Dissertation Topics
Departments
| Arts Management | Entrepreneurship | HR Management |
| Logistics | Management | Marketing |
| Managerial Economics | Strategy | Managerial Psychology and Sociology |
Arts Management
| doc. Ing. Jiří Patočka, CSc. | Management of cultural events and festivals in the setting of historic buildings | jiri.patocka@vse.cz |
| Transformation of structure, management and financing of interpretative culture into new forms in the Czech Republic after 1989 | jiri.patocka@vse.cz | |
| Role of audio-visual industries in creative sectors in the Czech Republic | jiri.patocka@vse.cz | |
| doc. Ing. František Drozen, CSc. | Methodology and techniques for evaluation cultural goods in economic practice of galeries of art | frantisek.drozen@vse.cz |
| Methodology of economic evaluation of cultural institution | frantisek.drozen@vse.cz |
Entrepreneurship
| prof. Ing. Mgr. Martin Lukeš, PhD. | Insecurity, risks and precarious aspects in the early phase of startup developmen | martin.lukes@vse.cz |
| Decision making of private investors and/or venture capital on investments in startups | martin.lukes@vse.cz | |
| doc. Ing. Ondřej Dvouletý, PhD. MSc. | Heterogeneous effects of public entrepreneurship and SME policies based on firm characteristics | ondrej.dvoulety@vse.cz |
| Economic effects of non-financial support of entrepreneurship | ondrej.dvoulety@vse.cz | |
| Economic sustainability of social enterprises and their drivers | ondrej.dvoulety@vse.cz | |
| Motivation and life-style of various types of entrepreneurs | ondrej.dvoulety@vse.cz | |
| Crowdfunding as a way how to finance a business start-up and its growth | ondrej.dvoulety@vse.cz | |
| doc. Ing. Miroslav Špaček, PhD. | Business model innovation | miroslav.spacek@vse.cz |
HR Management
| doc. Ing. Marie Dohnalová, CSc. | Managing diversity and equality in the workplace | marie.dohnalova@vse.cz |
| Age diversity and its impact on HR management | marie.dohnalova@vse.cz | |
| HR Management in social enterprises | marie.dohnalova@vse.cz | |
| doc. Ing. Otakar Němec, CSc. | HRM in the digital age (industry 4.0) | nemeco@vse.cz |
| HRM in specific organizational structures or situations | nemeco@vse.cz |
Logistics
| doc. Ing. Petr Kolář, Ph.D. | Challenges and potential of Logistics 4.0 – 4th industrial revolution in the field of freight distribution (policy, education, digitalization) and B2B sharing economy | petr.kolar@vse.cz |
| Sustainable logistics and its dynamics, potential and issues in the intermodal transport industry – transport management, industry parties and markets | petr.kolar@vse.cz | |
| Transformation of Supply Chain Management in the area of digitalization and automation | petr.kolar@vse.cz |
Management
| doc. Ing. Petr Houdek, Ph.D. | Choice Architecture in Organizations: Tools for improving decision making and information processing by employees and managers | petr.houdek@vse.cz |
| Business Ethics: Field and Laboratory Research of Cheating and Deception | petr.houdek@vse.cz | |
| Why organizations fail? Studies focused on decision-making errors and biases and/or defective organizational designs | petr.houdek@vse.cz | |
| doc. Ing. Oto Potluka, Ph.D. | Evaluation as a management tool in public sector | oto.potluka@vse.cz |
| Management of foundations | oto.potluka@vse.cz | |
| doc. Ing. Ludmila Mládková, Ph.D. | Knowledge management a Systemic approach to management of organisation | ludmila.mladkova@vse.cz |
Marketing
| doc. Ing. Miroslav Karlíček, PhD. | Improving market orientation of companies and other organizations | miroslav.karlicek@vse.cz |
| Evaluation of marketing performance in companies and other organizations | miroslav.karlicek@vse.cz | |
| doc. Ing. Václav Stříteský, PhD. | Multichannel retail strategy | vaclav.stritesky@vse.cz |
