Department of International Business

• Ing. Jaroslav Halík, MBA, Ph.D.
  - Head of Department
  

  jaroslav.halik@mup.cz

  Education & Work Experience

  • PhD. - University of Economics in Prague, International Business (2001)
  • MBA - RIT Rochester New York, USA (1994)
  • MSc. - Norweigian School of Management, Oslo (1991)
  • Ing. - University of Economics in Prague, International Business (1983)

  
  
  

  Guest lectures at universities abroad:

  • Brunel University, Buckinghamshire, GB (1991)
  • Nijenrode School of Business, Breukelen, Holland (1992)
  • Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY, USA (1995)
  • Staffordshire University, Staffordshire, GB (1998)
  • HHL Graduate School of Management, Leipzig, Germany (2006-2014)
  • Moscow Metropolitan Governance University, Moscow, Russia (2012-2015)
  • Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Shandong, China (2013)

  Involvement in Other Institutions

  • University of Economics in Prague, Department of International Business (since 1983)
  • AIG American International Group, Business Development Manager for the Czech Republic (1994-1996)
  • Gewista Werbegesellschaft mbH, Sales Director for the Czech Republic (1996-1998)
  • Consultant in international business and marketing

  Expertise

  • International Busines, International Management, International Marketing

  Major Publications and Projects

  • Sato, Alexej, Halík, Jaroslav, Hinčica, Vít. International Business Operations. Oeconomica Publishing House, University of Economics, Prague, 1/E, 2017. ISBN 978-80-245-2205-0.
  • Halík, J.: The Application of PEST Analysis Based on EBRD and IBRD Methodology. Central European Business Review. 2012. sv. 1, č. 3, s. 14--19. ISSN 1805-4854.
  • Halík, J.: The Totalitarian Economy: A Starting Point for Understanding Economic Reform. Journal of European Business Education. 1992. vol.2, No.1, pp.86-107. ISSN 0968-0543.
• Ing. Tomasz Bronislaw Czapran, Ph.D.
  

  tomasz.czapran@mup.cz

• MUDr. Jan Fiala, Ph.D.
  

  jan.fiala@mup.cz

  Education & Work Experience

  • Ph.D. - Czech Technical University in Prague
    Dissertation topic: Rational Decision Making in Economics.
  • Research Triangle Park, N.C., U.S.A.
    Clinical Foundation Course: research methodology, conduct and monitoring.
  • MUDr. - Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University Prague

  Involvement in Other Institutions

  • Czech Technical University in Prague
  • University of New York in Prague
  • Fiala Partners

  Expertise

  • Behavioral economics and Neuroeconomics. Rational decision making in economics.

  Major Publications and Projects

  • Fiala, J.; Starý, O.; Holasová, A.; Mejzlíková, T.; Fialová, M.; Bemš, J. Value Perception in the Ultimatum Game: A Blinded Randomized Trial. Ekonomický časopis, r. 64, č. 6 (2016), s. 519 – 538.
  • Fiala, J. - Fialová, H. The Concise Dictionary of Economic Terms, A plus 2007. ISBN: 978-80-903804-2-4.
  • Eye tracking and Pupillometry in Marketing Studies, LCBR European Marketing Conference, 2011.
  • Personal Health Systems, study for the 1st medical Faculty, Charles University, 2011.
• doc. Ing. Helena Fialová, CSc.
  

  helena.fialova@mup.cz

  Education & Work Experience

  • Associate professor - University of Economics in Prague, Economics of the International Business

  Involvement in Other Institutions

  • Hochschule fuer Wirtschafts und Sozialwissenschaften, St. Gallen (Switzerland) - one year of study
  • Lectures at Engineering and Management Institute, Flint, Michigan (USA), courses: Principles of Macroeconomics, Comparative Economic Systems (one semester)

  Lectures at universities abroad:
  

  • Pomona College, Claremont,  Kalifornie, USA
  • Scripps College, Claremont,  Kalifornie, USA
  • Chaminade University of Honolulu, Havajské ostrovy, USA
  • The University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Havajské ostrovy, USA
  • DePaul University of Chicago, Business School, Illinois, USA
  • Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
  • Kettering University, Fling, Michigan, USA
  • Hochschule fuer Wirtschafts  und Sozialwissenschaften, St. Gallen, Švýcarsko
  • Nippon Institute of Technology, Miyashiro-Machi, Saitama-Ken, Japonsko
  • Brunel  School of Business and Management, Brunel University,  Middlesex, Velká Británie

  Expertise

  • Microeconomics, Macroeconomics
  • Business cycle
  • International Trade

  Major Publications and Projects

  • Fiala, J.; Starý, O.; Holasová, A.; Mejzlíková, T.; Fialová, M.; Bemš, J. Value Perception in the Ultimatum Game: A Blinded Randomized Trial. Ekonomický časopis, r. 64, č. 6 (2016), s. 519 – 538. Autorský podíl 10%
• Ing. Eva Fielko, Ph.D.
  

  eva.fielko@mup.cz

• RNDr. Martin Hála, CSc.
  

  martin.hala@mup.cz

  Education & Work Experience

  • Master programme - Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University Prague - RNDr.
  • Post graduate programme- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University Prague - CSc.

