by Éva Kozmáné Csirmaz A health conscious person might contribute to the preservation of her health and to the prevention of illnesses by her lifestyle, health conscious nutrition and regular exercise. Wellness helps to reach these goals with its complex services aimed at both the improvement of one’s physical state,…
STRUCTURED COMMODITY FINANCE
by Péter Suták Over the past years, the financial stock market – providing the capital demand that is the result of stockpiling and the characteristic strong seasonality observed in the agricultural sector – has increasingly grown and become more “used” by market participants. Its size had reached an annual value…
THE ROLE OF TRUST IN COOPERATION BETWEEN FARMERS – THE OUTCOMES OF A SURVEY IN BÉKÉS COUNTY
by Takács István-Takácsné György Katalin & Baranyai Zsolt Local socio-economic cooperation arrangements can contribute to the development of adequate solutions which can compensate the negative impacts of globalization. One of the specific areas is agriculture. Capital-intensive technology is the key element in the competitiveness and viability of firms. The present…
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MARKETING AND LEGISLATION IN CHILDHOOD OBESITY
by Róbert Sándor Szűcs The purchasing power of youth is considerable; they are the market of the future. , the young generation is the most influenced and vulnerable segment of the economy. The greatest problem of the influencing of our children is the rising cost of childhood obesity. The health…
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COMPETITIVENESS IN THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAIN AND THE ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES
by Andrea Emese Matkó & Prof. Dr. Csaba Berde One of the five basic factors in the Lengyel-type pyramid model – institutions and social capital – is essential in the economic growth of the region. Economic success however, does not only depend on participants in the economy, but on social…
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE QUALIFICATION AND LABOUR MARKET SITUATION OF DISABLED WORKERS IN HUNGARY
by Nóra Nagymáté My PhD research focuses on special rehabilitation firms (they are specialised to employ disabled people) and their employees. Two questionnaires for the above mentioned firms and their employees were created in order to gather information on their activities as well as to explore the relationship between the…
PAYBACK ANALYSIS OF E85- AND CNG-POWERED VEHICLES IN HUNGARY
by Péter Jobbágy As a result of my analysis it was found that when purchasing a new alternative fuel car only a CNG-powered vehicle could be a reasonable choice, the extra cost of which (depending on its scale) ensures a return within 2 – 7 years, i.e. over the real…
METHODOLOGICAL QUESTIONS OF A SURVEY OF CIVIL ORGANIZATIONS
by Anita Pierog-György Norbert Szabados Today, the non-profit sector, and especially the role of civil organizations, has become significant in society. In Hungary there has been a large development in the past 20 years, in the non-profit sector, as the number of such organizations has quadrupled. The number of classic…
MEMBERS OF A SUPPLY CHAIN AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS
by Noémi Ványi Today, companies do not compete individually on the market, but as members of a supply chain, delivering their goods or services to customers through shared collaboration. The main objective of the members in the chain is to satisfy customer needs, in the interest of which they cooperate…
ISSUES IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION OF EU FUNDS IN A DISADVANTAGED SUB-REGION OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAIN REGION
by Péter Horváth The development period between 2007 and 2013 had a historical significance for Hungary as the funds that were provided by the European Union and were supplemented by the domestic and public sectors naturally offered great possibilities for the country’s sub-statistical regions and regions to inspire their development…