Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Salman Abdulrazaq Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria Author-Name: A. Olawale Yinusa Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria Author-Name: Ishola Abdulrasaq Ajadi Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria Title: Effect of E-Banking Services on Customers' Satisfaction in University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State Abstract: The need to guarantee customers' satisfaction has assumed a significant position in all business oriented discuss worldwide. This sudden rise is attributable to the recent competition among businesses for increased customer base. It is sequel to this that this paper examined the influence of electronic banking on customers' satisfaction using the commercials banks in University of Ilorin as a case for study. A Survey research design was adopted for the study while a Multistage sampling method that comprises purposeful and random sampling techniques was adopted to pick GT Bank out of the eight banks in the study area. The population consists of 12,005 identified customers of the selected bank in the University as at the time of conducting this research. Taro Yamane's formula was adopted to select 99 respondents for the study. The result was tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (r) and Linear Regression. The findings showed a significant positive relationship between ATM services and customers' satisfaction, and it also revealed that Point of Sale service (POS) has a positive effect on customers' satisfaction. The study thus recommended that banking industry improve the quality of the service ranging from effective monitoring of customers' transaction in order to guarantee the safety of customers' fund and information. Classification-JEL: G21 Keywords: e-Banking, Satisfaction, Customers', Banking Services, UBA Journal: Acta Universitatis Bohemiae Meridionalis Pages: 1-15 Volume: 27 Issue: 1 Year: 2024 DOI: 10.32725/acta.2024.001 File-URL: http://acta.ef.jcu.cz/doi/10.32725/acta.2024.001.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.ef.jcu.cz/doi/10.32725/acta.2024.001.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.ef.jcu.cz/RePEc/boh/references/aub-202401-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:boh:actaub:v:27:y:2024:i:1:p:1-15 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jagriti Jaiswal Author-Workplace-Name: School of Management IMS Unison University Dehradun Author-Name: Saurabh Singh Author-Workplace-Name: School of Management IMS Unison University Dehradun Title: Determinants of agricultural productivity in Indian economic scenario: An assessment of time trends of factors since the independence eve Abstract: This paper focusses the trend of the credit supply and its impact on agricultural growth in Indian scenario since the independence eve. After independence, India emerged as a centre of attraction for national and international policy makers and investors. With the diversified demographic structure, India was tied in one strong thread of economic activity which was agriculture. With the time, need for agriculture is getting higher no matter what numbers projects. In this pandemic scenario, this was the only sector which reported positive growth. Food was always in the list of basic necessity. So will be in future. Therefore, it is always a prioritize sector to consider while making the fiscal or monetary policies.  Under monetary policies credit supply is a major indicator to intervene the agricultural productivity and accompanied factor of production. Henceforth, this paper examined the impact of agriculture and other factor of production like land, labour force participation in agriculture, and irrigation facilities on agricultural productivity. With our paper, important light was thrown upon the various factors like bank credit provided to the rural area, irrigation facilities, technological development, and capital formation and how does it affect the agriculture development in Indian scenario. Study Found that Land, Labour, And Irrigation are the major factor which can increase the agriculture productivity. But the other Components like Bank credit, Technology, Capital and fertilizer usage must be look after to transform the picture of Indian agriculture Classification-JEL: O13,O16,O33,Q15,Q18 Keywords: Indian agriculture, Agriculture credit, capital and productivity Journal: Acta Universitatis Bohemiae Meridionalis Pages: 16-29 Volume: 27 Issue: 1 Year: 2024 DOI: 10.32725/acta.2024.002 File-URL: http://acta.ef.jcu.cz/doi/10.32725/acta.2024.002.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.ef.jcu.cz/doi/10.32725/acta.2024.002.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.ef.jcu.cz/RePEc/boh/references/aub-202401-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:boh:actaub:v:27:y:2024:i:1:p:16-29 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Oksana Dubanych Author-Workplace-Name: Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Business and Economics, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno Author-Name: David Bezděk Author-Workplace-Name: Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Business and Economics, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno Author-Name: Jan Vavřina Author-Workplace-Name: Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Business and Economics, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno Title: Aspects of the corporate financial governance of food retail chains in selected V4 member countries and its possible spillover into the area of food poverty Abstract: The concept of supporting socially disadvantaged population groups is not new and has a tradition in both the core countries of the EU, as well as in newer one. However, there are new challenges the European society have to face, whether it was a pandemic of a new type of coronavirus or the current war of Russia against Ukraine. People suffering from a lack of quality food with regard to individual nutritional needs are more likely to be af-fected by chronic diseases, and a lack of food is