Témata disertačních prací

prof. Ing. Luboš Smrčka, CSc.

• Economic specifics of the management of private enterprises in the cultural sector

prof. Ing. et Ing. Ondřej Machek, MBA, Ph.D.

• Financial and investment decisions in family firms
• The effects of family dynamics on business strategy and behavior
• Social capital and innovation strategy

prof. Ing. Luboš Smrčka, CSc.

• Personal insolvency – research on the impact of changes in insolvency law on the debt relief of natural persons not doing business and on the costs of the business sector (Impacts of legislative changes in debt relief under the Insolvency Act on companies in the Czech Republic)
• Alternative methods of restructuring the reorganization method of insolvency. The influence of working capital controlling

 doc. Ing. Aleš Kubíček, Ph.D.

• Strategic orientations of family firms
• Intragroup conflicts in family firms
• Multifamily firms

Lorraine Marie Uhlaner, Ph.D.

• Responsible Ownership and (family and nonfamily)
• Owners’ Social Capital in the Privately held Firm (antecedents and consequences)
• Knowledge management practices and Innovation in the family and nonfamily-owned small and medium-sized enterprise (SME)
• Corporate governance in the Privately held Firm.
• Family Entrepreneurship — antecedents across family firms
• Corporate social responsibility and sustainable entrepreneurship in (family and nonfamily-owned) SMEs

doc. PhDr. Daniela Pauknerová, Ph.D. 

• The effects of leadership style on employee well-being
• Stress management, burnout and employee well-being in organizations

doc. Mgr. Zuzana Chytková, Ph.D.

Consumption practices of low-income consumers. Specific topics can cover (but are not limited to):

• The Role of Budget Brands/Chinese online marketplaces (e.g., TEMU) in the lives of low-income consumers
• How Low-Income Consumers Navigate Rising Housing Costs
• Forest Paths and Fitness Apps: Low-Income Consumers‘ Negotiations of Health Consumption in Contemporary Czech Society

doc. Efthymia Kottika

• Market-driving / market-shaping strategy of organizations
• Collaborative market-driving strategy in emerging markets
• The effects of social media storms and digital disinformation on brand-consumer dynamics

doc. Mgr. Radek Tahal, Ph.D.

• New trends in marketing research
• Customer loyalty and marketing tools to increase it
• Influencer marketing: use in communication channels, impact on different generations of consumers

doc. Ing. Miroslav Karlíček, Ph.D.

• Evaluation of marketing performance in companies and other organizations
• Comparative Analysis of the Kotlerian and Sharpian Approaches to Marketing: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives
• The “Vampire Effect” in marketing communications
• Marketing of classical music

doc. Clarinda Jansberg, Ph.D.

Consumer Perspective:

• Consumer–Brand Relationships (Brand Hate/Brand Love)
• Consumer Ethics, Sustainability, and Responsibility
• Consumers, Emotions, and Brand Experiences
• AI-Driven Communication and Consumer Response to Artificial Intelligence

Company Perspective:

• Socially Responsible and Purpose-Driven Brands
• Strategic Integration of Digital Transformation and Sustainability
• Artificial Intelligence, Digital Technology, and Innovation

doc. Ing. Petr Houdek, Ph.D.

• Choice Architecture in Organizations: Tools for improving decision making and information processing by employees and managers
• Business Ethics: Field and Laboratory Research of Cheating and Deception
• Why organizations fail? Studies focused on decision-making errors and biases and/or defective organizational designs

doc. Ing. Oto Potluka, Ph.D.

• Evaluation as a management tool in public sector
• Management of foundations

 doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Ing. Štěpán Bahník, Ph.D.

• Big data in management
• Anchoring effect in business
• Heuristics and biases in organizational decision-making
• Behavioral ethics in organizations
• Methodological problems in management research

prof. Ing. Mgr. Martin Lukeš, Ph.D.

• Social entrepreneurship
• Decision making of private investors and/or venture capital on investments in startups

doc. Ing. Miroslav Špaček, Ph.D., MBA

• Open Innovation and its Role in Innovation Ecosystems
• Management and Sustainability of Open Innovation Ecosystems in the Digital Era: Mechanisms of Cooperation, Knowledge Sharing, and Value Networks
• The Impact of Digital Transformation on Business Model Innovation and Organizational Agility in Traditional Industries
• The Role of Disruptive Innovation in the Knowledge Valorisation Process: Mechanisms, Challenges, and Impact on Shareholder’s Value Creation

doc. Ing. Ondřej Dvouletý, Ph.D., MSc

• Heterogeneous effects of public entrepreneurship and SME policies based on firm characteristics
• Economic effects of non-financial support of entrepreneurship
• Motivation and life-style of various types of entrepreneurs
• Crowdfunding as a way how to finance a business start-up and its growth

doc. Marko Orel, Ph.D.

• Virtual Reality and Collaborative Learning Dynamics
• Team Dynamics and Social Presence in VR Work Environments
• The Role of Digital Platforms in Facilitating Hybrid Work
• Digital Nomadism and the Future of Remote Work
• Coworking Spaces and the Facilitation of Interdisciplinary Collaboration

doc. Ing. Marek Hudík, Ph.D.

• Institutional change
• Institution, coordination, and conflict

doc. PhDr. Lubomír Cingl, Ph.D.

• Experimental and behavioral economics with focus on Neuroeconomic
• Tax compliance
• Religious beliefs
• Illicit drugs, and antisocial behavior

prof. Ing. Šárka Laboutková, Ph.D.

• Formal and informal institutions and their role in economics
• Lobbying and related topics such as its importance, regulation, in-house lobbying, responsible lobbying, etc.
• Corruption from the path dependence theory perspective