M20 - Business Economics: GeneralNávrat zpět

This study aims to investigate the effects of structural empowerment on corporate reputation and the mediating role of organizational identification. Within the literature, studies suggest that some organizational factors improve employees' perception of corporate reputation levels. Therefore, structural empowerment and organizational identification are considered as predictors' of corporate reputation levels of employees in scope of the study. For the purpose of the research, the data which were collected from 178 administrative staff in Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University by the survey method were analyzed by using hierarchical regression analysis. The results of study revealed that all dimensions of structural empowerment such as participatory decision-making environment, accountable and supportive environment and facilitative environment have positive and significant effects on employees' perception of corporate reputation levels. Besides, it was also found out that organizational identification has positive and significant effect on the perception of employees' corporate reputation levels. In addition, organizational identification has a mediating role in the relationship between structural empowerment dimensions and perception levels of employees' corporate reputation.

The article deals with a theory of adaptability. The article aims to create the concept of an adaptive organization by system thinking. It indicates a low adaptability of organizations in the global competitive market and reveals generic structure of survival. A key element of organizational survival is adaptability, which means the ability to learn. Organizations can adapt only provided that they will develop and maintain a need of exploration and change, and they will eliminate defensive routine. The adaptive organization has a high threshold of perception and consciousness, which means that the existing sensory systems in the organizations must be changed. These systems have to leave the limits of financial accounting, stop to concentrate on the past and focus on the information needed to create the future. Adaptive model is formed by a theory of the business, organizational improvement and development of external corporate culture. Practices and techniques that are a part of the adaptive model lead to systematic analyses of organizational identity, a core of the competences and market opportunities which are essential precondition for development and creation of the immune system of organization.

In the background of changing situation on local and global markets of delivery and sales companies more often use the Internet tools, letting realization of electronic transactions with partners in supply chain. Changes in management of supply chain happen with development of clients' needs and technological possibilities of cooperating partners. Globalization of economic companies' cooperation (e.g. in delivery, production and distribution processes), technological growth and innovative manners of economic activity, as well as stronger competition and shorter products life cycles on markets have caused pressure on changes of dimensions of supply chains' acts - shorter time of order's realization, global scope of activity, bigger elasticity and durability. One of fundamental tool of supporting business processes became electronic data interchange through the Internet. It has caused epoch-making change for clients' values - independent access to information about products' flow and localization of supply chain's partners.

Článek se zabývá významem dopravy a dopravních systémů v rámci logistického řízení dodavatelsko-odběratelských řetězců. Vhodné řízení přepravních nákladů je součástí řízení celkových logistických nákladů podniků. Cílem podniku je navýšení hodnoty produktu pro zákazníka při současném snížení celkových nákladů a tak podnik může lépe uplatnit konkurenční výhodu, která je spojena s optimálním využitím dopravních a přepravních procesů. V důsledku rozvoje informačních a komunikačních technologií využívaných pro řízení podnikové a mimopodnikové dopravy mohou podniky lépe využívat omezené zdroje a informace, které umožňují podporovat logistické cíle podniku, kdy se v důsledku lepší spolupráce s klíčovými partnery vytvoří logistická síť, která umožní zvýšit efektivitu jednotlivých podniků.