also associated with many adverse effects on the overall health of the population, or the threat of an increase in socio-pathological manifestations in human society. Food banks then, as specific purpose entities, play an important role within the so-called safety net that serves for immediate, time-limited as-sistance to the groups of the population most affected by the food poverty. We employ in our explorative study both market data on price development of one of the basic foodstuff - butter as a processed milk product and also corporate micro-financial data of food re-tailers from selected Visegrad 4 member countries, namely Czechia, Hungary and Poland to explore relationships between consumer prices development and financial performance of food retail sector. The search for a solution to deal with the existence of food insecurity in Europe in the long run must definitely be anchored in a more comprehensive and sys-tematic approach. This article traces the research gap in addressing food poverty by focus-ing specifically on a partial role of food retail chains in the newer EU member countries in a light of unprecedented food price inflation and the resulting scale of demand for the services of food banks and other similar types of charities and food donation initiatives. Classification-JEL: G39,L81,Q18 Keywords: food retail chains, food poverty, financial performance, food banks Journal: Acta Universitatis Bohemiae Meridionalis Pages: 30-41 Volume: 27 Issue: 1 Year: 2024 DOI: 10.32725/acta.2024.003 File-URL: http://acta.ef.jcu.cz/doi/10.32725/acta.2024.003.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.ef.jcu.cz/doi/10.32725/acta.2024.003.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.ef.jcu.cz/RePEc/boh/references/aub-202401-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:boh:actaub:v:27:y:2024:i:1:p:30-41 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Alexander Shemetev Author-Workplace-Name: Prague University of Economics and Business, Department of Regional Studies, W. Churchill Sq. 1938/4, 130 67 Prague 3 - Žižkov Author-Name: Martin Pělucha Author-Workplace-Name: Prague University of Economics and Business, Department of Regional Studies, W. Churchill Sq. 1938/4, 130 67 Prague 3 - Žižkov Title: Unveiling the Digital Paradox: Assessing the Socio-Economic Impact of Enhanced Internet and Technological Infrastructure in Czech Rural Area Abstract: In this study, we challenge the prevailing notion of technological optimism by empirically examining the impact of improved internet and technological infrastructure on Czech rural areas. Through careful analysis and propensity score matching, we contrast areas that have experienced significant digitisation with untreated counterparts. Surprisingly, our results reveal minimal differences in key socio-economic indicators, contradicting the expected positive correlation between improved ICT infrastructure and rural development. While acknowledging the limitations of assessing stakeholder-specific impacts, our research urges a nuanced approach, suggesting that holistic strategies beyond infrastructure investment are essential to empower rural communities to harness technological advances for sustainable growth and prosperity. Classification-JEL: O33,R11 Keywords: technological optimism, digital infrastructure, rural development, socio-economic indicators, Propensity Score Matching, Czech Republic Journal: Acta Universitatis Bohemiae Meridionalis Pages: 58-77 Volume: 27 Issue: 1 Year: 2024 DOI: 10.32725/acta.2024.005 File-URL: http://acta.ef.jcu.cz/doi/10.32725/acta.2024.005.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.ef.jcu.cz/doi/10.32725/acta.2024.005.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.ef.jcu.cz/RePEc/boh/references/aub-202401-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:boh:actaub:v:27:y:2024:i:1:p:58-77 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jiří Slezák Author-Workplace-Name: VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Economics, Department of Accounting and Taxes, Sokolská 33, Ostrava, Czech Republic Title: The importance of soft skills in accounting: student´s and employer´s expectations Abstract: The trend of new information and communication technologies, the increase in globalization and competitiveness leads to the need and to the increase of the importance of new skills that are placed on employees. In different sectors of the economy, there is a need to develop different skills of employees. For this reason, universities face the challenge of ensuring that their graduates have the required skills. This article deals with research on soft skills in accounting and is aimed at the perspective of future graduates of accounting and finance programs and employers. The aim of the article is to explore how employers and future graduates perceive the importance of soft skills in accounting. The research questions were "Which soft skills do students and employers perceive as important?" "How are soft skills developed according to students' and employers' opinions in universities?" "What are the differences between students' and employers' perceptions of soft skills?" A questionnaire survey which was conducted was attended by 101 future graduates from universities in the Czech Republic and 44 employers in the Czech Republic. It was found that team work is the most important skill for employers. While for students it was problem solving ability. Overall, the opinions of students and employers do not differ much, but even so, certain differences can be seen between them in the case of soft skills. Classification-JEL: J24,M41,O15 Keywords: accounting, perception, soft skills, students Journal: Acta Universitatis Bohemiae Meridionalis Pages: 42-57 Volume: 27 Issue: 1 Year: 2024 DOI: 10.32725/acta.2024.004 File-URL: http://acta.ef.jcu.cz/doi/10.32725/acta.2024.004.html File-Format: text/html File-URL: http://acta.ef.jcu.cz/doi/10.32725/acta.2024.004.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf X-File-Ref: http://acta.ef.jcu.cz/RePEc/boh/references/aub-202401-0005.txt Handle: RePEc:boh:actaub:v:27:y:2024:i:1:p:42-57