Spatial impact of ČEZ corporation social responsibility on development of municipalities

Spatial impact of ČEZ corporation social responsibility on development of municipalities Abstract The aim of the thesis is to map the spatial distribution of financial donations of the ČEZ corporate foundation using spatial data analysis methods. Another objective is to analyze an impact of these financial donations on the development of municipalities from the point of view of recipients of financial donations. At first, the theory of the Corporate Social Responsibility concept is defined. Next part presents the conclusions of the previous literature which focused on the impact of financial donations on communities. After the methodology, the thesis deals with an analysis of the financial donations of the ČEZ corporate foundation. Trends of spatial distributions are described as well. Introducing the results of the questionnaire survey is presented in the penultimate part. In the conclusion, the answers of research questions are summarized. Keywords: corporate financial donations, Corporate social responsibility, municipalities, regional development, Czechi