FIN810S Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Central Europe

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2006
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Stanislav Polouček, CSc.
Department of Finance and Accounting – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
The goal of the course is to explain the position of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the economic transformation in Central European countries (Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia). It covers topics such as SME participation in national economies, SME state policy support, and regional influences. The specific topics deal with the instruments in SME management, and information on the organisations being able to assist SME as well as the situation in the Moravan-Silesian region. An integral part of the course is the elaboration of one´s own case study (an entrepreneurial analysis).
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Structure of the Course:
    1. SME and economic transformation in Central Europe
    Structure of the national economies. Economic reform. Entrepreneurial development with respect to the SME development. Specific conditions for SME in the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia.
    2. Development of ownership during the 90´s
    Ownership conditions in the late 80´s. Privatisations processes. Development during 90´s - number and structure entrepreneurial subjects. State and non-state sector. Principal activities.
    3. The role of SME
    Separate development stage during 90´s. Second National Conference of SME. State policy. SME supporting organisation. Principal priorities in the stage of approaching EU.
    4. Management of SME
    Basic skills for SME management. Advertising. Marketing. Strategic planning. Financial instruments.
    5. Business plan elaboration
    Analysis - mission statement. SWOT analysis. Product and services. Customer analysis. Strategy formulation and implementation. Small business plan - content.
    6. Regional specifics - Moravian-Silesian region
    Basic information about the region - economic development, human resources, environment. Entrepreneurial and SME development. Condition of the infrastructure. Regional strategic priorities.
    7. Best practices, case studies.

Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
General note: původní hodnocení: závěrečná zkouška.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 1990, Winter 1991, Winter 1992, Winter 1993, Winter 1994, Winter 1995, Winter 1996, Winter 1997, Winter 1998, Winter 1999, Winter 2000, Winter 2001, Winter 2002, Winter 2003, Winter 2004, Winter 2005, Summer 2007.
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