Agricultural Economics, 2010 (vol. 56), issue 8
Organisational culture: A study of selected organisations in the manufacturing sector in the NCR
Anu SINGH LATHER, Janos PUSKAS, Ajay KUMAr Singh, Nisha GUPTA
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2010, 56(8):349-358 | DOI: 10.17221/63/2010-AGRICECON 
The main objective of the study is to compare the organisational culture of the selected companies in the manufacturing sector and to identify and measure the perceived organisational culture and its various dimensions. 70 responses to a 4 point scale questionnaire based on the OCTAPACE profile developed by Udai Pareek were obtained from 2 organisations in the NCR. The result shows that the executives and non- executives perceive the culture differently. The study helps in identifying the weaker aspects of culture in terms of values and beliefs that prevail in the organisation. Once the diagnosis of the culture is done to identify how much each item...
The returns to scale analysis in the basic industry enterprises in the Slovak Republic
Peter BIELIK, Daniela HUPKOVÁ, Matúš VADOVIČ, Natália TURČEKOVÁ
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2010, 56(8):359-367 | DOI: 10.17221/74/2010-AGRICECON
The analysis in field of the returns of scale is an important indicator which denotes if it is effective for the analyzed companies to increase the input exploitation to expand the production program with the aim to reach higher profits than invested inputs. According to this reason, the objective of the research is the analysis of return to scale in the basic industry enterprises in the Slovak Republic. During the whole analysed period, there was estimated the most numerous group of companies which occurred in the area of decreasing returns to scale. This fact confirmed that the total input exploitation in agricultural companies is in a higher measure...
The voluntary disclosure of the value added statement in annual reports of Italian listed companies
Giuseppe IANNIELLO
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2010, 56(8):368-378 | DOI: 10.17221/65/2010-AGRICECON
The paper examines some of the theoretical issues regarding the publication of the value added statement as a voluntary disclosure in the process of accounting communication. The social and economic motivation to use value added reporting is linked to the general process of disclosing financial information in a certain business and cultural environment. In this framework, a question arises about the possible role of the value added statement as a way of accounting communication in the global economy. A survey of 211 published financial statements for the fiscal period 2003 of Italian listed companies shows that the publication of the value added statement...
Impact of the HRM practices and organisation culture on managerial effectiveness in public sector organisations in India
Anil KUMAR SINGH
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2010, 56(8):379-386 | DOI: 10.17221/64/2010-AGRICECON
This study is in the light of the liberal global Indian economy that has led to a competitive environment. In a changing scenario of the global business environment with a highly competitive market economy, the HRM practices and organisation culture will provide an edge to an organisation. This study is an attempt to understand the effect of the HRM practices and organisation culture on managerial effectiveness in public sector organisations in India. This study revealed that the HRM practices and organisational culture are a strong predictors of the managerial effectiveness of the public sector organisations surveyed.
Outsourcing: Decision making in case of outsourcing the company activity and management of outsourcing project
Miroslava MILECOVÁ, Miroslav GRZNÁR, Ľuboslav SZABO
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2010, 56(8):387-396 | DOI: 10.17221/87/2010-AGRICECON
The submitted paper was elaborated as a short summary of the main findings resulting from the research we have realized at the University of Economics in Bratislava. Based on the study of large amount of local (Slovak) and foreign literature and other sources, we have analyzed and compared many (often inconsistent and contradictory) approaches and opinions of Slovak and foreign authors related to outsourcing and offshoring. Following the questionnaire survey which we performed in years 2008 and 2009 on the sample of 51 Slovak companies, and as well as on the set of interviews carried out with managers and employees of these companies, we have identified...
Logistic costs in competitive strategies of enterprises
Maciej KUBON, Andrzej KRASNODĘBSKI
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2010, 56(8):397-402 | DOI: 10.17221/67/2010-AGRICECON
The thesis focuses mainly on primary logistic strategies as well as the place and structure of logistic costs in the accounting system of an enterprise. The final element was an analysis of logistic costs on the example of 50 enterprises specialising in agricultural production. The obtained results of empirical studies prove that costs of logistic infrastructure form a significant part of general costs, which can be reduced through proper management. Consequently, as far as the creation of the competitive edge is concerned, it is important to identify and control these costs precisely and continuously in the structure of enterprise operation costs.