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Differences in Approaches to Business Ethics in Slovak Companies Lead by Man and Woman CEOs

Jana Kozáková, Alexandra Filová, Veronika Hrdá

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2023, 26(3):50-58 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2023.016101  

Exploring how gender impacts ethical decision-making and behavior within organizations can contribute to creating inclusive workplaces and empowering women in leadership roles. Additionally, examining gender-based differences offers valuable insights into implementing business ethics, a vital aspect associated with equality in the workplace and broader communities. This study aims to compare business ethics in Slovak companies led by male and female CEOs, identifying statistically significant differences. By exploring these distinctions, the research seeks to enhance our understanding of how gender influences the implementation of business ethics,...

Unlocking the Power of Engagement: A Comprehensive Review and Future Research Roadmap

Manindra Kumar, Mohit Verma, Bhumika Ray

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2023, 26(3):33-49 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2023.015140  

Contemporary business backgrounds pose a formidable challenge for organizations to enhance employee engagement and organizational commitment. Our study thoroughly explored employee engagement scholarship on the relationship between employee engagement, organizational commitment, and overall organizational effectiveness. Our objective is to compile and structure previous findings, identify knowledge gaps, and set goals for future research by delving into the nuances of the methodology employed in previous studies and the tools utilized. The systematic review underscores the significant association between employee engagement and organizational effectiveness,...

Relationship between the board of directors and financial performance: Empirical Anecdote

Niyati Chaudhary, Akshita Arora

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2023, 26(3):13-32 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2023.0141878  

The agency issues between shareholders and management push corporate governance issues into limelight. Our study's objective is to examine the consequences of board characteristics on a firm’s financial performance. Board size, independent directors, CEO-duality, number of independent directors in the audit committee, promoter’s shareholding, and board meetings have been chosen as the board variables. The fixed effects method has been applied to investigate the effect of board variables on company’s performance using a panel data framework. This study demonstrates that board of directors has an impact on firm performance and...

Visitor Satisfaction with Cultural Attractions in Destinations of the Karlovy Vary Region

Petr Janeček, Olga Martinčíková Sojková, Lukáš Pichlík

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2023, 26(3):1-12 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2023.013162  

Visitor satisfaction in a tourism destination is an essential key to success in the competition at the national and international level of tourism. This paper tents to investigate mainly the cultural potential and its impact on visitors, but general satisfaction and loyalty to destination is also very important topic. The quantitative research was conducted to test whether there are the statistically significant relationships between travel motive, frequency of visit, satisfaction of visit and intention to recommend and revisit the destination. The questionnaire survey was used for this purpose. The research sample was more than 1000 respondents...

Information - Special Issue 2, Vol. 26/2023

Anuj Kumar

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2023, 26(2)184  

This special issue is for the papers presented in Global Conference on emerging technologies, business, sustainable innovative business practices, social well-being” on 10th and 11th December’2022. The conference was mainly organized by Confab 360 Degree, India in collaboration with London Churchill College, United Kingdom; ITM University, Raipur, India; Guru Nanak Institute of Management, Delhi, India; Narayana Business School, Gujarat, India; Shri Jairambhai Patel Institute of Business Management and Computer Applications, Gujarat, India; School of Commerce & Management, Mohan Babu University, Andhra Pradesh,...

Review of the literature on digitisation in the automobile supply chain

Ibrahim Shuaib, Rita Roy, Hari Shankar Shyam, Surya Kant Pal, Arun Kumar, Nitish Marada

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2023, 26(2):121-129 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2023.012243  

Digitalization is changing the face of the automotive industry by restructuring the supply chain (SC). This study uses a systematic literature review method to analyse current and future research trends in digitalization in the automobile SC. The Scopus database is identified for carrying out this study. With the keywords search, twenty-one articles finalized for the study. This study identified the research done year-wise, the number of articles published in the journals, and the research methods used. This research provides current and future research trends. This research will benefit the automotive sector as it will help them learn about...

