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COMPETITIVENESS OF ENTERPRISES - course description

General information
Course name COMPETITIVENESS OF ENTERPRISES
Course ID 04.0-WZ-P-CE-S18
Faculty Faculty of Economics and Management
Field of study WEiZ - oferta ERASMUS
Education profile -
Level of studies Erasmus programme
Beginning semester winter term 2022/2023
Course information
Semester 1
ECTS credits to win 5
Course type obligatory
Teaching language english
Author of syllabus
  • dr hab. inż. Maciej Dzikuć, prof. UZ
Classes forms
The class form Hours per semester (full-time) Hours per week (full-time) Hours per semester (part-time) Hours per week (part-time) Form of assignment
Class 30 2 - - Credit with grade

Aim of the course

The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge of the core subject, and in particular: developing the ability and competencies of understanding basic aspects of competitiveness, transferring the knowledge about the competitive environment of a company, transferring the knowledge about the opportunities of getting competitive advantage of enterprise using material and non-material resources. Additionally goal is to develop the students' ability to use their knowledge in a practical way.

Prerequisites

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Scope

Theoretical aspects of companies competitiveness. The role of entrepreneurship in getting a competitive position. The meaning of innovativeness in getting the competitive advantage. The influence of non-material resources (human and social capital) on building companies competitiveness. The role of Polish government on companies competitiveness. Situation in different countries taking into consideration companies competitiveness. Competitive position of Poland due to international rankings. Meaning of economic crisis on Polish company’s competitive position.

Teaching methods

Work from the source document, group work, problem-classical method, discussion, presentation.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description Outcome symbols Methods of verification The class form

Assignment conditions

Students are obliged to obtain a assessment from the evaluation classes. Assessment is subject to the preparation and presentation of the paper with a set theme using multimedia techniques, 20-30 minutes of presentation time. After speaking the paper is discussed and is assessed student activity led discussion.
In addition, students will write a test. To get a positive grade, students must answer 60% of questions correctly. Written test is conducted on the basis of open-ended questions at the end of the course.

Recommended reading

1. Kowalczuk A., Competitiveness of enterprises: selected concepts and determinants: Analysis of the competitiveness of construction companies from Podlaskie Voivodship on the basis of Nagashima’s Radar Paperback, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing 2017.

2. Increasing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises through the use of environmentally sound technologies : assessing the potential for the development of second-generation biofuels in the ESCWA region, New York 2009.
3. Impact of industrial policies on the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises, New York 2007.

Further reading

1. Development, Competitiveness and Practice of Economic Policy, Ed. E. Frejtag-Mika, PWE Warszawa 2008.
2. Konkurencyjność przedsiębiorstw - nowe podejście, red. E. Skawińska, PWE 2002.
3. Skawińska E., Cyrson E., Zalewski R. I., Konkurencyjność przedsiębiorstw, Wyd. PP, Poznań 2011.
4. Kompendium wiedzy o konkurencyjności, red. M. Gorynia, E. Łaźniewska, Wyd. Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2009.
5. Competitiveness Management, Ed. E. Skawińska, Poznan University of Technology, Poznań 2010.
6. Porter M., Przewaga konkurencyjna, Wyd. Helion, Gliwice 2006.
7. Skawińska E., Zalewski R. I., Klastry biznesowe w rozwoju konkurencyjności i innowacji regionów, Świat -Europa - Polska, PWE, Warszawa 2009.
8. Nowe otwarcie na innowacje, red. R.I. Zalewski, PAN Poznań 2013
9. Misala J., Międzynarodowa konkurencyjność gospodarek narodowych, PWE, Warszawa 2011.
10. The Perspectives of Polish Economy Management In Globalization Environment, Ed. E. Skawińska, Poznan University of Technology, Poznań 2009.
11. Strony internetowe: IMD, OECD, UE, Eurostat, GUS Polska.
12. Hołub-Iwan J., Perenc J., Innowacje w rozwijaniu konkurencyjności firm. Znaczenie, wsparcie, przykłady zastosowań, C. H. Beck, Warszawa 2011.
13. Uwarunkowania sprawności innowacyjnej przedsiębiorstw, red. H. Mruk, R. Nestorowicz, Wyd. Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego Poznań 2011.
14. SHEVCHENKO, Vasiliy V. 1; KOKUYTSEVA, Tatiana V. 2 & OVCHINNIKOVA, Oksana P., Competitiveness of the Enterprises of the Eurasian Economic Union:Assessment Methodology Competitividad de las empresas de la Unión Económica Euroasiática: Metodología de Evaluación, Revista Vol. 40 (37), 2019.

Notes

Lecturer: m.dzikuc@wez.uz.zgora.pl


Modified by dr hab. inż. Maciej Dzikuć, prof. UZ (last modification: 18-05-2022 18:20)