Adriana Csikósová

Intellectual Capital in Context of Knowledge Management

Success of every organization depends today more and more from human capital as well as from physical capital. When we consider human capital as a combination of qualification, skills, abilities and intelligence of people, that means as a factor, that gives special, original and extraordinary character to every business or not business organization, then we know that namely employees are source that is able to learn, able to make changes, innovation and possibility to have creative effort, that means source, that is properly motivated, and by this way they will secure long – term prosperity of its organization. When organizations and firms want to be successful in present world, they must be willing to learn. That demands to consider that they are not perfect and they must improve themselves by this way that they will enable their employees to develop. Therefore modern firm must know needs of permanent improving and to find possibilities how to receive recognizing. Some of the managers have found out that they need qualitative strategy that can help to achieve success at heavy competition markets in present dynamic time and strong globalized tendencies. Inseparable part of such strategy must be also securing of qualitative human sources, therefore it is necessary to invest to this area. From the same reasons firms should find proper Access to the effective development of its own employee’s development and to be interesting about proper process and methods for evaluation of such processes. In present globalized world with dominant market economy, one of its characteristics is also fact, that there is deepening difference between accounting and market value of the organizations. More and more knowledge of its employees decide about competition advantage and success on the market. It is indisputable that every firm disposes except tangible assets also with hidden assets that cannot be reported in financial reports but they are very important and decisive for its wealth in modern world. There is knowledge, abilities and skills of the employees – that means assets, for which it is necessary to create qualitative and effective process and methodology how to identify, obtain, measure, report and evaluate them. Development is showing the importance of such hidden, not visible wealth, that is still growing and we can assume its further growth. In last years we meet many times idea that key to the success in competition environment of global economy is effective using of knowledge, ability and creativity. Rising of new discipline – knowledge management is response to this demand, since it concentrates every trends of development in last time and moreover it is trying to develop systematic way how

Influence of European Union Policy to Corporate Social Responsibility

Abstract Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) presents tool for European Union that has interest in cooperation with its partners to enforce conception of common responsibility for state and function of whole society in all membership countries. According the conception, companies do not orientate their interest only to their economical goals, but they extend it with goals, orientated to the environmental and social aspects and according mentioned they improve their vision and strategy. Corporate social responsibility had become decisive tool in area of business, as well as public policy in countries of EU that support it by its strategic documents. At the end of 20th century in EU several important initiatives raised, with goal to support extension of CSR as natural business standard. Contribution allocates influence of EU policy to support of CSR, presenting by strategy and action plans that are obligatory also for Slovakia, with aim to contribute to the sustainable development of whole society. Challenge to the future for Slovak companies is mainly to work with factors that limit realization of EU vision in area of CSR.

Development of Košice Region by Implementation of Environmental Projects in the Field of Water Management - Case Study

Abstract The development of the regions in Slovakia in recent years has significant disparities in both so-cio-economic as well as environmental issues, as evidenced by the eight environmentally polluted areas (these areas are highly urbanised with industrial agglomerations or intensive agricultural production). This article deals with a management system model of regional by implementation of projects in environmental field of water management with application-specific benefits and risks arising from the process of their implementation in relation to regional development. It analyses projects in the area of water management of one of the regions of Slovakia, KoŠice region in particular, in terms of connection to public water duct and sewer, identifes a strategy for development of the region and its socio-economic and environmental benefits based on the analysis of drinking water, the quan-tity and quality of treated wastewater through wastewater treatment plants (WTPs). It identifes the infuencing factors of benefits and risks and proposes procedure for solving at various stages.

Supply Chain Management in Condition of Production Company

Contribution presents application of logistic access, solved through Supply Chain Management (SCM) with orientation mainly to the capacity planning of production with aim to increase flexibility and productivity of production process. Such changes are necessary to be realized by change of company strategy, as well as by project’s preparation and change of investment’s aims for realization of transition to new system of production management. Discussion is orientated to concrete conditions of polygraph company in Slovakia, orientated to production, refinement and sale of flexible foils for packages.

Segmentation of Airports’ Customers in Slovakia

Abstract Contribution deals with customerś segmentation in the frame of airports in Slovakia. Research problem was to find out real state of customerś segmentation in chosen Slovakian airports and possibilities for its improving. Situation at the aerial transport market is characterized still growing and there is rising greater competitive environment. Effective segmentation enables transparency of offered services, discovering of problematic areas and consequent improving of services during determination of proper activators. The main recommendation of our research is an appeal for more attention of aerial transport sectors in order to improve their market positions, economical growth and to attract more investors.

Planning as a Part of Distribution Policy in Chosen Company

Planning presents base of all other managerial function of the company and it runs at all levels. In case company wants to be competitive, it must plan all its activities, while one of the most important plans in industrial company presents plan of production. Exactly from it all other activities are developed. Contribution is orientated to the processes that directly depend on planning of production, mainly from acceptance of order, stocks ́ analysis, determination of goals, production process to quality control. Its goal is to suggest increasing of effectiveness in process of production planning with orientation to concrete project in chosen company that would bring also costs saving.

System of Supplier’s Selection and Evaluation for Increasing of Buying Process Effectiveness in the Company

In presented contribution there were solved problems of purchasing process as a core task of every production company focusing on the evaluation and selection of suppliers. This issue was investigated in the manufacturing businesses operating in the metallurgical industry. Thorough analysis of the current status of the evaluation and selection of suppliers for the company were reached conclusions that were determinants of changes in those activities. When reviewing the evaluation and selection of activities was used principal components analysis and scoring model. With them were found the pros and cons of the current model, as well as direct interaction between the evaluation criteria. The aim of this was therefore propose model evaluation and selection of suppliers with an emphasis on improving the efficiency of operations in a buying context of business.

Economical Evaluation of Photovoltaic Power Plants - Case Study Slovakia

Contribution deals with application of method and tools that are possible for using of economical evaluation of photovoltaic power plants and profitability of their service. Result of application is decision of investors to accept, or reject investment project of photovoltaic power plant redevelopment in conditions of Slovak republic.

Efficiency of Pollutants Removal in Košice Area with Respect of Living Quality Increasing

The qualitative condition and development of the environment in the Košice region is clearly affected by any activity within social development. Anthropogenic activities, especially in the manufacturing industry, negatively impact on the individual components of the environment in particular emissions of contaminants into air, water, soil and rock environment, also due to accidents, waste production and also by remote of agricultural land. It should be noted that among various components of the environment are very tight feedback and mutually influence each other and therefore any decrease in quality of one component as a result of contaminants introduction leading to disruption of ecological balance is automatically reflected in other components of the environment. Increasing the intensity of anthropogenic activities is taking place on one side an increase of environmental burdens through the issuance of a wide range of contaminating substances and exploitation through natural resources which is a manifestation of deterioration of the productivity of the country, of its hygienic and aesthetic values, and on the other side increase in economies may foster environmental protection to finance any corrective measures or to help prevent pollution by using more environmental technologies. The paper deals with the evolution and analysis of the mentioned problems within the Košice region.

Brownfields as a Tool for Support of Regional Development of Slovakia

The paper deals with solutions of brownfields in Slovakia in the context of the regional development. It refers to the potential that brownfields have for the benefit of further development at not only local but also at regional level in order to create aesthetically and ecologically balanced environment and landscape. It also shows the interaction of revitalization and subsequent reuse of brownfields in order to minimize regional disparities in the territory of the Slovak Republic.