  Involvement in Other Institutions

  • University of New York in Prague
  • Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University
  • Commercial Bank (Komerční banka) - insurance mathematics

  Expertise

  • probability and statistics

  Major Publications and Projects

  • Hála, M., Flek, V., Mysíkova, M. Duration dependence and exits from youth unemployment in Spain and the Czech Republic. Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja. 2015, 1063-1078. ISSN 1331-677X. (33%)
  • Hála, M., Flek, V., Mysíkova, M. Youth Labour Flows and Exits from Unemployment in Great Recession. IES Working Paper 6/2015, Institute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences Charles University in Prague, 1-36. (34%)
  • Flek, V., Hála, M., Mysíkova M. Labour Market Response to Economic Crisis in Central Europe: Is there Room for Common Policy Approach? Economics and Sociology. 2015, 15-27. ISSN 2071-789X. (33%)
• Ing. Arshad Hayat, M.A., MSc.
  

  arshad.hayat@mup.cz

  Education & Work Experience

  • PhD Candidate - Charles University Prague, Institute of Economic Studies, Dissertation topic: Three Essays in Foreign Direct Investment, Natural Resource, Institutions and Economic Growth
  • MA in Economics & Econometrics - CERGE-EI Prague
  • MSc. in Economics - IIU Islamabad Pakistan

  Involvement in Other Institutions

  • Prague College
  • Institute of Economic Studies, Charles University Prague
  • Bank Alfalah Limited, Islamabad, Pákistán

  Expertise

  • International Trade, Finance, Economic Growth, Foreign Direct Investment

  Major Publications and Projects

  • Hayat, A; Cahlík, (2017). „FDI and Economic Growth: A Changing Relationship Across Country and Over Time“, MPRA Working paper https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/78577/ (Under Review at Prague Economic Papers)
  • Hayat A. (2016). “Foreign Direct Investment, Institutional Framework and Economic Growth, Munich Personal RePEc Archive 
  • Hayat A. (2014). “FDI and Economic Growth: The role of Natural Resources” IES Working Paper 36/2014. IES FSV. Charles University 
  • Mansoor M, Hayat A, Karel M and Osama E, (2014) “The Impact of Foreign Direct Investments on Employment in the Czech Republic” Research Journal of Applied Sciences, 9: 1001-1008 
  • Hayat, Arshad (2014): “Foreign Direct Investment and Employment” LAP Lambert Academic Publishing 
• doc. Ing. Irena Jindřichovská, CSc.
  

  irena.jindrichovska@mup.cz

• Ing. Philip Katz, B.A.
  

  philip.katz@mup.cz

  Education & Work Experience

  • Master's degree in Regional Studies and International Business, Metropolitan University Prague
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Temple University, Pennsylvania, USA

  INVOLVEMENT IN OTHER INSTITUTIONS

  • English language and Academic skills teacher at UJOP (Univerzita Karlova)
  • Personal banking and retirement investment specialist with Santander bank

  EXPERTISE

  • Cambridge exam preparation
• prof. Ing. Václav Kubišta, CSc.
  

  vaclav.kubista@mup.cz

  Education & Work Experience

  • Professor

  Involvement in Other Institutions

  • University of Economics, Prague
  • Robert Schuman University, Strasbourg, France (1994)
  • University Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France (2000, 2002)

  Expertise

  • International economic relations
  • International Trade
  • International monetary systems
  • Services in international trade

  Major Publications and Projects

  • Fialová, H., Fiala, J., Kubišta, V.: Markets for Goods and Services, MUP Press, 2017.
• Ing. Martin Lukavec, Ph.D.

  martin.lukavec@mup.cz

• Ing. Lea Melnikovová, Ph.D.
  

  melnikovova@mup.cz

  Education & Work Experience

  • Master/Post gradual studies at University of Economics in Prague, Czech Republic

  Involvement in Other Institutions

  • University of Economics in Prague, Department of International Business (2005-2007)

  Expertise

  • Economic development of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
  • Business environment and ethics of CIS countries
  • Economic integration processes in the post-Soviet territory