Digital Human Resource Transformation – A Bibliometric Analysis

M. Lalitha Kavya, Sowdamini T., Akankhya Pande

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2023, 26(2):95-120 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2023.011258  

Research in the field of digital HR transformation has gained significant momentum due to the influence of business transformation driven by digital technology. However, despite its growing prominence, the research on this topic remains relatively scattered and dispersed. Therefore, the authors employed bibliometric analytic methodologies in this article to portray the intellectual structure of literature related to digital developments in HR. A comprehensive analysis of 184 articles from the Scopus database is conducted using bibliometric methods, including citations, co-citations, and keyword analysis. Using bibliometric analysis, this paper...

Social Communication Influencing Behavior Modulations for the Management of Lifestyle Diseases – A Cross-sectional Study amongst the College Goers

Soumi Ray, Ankita Pareek

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2023, 26(2):80-94 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2023.010172  

Youth is a critical phase that epitomizes cognitive, physiological, and psychological growth leading to an individual's and community's well-being. Unfortunately, various lifestyle or non-communicable diseases(NCDs) have percolated, resulting in significant adverse effects; on the present health outcomes, which are transited into adulthood. Recent social communication tools provide a colossal prospect for educating audiences of diverse social strata to adopt lifestyle modifications for better health. This study sought to evaluate the social communication modes influencing health-behaviour modulations for managing NCDs amongst Durgapur, West Bengal,...

Accrual and Real Earnings Management: Firm Value Analysis

Saheed Akande Shittu, Hakeem Olayinka Onifade, Khairat Taiwo Ajibola, Sherifdeen Olatunji Aminu

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2023, 26(2):68-79 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2023.009161  

The study examines the effect of accrual and Real Earnings Management (REM) on firm value of selected manufacturing firms in Nigeria. Tobin’s Q was employed to measure firm value, while Larcker and Richardson's (2004) and Roychowdhury's (2006) models were used to proxy accrual-based and REM respectively. Purposive sampling technique was employed to select thirty-seven (37) listed manufacturing firms across conglomerates, health care, industrial goods, and consumer goods sectors in Nigeria. Panel regression analysis employed to analyse secondary data gathered for the study. The results reveal a negative and significant influence of accrual-based,...

Earnings Management and Performance of Non-Financial Listed Firms in Nigeria

Saheed Akande Shittu, Emmanuel Abiodun Alagbe, Adesoji Aderemi Oke, Oluwasheun Fadipe

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2023, 26(2):55-67 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2023.008160  

The study examines the effect of Earnings Management (EM) on the performance of Non-Financial Listed Firms (NFLF) in Nigeria. EM was proxies by Discretionary Accrual (DA) and Real Earnings Management (REM) using Raman and Shahrur's (2008) and Roychodhury's (2006) models, respectively, against firm performance measured by Return on Capital Employed (ROCE). Using purposive sampling technique, 76 NFLF with the required secondary data needed for the study from 2010 to 2020 was selected for the study out of 113 NFLF in Nigeria as at 31 December 2020. Data gathered were analysed using Generalized Method of Moment (GMM) estimator and Dumistrescu and...

Rethinking sustainable destination development through social innovations

Cheryl Venan Dias, Venan Bonaventure Dias, Manjeet Singh

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2023, 26(2):41-54 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2023.007578  

Innovation is an inseparable element in the process of curating tourism products that contributes towards creating memorable experiences. Organised mass tourism lags in delivery of such experiences which is based on the contributions of local innovations. The paper tries to document traveller’s memories, particularly those that are easily remembered as happy experiences. The study identified the tourist preferences related to international destinations visited, followed by the identification of social innovations that are crucial for the design of tourist experiences. According to the study, a well-planned tourism experience at a place can promote...

Mapping Research on Ageism, Personal and Social Well-Being in IT Professionals: A Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis

Rinku Mahindru, Hersheen Kaur, Renu Gupta

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2023, 26(2):18-40 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2023.006208  

The purpose of the current study is to identify key contributors, recent dynamics, domains, and advocates for future study directions in the field of Information Technology professionals in the context of ageism, personal and social well-being. In the study, a bibliometric technique is employed to assess the global scientific output of research on IT professionals and to investigate the status and developments in this sector from 1998 to mid-2022. For quantitative and qualitative assessments of publication outputs and author contributions, the VOSviewer programme was utilised. To find existing research on this topic, the publication utilised bibliometric...

