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

MPBPMSA Small and Medium-Sized Enterpreneurship

Extent and Intensity

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

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

Prerequisites

The course can be registered independently on other courses.

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

• Marketing and Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN)

Course objectives

The course sets itself a task to make students familiar with the specifications of entrepreneurship in SMEs, as early as in a phase of the creation of the plan, the selection of the locality, the size of the enterprise, along with its operation. It proceeds from the standard conception of the SME in the EU, theory and practice in the Czech Republic and EU. The student is able to design, write and present a business plan (for a service) based on customers' needs and including a proper assessment of profitability. The student is able to use relevant business terms.

Syllabus

• 1. The significance of small and medium sized enterprises, its definition and functions.
  2. The use of the networks in the entrepreneurship of small and Medium sized enterprises.
  3. The support of small and medium sized entrepreneurship in the selected countries of the EU and in the Czech Republic..
  4. Municipal government and small and medium sized enterprises.
  5. Establishing small and medium sized enterprises, evaluating the dissimilarities and procedures in the EU countries and in the Czech Republic.
  6. Business plan of small and medium sized enterprises, principles of its creation.
  7. Entrepreneurs as employers and employees, principles of enumeration and motivation.
  8. Management style of the small enterprise.
  9. The performance of small and medium sized enterprises.
  10. The impact of the outer and inner factors on the outcomes of the economic activity.
  11. Social Entrepreneurship versus Corporate Entrepreneurship.
  12. The family firm and Leadership.
  13. Sustainable business and Renewable sources.
  
  1. The significance of small and medium sized enterprises, its definition and functions.
  The comparison of the state, development and current position of small and medium sized entrepreneurship in the Czech Republic and in the EU
  2. The use of the networks in the entrepreneurship of small and medium sized enterprises.
  Cooperation structures, examples in the EU, and comparison with the state in the Czech Republic. Forms of cooperation.
  3. The support of small and medium sized entrepreneurship in the selected countries of the EU and in the Czech Republic.
  Factors influencing a successful entry into the market. Industrial policy in the Czech Republic, its basic classification and tools. The implication of globalization of the economic processes and industrial policy.
  4. Municipal government and small and medium sized enterprises.
  Contractual relation between the enterprise and environment, the use of the non-residential spaces and further conditions for the development of entrepreneurship.
  5. Establishing small and medium sized enterprises, evaluating the dissimilarities and procedures in the EU countries and in the Czech Republic.
  The most common legal forms of SMEs. Supporting policy for SMEs. Why SMEs are so important for regional development?
  6. Business plan of small and medium sized enterprises, principles of its creation.
  Examples of establishing trades, micro-companies small and medium sized enterprises. Entrepreneurship as life style.Vision, Goals of future business.Examples of successful SMEs.
  7. Entrepreneurs as employers and employees, principles of enumeration and motivation.
  HR work in the small and medium sized enterprise, the profile of the manager, self-motivation.The importance of managerial skills and knowledge of the essentials in economics and law for entrepreneurship.
  8. Management style of the small enterprise.
  Management activities and corporate culture as a significant factor of in-house management.
  9. The performance of small and medium sized enterprises.
  Methods and indicators for evaluating the performance. Life cycle of business, entrepreneurship environment, market evaluation.
  10. The impact of the outer and inner factors on the outcomes of the economic activity.
  The essence and significance of economic tools for managing the economy in the SME.
  11.Social Entrepreneurship versus Corporate Entrepreneurship.
  The characteristics and social significance of non-profit organizations.
  12. The family firm and Leadership.
  Family, family valueas and impact on business performance. Specialty in Entrepreneurship. Generation-life cycle.
  13. Sustainable business and Renewable sources.
  Corporate Social responsibility approach. Creativity, Opportunity and Innovation.
  

Literature

required literature
• SUCHÁNEK, P., ŠKAPA, R. Business Management in the Czech Republic. Brno: Masaryk University, 2008. ISBN 978-80-210-4662-7. info
• BURNS, P. Entrepreneurship and Small Business. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. ISBN 1-4039-4733-3. info
• BENNET, R. Small Business Survival. London: Sales Departnem, Pitman Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-273-03624-6. info
• BRIDGE, S., O´NEILL, K., CROMIE, S. Understanding Enterprise, Entrepreneurship & Small Business. London: Macmillan, 1998. ISBN 0-333-68348-X. info

recommended literature
• Commercial Code as amended. info
• Income Tax Law as amended. info
• Trading Law as amended. info
• LUNDSTRÖM, A., STEVENSON, L.A. Entrepreneurship Policy. Theory and Practice. New York: Springer, 2005. ISBN 0-387-24140-X. info

Teaching methods

Skills demonstration
Seminar classes

Assessment methods

Credit

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Obligatory seminar's attendance, at least 60%.
Test (min. average of the 60% successfulness required).
Written business plan and Group presentations 60%.

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

• Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2012, recent)
  
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