This requires a sophisticated understanding perception adaptability AI, emphasizing importance developing comprehensive AI literacy. Purpose article: study inquiries sociodemographic underpinnings literacy, aiming demystify how knowledge about AI's capabilities in everyday tasks varies...

Research background: Improving business conditions and SME development are signs of a country?s macroeconomic stability. The issue identifying removing barriers to the firms in segment is priority all countries with developed economies its importance currently increasing. Purpose article: main aim this paper explore possible differences entrepreneurs? perception environment based on industry which company operates. analysis contains also national view, where comparison between Czech Republic...

Background and aims: The current level of knowledge concerning the effect socioeconomic status (SES) on internet use, gambling, substance use in structurally disadvantaged regions is scarce. objective this study was an investigation relationship between SES risky gambling a region Central Europe. Methods: A cross-sectional survey conducted among high school students (n = 1063) Czech autumn 2017. Binary Logistic Regression models were applied to data from modified Excessive Internet Use scale...

Increasing competition has emphasized the need for creating and using more effective strategies at level of SMEs to achieve competitive advantage. face higher risks in terms globalization due limited resources as well size. The objective study was examine determinants risk management with an emphasis on sector specifics V4 countries. This enables quantification sectoral differences relation socioeconomic determinants. research sample included 1585 from data obtained SME managers owners were...

Purpose This study investigates public perceptions of food safety in the Czech Republic, particularly focusing on role disinformation and trust regulatory frameworks. Design/methodology/approach The research, based a nationwide survey 2,729 respondents, explores how different information sources, including search engines, social networks traditional media, influence safety. Quota sampling was used to ensure demographic representation. Findings Logistic regression analysis highlights that...

The efficiency of public resource use and its strategic framework with respect to sustainable procurement policies, such as the most economically advantageous tender (hereafter MEAT), has become an important topic nowadays. Therefore, study examines determinants savings creation within MEAT in Central European countries. It uses a dataset published Tenders Electronic Daily database 2017–2018 about contract award notices carries out generalized linear model MEAT. findings suggest that when...

Formulae display:?Mathematical formulae have been encoded as MathML and are displayed in this HTML version using MathJax order to improve their display. Uncheck the box turn off. This feature requires Javascript. Click on a formula zoom.

Sustainability of health financing is a critical issue for all countries, especially now in the COVID-19 period. The final level achievements public goals connected not only with efforts people involved, but also availability funding to cover costs actions needed. One “internal sources” providing more resources care effective procurement sector. According existing scientific literature, low rate competition represents one important factor that has direct negative impact on efficiency...

The main goal of this paper is to compare the level fi nancial literacy among selected faculties of economics in Slovakia and elaborate a comparison at both input and output level, i.e. between university students beginning their Bachelor study and the who are nal stage Master study. In addition, we want to analyze by means practical tasks aimed confi rmation or rejection of prospect theory principles. Concerning methods statistically process our primary data which were collected through...

This paper aims to examine the impact of inclusion sustainability aspects in evaluation criteria public tenders on performance small and medium-sized enterprises procurement market Visegrad Countries. Using data more than 30,000 contract award notices from Tenders Electronic Daily, we found a positive effect SMEs bidding. However, even though won three-quarters all contracts dataset, they obtained just over half total financial value contracts.

This paper analyses the relationship between fiscal decentralization and level of public debt in twenty seven member countries European Union. Our panel data analysis points to importance size as reduces large small countries, but not medium - countries. In addition, our results show that number government levels average lowest unit is insignificant with respect these

Services are a dynamically developing economic sector in all countries. The paper focuses on public services, evaluated from the perspective of fiscal decentralization. It aims to evaluate level decentralization expenditures selected categories services European For this purpose, government by local analyzed set 28 countries period 2010-2018. Cluster analysis has been carried out order determine four clusters based their services. results show differences extent between provision specific...

The interest in retirement planning is increasingly brought to common people's attention due demographic aging of population and better financial literacy level these days.In this study we analyze the among Slovak university students relation further pension decisions behavior overall.The primary aim research was compare selected faculties economics Slovakia.The analytical part oriented on evaluation respondents their skills terms concept along with analysis correlative data dependence...

Government expenditures on acquiring services, goods, and work through public procurement represent a substantial proportion of the EU’s GDP. Competitive transparent tendering procedures are generally believed to promote achieving primary goals procurement: maximising value for money reducing corruption. However, during crisis, rules allow temporary departure from transparency standards toward fast more discretionary justified by force majeure, possibly restricting competitiveness...

Health systems in most (if not all) countries perpetually struggle with financial problems and search for resources to cover health care needs. Increased efficiency of procurement has the potential save a lot money reallocate them treatments. The aim our study is analyze technical (efficiency/economy dimension) allocation (effectiveness) public facilities Czech Republic Slovakia, whose are governed by principle universal access high quality services. Concerning efficiency, results show low...

The article aims at quantifying the export potential and barriers of SMEs in V4 using specific criteria.The research took place Visegrad countries from September 2019 to April 2020, including a questionnaire survey 478 managers business owners logic regression.The results showed differences activities regarding their legal form, province, size, type management, legislative obstacles tax policies.Language cultural were not barrier SMEs' activities.Micro enterprises' likelihood was 70% smaller...

The aim of presented study is to evaluate macroeconomic environment and determine differences in perception by entrepreneurs Slovak Republic Czech Republic. Data collection was done questionnaire which answered 329 from 312 Topics treated concerning macroenvironment were the favourableness for business activities, its support starting an entrepreneurship, innovation activities companies capacity promote entrepreneurship create interesting opportunities. Answers are divided according sector...

As a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, countries have been forced to adopt strong restrictions, such as lockdown, which can lead serious consequences for public health, including problematic use addictive substances. The aim this cross-sectional study was examine changes in alcohol consumption and identify determinants against background excessive drinking during COVID-19 lockdown Slovak Republic. research included 445 respondents (33% males 67% females), data...