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Volume 5 (2014): Issue 3 (September 2014)

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Volume 5 (2014): Issue 3 (September 2014)

Determinants of Intra-Industry Trade in Agricultural and Food Products Between Poland and EU Countries

Justyna Łapinska
The present study investigates the country-specific determinants of intra-industry trade between Poland and its European Union trading partners in agricultural and food products during the time period 2002-2011. An econometric model for panel data is applied for the analysis of the factors determining Polish bilateral intra-industry trade with...
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Volume 5 (2014): Issue 3 (September 2014)

German Language Proficiency among Students of Business and Management in the Czech Republic and its Perception: The Importance of German Language Skills on the Labour Market and the Role of Universities in Foreign Language Training

Marek Zinecker, Zdeňka Konečná
This paper presents the results of an empirical study designed to map German language proficiency among students at Czech universities of business and management. The results of this empirical survey can be summarised as follows. First, the ability of students at Czech universities of business and management to communicate in German is poor, and...
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Volume 5 (2014): Issue 3 (September 2014)

The International Court of Justice and the Legality of UN Security Council Resolutions

Jaroslav Ušiak, Ľubica Saktorová
Through the United Nation’s Charter, the UN Security Council represents the most powerful executive institutional body in the field of collective security. Moreover, its ultra vires acts may have distinct legal consequences. Accordingly, questions arising from these facts are whether such a large scope of competences could be abused, what are the...
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Volume 5 (2014): Issue 3 (September 2014)

Methodology For The Selection Of Compensation Trade Tools In SMEs

František Milichovský, Jiří Koleňák
The main aim of this paper is to determine which factors of business tools are important in Czech companies. To find these factors, theoretical information from the area of trade tools and data from primary research (obtained via questionnaire) were used. These data are applied by a statistical evaluation of selected indicators which could help...
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