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The research activities of the department are focused on managerial theory and applied management, where attention is paid to the implementation of managerial methods in various areas of management (e.g. crisis management, strategic management, personnel management), business ethics, and new methods of managerial work.

At 2-year intervals, the Department of Management organizes international conference Economics and Business Management in the 21st Century.

The lecturers of the department are the authors of many scientific publications, and professional articles in both Czech and English language; they are members of scientific committees of domestic and foreign conferences and reviewers of articles in professional journals at home and abroad. They participate in solving research tasks in projects not only in the Czech Republic but also as members of international teams.

Science, research, and practice

  • Analysis and design of new or modification of existing personnel processes.
  • Analysis and modification of existing competency models for various job positions, creation of new ones.
  • Strategic analysis and elaboration of a strategic plan.
  • Analysis of corporate training in terms of the development of intellectual capital, company level, and product quality.
  • Analysis of corporate culture and values, corporate social responsibility.
  • Business management (methods, techniques, development scenarios, including the development of crisis threats).
  • Business education in terms of the development of intellectual capital, company level, and product quality.
  • Lectures/training in the field of social protocol: contact etiquette, non-contact etiquette - rules of electronic communication, rules of dress and social contact, rules of dining, and casual social conversation.
  • Lectures/training in the field of ethics: work ethic, corporate culture, and values, corporate social responsibility.
  • Lectures/training in the field of human resources management.

Conference, workshop, exhibition

KOVÁCS, Jan, Andrea ČOPÍKOVÁ, Petra HORVÁTHOVÁ and Marie MIKUŠOVÁ. Kolokvium k ukončení projektu Koncepce celoživotního vzdělávání v oboru Management. Ekonomická fakulta VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2008. [Detail]
PAPALOVÁ, Marcela, Iva KIROVOVÁ, Jarmil ADAMEC, Hana KRYMLÁKOVÁ and Petra HORVÁTHOVÁ. Mezinárodní konference ke 30. výročí založení Ekonomické fakulty - sekce Globální výzvy managementu. Ostrava: Ekonomická fakulta VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2007. [Detail]
KOVÁCS, Jan. Informační technologie pro praxi. sborník Informační technologie pro praxi. Ostrava: Tanger, s. r. o. Ostrava, 1999. p. 71-77. [Detail]
KAŇÁKOVÁ, Zdeňka and Anna DUŠKOVÁ. Jaké je uplatnění absolventů VŠB-TU?. Akademické fórum. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 1998. [Detail]
BLÁHA, Jiří. Úloha personalistů v motivování zaměstnanců. Motivace Ostrava 98. Ostrava: Klub personalistů, 1998. [Detail]
KAŇÁKOVÁ, Zdeňka. Systém volitelných zaměstnaneckých výhod. sborník Motivace Ostrava 98. Ostrava: Klub personalistů, 1998. p. 46-49. [Detail]
BLÁHA, Jiří. Vytváření týmů. sborník Teamwork. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 1998. [Detail]
KOVÁCS, Jan. Motivační program. Motivace - Ostrava 97. Ostrava: Klub personalistů Ostrava, 1997. [Detail]
KIROVOVÁ, Iva. Jaké jsou současné cíle výchovy?. sborník Evropské hodnoty demokracie a výchovy po zkušenostec. Brno: MZLU Brno, 1996. p. 135-139. ISBN 80-7204-060-x. [Detail]
KOVÁCS, Jan. Manažeři a tvořivé řešení problémů. sborník abstraktů Mezinárodní věd. konference. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 1995. [Detail]