updated: 13.09.2024
Supervisor: Dr. Tamás Kozák PhD (Economic policy, Corporate strategies, Business economics, Controlling)
Sub-topics:
1. Omni-channel sales
2. The role of blockchain in the supply chain
3. Setting up a webshop
4. Sharing economy
5. Robotization, the role of Artificial Intelligence in Commerce
6. Shopping experience and digitalization
Sub-topics:
- Macroeconomic environment
- Regional impact of trading company operation
- Consumer protection
- Regulatory, institutional environment
- The game theory in competition analysis
Sub-topics:
- Developing a strategy for a trading company
- The role of risk management
- Sales strategy
- Achieving and managing strategic goals
- The role of project management
- Site selection strategy
- Starting and planning a business
Sub-topics:
1. Procurement planning and analysis
2. Inventory planning and analysis
3. Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of sales and store sales
4. Financing, Investment Analysis
5. Planning and managing business and infrastructure development projects
6. Application of project management methods and tools in the implementation of strategic goals
7. Role of controlling methods and tools in company management
Supervisor: Dr. habil. András Kovács PhD
Sub-topics:
1. Location strategies, optimal site location in marketing
2. Gravity zone analysis in business sector
3. Elaboration/analysis of an omnichannel strategy
Sub-topics:
1. Market analysis and elaboration of a strategy for a SME
2. Market analysis and defining strategic directions for large companies
Sub-topics:
1. Analysis of a brand’s market position
2. Brand building in a pre-defined market
3. Brand management in a pre-defined market
Sub-topics:
1. Elaboration of a settlement marketing strategy
2. Elaboration of a marketing strategy for a region
Sub-topics:
1. Elaboration of an e-commerce strategy for a SME
2. Shoppers and shopping in m-commerce (mobile commerce)
Sub-topics:
1. Shopping behavior of FMCG-products
2. Shopping behavior of durables
3. Shopping behavior of different services
4. Online-offline shopping behavioral trends
Supervisor: Dr. habil. László Kozár PhD (International Trade and Business, Commodity and Stock Exchange, Risk handling)
Sub-topics:
1. Food export specialties in case of inside and outside EU target markets
2. Public warehousing in Hungary and internationally
3. The role of forwarding agency in overseas transportations
4. Chinese-Hungarian trading relations
5. Special target markets in ASEAN countries
Sub-topics:
1. The role of futures market in international business
2. Hedge business in practice
3. SME-s in the investment market
4. The role of futures in financing
5. The futures market in Chicago-Budapest relation
Supervisor: Dr. Patrícia Németh PhD
Sub-topics:
1. Economic activities of a commercial company in practice
2. Commercial flows (purchase, inventory, sales) of a retail company
3. Franchise system – by an example
4. Macro- and micro environment of a retail company
5. Management activity of commercial companies in practice
Sub-topics:
1. Pricing policy of a commercial corporation
2. Analysis of a retail channel
3. Supply chain management
4. Supermarket / hypermarket sales activities
5. Competitive advantages and their analysis
6. Fair trade in Hungary, in Europe
7. Omni-channel vs. multi-channel
Sub-topics:
1. Environmental protection and competitive advantage
2. Eco-friendly products and services in the Hungarian economy
3. Eco-conscious / green consumption and their role in the Hungarian economy
4. Environmentally friendly corporate management
5. Environmental management systems
6. Role of eco-marketing
7. Global environmental problems and their effects on the tertiary sector
8. Environmental effects of commercial activities
Sub-topics:
1. Establishment of a new commercial company/unit
2. Complex business plan of a commercial and/or service company
3. Startups – in economical aspect
Sub-topic:
1. Introduce a specific project (plan and fulfilment) at a trade and/or service company
Sub-topic:
1. Corporate social responsibility
Sub-topics:
1. Introduction of a CRM system
2. Evaluation of a CRM system at a specific company
3. Proposition to develop a CRM system
Supervisor Dr. Vanda Papp PhD
Sub-topics:
1. Digital storytelling in advertising
2. Content marketing
3. Social media marketing
4. E-mail marketing
5. Digital communication – new platforms
6. Online PR
Sub-topics:
- Influencer marketing
- Mattering brands
- Social engineering techniques in brand communication
- Applicability of AI in marketing communications
Sub-topics:
1. Website analysis, UX solutions for a webshop
2. Lead generation practices for a company
3. Online shopping behavior: customer journey and customer churney
Supervisor: Zsolt Molnár PhD
Sub-topics:
1. Introduction and evaluation of applied marketing activity
2. Marketing strategy, strategic planning
3. Evaluation of marketing communication
4. Introduction and evaluation of the online communications strategy
5. Evaluation of the roles and benefits of the corporate identity (CI)
Sub-topics:
1. Market research as a marketing activity
2. Role of marketing research in the strategic planning
Sub-topics:
1. Public relations (PR) activity
2. The place and role of internal communications
3. The place and role of the corporate social responsibility (CSR)
4. Crisis management and crisis communication
Supervisor: Judit Papp
Sub-topics:
1. The role of brand in commerce- through showing a specific product line
2. Analysis of the marketing strategy of a company
3. Marketing opportunities in experience training
4. The effects of advertisements on children
5. Planning the introduction of a product or product line to the market
6. Analysis of the marketing practises of a specific company
Sub-topic:
