Department of Business Economics and Management

The Department of Business Economics and Management consists of eighteen members of academic staff, three members of pedagogical staff, one research worker and five internal Ph.D. students, their composition corresponds to the needs of a qualification structure and professional orientation reflecting the current needs of the market. The staff is involved in the realization of scientific research activities, publishing in professional, peer-reviewed journals, and regularly present their outputs at scientific conferences. They also contribute to the development of monographs and teaching materials. The department fosters collaboration with both foreign and domestic universities. Since 2023, international cooperation has been primarily focused on the European University STARS EU project. In the field of research, it participates and cooperates with business entities on contract research projects through the Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, and the results of this collaboration are evident in the practical application of bachelor’s and master’s theses. In the years 2023-26, the department participates on the TACR project in a joint cooperation with Prague University of Economics and Business, and CzechInvest. During 2023-24, the department participated on the International Visegrad Fund project and during 2020-23, the department cooperated on the project within the international network COST. Among the successfully completed projects is the project Horizon 2020.

The broad range of courses offered (also taught in English) focuses on areas such as entrepreneurship, business economics, management, human resources, project management, business digitalization support, marketing, and also business law, information support for company operations, business establishment, and investment. The courses respect the professional and academic orientation of the study programs and offer diverse involvement of industry experts directly in teaching. Graduates of our study programs most often find employment in middle and senior management positions or pursue their own entrepreneurial activities.

The Department of Business Economics and Management was established at the School of Business Administration in Karviná in 2014, evolving from the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, the Department of Logistics, the Department of Marketing, and the Department of Law. The current structure of the Department of Business Economics and Management forms the cornerstone of the faculty, guaranteeing the bachelor's and follow-up master's study programs in Economics and Management, professionally-oriented programs in Innovative Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Management in Social Services (Social Management), and Digital Business. The bachelor's program in Economics and Management can be studied in two specializations: Trade and Marketing, and Entrepreneurship. The follow-up master's program in Economics and Management can be studied in three specializations: Trade and Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Finance, Accounting, and Taxes. We also offer popular studies in the English bachelor’s and follow-up master’s programs in Economics and Management (https://study-economics.slu.cz/). The Department of Business Economics and Management significantly contributes to teaching in the doctoral programs in Economics and Management and Economics and Management. In cooperation with the Department of Informatics and Mathematics, we organize the international scientific conference DEMSME (Decision Making for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises).