Matus Barath

Comenius University Bratislava · Department of Management

This paper deals with cultural differences in states around Europe. People represent key resources of the companies where flexi forms are necessary way how to reach goals. Hofstede's Cultural Dimension Theory can find many answers. Application of new culture and flexi forms may improve work organization, working time and family life of employees. T...

The main purpose of this research was to define theoretical frame of flexible working forms, classic working forms and flexible contracts in Slovakia. During COVID-19, pandemic restrictions and flexible working forms are a necessary part of our work life. Flexible elements are elements applied to classic contracts in order to ensure employee satisf...

This paper describes current trends in measuring customer satisfaction because satisfaction with the product or brand leads to successful business models on the market. Loyalty marketing provides options depending on market preferences and leads to customer satisfaction measurements and higher loyalty. Customer loyalty also provides the base for Ne...

The pandemic is fast-moving, accelerating rapid changes that lead to new challenges and impacting organizations. A big mark has been left on the workplaces—places where we do business—because the ongoing change to remote work challenges the role of the office. It is highly possible that as the change progresses, the workplace will not only change i...

At the beginning of the pandemic an involuntary implementation of work from home practices was considered a short-term solution. The continuous pandemic has resulted in a work from home phenomenon. It is assumed that work from home can create substantial savings. The question is, therefore, whether work from home can reduce labour cost and be a cos...

The rise of teleworking has revolutionized the way of working, al­lowing employees to carry out their duties remotely and offering newfound flexibility. The long-term impact of teleworking has fully developed many neg­ative factors that were already present in traditional work settings. One con­cern that has been raised is whether telework can lead...

The purpose of this study was to generate new insights into the theory of remote work from the Arab region by exploring employees’ experience on working away from office during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait. The aim was to identify key challenges employees faced while working remotely and find opportunities for increasing the effectiveness of rem...

The purpose of this study was to generate new insights into the theory of remote work from the Arab region by exploring employees' experience on working away from office during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait. The aim was to identify key challenges employees faced while working remotely and find opportunities for increasing the effectiveness of rem...

The aim of this research is to examine the attitude of employees in Kuwait towards flexible working conditions, identify the factors that influence their perception of flexibility in the workplace, identify preferences of the selected flexible work arrangements (FWAs) and provide recommendations for their practical application. The data were obtain...

Employees’ work environment has drastically shifted from offices to homes. Telework is often a desired employee benefit, but employers consider it a temporary setting. The lasting COVID-19 pandemic has changed the concept of telework. Home office has gained importance and will likely become an essential part of the working environment even after th...

Research background: Smart technologies and Internet are an integral part of every day life making it more convenient and transforming the way employees work. While it allows employees to work when and where they want, it increases the risk of employees working later in the evenings of letting the work into weekends. Purpose of the article: The pur...

At the beginning of the pandemic an involuntary implementation of work from home practices was considered a short-term solution. The continuous pandemic has resulted in a work from home phenomenon. It is assumed that work from home can create substantial savings. The question is, therefore, whether work from home can reduce labour cost and be a cos...

The pandemic is fast moving, accelerating rapid changes that lead to new challenges and making organizations suffer an impact. A big mark has been left on the workplaces-places where we do business, because an ongoing change to remote work challenges the role of the office. It is highly possible that as the change is progressing, it is not only the...

The main aim of this research was to find out actual offer measure of formal flexible working contracts on the Slovak labour market in 2018–2020 by experimental verification. Organizations were subject to criteria where emphasis was on three flexi conditions. In this research was used quantitative data collection method, focused on passives interve...

Customers need change and their lifestyle changes their behaviour. The market is clearly adapted to changes in customers behaviour and shopping, creating new industries inspired by domestic and foreign culture, habits and lifestyle. The main goal of the research was to find out which categories of snack meal customers prefer and find out main custo...

The aim of this research is to examine the attitude of employees in Kuwait towards flexible working conditions, identify the factors that influence their perception of flexibility in the workplace, identify preferences of the selected flexible work arrangements (FWAs) and provide recommendations for their practical application. The data were obtain...

Rigorous Thesis was focused on the topic of customer satisfaction in the new gastronomic industry À la carte. The theoretical part of the work defined the terms for the Food industry based on available theoretical knowledge, provided an overview of the authors' contributions and pointed out the current methods of measuring customer satisfaction. Th...

The main goal of this dissertation thesis was to determine the rate of application of flexible working time policies, by examining the Slovak labour market, by examining organizations and by identifying the needs and preferences of respondents. Based on the results of the collected data, research has determined the rate of application of flexible w...

The aim of this paper is identification of economic indicators which significantly directly or indirectly effect on flexibility of employee’s choice and work life balance in selected countries. The main objective of this work is to compare these dependencies between selected indicators and equity indices value within states and subsequent classific...

Industry 4.0 is the next revolution in human history that already began. Except for new technologies that are introduced to people’s lives and businesses the revolution also brings new ways of thinking, not only, about employment. The Industry 4.0, as all previous industry revolutions, will change the labor market in some way. New jobs will be crea...

The aim of this paper is to find dependence between the amount of the money invested in technological progress across the sectors and the job vacancies. The objective is based on data on the economy of Slovakia, to correlate between selected elements and find how does robotics impact for jobs and the future of the economy. Technological revolution...

The aim of this paper was to analyze the statistics, last experiences from researches and compare to scientist background. This paper consists of research based on data, where we tried to analyze how relationship between factors such as cultural dimensions may affect decisions for further application. How strong effect cultural dimensions have, how...

The aim of this paper is to find a connection between average wages across countries and Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions. The objective is based on data from a database, to find the correlation between selected elements and to obtain findings which might demonstrate how cultural differences can depend on Part-time form application. The basis for exp...