Dr. Kateřina Legnerová












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            * In Brief
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            Kateřina Legnerová studied at the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague. Her fu

            background is in economics and HR management. She had extensive previous background in man
            within the banking industry before taking stock of her personal values and joining the aca
            she has focused on leadership and personnel management.  She has supervised many bachelor’

            theses in this area.
            Her focus lies in leadership, personnel management and social enterprising, motivation and
            development.  She wrote and co-authored articles in areas related to HR. She seeks out com

            between the profit and non-profit sector, with an emphasis on leadership and CSR.
            She was a coinvestigator of a CSR project funded by MEYS, and she has been taking part in 

            Agency of the Czech Republic project with a similar focus.
            She is the Director of the Academy of Personnel Management at the Institute of Personnel M
            University of Economics, Prague.

            What is the significance of Civic Sector Studies?
            “The study of the civil sector encompasses all areas of human existence, whether that invo
            one’s vision, responding to a higher calling, or connecting profit with the meaning of lif

            business.  It opens a large variety of complementary topics. Enriching the non-profit sect
            whose value has been proven in profit-making organizations and vice versa opens further op
            contributes to the long-term sustainability of social enterprises and making the profit se

            Connections between heart and mind create energy for growth and further knowledge.”