PHNOPI Corporate Economics I

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Jiří Novotný, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Bc. Petr Suchánek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Pavla Marciánová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Petr Mikuš, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Jiří Novotný, CSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Bc. Petr Suchánek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Eva Švandová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Viliam Záthurecký, MBA, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Jiří Novotný, CSc.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Vlasta Radová
Timetable
Tue 12:50–14:30 P101, Wed 9:20–11:00 P101
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PHNOPI/1: Tue 7:40–9:15 P304, P. Marciánová
PHNOPI/10: Tue 11:05–12:45 P403, V. Záthurecký
PHNOPI/11: Thu 11:05–12:45 S311, E. Švandová
PHNOPI/12: Thu 14:35–16:15 S309, V. Záthurecký
PHNOPI/13: Wed 16:20–17:55 S309, V. Záthurecký
PHNOPI/14: Wed 14:35–16:15 S309, P. Suchánek
PHNOPI/15: Wed 16:20–17:55 S308, E. Švandová
PHNOPI/16: Tue 12:50–14:30 P303, P. Marciánová
PHNOPI/17: Thu 16:20–17:55 P403, V. Záthurecký
PHNOPI/18: No timetable has been entered into IS. P. Mikuš
PHNOPI/19: No timetable has been entered into IS. E. Švandová
PHNOPI/2: Tue 9:20–11:00 P304, V. Záthurecký
PHNOPI/20: Mon 7:40–9:15 P303, P. Marciánová
PHNOPI/3: Tue 14:35–16:15 P104, P. Suchánek
PHNOPI/4: Tue 14:35–16:15 P312, P. Marciánová
PHNOPI/5: Tue 9:20–11:00 P312, P. Marciánová
PHNOPI/6: Wed 16:20–17:55 P304, P. Suchánek
PHNOPI/7: Tue 16:20–17:55 P312, J. Novotný
PHNOPI/8: Tue 16:20–17:55 P403, P. Mikuš
PHNOPI/9: Tue 18:00–19:30 P403, P. Mikuš
Prerequisites
The course is intended for the second year full-time students of Faculty of Economics and Administration as a compulsory course. The course is intended for the first year full-time students of Faculty of natural sciences, field of study - analytical chemist - chemical laboratory manager. The course is intended for the first grade full-time students of Faculty of natural sciences, field of study - physics and management. The course is designed for full-time students of the Faculty of Science - field of study - mathematics-economics.
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 480 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/480, only registered: 0/480, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/480
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course of Corporate economy I is an introductory and relatively independent part of teaching fundamentals of business economics. Students get acquainted with the subject and methods of investigation and description of business economics and the construction of a company. It clarifies the objectives of a company, classification of corporate production factors and their mutual relations. It focuses on general issues of corporate economics and economic events in the enterprise, regardless of the affiliation to a particular field or industry, and its profit or non-profit orientation. Along with the follow-up course of Corporate Economy II, where basic business functions and activities are taught, it provides a comprehensive view of a company. The main objective of the course is to obtain basic theoretical and practical knowledge of construction of a company.

At the end fo the course the student should be able to:
- clarify the subject matter and methods of analyzing and a segmentation in business economics
- interpret the structure of corporate production factors, their relationships and structure
- Identify different types and forms of companies
- Understand the causes and forms of business association
- Assess both the national and multinational choice of location the company
- Analyze crisis development of a company and to describe this stage of its life cycle

The knowledge gained in this course is further developed in the course of Corporate Economy 2, where topics such as business activities and functions are taught. Altogether, these two courses provide a comprehensive view of a company.
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 management as a production factor

  • 4) System of corporate goals, tools and management principles

  • 5) Planning and decission-making in corporation

  • 6) Organisation of a corporation

  • 7) Human labour performance and influencing factors

  • 8) Remuneration

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

  • 10) Legal form of corporations

  • 11) Sole traders and small and middle-sized companies

  • 12) Business associations

  • 13) Selection of corporate location

  • 14) Recapitalization and shutdown of a company

Literature
  • WÖHE, Günter and Eva KISLINGEROVÁ. Úvod do podnikového hospodářství. Translated by Zuzana Maňasová. 2. přeprac. a dopl. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2007, xxix, 928. ISBN 9788071798972. info
  • NOVOTNÝ, Jiří. Nauka o podniku- výstavba podniku. 1st ed. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, s.r.o., 2007, 213 pp. ISBN 978-80-7380-071-0. info
  • SYNEK, Miloslav. Podniková ekonomika. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H. Beck, 1999, xxii, 456. ISBN 8071792284. info
  • NOVOTNÝ, Jiří and Petr SUCHÁNEK. Nauka o podniku I (The Business Economics I). 1st ed. Brno: MU ESF Brno, 2004, 164 pp. 1. ISBN 80-210-3333-9. info
Assessment methods
Conditions of successful completion of the course: active participation in seminars, elaboration and presentation of an essay and successfully passed mid-term test.


Examination: one-choice test, 20 questions. 12 points (60%) is the minimum number of points for a pass.
If student commits a prohibited act, such as usage of various forbidden tools, cribbing, taking out any part of the exam or any other cheating, teacher is allowed to interrupt an exam and to grade a student with F, FF or FFF according to the seriousness of the offence
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: max. 30 cizích studentů; cvičení pouze pro studenty ESF
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007.
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