| doc. Mgr. Radek Tahal, Ph.D. | Customer loyalty and related marketing tools | radek.tahal@vse.cz |
| doc. Mgr. Zuzana Chytková, Ph.D. | Collaborative market activities of consumers and small independent farmers | zuzana.chytkova@vse.cz |
Managerial Economics
| doc. Jan Čadil, PhD | Human capital and economic growth – theoretical background and empirical findings | jan.cadil@vse.cz |
| R&D, competitiveness and economic growth – theoretical background and empirical findings | jan.cadil@vse.cz | |
| Equal pay for equal job – methodology led differences | jan.cadil@vse.cz | |
| doc. Ing. Tomáš Pavelka, PhD | Minimal wage as a tool of economic policy | tomas.pavelka@vse.cz |
| Labor market flexibility | tomas.pavelka@vse.cz | |
| Reasons for low wages in the Czech Republic in comparison with member countries of Eurozone | tomas.pavelka@vse.cz | |
| doc. Ing. Vít Pošta, PhD | The influence of economic cycle on financial situation of firms | vit.posta@vse.cz |
| Structural unemployment: estimates and determinants | vit.posta@vse.cz | |
| Factors of household savings rate: the role of precautionary savings | vit.posta@vse.cz | |
| Return on financial assets and jump processes | vit.posta@vse.cz | |
| prof. Ing. Jindřich Soukup, CSc. | Effects of budgetary and monetary policy in selected segments of the economy. | jindrich.soukup@vse.cz |
| Expected economic consequences of technological development at the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century (fourth industrial revolution). | jindrich.soukup@vse.cz | |
| doc. Ing. Šárka Laboutková, Ph.D. | Formal and informal institutions | sarka.laboutkova@vse.cz |
| Information (in)efficiency of the market economy | sarka.laboutkova@vse.cz | |
| Macro-environment and business | sarka.laboutkova@vse.cz | |
| doc. Ing. Marek Hudík, Ph.D. | Institutional change | marek.hudik@vse.cz |
| Institution, coordination, and conflict | marek.hudik@vse.cz |
Strategy
| prof. Ing. Jiří Hnilica, Ph.D | Family as an asset in family businesses | jiri.hnilica@vse.cz |
| Emotions and decision-making in family businesses | jiri.hnilica@vse.cz | |
| doc. Ing. et Ing. Ondřej Machek, Ph.D., MBA | Financial and investment decisions in family firms | ondrej.machek@vse.cz |
| The effects of family dynamics on business strategy and behavior | ondrej.machek@vse.cz | |
| Social capital and innovation strategy | ondrej.machek@vse.cz | |
| doc. Ing. Vladimír Hönig, Ph.D. et Ph.D. | Business strategy in the hydrogen energy sector | vladimir.honig@vse.cz |
| Business strategy and electromobility | vladimir.honig@vse.cz | |
| Renewable energy sources, circular economy and their influence on business strategy | vladimir.honig@vse.cz | |
| Strategy and development of circular economy in the conditions of companies in the Czech Republic | vladimir.honig@vse.cz | |
| prof. Ing. Jindřich Špička, Ph.D. | Succession process in family firms with the emphasis on family farms | jindrich.spicka@vse.cz |
| Collaborative market-driving strategy in agribusiness | jindrich.spicka@vse.cz | |
| doc. Ing. et Ing. Josef Krause | Environmental aspects in business strategy | josef.krause@vse.cz |
| doc. Ing. Aleš Kubíček, Ph.D. | Strategic orientations of family firms | ales.kubicek@vse.cz |
| Intragroup conflicts in family firms | ales.kubicek@vse.cz | |
| Multifamily firms | ales.kubicek@vse.cz | |
| Prof. Ing. Luboš Smrčka, CSc. | Economic particularities of management of private enterprises in cultural sectors | lubos.smrcka@vse.cz |
Managerial Psychology and Sociology
| doc. PhDr. Ing. Eva Jarošová, Ph.D. | Leadership development (programs, methods, transfer of learning) | eva.jarosova2@vse.cz |
| doc. PhDr. Daniela Pauknerová, Ph.D. | The effects of leadership style on employee well-being | daniela.pauknerova@vse.cz |
| Stress management, burnout and employee well-being in organizations | daniela.pauknerova@vse.cz |