Z1 - Cultural Economics; Economic Sociology; Economic AnthropologyReturn

The goal of the present paper is to detect stereotypes of students studying International Trade at the University of Economics Prague and, if need be, propose didactic measures for intercultural education at the university. In our study, 293 International Trade students described six ethnic and national groups (Roma, Ukrainians, Vietnamese, Russians, Germans and Czechs) in terms of explicit stereotypes. The following hypothesis was formulated in the study: On the one hand, stereotypes of the observed population refer to real existing intercultural differences; on the other hand, they refer to cultural complexes. An open questionnaire for stereotypes was used. The results match the formulated hypothesis well: stereotypes of the observed population refer to real existing intercultural differences as well as to cultural complexes. Intercultural differences are mostly reflected in the stereotypes about Germans. On the contrary, the least intercultural differences were found in the stereotypes about Ukrainians. The research points to a number of complexes projected onto ethnic and national groups (Roma, Germans and Russians). Practical implications for intercultural education are discussed in the paper.

This work analyses some data and information in particular on the development of theatrical production in the Czech Republic and concludes that the efficiency of spending subsidies and other support from public budgets in this area has been rather decreasing in recent years. A relatively significant financial support of theatres leads to the fact that there is an "inflation" in the offer of theatrical production measured by the number of available seats, as well as the number of existing theatres and the number of performances. However, since the number of spectators coming to the theatre remains essentially the same in the long term, it seems that a higher quantity of supply does not increase the quantity of demand. At least from this point of view, the support provided by public funds, which in 2008 amounted to CZK 2.656 billion, is not very efficient.

This paper examined the relationship between HRM practices and organizational culture in private sector organizations operating in India. Organizational culture has developed in the Indian environment along with global work values. This study is based on a survey of 95 respondents working in two private sector organizations. Although the HRM practices in these organizations differ a lot, there is a significant relationship between HRM practices and organizational culture.