Knowledge and respect for etiquette is very important in private life, but even more important is the knowledge and respect of etiquette in public and private sector organizations, since it is not only about representing ourselves but the whole organization in which we are working. Knowledge of business etiquette is nowadays one of the key factors to successful and well-functioning organizations . It is not enough only to follow the general rules, that etiquette dictates, also important are those rules of business etiquette, that are dictated by an organization and other literature on this field.
The purpose of this diploma thesis was to analyze and determine the knowledge and observance of the rules of business etiquette in public and private sectors. Since business etiquette is a very broad concept, we decided to focus on the areas of business etiquette, that are important for the employees of public and private sector organizations. In the thesis, we first briefly introduced business communication and business etiquette, but later on we divided business etiquette into two parts and emphasized business etiquette in verbal and non-verbal communication.
The results of our study show that employees in the private sector (55 %) are more familiar with the rules of business etiquette than in the public sector (33 %), although differences in knowledge of the rules are relatively small. In the public sector, only 29 % of respondents had an education opportunity in the organization whereas in private sector 32 % of respondents had such opportunity. Looking at the results of the survey, where we asked respondents if they would like to attend business etiquette training if given the opportunity, 89% in the public sector and 76 % in the private sector answered that they would. In the public and private sectors, greater emphasis should be placed on the leadership of the public sector organization to introduce business etiquette in organizations. This would also mean more satisfied customers and business partners and, last but not least, greater satisfaction for civil servants who show a desire for familiarity and further education in the field of business etiquette.
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