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 eight internal Ph.D. students. The department’s composition corresponds to the needs of a qualification structure and professional orientation reflecting the current needs of the market. Staff members engage in scientific and research activities, publish in peer-reviewed journals, and regularly present their findings at academic conferences. They also teach in the MBA and U3V programs. 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, the department participates and cooperates with corporate partners on contract research projects through the Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, and the results of this activity are then reflected in the practical application of final theses and directly in teaching. In 2025–29, the department is leading the TAČR scientific research project “System for the Evaluation and Development of Students’ Entrepreneurial Competencies,” and in 2023–26, it is participating in another TAČR project, “Entrepreneurship as a Second Career, or Entrepreneurship 2.0” together with partners at the University of Economics in Prague and CzechInvest. From 2024 to 2028, the department is conducting the international research project COST CA23120, and from 2025 to 2026, we are participating in a Visegrad Fund project. Successful projects include, for example, the Horizon 2020 project (2021–22), COST (2021–23), and the Visegrad Fund (2023–24). 

The broad range of courses offered (including those taught in English) focuses on areas such as entrepreneurship, business economics, management, human resources, project management, business digitalization support, marketing, as well as information support for business operations and business start-ups. 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, Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Marketing, 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).