Mapping the Research Trends on Dark Tourism: A Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization

Biswabhusan Pradhan, Manjeet Singh, Asit Mantry, Engy El-Kilany, Manju Shree Raman, Archana Bhatia

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2023, 26(2):1-17 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2023.005278  

Bibliometrics is a tool that enables the analysis of historical development, present conditions, and prospective trends in a specific field of study. The purpose of this research is to examine dark tourism research that was published between 2007 and 2021. A total of 234 important publications were systematically retrieved and bibliometrically analyzed from the Scopus database. To examine and illustrate the dark tourism research trend, the current study used the Bibliometrix tool. To represent the general pattern and structure of dark tourism research, the final analysis incorporates bibliometric indicators such as annual scientific production, most...

REVISITING THE FINANCE-GROWTH NEXUS IN GHANA: EVIDENCE FROM THRESHOLD MODELLING

Kwadwo Boateng Prempeh, Joseph Magnus Frimpong, Newman Amaning

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2023, 26(1):50-70 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2023.004236  

This article examines the non-linearities in Ghana’s finance-growth nexus from 1960 to 2019. A non-linear relationship between finance and growth was established using Hansen’s sample-splitting technique. This suggests that finance contributes to growth only up to a certain level. Beyond that, any further financial development is likely to be detrimental to economic growth. Additionally, the study discovered that the threshold value is conditional on the proxy of finance employed. As a result, it is critical for Ghana to establish its own distinct financial development threshold and work within the optimal level for economic growth promotion...

Stock Exchange Market and Economic Growth Sustainability in Nigeria

Olabisi Jayeola, Owoeye Segun Daniel, Olowookere Johnson Kolawole, Uchehara Chris Chigo

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2023, 26(1):16-30 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2023.002188  

This study examined the relationship between stock market and economic growth sustainability in Nigeria. The study employed Ex-post facto design. Secondary data were obtained from Central bank of Nigeria Economic and Financial Review fact books, Principal Economic and Financial Indicators, Security and Exchange Commission market bulletins, covering thirty years (1992–2021). The study adopted an econometric method of Auto Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL). The measurements of Stock Exchange Market were Market Capitalization Rate (MCR), Value of Trade (VOT), Interest Rate (INTR) and the surrogate for dependent variable was Real Gross Domestic Product...

Brand sustainability of three star hotels: tourists’ experience of service quality

Pallabi Mishra

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2023, 26(1):31-49 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2023.003211  

Sustainability of business has become an imperative concern for the marketers in this competitive atmosphere.. One of the major issues is the brand sustainability of service quality. Service quality has been studied by many researchers world-wide in various sectors. But does service quality have an effect on sustainability of brand name and brand image of service brands. The purpose of this research lies in determining the effect of experienced service quality on sustainability of   brand name and brand image of the hotel industry. The present study included data mainly from primary sources although secondary data also facilitated the research. The...

Financial Literacy and its Determinants: A Systematic Review

Neetu Chhillar, Swaranjeet Arora

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2023, 26(1):1-15 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2023.001254  

Financial Literacy Surveys around the world have indicated that financial literacy levels are low in developed countries and lower in developing countries (S&P Global FinLit Survey, 2014). It is also noted that individual financial decisions are affected by factors such as age, schooling, investment period, marital status, occupation, etc., but at different geographical locations in differing capacities. India’s low financial literacy level can hinder its ambition of becoming an economic superpower in the coming years. Therefore, it’s important to systematically assesses the literature in the field of financial literacy and...

Work Team Diversity and Work Team Performance

Tomáš Michalička, Drahoslav Lančarič, Pavol Skočdopole

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2022, 25(3):29-38 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2022.020761  

Factors that affect work team performance are the subject of numerous studies that contribute to the understanding of how teams can operate effectively in a constantly changing environment. The focus of this paper is on the relationship between work team diversity and team performance. The aim is to evaluate the impact of various work team diversity categories and characteristics on team performance. The research is executed on the sample of more than 940 sales work teams within international corporation with the global presence. Performance of sales work teams is measured by achieved revenue on country level and consequently consolidated in...

