Ladislav Mura

Evaluation of Financing Possibilities of Small and Medium Industrial Enterprises

Abstract In the submitted article we evaluate the possibilities of financing of enterprise subjects, with focus to small and medium- sized industrial enterprises. Each enterprise needs own financial sources for its activity. But many companies by the medium of self-financing cannot assure the trouble free running of the business and they are using various forms of external resources of settlement. The main aim of this article was to identify and evaluate the possibilities by which small and medium industrial enterprises in the Self-Governing Region of Trencin were financing their business activities. Partial aims were identification of factors which are determining selection of financing forms, analysis of financing forms of business subjects. The result of the realized research showed that the decision-making of enterprises financing form determine mainly the actual business needs, the ability to access foreign resources, and consequently the interest costs.

Quantification of the Efficiency of Public Administration by Data Envelopment Analysis

Abstract The issue of public administration effectiveness and its ensuring is increasingly gaining prominence in the macro-economic situation in the euro area. The public sector like the business sector must look for the opportunities to increase its efficiency. There are few ways of efficiency quantification, but considering the comprehensive assessment need of the research problems the most appropriate tool for performance quantification of public administration seems the packaging data analysis−DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis). Packaging data analysis as a statistical method is an important tool in public administration officials’ future decision making, rationalization and optimization of public administration performance. The submitted article is focused to the application of DEA method in evaluating the effectiveness of the public administration in Slovakia.

COMPARISON OF THE QUALITY OF VEGETABLE OILS DESIGNED FOR THE FRYING FOOD

The object of the research was to investigate the quality of vegetable oils for cooking food. The analysis used two types of oils - oil Fritol and Promienna. Both oils were purchased commercially. Oil changes were observed at frying French fries. At the same changes were observed oil stored at room temperature and the temperature in the refrigerator. The determined parameters included the measurement of polar materials in oil with electronic device Testo 265 for measuring the quality of cooking oil. Determination of change in the texture of oil during the oil deterioration by device Texturometer TA.XT Plus and determination the peroxide value by STN EN ISO 3960:2007. The work is also evaluating the results of the studied parameters. In all compared cases based on the content of the TPM showed higher heat resistance oil Fritol and sample of oil stored in the refrigerator. doi:10.5219/210

Identification of Funding of Regional Governments Using Correlation Analysis

Abstract Slovak regional government is soon expecting its fourth elections. This is also the opportunity to compare the local governance in the Slovak Republic. The submitted article is focused to analyse the structure of funding sources in Slovak Higher Territorial Units with an accent to use of the Structural Funds. HTU budgets in the Slovak Republic are characterized generally by very low percentage of EU funding (moving around 1%). In the correlation analysis we find whether there is a correlation between the change in the composition of the council and HTU success in obtaining resources from the EU. This paper seeks an answer to the question whether the ending regional representations were more successful in obtaining external finance than their predecessors established in 2005. And if its success depends on their composition or the certain regions are more successful regardless of the composition of their regional parliaments.

Background to trends in youth unemployment

The next global financial crisis has already started, in the form of nearly 75 million unemployed young people around the world. If this mass of jobless youth does not find work, the consequences will be dramatic. Global changes in economic conditions and the economic changes which have taken place in the Slovak Republic have caused the disappearance of many traditional employers and the reorientation of production and services. The result has been that traditional manufacturing industries have disappeared and have been replaced by newer ones. The setting up of new small businesses and the arrival of new foreign investors have logically led to new demands and requirements concerning the knowledge, skills and competences of graduates. Education has a significant impact on employment and unemployment in Slovakia: higher levels of qualifications have improved the chances of finding a job. The labour market is expanding and there will be more and more opportunities for highly-skilled people.

Impact of Technological Factors on Dosing of Metal at Die-Casting

This contribution describes the dosing method at die-casting using a mechanical dosimeter, by derivation of back coupling from the motion of the dosimeter arm. The motion of the dosimeter arm is described by motion equations and their analysis by the linear theory of control. Furthermore, there are derived the transfers of actuating quantity, failures and controls. Based on them, the control circuit is stable and periodic after satisfying certain conditions, failing which it is stable, damped and oscillating.

The impact of employment in agriculture on overall employment and development: a case study of the district of Topol’čany, Slovakia

Agricultural co-operatives belonged among the most significant employers in the agricultural sector of Slovakia in the period before 1989. In addition to their production function, they played a very important social and demographic function, especially in rural areas, helping to stop or, at least, to slow the trend of the depopulation of these areas, as well as delivering significant support to employment policy. The number of agricultural co-operatives has been continuously decreasing, but they still provide, in comparison to other businesses in the agricultural sector, most of the job opportunities. The aim of this article is to assess the extent to which a particular co-operative employs the inhabitants of a region and whether there is a link between the development of employment in that region and the co-operative that operates there. For practical research, the particular region of Nitra county has been chosen, as it is a significant agricultural area and since the decrease of the workforce in agriculture has a negative impact on the economic and social situation of the wider region.

The Industrial Meat Processing Enterprises in the Adaptation Process of Marketing Management of the European Market

Coming on globalization, international economical interdependency, generate new business chances and move into territorially and qualitatively new dimensions of enterprising. In the current sharp competitive struggle the successful and quick application of results of the research and technological improvement together with innovation of products and services to forecast the needs of consumers are on the first place. Adaptation to the new conditions of the market is expected in the field of marketing management selection of adequate marketing and competitive strategy for building a strong market position and for perspective additional development of business. [6] Agro-food market conditions have dynamically changed in the last 20 years. The biggest influence on the market had the ownership transformation, later the penetrating of foreign investors into the several branches of food industry. [11] Formation of business environment was markedly influenced by the accession of theSlovak Republic into the EU, together with the need of adaptation to new conditions of the united market. Enterprises have adjusted to competitive environment, they changed the intracompany management, and implemented innovations. Especially for the branches of food industry it was important to modernize the technological accessories, to fulfill the challenging quality and hygienic standards asked by the European norms. Aforesaid aspect was obligatory to put into the marketing management adaptation of concrete businesses. [1] New conditions, which are characterized by a highly developed market where the supply overtops the demand relative consumers saturation of their basic wants, called for adaptation of supplying companies to consumers needs. The marketing management is one of the basic expectations of effective and successful company operations. The managers of Slovak companies are aware of the demanding market background. [7]

EXAMINATION OF FACTORS INFLUENCING THE VARIABILITY OF YEAST AMOUNT IN THE CONTEXT OF PH CHANGES IN BOTTLED WINES

Aim of this paper was to examine of factors ( manufacturer, temperature and storage time ) influencing the variability of yeast amount and pH changes in bottled white wines. It was confirmed that wine coming f rom the business network was better quality in contract to domestic wine. We have assumed that domestic wine was contaminated during the manufacturing process, while the most probable reason was imperfect filtration of wine, or its contamination during the bottling. The results showed that the way of storage wine in the room , resp. cooler temperature did not significant effect on changes in the amount of yeast (p-hodnota=0.2080). Regarding the period of storage of wine , the conclusions are identical to the previous factor , ie . storage time not significantly impacted amount of yeast in wine ( p - value =0.5507 ). doi:10.5219/151