OBC Business Activities

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Winter 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Věra Mulačová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Věra Mulačová, Ph.D.
Department of Human Resource Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Timetable of Seminar Groups
OBC/01: Wed 8:30–10:00 B1, V. Mulačová
OBC/02: Wed 10:10–11:40 B1, V. Mulačová
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
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The goal is to provide a basic knowledge of commercial business, its importance, the activities and trends and to create the theoretical background for the study of Applied related subjects.
Syllabus
  • 1st Importance, development and trade functions.
  • 2nd Business category.
  • 3rd Legal forms of business enterprise.
  • 4th   The role of retail in the economy.
  • 5th Retail network and its structure, types of retail activities.
  • 6th Typology of retail units.
  • 7th Wholesale status, importance, operating units, purchasing wholesale headquarters.
  • 8th Retailing, trends in retail  .
  • 9th Cooperation in business entrepreneurship, horizontal and vertical cooperation.
  • 10th Regional shopping centers.
  • 11th Cooperative trade, characteristics and significance.
  • 12th Trade and globalization.
  • 13th Sustainable Development in Trade.
Literature
    required literature
  • MULAČ, Petr and Věra MULAČOVÁ. Obchodní činnost (Trade activities). České Budějovice: VŠTE, 2009, 34 pp. ISBN 978-80-87278-11-6. info
  • MULAČ, Petr and Jan VÁCHAL. Obchodní podnikání I. 2. vyd. České Budějovice: Vysoká škola technická a ekonomická v Českých Budějovicích, 2008, 52 pp. ISBN 978-80-903888-4-0. info
    recommended literature
  • CIMLER, P. and D. ZADRAŽILOVÁ. Retail management. Praha: Management Press, 2008, 305 pp. ISBN 978-80-7261-167-6. info
  • PRAŽSKÁ, L. and J. JINDRA. Obchodní podnikání. Retail management. Praha: Management Press, 2002. ISBN 80-7261-059-7. info
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Tutorial
Consultation
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for Lectures6 
preparation for tutorial 22
preparation for the axam1010
seminar work - essay on a given topic1010
tutorial 10
Attendance on Lectures26 
Total:5252
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Exam – written 80 %
Essay 20 %
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2008, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, summer 2011, winter 2011, summer 2012, winter 2012, summer 2013, winter 2013, summer 2014, winter 2014, summer 2015, winter 2015, summer 2018, winter 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2010, recent)
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