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    • Position of small and medium companies in Poland and results of research in selected areas 

      Pellešová, Pavlína; Sýkorová, Pavla (Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014)
      Article is focused on issue of small and medium companies. At first, segment of small and medium companies is theoretically defined, especially roles in national economy, research of small and medium companies which was ...
    • On a decision rule for mixed strategy searching under uncertainty on the basis of the coefficient of optimism 

      Gaspars-Wieloch, Helena (Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014)
      The paper presents a new decision rule which may be applied for mixed strategy searching under uncertainty, which means that the decision maker (DM) is able to prepare a payoffs’ matrix with possible alternatives and ...
    • CSR-related managerial decision-making preferences in the CEE region (Results of the GLOBE student research) 

      Remišová, Anna; Lašáková, Anna (Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014)
      Paper presents empirical findings from the GLOBE Student research (Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness) and offers new insights into the field of managerial preferences related to the corporate ...
    • Trends in international business of the Slovak small and medium food enterprises 

      Mura, Ladislav; Buleca, Ján (Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014)
      Small and medium enterprises today create an organic part of the market economy. Their importance for the national economy, but also from microeconomic perspective is unquestionable. At present the trends in small and ...
    • An integrated multi-criteria group decision making process: selection of the chief accountant 

      Keršulienė, Violeta; Turskis, Zenonas (Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014)
      Many individual attributes are considered in the selection of personnel accountants such as organization abilities, creativity, personality, and leadership demonstration. In the preceding decade the enormous economic and ...
    • Enhancement of gravity ventilation in buildings 

      Nakielska, Magdalena; Pawłowski, Krzysztof (10th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2017), 2017)
      Nowadays, people are looking for solutions related to ventilation, cooling or heat demand systems, which would be energy efficient and, at the same time, would not cause the degradation of the surrounding environment. As ...
    • Efficiency of natural ventilation in central greenhouse of Botanical garden in Kosice 

      Kovac, Martin; Kovacova, Katarina; Sedlakova, Anna (10th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2017), 2017)
      The object of paper is analysis of natural ventilation system in central greenhouse of Botanical garden in Kosice. The greenhouse was refurbished in 2015. The existing greenhouse covering from glass panels was replaced for ...
    • Intellectual capital and company value 

      Berzkalne, Irina; Zelgalve, Elvira (Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014)
      The bulk of traditional corporate valuation methods reflect historical performance, while it is necessary to also take into consideration the value which is off-balance-sheet and possible growth. Large differences exist ...
    • Analysis of possibilities to use phase change materials in heat exchangers-accumulators 

      Pakalka, Saulius; Valančius, Kęstutis; Čiuprinskas, Kęstutis; Pum, Dominik; Hinteregger, Markus (10th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2017), 2017)
      Phase Change Materials (PCMs) are utilized in different engineering fields, such as thermal storage of building structures, such as domestic hot water, heating and cooling systems, electronic products, drying technology, ...
    • Short-term measurements of indoor environmental quality in selected offices – case study 

      Meciarova, Ludmila; Vilcekova, Silvia; Kridlova Burdova, Eva; Zoran Apostoloski, Ilija; Kosicanova, Danica (10th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2017), 2017)
      Decent quality of indoor air is important for health and wellbeing of building users. We live, work and study in indoors of various types of buildings. Often people are exposed to pollutants at higher concentrations than ...
    • Possibilities of green technologies application in building design from sustainability dimensions 

      Moňoková, Andrea; Vilčeková, Silvia; Krídlová Burdová, Eva (10th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2017), 2017)
      The aim of this paper is to summarize knowledge of green technologies and their applications in buildings, as well as high performance green buildings. Two alternatives of family house design are performed. The first ...
    • The analysis of modifications in cooling systems for high-performance data centers. A case study 

      Rusowicz, Artur; Ruciński, Adam; Laskowski, Rafał (10th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2017), 2017)
      One of main issues concerning server room operation is appropriate cooling of electronic modules to prevent excessive heat generation resulting in their damage. Since high cooling powers are required, precision air ...
    • Environmental and energy assessment of a family house 

      Turcsanyi, Peter; Sedlakova, Anna; Kridlova Burdova, Eva; Vilcekova, Silvia (10th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2017), 2017)
      Term energy efficient building is well know from year 1991, when Austrian physicist Dr. Feist designed and built first passive house, using current physical and practical knowledge. In the next 25 years buildings using ...
    • Experimental study of heat storage unit made of PCM-gypsum composite integrated with the ventilation system of the building 

      Jaworski, Maciej; Jędrzejuk, Hanna; Laskowski, Rafał (10th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2017), 2017)
      In the paper a special heat storage unit for building applications is presented. It has a form of a ceiling panel that is made of PCM-gypsum mortar composite and it contains internal channels for air flow, since it is ...
    • Expressing the building energy systems thermodynamic seasonal efficiency 

      Januševičius, Karolis; Bielskus, Juozas; Martinaitis, Vytautas; Streckienė, Giedrė; Rimdžius, Dovydas (10th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2017), 2017)
      In order to reduce impact to environment, a qualitative approach of energy saving is global aspect that is included in various forms of CO2 emissions, primary energy limitations and benchmarks in EU and member countries ...
    • Energy recovery methods in adsorption refrigeration units 

      Grzebielec, Andrzej; Szelągowski, Adam; Ruciński, Adam (10th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2017), 2017)
      Adsorption refrigeration systems, as opposed to absorption type operate in a cyclic manner. The result is that at the beginning of each process must be fed into the adsorber state in which they will adsorb or desorb a ...
    • Influence of outside temperature on the operation of the adsorption chiller 

      Grzebielec, Andrzej; Laskowski, Rafał; Ruciński, Adam (10th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2017), 2017)
      Adsorption refrigeration systems are characterized by a lower coefficient of performance than the compressor type device or even absorption, but can utilize waste heat at lower temperature. The aim of the study was to ...
    • Moisture buffering potential of plasters for energy efficiency in modern buildings 

      Fořt, Jan; Doleželová, Magdaléna; Černý, Robert (10th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2017), 2017)
      Moisture level significantly affects durability of constructions, their thermal performance and quality of indoor air. Since building envelopes are subjected to a moisture gradient, additional ventilation systems are ...
    • Determining the ventilation rate inside an apartment house on the basis of measured carbon dioxide concentrations – case study 

      Kapalo, Peter; Vilčeková, Silvia; Domnita, Florin; Bacotiu, Ciprian; Voznyak, Orest (10th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2017), 2017)
      In the construction process of modern residential buildings the aim is to achieve maximum comfort within minimum energy consumption. One of the ways to achieve this requirement is the accurate determination of the volumetric ...
    • Corporate stakeholder management 

      Dohnalová, Zuzana; Zimola, Bedřich (Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014)
      Stakeholder relationship management is currently regarded as one of the success factors for strengthening companies competitiveness. Each stakeholder group has its specific claims against the company that are often ...