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KHNOPI Corporate Economics I

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. Ing. Jiří Novotný, CSc. (lecturer)
Ing. Michal Kozub (seminar tutor)
Ing. Petr Mikuš (seminar tutor)
Ing. Pavla Odehnalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ing. Milan Sedláček (seminar tutor)
Ing. Viliam Záthurecký, MBA, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Supervisor

doc. Ing. Jiří Novotný, CSc.
Department of Corporate Economy - Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Vlasta Radová

Timetable of Seminar Groups

KHNOPI/01 Sat 21. 2. 15:30–17:05 P2 (AWD Hall), 15:30–17:05 P1 (Citi Hall), Sat 14. 3. 15:30–18:45 P2 (AWD Hall), 15:30–18:45 P1 (Citi Hall), Sat 4. 4. 15:30–18:45 P2 (AWD Hall), 15:30–18:45 P1 (Citi Hall), Sat 2. 5. 15:30–17:05 P2 (AWD Hall), 15:30–17:05 P1 (Citi Hall), J. Novotný
KHNOPI/02 Sat 7. 3. 12:50–14:30 P1 (Citi Hall), Sat 28. 3. 15:30–18:45 P1 (Citi Hall), Sun 26. 4. 12:50–16:15 P1 (Citi Hall), Sat 23. 5. 12:50–14:30 P1 (Citi Hall), J. Novotný

Course Enrollment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

Fields of study the course is directly associated with

there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The Corporate Economy I course is a relatively independent introduction to the fundamentals of teaching business management. It acquaints students with the subject matter, methods of study, description of business economy and the construction of a firm. It clarifies objectives of the company, division of corporate production factors and their mutual relations. It focuses on general issues of corporate economics and economic events in the enterprise, regardless of affiliation to a particular field or industry, its profit or non-profit making character. Along with the follow-up course of Corporate Economy II, focusing on interpretation of basic business functions and activities, it provides a comprehensive view of a firm.
The objective of the course is for students to obtain basic theoretical and practical knowledge of principles of constructing a company. Passing the course students should be able to:
- clarify the subject matter and methods of analyses and structure of business economy
- interpret the structure of business production factors, their relationships and layout
- identify various types and forms of enterprises
- understand causes and forms of business associations
- assess both national and multinational choice of company location
- analyze crisis and development of a company and explain characteristic features of stages of a corporate life cycle

The knowledge acquired in this course is further developed in a follow-up course of Corporate Economy 2 focusing on business activities and functions. Together they provide a comprehensive view of a firm.

Syllabus

• 1) Company as a part of national economy and the subject of corporate economy

• 2) Corporate economy and its methods

• 3) Corporate production factors and company directorate as a production factor

• 4) Corporate goals system, tools and principles of management

• 5) Corporate planning and decision making

• 6) Corporate organisation

• 7) Human labour performance and factors influencing it

• 8) Human labour remuneration

• 9) Long-term tangible assets and material as a production factor

• 10) Legal forms of corporations

• 11) Sole trading, small and middle sized companies

• 12) Association of enterprises

• 13) Selection of corporate location

• 14) Corporate sanitation and decline

Literature

• Úvod do podnikového hospodářství. Edited by Günter Wöhe - Eva Kislingerová, Translated by Zuzana Maňasová. 2. přeprac. a dopl. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2007. xxix, 928. ISBN 978-80-7179-897. info
• NOVOTNÝ, Jiří. Nauka o podniku 1 (The Science of The Enterprise). 1. vyd. Brno: MU ESF Brno, 2003. 208 pp. 1. ISBN 80-210-3090-9. info
• SYNEK, Miloslav. Podniková ekonomika. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H. Beck, 1999. xxii, 456. ISBN 80-7179-228-4. info
• NOVOTNÝ, Jiří and Petr SUCHÁNEK. Nauka o podniku I (The Business Economics I). 1. vyd. Brno: MU ESF Brno, 2004. 164 pp. 1. ISBN 80-210-3333-9. info

Assessment methods

Successful passing two test during the semester. Limi for successful passing is set to 60%.

Exam: a single-option question test consisting of 20 questions. The limit for successful completion is 60%
If a student commits a prohibited act, such as using various forbidden tools (e.g. cheatsheets), cribbing, taking out any part of the credit test or any other form of cheating, the teacher is allowed to interrupt the test and to grade the student with F, FF or even FFF, according to the seriousness of the offence. The described procedure applies to all the activities that are included in the final evaluation of the course (seminar work).

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• BKH_EKOR Corporate economics
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Teacher's information

Doporučená literatura/recommended literature:

1. Mugler, J. Podnikové hospodářství malých a středních podniků I – III. ZčU, Plzeň, 1997 - 1998

2. Veber. J. a kol. Podnikání malé a střední firmy. Grada, Praha, 2005, ISBN 80-247-1069-2.

3. Wöhe, G. Úvod do podnikového hospodářství. C. H. Beck, Praha, 1995 ISBN 80-7079-981-1.

4. Žák, M. a kol. Velká ekonomická encyklopedie. 2. rozšířené vyd., Linde, Praha, 2002, ISBN 80-7201-381-5.

5. Zákon č. 455/1991 Sb., o živnostenském podnikání v platném znění

6. Zákon č. 513/1991 Sb., obchodní zákoník v platném znění

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008.

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