Populism has become one of the most widely discussed political phenomena in recent years. But how, and especially under what circumstances, does it negatively affect human freedom in democratic countries? This is the question explored by an extensive analysis co-authored by researcher Niclas Berggren, who works at the Faculty of Business Administration at the Prague […]
A cancelled flight or a change in travel plans means having to quickly assess the available alternatives, the carriers’ conditions, and the options for a refund or compensation. These are exactly the situations addressed by the project “Neurosymbolic Platform with a Context Engine for Autonomous Process Management.” The Faculty of Economics of the Prague University […]
International Equal Pay Day falls on September 18 and draws attention to the persistent differences in pay between men and women. On this occasion, we asked Lucie Bartůsková from the Faculty of Economics, University of Economics in Prague (VŠE), why the gap in earnings between women and men arises, what role parenthood and the division […]
Niclas Berggren, economist, Prague University of Economics and Business Imagine a country that makes higher education accessible to a larger share of the population. Suppose that graduates secure better jobs, earn higher incomes, and gain access to richer cultural, social and intellectual lives. At the same time, they may develop higher expectations of their careers, […]
The sustainability of public budgets and the financing of healthcare are among the important topics in today’s public debate. A new study, The impact of health risks on healthcare expenditure in European countries, focuses on how selected risk factors may be associated with healthcare expenditure at the country level. The authors, Jarmila Zimmermannová, Karel Helman […]
Security systems can detect suspicious handling of sensitive data, but they do not always correctly determine whether it represents a real threat. The project “Next Gen User Interface Using Local AI” will develop a solution that enables risks to be assessed more accurately and appropriate responses to be selected. The Faculty of Economics at the […]
How can Competitive Intelligence (CI) contribute to building organizational resilience in an environment of hypercompetition, digital disruption and growing uncertainty? A new study by a research team from the Faculty of Informatics and Statistics at Prague University of Economics and Business shows that CI cannot be understood merely as a technical process of data collection […]
Artificial intelligence can now estimate which research publications will be successful and which will not. New research goes even further: it aims to show which words in an abstract contribute most to this estimate and also explains the reasons behind it. This enables authors of scientific studies and evaluators to better understand the factors that […]
Imagine a small workplace where people learn mostly on the job and where close working relationships shape everyday life. It might seem that in such an environment, talent would naturally come to the fore. However, research by Zdena Hrušková and Lenka Komárková from the Faculty of Management at Prague University of Economics and Business shows […]