Factors impacting the Czech employees' job satisfaction

Ondřej Dvouletý

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2022, 25(3):16-28 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2022.019458  

The article aimed to explore the drivers of employees' job satisfaction. Empirically, the study is based on the Czech data from the 2017 edition of the European Union Labour Force Survey (EU LFS), accounting for 12,699 employed individuals. The implemented methods relied on the employment of the multivariate ordered logistic regression analysis. The estimated model found empirical support for the significance of job-related determinants and individual characteristics. The main findings are that job satisfaction is significantly related to the organization's size, skill level classification of the profession, supervisory responsibilities, working hours,...

Mapping the Active Membership Base of Corporate Social Responsibility in EU Countries

Martin Černek

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2022, 25(3):39-53 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2022.021384  

Researching socially responsible companies (CSR) in the context of considering the needs of stakeholders in their activities, decision-making and daily activities. These activities are often associated with the companies' membership in various corporations and associations, which testifies to their transparent approach to the CSR concept. This voluntary commitment of companies, as the overall cultivation of the business environment, is determined on the basis of manual data collection from publicly available web resources of state administration bodies, including paid databases from 2020/2021. Individual EU countries were examined in order to create...

Customer Satisfaction with e-Commerce Business: A case of konga.com

Yinusa A. Olawale, Abdulrazaq Salman, Abdulrasaq Ajadi Ishola

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2022, 25(3):1-15 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2022.018650  

As the internet and information technology become popular, e-commerce is moving at an unprecedented pace. Thus, the general adoption of internet facilities has made e-commerce take over the approach through which things were done, hence, this study aimed at examining the impact of e-commerce on Konga.com customer’s satisfaction in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria. Specifically, it sought to investigate the extent to which Konga’s website design promotes user-friendliness, conveniency in use and payment, data security, competitive advantage and timeliness in service access. In essence, the study investigated the extent to which these...

Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on the Volatility Dynamism of Brics Stock Market

Meena Sharma, Sunita

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2022, 25(2):175-186 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2022.017493  

The current study is aimed at examining the impact of COVID-19 on the volatility of stock market returns in the BRICS economies known as trading partners. Due to the pandemic situation all over the world, it had influence on the working of the stock markets as the investors were vigilant of their investment position. Since the World Bank declared the first confirmed case of covid-19 on 31st December 2019, hence the daily data of the stock indices of the each of the BRICS economies has been fetch ranging from 1st January 2020 to 31st march2021. The impact of Covid-19 has been studied by taking the number of daily Covid-19 cases in the respective economies....

Corporate Social Responsibility and Customer Satisfaction: Role of Artificial Intelligence

Richa Sharma

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2022, 25(2):162-174 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2022.016777  

Every corporation for maintaining long- term customer relationships in terms of customer retention and loyalty, certainly considers customer satisfaction as one of its major objective as it not results into retaining the customers who generate the revenues but also supports the business firms to relieve their social obligations towards the customer segment of the society. To remain economically and socially viable, every firm is looking forward to incorporate the customer satisfaction in its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda so as to achieve the objective of enhanced customer satisfaction. The rapid advancement in Artificial Intelligence...

Application of RBV Theory in Business Management – A Bibliometric Analysis

Mohit Rishi, Prasoom Dwivedi, Avishek Ghosal

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2022, 25(2):138-161 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2022.015589  

A firm’s primary objective is how to gain competitive advantage over other firms in their segment. Resource based view has been a theory which is being used by many firms to gain competitive advantage. Through this paper we tried to make a holistic attempt to comprehend application of Resource based view theory in area of business management and accounting. 1741 articles were abstracted from Scopus database. The paper is, divided into two half. Bibliometric analysis is, performed in the first half to show the most productive states/regions and co-citation by different authors. Content analysis is, conducted to pinpoint the articles that have...

