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students to use text book sources, widely discussed opinions and well-known
facts are avoided. The author demonstrates good erudition and in-depth
knowledge of the scientific literature in the field of corporate wellness.
However, she misses some necessary summaries and statements of her own
position on the discussed notions and concepts.
Presentation, language and style
The overall appearance of the thesis is in general appropriate. It does not
contain grammatical or spelling errors, it is written in coherent, proper style, all
the citations are correct. References of concerned literature are sufficient and
cover the present state of knowledge. Andonova demonstrates good command
of the relevant literature and other sources. The work is well presented, clearly
written and illustrated with tables and diagrams.
Thesis structure and methods used
The dissertation contains an introduction, three chapters, conclusion,
bibliography and 4 appendices. The distribution of text in the three chapters is
disproportionate (100/28/22 pp).
The methods used in the thesis are in general adequate and justified. Taking the
thesis as a whole, the author demonstrates sufficiently the ability to choose
justified methods for reaching the research goals, although the format of the
questionnaire suffers from some disadvantages. The use of methods for
statistical analysis is relevant and the conclusions are correct.
Contribution to knowledge and practice
The contributions mentioned in the dissertation abstract have original character.
They are correctly ranged according to their importance, but should be divided
in two groups – theoretical and practical. As theoretical impacts could be
classified the first, second and the third ones and as a practical – the fourth and
the fifth.
Recommendations:
To the future work the candidate should take into account the following:
1. Better and clearer definitions of the key terms and notions used;
2. Use of the system approach to the studied problem;
3. Balance of the text in the different components of the work;