Czech Republic

Survey Results

1. Date company founded?
   

2. Company share structure
   

   Private	86%
   State-owned	2%
   Limited Company (Ltd)	5%
   Other	7%

3. Joint venture?
   

   No	85%
   Yes	15%

4. Nationality of foreign shareholders in the joint ventures
   

   Germany	29%
   United States	14%
   Austria	14%
   Sweden	10%
   Finland	5%
   Canada	5%
   France	5%
   Belgium	5%
   Denmark	5%

5. Number of full-time employees
   

   # employees	% companies
   0-5	28
   6-10	19
   11-20	19
   21-60	15
   61+	18

6. Number of part-time employees
   

   # employees	% companies
   0-3	30
   4-5	18
   6-10	16
   11+	10

7. Top 8 environmental publications (%)
   

   Odpady	22
   EKO Journal	16
   Vodni Hospodárství	14
   Planeta	9
   Souvak	7
   Vestník MZP	6
   Eko Magazine	5
   Ochrana Ovzdusi	5
   none	23

8. Top 8 business publications (%)
   

   Hospodársky noviny	69
   Ekonom	32
   Profit	15
   EPP	3
   Dan. poradce	3
   Obch. vestník	2
   Ucetnictvi	2
   Zákoniík, zákoany	1
   none	13

9. Top 5 environmental associations (%)
   

   none	49
   Asociace czist’renskych expertu cr	7
   Hospodárská komora	3
   Svaz autorizovanych inzenyru	3
   Zeleny telefon	2
   Cech odpad. hospodárství	2

10. Office equipment
    (percentage of companies possessing the following types of equipment)
    

11. Source for new environmental business opportunities
    

    personal contacts	96
    trade shows and fairs	72
    regular post	68
    referrals from associates	64
    daily press	61
    business publications	59
    conference attendance	58
    environmental publications	55
    fax	53
    mailing list	47
    environmental ministry	34
    professional associations	32
    universities or academy of science	17
    industry and trade ministry	13
    chamber of commerce	11
    other	10
    e-mail	7
    other national level ministries	7
    local government offices	6
    don't know	1

12. Full-time employees, by ownership of companies
    

    Number full-time employees	private %	Co.,ltd %	state-owned %
    0-5 persons	90	5	0
    6-10 persons	86	10	3
    11-20 persons	90	10	0
    21-60 persons	91	4	4
    61+	68	4	7

13. Annual turnover (in percentage) Income in thousands Kc
    

14. Percentage of foreign income compared to annual company revenue
    

    Total income	Foreign income in %
    (in million kc)	50+	26-50	10-25	-10	none
    .15-.65	0	0	0	0	60
    .65-1.3	0	0	20	60	20
    1.3-2.6	13	7	13	13	53
    2.6-4.0	13	0	13	25	50
    4.0-6.5	0	0	15	30	55
    6.5-13	7	11	15	44	15
    13+	8	5	20	42	24
    All companies	7	5	16	34	34

15. Foreign language proficiency
    (i.e. what percentage of companies have at least one employee who speaks the following languages)
    

16. Conference participation (%)
    

    How many scientific conferences did you participate in last year?
    

    	%
    1-2	28
    3-5	35
    5+	28
    none	8

17. Preference for environmental information
    

    1=very important, 5=not important at all
    average
    conference or trade fair announcements	2.36
    environmental problems in the region	1.72
    how to control costs	2.95
    how to find foreign partners	3.01
    how to manage projects better	2.78
    information about environmental regulation	1.61
    information about investors	2.22
    information about sources of project financing	2.18
    new environmental technologies	1.83
    tenders for new projects	1.74
    upcoming project news	1.73
    where to find Czech partners for large projects	2.56

18. Preference for information delivery options
    

    1=very important, 5=not important at all
    average
    regular bulletin with new project opportunities	1.95
    a telephone information service	3.07
    a regional directory of environmental services and products in print	3.09
    a computer database of information resources accessible by modem	3.01
    broadcast fax service to inform you about project opportunities in your field of expertise	2.55
    conferences designed to introduce you to potential western partners and investors	2.78
    workshops where you could meet other companies from your field to share and solve problems	2.57

19. Interest in professional training courses
    

    1=very important, 5=not important at all
    average
    environmental economic analysis	2.76
    environmental auditing	2.74
    environmental impact assessment	2.74
    environmental management	2.81
    environmental regulations	1.94
    environmental risk assessment	2.59
    environmental systems and sustainability	2.74
    financing environmental investment	2.17
    project management	2.79

20. Evaluation of experience with Western companies
    

    	strongly agree	agree	disagree	strongly disagree	no idea
    Western firm understood local business practices	3	47	21	9	17
    Western firm understood our capabilities	6	55	19	5	15
    Western firm had good management skills	12	49	19	5	13
    language differences made working together difficult	10	42	22	3	13

21. Suggestions to improve cooperation with foreign firms
    

    # responses
    do not know	76
    understand local professional skills	5
    improve information flow	5
    greater understanding from their side	2
    equal partnership	2
    intensify information provided by chambers of commerce	1
    ignore it	1
    improve problems related to financial payments	1
    legal and business consultancy	1
    bank support for export	1
    less interference, advice only on technical questions	1
    improve knowledge of Czech legal system for partners	1
    joint meetings, trade missions	1
    improve relations on the basis of mutual advantage	1