Jiří Balcar
Biographic Data
| ID | 2087457 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jiří Balcar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jiří |
| FAMILY NAME | Balcar |
| SIGNATURE | BALCAR J |
| AFFILIATIONS | VSB - Technical University of Ostrava |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6997-1065 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Contrasting roles of school and public libraries in lower primary pupils' reading
Libraries represent an important institutional component of children's reading socialisation, yet their role is often treated as uniform despite substantial differences between school and public libraries. This study examines how visits to school and public libraries relate to pupils' reading attitudes, practices and self‐assessed reading skills, drawing on data from the Czech Republic, an environment characterised by the simultaneous and widespr…
Fight or flight? Responses to air pollution in urban (post-)industrial environments
Networking Increases the Probability of Women’s Start-Ups in Emdes
In emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs), entrepreneurship and self-employment, particularly among women, play a pivotal role as a means of livelihood. Unfortunately, the share of women participating in these activities is significantly lower compared to men, which has a negative effect on both the development of these countries and gender equality. Usual programs that support women’s entrepreneurship are costly. We aim to explore the…
Communication and language skills pay off, but not everybody needs them
The importance of communication skills is increasing on the labour market and a further strengthening of this trend is expected due to Industry 4.0. This development will have significant consequences for individuals' employability, requirements on educational outcomes and gender equality. This article employs data from a representative survey of Czech employees (N = 1,500) replenished with information on requirements on their communication skill…
Influence of female managers on gender wage gap and returns to cognitive and non‐cognitive skills
There is a modest but growing empirical body of evidence on the influence of managers' gender on the wages of their male and female subordinates. Most of these studies, however, suffer from a very raw approximation of the managers' gender by the share of women in charge, and often lack many important gender‐specific personal characteristics, such as non‐cognitive skills and life–work preferences, which can lead to biased results. This article cop…
Influence of female managers on gender wage gap and returns to cognitive and non‐cognitive skills
There is a modest but growing empirical body of evidence on the influence of managers' gender on the wages of their male and female subordinates. Most of these studies, however, suffer from a very raw approximation of the managers' gender by the share of women in charge, and often lack many important gender‐specific personal characteristics, such as non‐cognitive skills and life–work preferences, which can lead to biased results. This article cop…
Influence of female managers on gender wage gap and returns to cognitive and non‐cognitive skills
There is a modest but growing empirical body of evidence on the influence of managers' gender on the wages of their male and female subordinates. Most of these studies, however, suffer from a very raw approximation of the managers' gender by the share of women in charge, and often lack many important gender‐specific personal characteristics, such as non‐cognitive skills and life–work preferences, which can lead to biased results. This article cop…
Communication and language skills pay off, but not everybody needs them
The importance of communication skills is increasing on the labour market and a further strengthening of this trend is expected due to Industry 4.0. This development will have significant consequences for individuals' employability, requirements on educational outcomes and gender equality. This article employs data from a representative survey of Czech employees (N = 1,500) replenished with information on requirements on their communication skill…
Networking Increases the Probability of Women’s Start-Ups in Emdes
In emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs), entrepreneurship and self-employment, particularly among women, play a pivotal role as a means of livelihood. Unfortunately, the share of women participating in these activities is significantly lower compared to men, which has a negative effect on both the development of these countries and gender equality. Usual programs that support women’s entrepreneurship are costly. We aim to explore the…
Fight or flight? Responses to air pollution in urban (post-)industrial environments
Contrasting roles of school and public libraries in lower primary pupils' reading
Libraries represent an important institutional component of children's reading socialisation, yet their role is often treated as uniform despite substantial differences between school and public libraries. This study examines how visits to school and public libraries relate to pupils' reading attitudes, practices and self‐assessed reading skills, drawing on data from the Czech Republic, an environment characterised by the simultaneous and widespr…
Economics (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Czech (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Labour economics (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Wage (2 works) · Air pollution (1 works) · Cognition (1 works)