PEMBASME Small and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurship

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2022
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)
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
Tue 13:05–14:40 A412
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PEMBASME/01: Tue 14:45–15:30 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 also offered to the students of the fields other than those 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 (in Czech)
  • 1. Entrepreneur and Entrepreneurial Mindset
  • Defining entrepreneurship as process and activity. Understanding the importance of entrepreneurship in the society. Describing characteristics, advantages and disadvantages for being an entrepreneur. Entrepreneur and the process of idea development. Creativity and business thinking tests. Looking for entrepreneurial opportunities. Idea vs opportunity.
  • 2. Start-Ups and Their Active Support Policy
  • Definition of small and medium enterprises according to valid legislation. Support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within the EU. Ecosystems supporting entrepreneurship (incubators, accelerators, coworking centres). Counselling and mentoring programmes for start-ups.
  • 3. Operating the Business
  • All the various activities and skills needed to run the business successfully. Basic principles and differences in the management related to personnel, financial, operational areas. Economical minimum for entrepreneurs. Crisis management related to business life cycle.
  • 4. Specific Types of Business Ventures
  • Family business and its challenges, plan of succession. Business of the young people, women entrepreneurship. Social business and its specifics. Comparing economic concepts when making decisions for an entrepreneurial venture. Scenario and Business Planning differences according those business ventures.
  • 5. Managing and Growing the Venture
  • Networking and alliances in business. Innovation as a source of growth and development for business. Scale-up tendencies and projects. Development of a comparative matrix of different venture models. Financial issues of mergers and acquisitions.
  • 6. International Business Ventures
  • Strategies and structures of international business and assess the special roles of an international business's various functions. Formulating and executing strategies, plans, and tactics to succeed in international business ventures. Licensing and franchising, main advantages and disadvantages.
Literature
    required literature
  • NECK, H M, P NECK CH and E L MURRAY. Entrepreneurship: the practice and mindset. os Angeles: SAGE, 2018. ISBN 978-1-4833-8352-1. info
  • AULET, Bill. Disciplined entrepreneurship workbook. John Wiley & Sons, 2017. ISBN 978-1-119-36579-2. info
    recommended literature
  • 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
Teaching methods (in Czech)
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
One-to-One tutorial
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
Assessment methods
Exam
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
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.
Activity Difficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž 76
Přednáška 26
Seminář 13
Zápočet 30
Summary 145
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2019, Winter 2019, Summer 2020, Winter 2020, Summer 2021, Winter 2021.
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