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30. 4. 2018

Ivey Publishing published a case study by L. Tyll and M. Srivastava entitled „Debito Technologies: Taking a debt management app abroad“

Ivey Publishing published a case study: „Debito Technologies: Taking a debt management app abroad“prepared by our colleagues Ladislav Tyll and Mohit Srivastava. The case study is focused on international expansion of a well-established Czech firm Epohledávky (Debito), which is focused on managing the process of recovery of receivables using Industry 4.0 technologies. This case study […]

30. 4. 2018

New minor specialization “Family Business”

The Department of Strategy and Center for Family Businesses are opening a new minor specialization entitled Family Business. The minor is focused on specifics of family firms, which represent the predominant form of entrepreneurship worldwide. The minor specialization will bring together academics, family business owners and students to answer, for instance, the following questions: Which […]

8. 2. 2018

Two-day workshop for family business owners: Transferring family business to new generation

http://fba.vse.cz/family-business/activities/executive-education/

31. 7. 2017

Routledge published “Gender and Family Entrepreneurship” with a chapter by Aleš Kubíček and Ondřej Machek

Information about the book This book focuses on gender and family entrepreneurship, as they are interrelated concepts particularly important in today’s global society. The book highlights the significance of the role of gender in the development and growth of family businesses. It helps readers understand the role of family dynamics in business, particularly in terms […]

26. 6. 2017

Jiří Hnilica Became Professor of Business Administration and Management

On June 23, 2017, Jiří Hnilica, who is the head of Department of Strategy and vice-rector for international relations and information systems, received the letter of appointment and became professor of business administration and management. During the ceremony, he also gave a speech in the name of all appointed professors.

27. 4. 2017

New Monograph: Family Firms

Machek, Ondřej: Rodinné firmy [Family firms] 1st edition. Prague: C. H. Beck, 2017, 160 pages. ISBN 978-80-7400-638-8. Despite the importance of family firms for the Czech economy, family business is still a neglected area of research in the Czech Republic and there is no scholarly book devoted to this field. The goal of this book […]

20. 1. 2017

Mintzberg, Management, and Prague: A Report on Henry Mintzberg’s Speech at VŠE Published in Central European Business Review

On November 10, 2016, Professor Henry Mintzberg OC OQ FRSC was awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Oeconomiae. Bestowed by the Rector of the Prague University of Economics and Business, Madame Professor Ing. Hana Machková, CSc., for his extraordinary contribution to management science. Professor Mintzberg was called upon to deliver an address to the various […]

1. 1. 2017

Project of the Czech Science Foundation: Privately-held Firms with Multiple Owners: The Role of Family and Responsible Ownership

The research team of the Center for Family Business starts to work on the project “Privately-held Firms with Multiple Owners: The Role of Family and Responsible Ownership” funded by the Czech Science Foundation. The project is scheduled for 2017-2019. In non-listed privately-held firms, co-owners are a social group: multiple (two or more) owners who are […]

9. 10. 2016

3SG552 Family Business Strategies, new course of the Department of Strategy

Since the winter semester 2016/17 the Department of Strategy offers a new course for Master students, 3SG552 – Family Busines Strategies. The course is taught by the guarantor doc. Ing. Jiri Hnilica, Ph.D. and Mgr. Stanislav Servus, LL.M., holder of the prestigious certificate ACFBA, Advanced Certificate in Family Business Advising. The course has been prepared […]

9. 10. 2016

3SG551 Desing Thinking and anthropology in strategy, new course of the Department of Strategy

Since the winter semester 2016/17 the Department of Strategy offers a new course for Master students 3SG551 Design Thinking and Anthropology in Strategy. The course is taught by the guarantor doc. Ing. Lubos Smrčka, PhD., certificated in Design Thinking by the University of Virginia, and Ing. et Mgr. Tomas Ryška, Ph.D., graduate of Economics and […]