OPF:PEMBPSME Small and Medium-Sized Entrepr - Course Information

PEMBPSME Small and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurship

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)
Ing. Pavla Pokorná, 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

Wed 8:05–9:40 MS

• Timetable of Seminar Groups:

PEMBPSME/01: Wed 9:45–10:30 B208, J. Duháček Šebestová, P. Pokorná
PEMBPSME/02: Wed 10:35–11:20 B208, J. Duháček Šebestová, P. Pokorná

Prerequisites

FAKULTA(OPF) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P)
The course can be registered independently on the courses.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Marketing (programme OPF, B_MAR)
• Business Economics and Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN, specialization Business)

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

Czech

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 project (0-30 points) and report preparation according required outline and report presentation on seminar (0-20 points), (3). The exam has a written form with the maximum of 50 points.

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž	76
Přednáška	26
Seminář	13
Zkouška	30
Summary	145

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