PEMBASME Small and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurship

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Ing. Jarmila Duháček Šebestová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Ing. Jarmila Duháček Šebestová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Ing. Jarmila Duháček Šebestová, Ph.D.
Department of Business Economics and Management – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: Ing. Žaneta Rylková, Ph.D.
Timetable
Mon 8:05–9:40 A412
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PEMBASME/01: Mon 9:45–10:30 A412, J. Duháček Šebestová
Prerequisites
FAKULTA(OPF) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && (FORMA(P) || FORMA(Z))
The course can be registered independently on the courses.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main goal of the course is to build an adequate knowledge in area of specifics of entrepreneurship in the small and medium scope within information about the legal framework and required business competencies and knowledge according different business forms. A partial objective of this course is to use case studies to encourage students for entrepreneurship activity, support their creativity in solving specific business situations in various business areas.
Syllabus
  • Course structure
    1. Introduction. Basic terms. Entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, sources for starting business.
    2. History of entrepreneurship. Definition of small businesses, typology and classification.
    3. The support of small and medium sized entrepreneurship (SME), legal framework for support, supporting organizations.
    4. Management in small businesses, life cycle of a small company, factors of
    5. The family firm and Leadership. The role of family business in SME sector
    6. Women Entrepreneurship. Gender issues.
    7. Entrepreneurship in Services
    8. Social Entrepreneurship
    9. The use of the networks in the entrepreneurship of Small and Medium sized enterprises
    10.Financial management in SMEs
    11. Crisis management in SMEs
    12. Personnel policy and its specifics in SMEs
    13. Case studies
Literature
    required literature
  • VOJÍK, V. Specifika podnikání malých a středních podniků v tuzemsku a zahraničí. Praha: Wolters Kluwer ČR, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7357-534-2. info
  • KORÁB, V., A. HANZELKOVÁ a M. MICHALISKO. Rodinné podnikání. Brno: Computer Press, 2008. ISBN 978-80-251-1843-6. info
  • ŠEBESTOVÁ, J., WAGNEROVÁ, E. Podnikání v malé a střední firmě. Karviná: SU OPF, 2007. ISBN 80-7248-441-6. info
  • VEBER, J., SRPOVÁ, J. A KOL. Podnikání malé a střední firmy. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2004. ISBN 80-247-1069-2. info
    recommended literature
  • SRPOVÁ, J. , ŘEHOŘ, V. A KOL. Základy podnikání. Praha, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3339-5. info
  • COONEY, T.M., MOORE, R.A. European Cases in Entrepreneurship. Dublin: Blackhall Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1842181447. info
  • LUNDSTRÖM, A., STEVENSON, L.A. Entrepreneurship Policy. Theory and Practice. New York: Springer, 2005. ISBN 0-387-24140-X. info
  • BURNS, P. Entrepreneurship and Small Business. Hampshire UK: Palgrave Publisher Ltd., 2001. ISBN 0-333-91474-0. info
  • MUGLER, J. Podnikové hospodářství malých a středních podniků I. Plzeň: ZU, 2001. ISBN 80-7082-729-7. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
One-to-One tutorial
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
Assessment methods
Exam
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
(1) Compulsory active attendance in seminars (active participation at discussions, tasks and presentations) - 60 %, (2) Company visit and report preparation according required outline and report presentation on seminar, (3) Successfully passed Ongoing test (minimum 10 points from 20 points) as a condition for registration for examination. The exam has a written form with the maximum of 50 points.
ActivityDifficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž76
Přednáška26
Seminář13
Zápočet30
Summary145
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2019, Winter 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Winter 2021, Summer 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2020, recent)
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