The article deals with the phenomenon of globalization and in particular its influence on production chains of multinational firms. The on-going process of globalization has set off new trends and possibilities of production (e.g. outsourcing) which resulted in changes of firms´ behaviour. This...

Korean Abstract: 본 논문은 기업의 주주가 경영자에게 경영을 대리하게 하여 본인-대리인관계 (principal-agent relationship)가 발생하는 상황에서 상품시장경쟁이 기업의 내부효율 성에 영향을 미치는 메커니즘을 분석한다. 본...

This paper presents the basics of the Transaction cost theory (TCT) and shows it's contribution to the Theory of the firm by the view of the new institutional economics. In the first part, author presents resources and presumptions of the TCT mainly by O. E. Williamson. The theory is based on...

The paper deals with the relationships between the inflow of FDI in the Czech economy and the Czech labour market. First part is focused on general issues related to the FDI inflows and to the analysis of the penetration of the foreign controlled companies into domestic economy. Special...

This study provides information on trends and role of the Czech outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) and evaluates the effects of the OFDI on parent companies. The analysis of trends is based on Czech National Bank data; the effects are evaluated through a unique set of data gathered through...

This paper deals with the recent empirical phenomenon of intraindustry trade, i.e. trade in similar goods between similar countries. It treats this phenomenon from the point of view of the theory of structure of production, highlighting the importance of sequential nature of production and...

Jaké motivy vedou vlády k poskytování pobídek zahraničním investorům? Které aspekty nejvíce ovlivňují nabízený objem úlev? Nakolik je mezinárodní „pobídková soutěž“ intenzivní? Jako nástroj zkoumání těchto otázek představíme dva mikroekonomické modely nabídky...

The existence of multinational corporations is not self-evident. These corporations have costs linked with business in foreign countries compared to their domestic competitors. Therefore, in the long term, they must have particular advantages over domestic firms. These advantages are external to...