Programme
THURSDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2026
Křížkovského 12, Olomouc
Main conference room KB 1.17 / workshop room: KB 1.12 / coffee break KB 1.16
Zoom link: https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/97708784229
09:45–10:00 – OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE
10:00–10:35 – KEYNOTE: Jernej Belak (title to be confirmed)
10:35–11:20 – SESSION 1: People, Work & Skills
Chair: Michal Müller
Jaroslava Kubátová
Santa Is Not Retired: Rethinking Age, Performance, and Creativity
Radoslaw Walczak, Hadar Nesher Shoshan, Maria Latusek-Mierzwa and Raluca Sassu (online)
Work Satisfaction among Generation Z Workers and Their Working Parents: Core Self-Evaluations and Financial Conditions in a Preregistered Dyadic Study
Ján Holý and Vladimír Bolek (online)
Reconsidering the Mind-Body Relationship in Organizations through a Tektological Perspective on Cognition
11:20–11:35 – Coffee break
11:35–12:50 – SESSION 2: Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Sustainability
Chair: Jaroslava Kubátová
David Bouras
An Empirical Analysis of the Relation between Technical Efficiency and Accounting Ratios
Katarína Procházková and Boris Rumanko
Data-Driven Green Transformation and Innovation Practices: Evidence from a Sample of Enterprises
Sila Ceren Varis Husar, Zuzana Chodasová and Milan Husár
Integrating Entrepreneurial, Digital and Soft Skills into Technical Higher Education: A Practice-Oriented Framework for 21st-Century Graduate Adaptability
Elnur Alaskarli
Driving Innovation Across Borders: Determinants and Challenges of Migrant Entrepreneurship
Omar Melendez
Decentralized Water Systems and Urban Regeneration: Evidence from Circular Water Initiatives
12:50–13:50 – Lunch break
13:50–14:50 – SESSION 3: Public Policy, Society & Sustainable Finance
Chair: Jarmila Zimmermannová
Jarmila Zimmermannová, Michal Krajňák, Simona Dobešová Cakirpaloglu and Tereza Schovánková
Socioeconomic Determinants and Fiscal Impacts of Hepatitis A Incidence in the Czech Republic
Peter Kelemen
Role of Czech commercial banks in supporting the green transition
Natálie Barvíková
Comparative Analysis of the Tax Wedge in Visegrad Group Countries (2000–2024)
Dana Ondrušková
Determinants of Financial Literacy among Adolescents Aged 16–18
14:50–15:05 – Coffee break
15:05–16:35 – PARALLEL WORKSHOP (room 1.12)
Paper Development Workshop
For interdisciplinary and optional for BIP participants. Other participants may attend the conference sessions.
15:05–16:20 – SESSION 4: Management & Decision Methods
Chair: Jan Stoklasa
Pernille Eskerod
Soft skills within project management: A review and research agenda
Hassan Amjad, Mojtaba Barzehkar and Jan Stoklasa
From rankings to outcomes: Assessing the practical impact of method choice in multi-criteria decision-making
Ariba Rehan Siddiqui, Jan Stoklasa and Mahinda Mailagaha Kumbure
Combining Machine Learning and Fuzzy TOPSIS in a Rule-Based Decision Support System for FX Hedging Decisions
Eva Linhartova
Transfer of Sports Concepts into Management
Alisa Lancaster and Jan Stoklasa
Multivalued evaluation in managerial decision support – on the potential and limitations of fuzzy multisets in the lossless representation of multi-expert evaluation
16:20–16:30 – Coffee break
16:30–17:15 – SESSION 5: Investment & Business Performance
Chair: David Kosina
Bonface Kirimi
Foreign Ownership, Digital Adoption, and Firm Productivity: Evidence from Kenyan Firms
Martin Polívka and Vu Tran Xuan
Selected Aspects of Generation Z Investment Behaviour: What Information Do They Use and Trust?
Pavla Vaverková
Determinants and Efficiency of Managerial Discretion in Collective Investment: An Analysis of Institutional Barriers and the Impact of Performance Incentives.
17:15–17:20 – CLOSING OF THE CONFERENCE
17:40–18:00 – Transfer to the city centre (approx. 20 minutes)
18:00 – SOCIAL EVENING (Galerie Dolní, Dolní náměstí)