1. The role and importance of business ethics in business life
Sub-topics:
1. The importance of effective business communication through the analysis of certain companies
2. The role and contribution of marketing communication to the success of the companies
Supervisor: Dr. Eszter Merliot-Almássy PhD
Sub-topics:
1. History of the European Union; main narratives
2. Progress of the European integration
3. Main treaties; from Rome to Lisbon
Sub-topic:
1. Monetary policy
2. Cohesion policy
3. Regional policy
4. Transport policy
5. European trade policy
Sub-topics:
1. Progress of the EU institutions
2. Main institutions of the European Union; their progress, roles
Sub-topic:
1. Their role and importance
Sub-topics:
1. Crises communication
2. Preparing for an unexpected
3. Evaluation of a concrete crises’ situation – case study
Sub-topics:
1. Non-verbal communication; importance and role in business
2. Forms of social interactions
Sub-topics:
1. Types of conflict and how to manage them
2. Types of negotiation and their characteristics
Sub-topics:
1. Managing cultural shock in business negotiations
Supervisor: Dr. Éva Judit Gajzágó PhD
Sub-topics:
- Elaboration and analysing introduction of the business plan of a new company
- Elaboration, analysing or introduction of the business plan of an operation or a new company in the creative and cultural industry
(Please, name the main products or services of the company when you register for this topic. I only accept topics which were discussed previously.)
Sub-topics:
(Please, name the main products or services of the company, or the sector in which the company operates, when you register for this topic. I only accept topics which were discussed previously.)
- Planning and implementation of an innovation project of a commercial company
- Analysis of the innovation management activity of a company
Sub-topics:
1. Analysis of companies in the CCI sector in a chosen country or on the international level
2. Economic aspect analysis of a sector (e.g. e-sport, movie, music, publishing sector) of the CCI in a country or in a region. (Esport related topics might be supported by the International Esport Federation)
3. Diffusion of CCI South-Korean and/or Japanese and/or Chinese products and services in Hungary and/or in the EU
4. Development policies and strategies supporting the CCI sector
Sub-topics:
1. Analysis of the marketing activity of companies in the CCI sector in a chosen country or on the international level
2. Analysis of the customers of CCI South-Korean and/or Japanese and/or Chinese products and services in Hungary and/or in the EU
3. Analysing the marketing activity or the marketing plan or marketing-communication plan of a company in the CCI sector
4. Digital and online technologies, and e-commerce in the CCI or CCI companies
5. Digital and online marketing communication in the CCI sector
6. Analysing the consumption or consumer segments of a CCI sector
Sub-topics:
1. Analysis and introduction of the activity and processes of companies in the CCI sector
Sub-topics:
- Preparing and analysing a project plan of a chosen company
- Introduction of a project of a company
- Analysing the project management process and methods of a company
- Analysis of a project of a company in the CCI sector
Sub-topics:
1. Analysing the global cooperation network or relations of companies
2. Analysing the global trends and processes influencing the operation of the companies
3. Spatial diffusion of innovation
4. Spatial diffusion of CCI products and services
5. Comparative regional level analysis of the processes and factors related to the operation of companies – e.g. special disparities in the results, activities, financing, innovation, etc. of companies
6. Spatial spreading of CCI products and services
Supervisor: Katalin Sarkadi
Sub-topics:
1. Omnichannel strategy: its growing importance and how to exploit its potential (concrete brand, service, etc).
2. Trade marketing strategy, management, implementation and control - case study (brand, product category, etc.)
3. Customer journey, persona creation - the importance of buyer personas and customer journey analysis and their role in efficient targeting and activation
Sub-topics:
1. Corporate strategy, analysis and implementation - selected case/company
2. Strategic planning, business planning - selected case/company
3. Marketing, fundraising and communications strategies and implementation in the non-profit sector - challenges and solutions
Sub-topic:
1. Sustainability vs green washing
2. Sustainable practices and trends in the corporate world and their effect on creating and maintaining a long-term competitive advantage
Sub-topics:
1. Portfolio management, strategic directions and decision-making criteria - analysing local or international company’s practice
2. Analysing the position of a selected brand
3. Product launch – assumptions, analysis, implementation plan (sales cycle plan) - a local or international brand case analysis
Sub-topics:
1. Marketing communication plan of a given brand - analysis, underlying strategic and implementation principles, proposals
2. Analysis of marketing communication mix of a product or brand from a given sector/segment
3. Website analysis, UX solutions
4. Online marketing strategy and execution (selected sector, company, brand)
5. Online and offline marketing tools – integrated marketing communication
Sub-topics:
1. The role of PR in the marketing mix, the opportunities to exploit PR as its full potential and the possible limitations - in the communication mix in practice
2. CSR - The role, place and importance of Corporate Social Responsibility in the corporate life
Supervisor: Dr. Krisztina Taralik
Sub-topics:
- Analysis of marketing activity of a given organisation.
