XABE2 Business Economics 2

Moravian Business College Olomouc
winter 2024

The course is not taught in winter 2024

Extent and Intensity
2/3/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Petr Novák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Jindra Peterková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Petr Novák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Jindra Peterková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Lenka Prachařová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Petr Novák, Ph.D.
Moravian Business College Olomouc
Supplier department: Moravian Business College Olomouc
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Business Economics 2 develops theoretical and practical knowledge of students gained in Business Economics 1. It mainly focuses on internal environment of a company, funding, investments, and also develops basic knowledge in the field of inventories, production and sales, planning and controlling. The creation of a business plan of a (fictitious) company will be the practical output of the course and it should synthesize the gained knowledge not only in Business Economics 1 and 2, but also other fields of business management. The aim of the course is to increase and develop the level of economic education, theoretical knowledge, and methodical and practical skills from the real world of business economics.
Syllabus
  • 1. Costing.
  • 2. Company management, planning and decision-making.
  • 3. Company funding, working capital, cash flow.
  • 4. Financial analysis of a company.
  • 5. Investment activities and planning.
  • 6. Investment evaluation methods.
  • 7. Purchasing activities.
  • 8. Inventory management.
  • 9. Production, utilization of production capacity, production planning.
  • 10. Analyses, controlling.
  • 11. Internal audit.
  • 12. Specifics of production companies.
Literature
    required literature
  • BREALEY, R. A., S. C. MYERS and F. ALLEN. Principles of Corporate Finance. 12th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2016, 976 pp. ISBN 978-1-259-25333-1. info
  • HANSEN, Don R. and M. M. MOWEN. Cornerstones of Cost Management. 3rd ed. OH: Cengage Learning, 2015, 1099 pp. ISBN 978-1-285-75178-8. info
  • BRIGHAM, E. F. and M. C. EHRHARDT. Financial Management: Theory and Practice. 14th ed. OH: South-Western Cengage Learning, 2014, 1163 pp. ISBN 978-1-111-97221-9. info
  • BAYE, M. R. and J. PRINCE. Managerial Economics and Business Strategy. 8th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2013, 636 pp. ISBN 978-0-07-352322-4. info
  • BEGG, D. K. H., R. DORNBUSCH and S. FISCHER. Economics. 8th ed. London: McGraw-Hill, 2005, 552 pp. ISBN 0-07-710775-6. info
    recommended literature
  • DAMODARAN, A. Applied Corporate Finance. 4th ed. Hoboken: Wiley, 2014. ISBN 978-11-188-0893-1. info
  • DAMODARAN, A. Investment Valuation: Tools and Techniques for Determining the Value of Any Asset. 3rd ed. Hoboken: Wiley, 2012, 992 pp. ISBN 978-1-118-01152-2. info
  • PORTER, M. E. Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors. New York: Free Press, 2004, 397 pp. ISBN 0-7432-6088-0. info
  • BIERMAN, H. and S. SMIDT. Financial Management for Decision Making. D. C.: Beard Books, 2003, 816 pp. ISBN 1-58798-212-9. info
  • HIGGINS, R. C. Analysis for Financial Management. 7th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2003, 432 pp. ISBN 0-07-123245-1. info
Assessment methods
Course credit: attendance at seminars (min. 80%), individual assignments, course assignment, case study proposal and defence, credit test. Examination: written examination, oral examination.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
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