OPF:FIN810M Small and Medium-Sized Enterpr - Course Information

FIN810M Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Central Europe

Extent and Intensity

1/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

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

there are 12 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

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.
  
  

Literature

required literature
• BESLEY,S., BRIGHAM, E.F. Thomson South-Western. Thomson South-Western, 2005. ISBN 0-324-23278-0. info
• DUFEK, P., MEZULÁNÍK, J., VESELÝ, I. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Central Europe. SU OPF Karviná, 2000. ISBN 80-7248-184-3. info
• MEGGISON, WL., BYRD, ML., MEGGISON, LC. Small Business Management - An Entrepreneur's Guidebook. Irwin Mc Graw-Hill, 2000. ISBN 0-07-117907-0. info
• HODGETTS, RM., KURATKO, DM. Effective Small Business Management. The Dryden Press, Harcour Brace College Publishe, 1998. ISBN 0-03-024757-8. info

recommended literature
• ECKART, K, a kol. Social, Economic and Cultural Aspects in the Dynamic Changing Process of Old Industrial Regions - Ruhr District (Germany), Upper Silesia (Poland), Ostrava Region (Czech Republic). Publishing House: Lit Verlag Münster, 2003. ISBN 3-8258-6784-6. info
• SVEJNAR, J. The Czech Republic and Economic Transition in Eastern Europe. San Diego, 1997. ISBN 0-12-678180-X. info
• MEJSTŘÍK, M. (ed.). The Privatization Process in East-Central Europe. International Studies in Economics and Econometrics. Dordrecht-Boston-London: Kluwer Academic Publish, 1997. ISBN 0-7923-4096-5. info

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

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