- Analysis of brand position and brand management
- Product policy decisions in practise (product portfolio analysis, changes in product mix – situation analysis, product policy decisions and their effects in the practice)
- Market analysis and development of a marketing strategy for a given organisation.
- Analysis of consumer behaviour on a product /service market
- Examination of shopping habits on a product / service market.
- Comparison of needs and perceptions of different target groups on a product / service market
- Elements and implementation of inbound marketing in the marketing activity of an organisation
- Realisation of customer experience (CX) and user experience (UX, DX) (offline/online)
Supervisor: Dr. Gabriella Soós PhD
Sub-topics:
1. Consumer behaviour trends on the market of functional food
2. Food allergy and consumer behaviour
3. Nieche strategies in food industry
4. The sales promotion tools of Virtual Reality
5. Transformation of value chains: outsourcing or nearshoring?
Supervisor: Dr. Zoltán Domboróczky, PhD
Sub-topics:
1. Analysis of a company's procurement logistics activity
2. Current issues of production logistics
3. Analysis of a company's distribution logistics
4. Reverse logistics in practice
5. Challanges of inventory management
6. Warehousing and store management
7. Transport, forwarding in practice
8. Current issues of Logistics IT and professional logistics applications
9. Planning, implementation and evaluation of Supply chain management
10. Partner management in supply chain (suppliers and/or trading partners)
Supervisor: Dr. Kornél Bányai, PhD
Subtopics:
1. Sales forecasting methods and their development
2. Analysis of logistics performance in city-logistics
3. Efficiency of distribution in retail
4. Logistics aspects of purchase group’s operation
5. Stock keeping policies and models in commerce
6. Measuring efficiency and performance in logistics of commerce
7. Total cost principle in commerce – efficiency and cost conflicts in cooperation of logistics, marketing and sales
8. Product identification systems and their development opportunities in commerce
9. LEAN deployment opportunities in logistics of commerce
10. Opportunities and limitations of Just In Time systems in logistics of commerce
Supervisor: Dr. Róbert Dobó, PhD
Subtopics:
1. Relationships between market factors (demand, supply, price) and consumer behaviour
2. Consumer preferences and the impact of their changes on the market and trade
Subtopics:
1. Examination of the various marketing communication channels and their effect on the target group of an organization
2. Intercultural communication and management of differences between cultures within companies and during expansion in external (new) markets
3. Credibility and popularity during marketing communication processes
4. The influence of "ideology" on communication, it’s defining communication elements and symbolism with regard to a specific organization
5. Political and campaign communication, its effect on the consumer (voter)
Subtopics:
1. The branding process, the impact of the brand and brand loyalty on consumers
2. The positioning process and its effect on the consumer
3. The process of segmentation and market homogenization, its practical issues (demand and supply side).
Subtopics:
1. Workplace relations, conflict management, the role of the leader
2. Admission, interviewing, integration
3. Motivation, reward and performance evaluation
4. Demand and supply conditions on the labour market
Supervisor: Dr. Gábor Szilágyi PhD
Subtopics:
1. The role of trademarks in trade practice
2. The role of trademarks in marketing
Subtopics:
1. Consumer protection practice in trade
2. Consumer protection as a marketing tool
Supervisor: Krisztina Kegye (2-3 people maximum)
Subtopics
1. Webshops and online sales, the impact of the spread of mobile devices in e-commerce
2. Artificial intelligence in marketing and online advertising
Subtopics
1. Automation in the media market, recommendation engines and algorithms. Modern streaming services and data-driven media consumption
2. Digital tools in social media advertising: the latest trends in the advertising market
Subtopics
1. Marketing strategy - through the example of a specific company
2. Price policy in practice - through the example of a specific company
3. Product development in practice - through the example of a specific company
4. Corporate integrated marketing communication: harmony of traditional and digital tools, multi- and omnichannel solutions
5. Brands and brand management in practice
Supervisor: Dr. Péter Földi PhD
Sub-topics:
1. Evaluation of the entire activities of the enterprise based on the data of the Financial Report (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Supplementary Notes, other information, tax-related issues)
2. Analysis of the financial, monetary, and income position of a business over the past 5 years, market share, and increasing revenue through the optimal and efficient utilization of tangible assets
Sub-topics:
1. Business financing. Relationships between capital structure and profitability in a given enterprise
2. The role of banking and financial institution financing in the operation of enterprises. Banking transactions, risks, risk management
Sub-topics:
1. Cryptocurrencies and their backgrounds
Sub-topics:
1. Adaptation strategies of domestic small and medium-sized enterprises