The Shift to Online Teaching of Technical Subjects during the Pandemic

The aim of the article is to compare the results of the study before and during the pandemic. It is also a reflection on what we experienced and how we undertook pedagogical work with students in critical teaching conditions. The coronavirus pandemic brought about an unexpected and rapid change in all aspects of education. It seems like neither the teachers nor the students were ready. The article describes how the transition to online teaching took place overnight. It describes how technical subjects were taught and examined in a new online environment. This is about how the students evaluated that form of education in the subjects of ‘Heat Treatment and Metal Surface Treatment' and ‘Material Science I'. The results of the study confirmed that even in the conditions of complete separation in the social and work contact, it is possible to study by conscientious preparation and self-access.

STRATEGIC THREATS AND MEASURES TO REDUCE THEIR CONSEQUENCES IN SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS

The purpose of the paper is to analyze the impacts of the Covid 19 pandemic on the sports industry, measures to reduce their consequences, as well as to present a proposalfor a strategic risk management framework for sports organizations to support sustainability while facing other negative threats. Based on the processed analysis of the assessment of the impacts of the covid 19 pandemic and measures to reduce their consequences for the sports industry, the authors of the article propose another important measure an increase in interest in prevention - paying more attention to risk management. The essence of the proposed framework of strategic risk management for sports organizations is the determination of the individual steps of the application, i.e. j. ensure the support of the management of the sports organization for risk management, create a risk culture, establish a risk management strategy and policy, responsibility for risk management, establish risk criteria, risk capacity, risk appetite, as well as use methods and techniques for analyzing the external and internal environment.

The Perception of Market and Economic Risks by Owners and Managers of Enterprises in the V4 Countries

The aim of the paper is to assess the impact of the length of entrepreneurship on the perception of the most important business risks in Slovakia and the Visegrad Group of Countries (V4 countries). The empirical research was conducted in 2019-2020. It was focused on assessing the state of enterprise risk management (ERM) application. The research file contained 422 online questionnaires completed by owners and managers of enterprises (OMEs). The results of this case study were compared with the results of similar studies performed in the V4 countries in 2017-2018. In total, 1,781 OMEs participated in the surveys mentioned. The following statistical methods were used to assess the data: ANOVA, Bartlett’s test, Agostini test, good fit test, and Grubbs test. The overall results of the empirical research highlight the significance and importance of the assessment of business risks in the V4 countries. The results in Slovakia in 2019-2020 and the research results in the V4 countries in 2017-2018 show that OMEs still consider market and economic risks to be most important in their business. Market and economic risks are related to sources that exert the most negative influence on enterprise success. The results are valuable for entrepreneurs, enterprise managers and institutions that provide comprehensive entrepreneurship support in the V4 countries. The overall results are significant at the regional, national, and international levels of the V4 countries and have the ability to strengthen the competitiveness of entrepreneurs within the EU common market.

HUMAN ERRORS AS A SOURCE OF PERSONNEL RISK IN THE ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT

At present, the human factor must be the focus of every business. The human factor brings a considerable degree of unpredictability and uncertainty to the performance of any activity in the enterprise, which can also cause a crisis situation. The aim of the paper is to evaluate the importance of the human factor in the company based on the results of our own research. Analyze human errors in the enterprise environment and propose a strategy for personnel risk management as a preventive measure to reduce or. elimination. Process the results of the paper on the basis of scientific methods and selected mathematical and statistical methods. The main results of the paper show that most enterprises are aware of human errors and the associated personnel risks, but do not consider them to be the most serious. They are mainly aware of the mistakes of employees, but they do not pay enough attention to the mistakes of managers. Insufficient qualification of employees is considered to be the main cause of the human error of employees. The processed results are to convince business owners and managers that investing in human capital brings added value and prevents crises in the enterprise.