  Major Publications and Projects

  • MELNIKOVOVÁ, Lea. Can game theory help to mitigate water conflicts in the Syrdarya Basin? Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis. 2017, 65(4), 1393-1401. ISSN 1211-8516
  • MELNIKOVOVÁ, Lea a HAVRLAND, Bohumil. State Ownership of Land in Uzbekistan - an Impediment to Further Agricultural Growth? Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica. 2016, 49(1-4), 5-11. ISSN 0231-5742
  • MELNIKOVOVÁ, Lea a FINGERLAND, Jaroslav. Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic: the Distance is not an Obstacle. Kazakhstan in Global Processes. 2015, 46(4), 56-64. ISSN 1813-4467
  • MELNIKOVOVÁ, L., VALENČÍK R., HAVRLAND B. Rogun - Hydropower Generating Controversy in Central Asia. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis. 2014, roč. 62, č. 6
• Ing. Renata Mudrová, Ph.D.

  renata.mudrova@mup.cz

  Education & Work Experience

  • Ph.D. degree at Prague University of Economics (VŠE Praha)
    Department of International Trade
    Major: International Economic Relations
  • Studies in China financed from Chinese Government scholarship
    University of International Business and Economics, Beijing
    Major: Applied Economics Studies in the United States
  • Cleveland State University, Ohio USA
    Major: Business Administration

  Involvement in Other Institutions

  • ČSOB
  • University of Economics in Prague

  Expertise

  • International Trade, International Economic Relations, China

  Major Publications and Projects

  • WHITE VERSUS KEYNES
    White versus Keynes
    published in Mezinárodní politika 1/2004 p.32-34, Prague 2004, ISSN 0543-7962
  • PANE KEYNESI, PROHRÁL JSTE!
    Mr. Keynes, you lost!
    published in Mezinárodní politika 2/2004, p.32-34, Prague 2004, ISSN 0543-7962
  • ISJ PANEL DEBATE (SECURITIES CUSTODY)
  • Investor Services Journal, ISJ033, No.33, Investor Inteligence Partners, London 2009, ISSN 1711-151X
  • PŘÍMÉ ZAHRANIČNÍ INVESTICE V ČÍNĚ
    Foreign Direct Investments in China
    published in Nemeckova et al (ed.): „The Rise of Asian Countries in International Trade“, p. 59-77, MUP Praha 2011, Linde Praha, ISBN 978-80-86855-83-7
• Ing. Tereza Němečková, Ph.D.
  

  tereza.nemeckova@mup.cz

  Education & Work Experience

  • Ing., Ph.D. – Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze

  
  
  

  Awards:

  • Award by the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco in Prague for enhancement of mutual Czech-Moroccan relations (2017)

  Involvement in Other Institutions

  • Akademická sféra: VŠE Praha - Katedra světové ekonomiky (do roku 2009), Katedra mezinárodního obchodu MUP (od roku 2009), krátkodobé výzkumné pobyty na univerzitách v Kanadě, Indii, Etiopii, Kolumbii a Maroku
  • Další zkušenosti: Deloitte Czech Republic – junior analytik, Botswana National Youth Council – vedoucí rozvojového projektu, vyhodnocení programů/projektů rozvojové spolupráce ČR

  Expertise

  • ekonomika rozvojových zemí, se zaměřením na Afriku
  • příjmové nerovnosti/vývoj střední třídy v rozvojových zemích
  • mezinárodní rozvojová spolupráce, se zaměřením na politiku EU a ČR

  Major Publications and Projects

  • ORCID, Google Scholar, Researcher ID
  • Němečková, T. - Adamcová, L. - Šedivcová, O. Měnící se tvář Afriky. Praha: MUP Press, 2014
  • Němečková, T. - Krylová, P. - Horký - Hlucháň, O. - Hejkrlík, J. - Jílková, K. The Czech government scholarship programme for students from developing countries - Evaluation findings and policy reflections. In Evaluation and programme planning, Vol 43, April 2014, Elsevier, pp. 83-92. IF 1,394 (2014), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2013.12.002
  • Eboko, F. - Němečková, T. AIDS as a challenge to health security in Africa Politics and Case Study on Botswana. In Brauch, E.G. (ed.). Facing Global Environmental Change: Environmental, Human, Energy, Food, Health and Water Security Concepts. Berlin - Heidelberg - New York - Hongkong - London - Milan - Paris - Tokyo: Springer Verlag, 2008
• JUDr. Radka MacGregor Pelikánová, Ph.D., LL.M., MBA
  

  radka.macgregor@mup.cz

• doc. Ing. Zuzana Pěničková, Ph.D.
  

