FINPCOF Corporate Finance in Central Europe

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
Ing. Pavlína Haltofová, Ph.D.
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 purpose of the course Corporate Finance in Central Europe is to develop an understanding of the rapidly evolving situation in the field of Corporate Finance in the former centrally planned economies of Central Europe. Students will be able to understand not only the major topics of Corporate Finance, but also to evaluate the influence of privatization processes on corporate culture in these countries, and to evaluate consequences of these processes.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1. Corporate finance - an overview
    2. Capital budgeting
    3. Investment - basic investment rules
    4. Risk concepts and valuation
    5. Capital structure
    6. Long-term financing
    7. Long-term financing in Central Europe
    8. Short-term financing
    9. Short-term financing in Central Europe
    10. Privatization processes and corporate finance - an overview
    11. Structure of ownership in privatized firms
    12. Capital structure of privatized firms
    13. International corporate finance
Literature
    required literature
  • ROSS, SR., WESTERFIELD, RW., JORDAN, BD. Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (7th Edition). Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2006. ISBN 0-07-319262-7. info
  • BURKLEY, A., ROSS, SA., WESTERFIELD, RW., JAFFE, JF. Corporate Finance Europe. Cambridge: McGraw-Hill, 2004. ISBN 0-256-13473-1. info
    recommended literature
  • Various readings from The Economist, The Euro and other financial magazines. info
  • BREALEY, A., MYERS, SC., ALLEN, F. Corporate Finance. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2005. ISBN 0-07-111795-4. info
  • BLOCK, SB., GEOFFREY, GA. Foundations of Financial Management. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2005. ISBN 0-07-284229-6. info
  • MADURA, J. International Corporate Finance. New York: Thompson South-Western, 2005. ISBN 0-32-432382-4. info
  • Mejstřík, M. 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
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2008, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014.
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