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Volume 7 (2016): Issue 3 (September 2016)

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Volume 7 (2016): Issue 3 (September 2016)

Does a “Ceo Chairman” Guarantee Better Performance from a Firm?

Pavel Srbek, Ludwig O. Dittrich
This paper provides a brief review of the state of knowledge in the field of agency theory. The managerial power approach assumes that a chief executive officer is able to affect the scale of his or her pay. However, Kaplan (2012) and others see a different picture of the corporate-governance landscape, hence they provide certain market-based...
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Volume 7 (2016): Issue 3 (September 2016)

A European Dilemma: The EU Export Control Regime on Dual-Use Goods and Technologies

Hamed Alavi, Tatsiana Khamichonak
Export controls for dual-use items are an important constituent element of both the security policies of state exporters and WMD non-proliferation efforts. Dual-use goods and technologies can be used for both civil and military purposes, which requires careful oversight over their export to countries that are considered unfriendly or have ambiguous...
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Volume 7 (2016): Issue 3 (September 2016)

The Mistaken Doctrine of Common Law: A Critique

Lukáš Nikodym, Tomáš Nikodym, Tereza Pušová
The study deals with Huerta de Soto’s thesis about the “mistaken doctrine of common law”, which is based on the equalization of depositum irregulare and mutuum contracts. He concluded that equalization of these contracts resulted in the creation of business cycles. According to this study, Huerta de Soto made a mistake when considering contracts...
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Volume 7 (2016): Issue 3 (September 2016)

The Impact of Minimum Wage Changes on Management in the Czech Republic

Natalie Uhrová, Petr Skalka
The extent of social security contributions paid by both employers and employees in the Czech Republic is considered one of the biggest problems of the Czech economy. At the same time, the minimum wage in the Czech Republic has been repeatedly changed in recent years and even months, and thus the aim of this paper is to identify and discuss...
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