  zuzana.penickova@mup.cz

  Education & Work Experience

  • Associate professor in International Business, University of Economics in Prague
  • Ing. - University of Economics in Prague, International Business

  Involvement in Other Institutions

  • Faculty of Economics, Technical University Liberec, Department of Marketing and Business

  Expertise

  • International business, European Union economic integration

  Major Publications and Projects

  • ČUHLOVÁ, R. a Z. POTUŽÁKOVÁ. Highly qualified in the Czech Republic. Journal of International Studies, 2017, roč. 10, č. 1, s. 159-172. ISSN 2071-8330. (50%)
  • POTUŽÁKOVÁ, Z. a S. MILDEOVÁ. Analýza příčin nezaměstnanosti mladých a způsob řešení v rámci EU. Politická ekonomie. Praha: VŠE Praha, 2015, roč. 63, č. 7, s. 877 – 894. ISSN 0032-3233. (50%)
  • DEMEL, J. a Z. POTUŽÁKOVÁ. Podniky se zahraniční účastí v Libereckém kraji. Výsledky dotazníkového šetření. E+M Ekonomie a management. Liberec: TUL, 2014, roč. 17, č. 2, s. 61 – 72. ISSN 1212-3609. (50%)
  • POTUŽÁKOVÁ, Z. Český trh práce v evropském kontextu. Liberec: Technická univerzita v Liberci, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7372-946-2.
  • DEMEL, J. POTUŽÁKOVÁ, Z., FDI and the Liberec region: the Case of the Labour Market. E+M Ekonomie a management, Liberec: Technická univerzita v Liberci, 2012, č. 4, str. 4-18, ISSN 1212-3609, IF 0,278, (50%)
  • POTUŽÁKOVÁ, Z. MILDEOVÁ, S., Systémový přístup ke konceptu flexicurity. Politická ekonomie, Praha: VŠE, 2011, roč. 59, č. 2, str. 224–241, ISSN 0032- 3233, IF 0,380, (50%)
• Ing. Martina Šípková, MBA, Ph.D.
  

  martina.sipkova@mup.cz

  Education & Work Experience

  • Associate professor, University of Economics in Prague
  • Research Assistant, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, South Korea
  • MBA Lecturer, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, South Korea

  Involvement in Other Institutions

  • University of Economics in Prague
  • KDI School of Public Policy and Management, South Korea

  Expertise

  • Impact of culture on international business (with focus on South Korea and East Asia)
  • Intercultural communication
  • Business negotations
  • International management
  • World economy
  • European economic integration

  Major Publications and Projects

  • Sipkova, Martina, Choi, Tae-Hee. Business Ethics Perceptions in the Czech Republic during Global Economic Crisis. Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. MCSER Publishing. Rome – Italy. Vol 4/1 S1, March 2015, p. 115 – 128, ISSN 2281-3993.
  • Sipkova, Martina, Choi, Tae-Hee. Differences in Ethical Perceptions of SME and Large Companies. Journal on Law, Economy & Management. STS Science Center Ltd. London, Vol. 3/ 2013, p. 28-40, ISSN 2048-4186
  • Sipkova, Martina, Choi, Tae-Hee. Business ethics in the Czech Republic [online]. Seoul: KDI School of Public Policy and Management, 2011. 40 s. URL: http://www.kdischool.ac.kr/new/data/WP2011-02.pdf. Working paper.
  • Vondruskva, Barbora, HITZGEROVÁ, Vlasta, ŠÍPKOVÁ, Martina, KIM, Jyieon. V4 Countries and the Republic pf Korea – New Partnership for the New Millennium. The grant programme of the Centre of European Studies of the University of Economics, Prague in cooperation with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Praha: CES VŠE, 2007. 85 s.
  • Hitzgerova, Vlasta, VONDRUŠKOVÁ, Barbora, ŠÍPKOVÁ, Martina, JYIEON, Kim. Foreign trade within the Visegrad group. Bratislava 16.11.2007. In: ŠKORVAGOVÁ, Simona (ed.). MERKÚR 2007. Výsledky vedeckej práce mladých vedeckých pracovníkov. Bratislava: Ekonomická univerzita, 2007, s. 226–233. ISBN 978-80-225-2290-8.
  • Sipkova, Martina. Some reflections on the impact of globalisation on Korean business environment reform following 1997 IMF crisis. Prague 18.06.2007. In: STEINMETZOVÁ, Dana (ed.). Effective Responses to Globalisation: EU and Beyond. Praha: Nakladatelství Oeconomica, 2007, s. 129–140. ISBN 978-80-245-1255-6. Round Table „Europe on the Move”.
  • ŠÍPKOVÁ, Martina. Influence of Cultural Specifics on Business Negotiations and Management Style in Korean Republic. Nové Zámky Duben, 2005. In: 8.č. Sborníku Mezinárodní vědecká konference EDAMBA. Ekonomická univerzita Bratislava. Nové Zámky: Nakladatetství CRANIUM, 2005, s. 353 – 358. ISBN 8O-225-2O66-7 