Examining Asymmetric Volatility Dynamism of Returns in the Infrastructure Sector in India during Covid 19: - A application of GARCH Models

Meena Sharma, Sunita

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2022, 25(2):126-137 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2022.014466  

Due to global shut down of economic activities and transportation, the infrastructure sector has to see a halt in operations due to disruptions in supply chain, impacting international investors as they became cautious of their investment position. The study is aimed at modelling the volatility of the returns in the infrastructure sector in India using S&P BSE Infrastructure Index during Covid-19 by applying univariate stipulations of the GARCH family of models such as GARCH (1,1), EGARCH (1,1), MGARCH (1,1). The study found the presence of asymmetric effects indicating that the arrival of Covid 19 news created more turmoil in the market. Also,...

Evaluating Relationship between CRM, Customer Satisfaction and Client Loyalty in Indian Real Estate

Ameet Sao, Sagar Mohite, Stuti Jain, Gautam Bapat

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2022, 25(2):113-125 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2022.013637  

Real estate goods require high levels of consumer interaction and customer satisfaction to maintain client loyalty. Executives working in real estate must improve client experience by providing superior services due to fierce competition. The present study used Chai Song (2013) CRM model to investigate relationship. Customers from various sites provided a total of 222 replies to a well-constructed questionnaire to ascertain the link between the researched variables. The data were assessed using SPSS-21 and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to ascertain the relationship between the components. The data analysis showed that, at a 5% level of significance,...

Sustainability and Bank Capital, A Study of Indian Private Banks

Kamal Kishore

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2022, 25(2):99-111 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2022.012330  

Banks’ lending business being risk based must be supported by adequate quantum of capital to ensure sustainability, soundness and resilience of the bank. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision announced in 1988, a set of capital norms for banks to observe in order to reinforce their financial stability and soundness when struck by potential losses from deterioration of asset quality. This was known as Basel I. For the purpose of capital adequacy, capital has been sub divided into Common Equity Tier 1, Additional Tier1 and Tier 2 capital. Capital Adequacy, on this basis, has also been classified based on component of capital. The study reveals...

Healthy Food through Health Care Segment in the Emerging Market of India: A Two Decade Review of the Attitude of Organic Food Consumers

Imrana Khan, Rajni Tuteja

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2022, 25(2):91-98 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2022.011518  

The primary goal of this research is to comprehend the factors that have caused Indian consumers’ attitudes regarding organic food to change and the characteristics of consumers in shaping those attitudes. The study aims to identify different consumer segments based on consumers’ characteristics to help producers and marketers develop suitable marketing strategies to promote organic foods. The study is gleaned from secondary data that was gathered from many research papers that examined various facets of consumer behaviour in relation to organic foods. The analysis revealed Health care to be most important driving motivator affecting the...

Disruptive Technologies transforming lives with reference to COVID 19 Online Education: A Review Paper

Sanjay Manocha, Purvi Pujari, A. Katheeja Naseeha

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2022, 25(2):80-90 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2022.010414  

The wave of innovation and logical progression continues unabated and on multiple fronts. Almost every breakthrough is lauded as a step forward, and the list of "next great things" continues to increase. Nonetheless, a few innovations have the potential to completely transform the situation, altering how people live and work, reshaping value pools, and creating entirely new products and services. The present Coronavirus pandemic is unexpectedly and drastically changing how individuals work, live, and communicate on an overall scale. The educational system is undergoing rapid transformations. The instructive framework is going through quick changes....

Perception of Consumers Towards Online Buying During COVID-19 Pandemic Era

Ruma Pal, Pulkit Trivedi

Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2022, 25(2):67-79 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2022.009449  

Because of COVID-19, 2020 will be recognised as a year that had a profound effect on all aspects of human life. The economy will never be the same as it was prior to the implementation of COVID - 19. From the 23rd of March, our country was placed under complete lockdown. Nearly all services and production facilities were shut down on March 23rd, the first day of the lockdown. There has been surge in online shopping complications, which may be dangerous. Customers will be encouraged to shop online, taking advantage of the conveniences that come with it. Consumers are shifting their purchasing habits from traditional to online shopping, as well as where...