  
  
  

  Research activities

  • „The evolution of business ethics in Japan, China and Korea over the last decade“, KDI School, South Korea, 7/2014 – 6/2015
  • „Differences in Ethical Perceptions of SME and LBE“,KDI School, South Korea, 1/2011-12/2011
  • „Business Ethics and Financial Reporting Quality“, KDI School, South Korea, 3/ 2010 – 9/ 2010
  • „Corporate Governance, Ethical Commitment, Implied Cost of Equity Capital, and Firm Valuation: Evidence of Korean Stock Market“, KDI School, South Korea, 9/2009 – 10/2010
  • „COC Mongolia: Implied Cost of Equity Capital and Growth Rate: Evidence in the Mongolian Stock Market“, KDI School, South Korea, 12/2008 – 6/ 2009
  • „Business Ethics, Firm Valuation and Implied Cost of Capital“, applied to the Korean Republic, KDI School, South Korea, 2/2008-12/2008
  • „Estimated Growth Rate and Implied Cost of Capital: An Evidence from Korean Stock Market“, KDI School, South Korea, 10/2007 – 3/2008
  • „V4 Countries and the Republic of Korea – New Partnership for the New Millennium“, grantový projekt GRACES, Centrum evropských studií VŠE, Praha, ve spolupráci s nadací Konráda Adenauera; 2007
• Ing. Vladimír Štípek, Ph.D.
  

  vladimir.stipek@mup.cz

• doc. Ing. Jitka Veselá, MBA, Ph.D.
  

  jitka.vesela@mup.cz

  Education & Work Experience

  • Associate professor in Finance

  Involvement in Other Institutions

  • University of Economics in Prague, Department of Banking and Insurance

  Expertise

  • Financial markets
  • Stock exchange trading
  • Investment banking
  • Fundamental Analysis

  Major Publications and Projects

  • VESELÁ, Jitka, NEUBAUEROVÁ, Lucie. Is the Halloween Effect Present on the Share Markets of the BRIC Countries? Ekonomika a spoločnosť – Journal of Economics and Social Research. 2016, roč. 17, č. 2, s. 132– 142. ISSN 1335-7069.
  • Veselá, J.: Some specifics of the valuation of bank stocks. In: European Financial Systems 2013. Telč, 10.06.2013 – 11.06.2013. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, s. 349–355. ISBN 978-80-210-6294-8.
• Ing. Alžběta Zíková, Ph.D.
  

  alzbeta.zikova@mup.cz

  Education & Work Experience

  • Ph.D. – University of Economics in Prague, Statistics, partially also at Strathclyde University in Glasgow

  Involvement in Other Institutions

  • Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University Prague
  • University of Economics in Prague
  • Czech Statistical Society

  Expertise

  • Statistics
  • Statistics and psychology – quality of the human judgement

  Major Publications and Projects

  • Veselá, Jitka; Zíková, Alžběta. Investování na kapitálových trzích. Praha : Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2019. Kapitola Statistické metody a nástroje využitelné při analýze kapitálových trhů.
  • Fialová, Helena; Fiala, Jan; Zíková, Alžběta. Goods and Services Markets: Business Cycle Analysis, 2. vydání, Praha : Metropolitan University Prague Press, 2019
  • Fialová, Helena; Fiala, Jan; Zíková, Alžběta. National Economic Performance in the Business Cycle, 2. vydání, Praha : Metropolitan University Prague Press, 2019
  • Veselá, Jitka, Zíková, Alžběta. Investování na kapitálových trzích. Praha : Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, předpokládané vydání v první polovině 2018. Kapitola Statistické metody a nástroje využitelné při analýze kapitálových trhů.
  • Kubišta, Václav, Zíková, Alžběta. Mezinárodní obchod se službami. Praha: MUP Press, 2017, podíl 25 %.
  • Vícerozměrné statistické metody 3. díl, Informatorium 2007 – s týmem autorů
  • Regrese 2. část, VŠE 2001 - spoluautorka
  • Praktikum k výuce matematické statistiky II. Testování hypotéz, Oeconomica 2004 – s týmem autorů

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