The goal of this thesis is to define the SMEs' position in the Czech Republic and to underline their essential significance as well es to draw attention to their vulnerability. It includes integrated general overview of MSEs' support opportunities in the Czech Republic, but also critical valuation of the effectivity of each form of support. At the end the thesis recommends the most effective forms of SMEs' support in each stage of their life cycle.

This thesis deals with the entry options of European SME companies into the Chinese sanitary market. The paper identifies four main objectives, which are: 1. Introduce the entry options of foreign companies into the Chinese market. 2. Summarize the development of China's real estate market. 3. Compare selected foreign companies in the Chinese sanitary ware market. 4. Evaluate whether the entry of a European SME into the Chinese sanitary market would be a strategically correct step. The thesis is divided into three chapters. These chapters are divided into two sections. The first chapter is the theoretical foundation of the thesis. It introduces motives and entry options of companies into foreign markets in terms of theory, and motives and general options of entering the Chinese market. The second chapter deals with the Chinese real estate market and related sectors. The related sectors are specified on furniture and sanitary market. The third chapter introduces foreign manufactures of sanitary ware on the Chinese market -- American company Kohler, Spanish company Roca and Czech company Ravak. The second part of the third chapter evaluates the felicitous target group, geographic location, marketing and sales options of the foreign companies in the Chinese market. At the end of this chapter a potential entry of European SME into the Chinese sanitary market is evaluated.

This diploma thesis focuses on options of Competitive Intelligence solutions in small and medium enterprises. Applied part is conducted in a medium sized manufacturing company. Theoretical part of this thesis introduces areas of Competitive Intelligence and Business Intelligence, basic technological overview and illustrates Competitive Intelligence cycle description. In Czech republic, majority of companies are in a form of a small or medium enterprise, therefore theoretical definition is provided. In applied part of the thesis are introduced relevant information sources for small and medium enterprise, selected Business Intelligence tools under the Open-source license or provided as a Service. In following chapters is described possible utilization of this analytical software for a Competitive Intelligence. In final part of the thesis is a chosen solution applied in a HF Czechforge s.r.o., which consists of Business Intelligence and Competitive Intelligence. Main contribution of this thesis is a implementation suggestion of a user friendly Business Intelligence and Competitive Intelligence, which can be helpful for the company in gaining better overview of itself and its environment at acceptable costs.

This diploma thesis deals with strategy development of family business. The theoretical approach is focused on the basic knowledge, which is used to analyze the current state of the business. Simultaneously, the specifics of the family business are introduced. The results of strategy analysis serve as a basis for making proposals to solve the identified shortcomings.

The thesis deals with the financing opportunities of a research and development support for small and medium enterprises in Czech Republic from the European Union resources. It mainly observes a managed change in the company and risks related to this change. The thesis is a supporting document for the decision making of the company in the financing of the innovative technologies from European budget and in the international project participation.

The aim of my thesis is to create business plan for expansion of concrete small size company in connection to it's current situation, possible future growth and further development. First part of my thesis is focused on available innovation processes, which can be implied to daily work to get desired innovation and improvement of current status and to shift the company to the next level. Second part of my thesis will be summing up the actual status of the company in connection to possible business opportunities and by using the innovation processes I am going to suggest business plan to extend the company in the way it secures stable company's growth and readiness of all business systems and processes for further enlargement, with the aim of increasing company's value even improving operating results.

The aim of my thesis is to create business plan for expansion of concrete small size company MONTIX, a.s. in connection to its current situation, possible future growth and further development. First part of my thesis is focused on aims of my work and theoretical resources, which might be used in real practice. Second part of my thesis will be summing up the actual status of the company in connection to possible business opportunities and by using the innovation processes I am going to suggest business plan to extend the company in the way it secures stable company's growth and readiness of all business systems and processes for further enlargement, with the aim of increasing company's value even improving operating results in a form of business plan.

Increased mobility and a growing presence in the workforce by millennial employees are pushing sustainability to the forefront of concerns for business leaders. Especially for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) with limited human capital resources and no formal succession plans. Thus, increasing the need for insight on millennial employee development to mitigate voluntary turnover. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore successful millennial employee developmental strategies employed by 3 SMEs leaders in southern New Jersey. These SMEs leaders were the ideal population with millennial employees with 3 or more years of employment and not solely family-run organizations. The unfolding model of voluntary turnover, expectancy theory, and the human capital theory was the conceptual framework that guided introspection into this phenomenon. Semistructured interviews collected data about the perceptions held by the SMEs leaders of the phenomenon in their respective organizations. Methodological data triangulation enabled the identification of evident millennial employee development themes and the basis of millennial employment development strategies as mitigation or the exertion of motivational force. The effort to answer the posed questions identified 4 prevalent themes (a) flexibility, (b) organic culture, (c) self-governance, and (d) laissez-faire leadership, which aligned with the mitigation versus motivational conceptions. The findings may contribute to societal change by broadening perceptions held by individuals and communities, particularly leaders, about millennial employees to dispel preconceived stigmas, reduce interaction ambiguities, and minimize the escalation of generational conflicts and discourse within respective communities.

No / Due to significant challenges and increase in competition within the global environment, manufacturing companies need to focus on Manufacturing Planning and Control (MPC) systems in order to gain a competitive edge. This research paper describes a contribution towards the design and implementation of a bespoke MRP II system for a SME company dealing in tool reclamation. The paper covers the investigation of currently available MRP II systems and also investigates the present MPC system of the concerned SME company. On the basis of these investigations, a new/bespoke design has been proposed and developed for an MRP II system that is tailor-made for the aforementioned company. The newly designed MRP II system has been developed (using MS Access and Visual Basic for Application i.e. VBA) as a database planning tool of MPC system and contains the critical modules Demand Management (DM), Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP), Master Production Scheduling (MPS), Material Requirements Planning (MRP), and Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP). The bespoke MRP II system has been tested within the real manufacturing environment existing in the SME company with positive results. The key outcome of the research has shown that even small SME’s can design and implement their own MRPII system, which is particular and relevant to their own special manufacturing environment, using a minimal of time, software and financial resources.

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa experience one of the highest failure rates in the world with 75% to 80% of SMEs failing in their first ten years. This data suggests that few small organisations in South Africa are sustainable entities and this in turn impacts on employment and the GDP of South Africa. In order to be sustainable, organisations should be learning ones (Garvin, 1993; Marquardt in Hattingh & Smit, 2004, p2). Senge’s (1990) ground-breaking model of a learning organisation identifies the disciplines companies should practice in order to contribute to their sustainability. This model, previously researched in large global companies, is used as the basis of researching a small company in a local, South African context. This study explores whether by being a learning organisation, a small company is able to sustain itself. Senge’s concept of a learning organisation includes five disciplines. These disciplines have adult and workplace learning theories embedded in them. The study attempted to identify whether the small company drew on these learning theories in day-to-day operations and practise, and if this contributed to its development as a learning organisation. In addition to learning theories, literature reviewed included factors that impact on small business sustainability in the South African context. The study reveals an interesting blend of a business management concept (“the learning organisation”) with adult education principles that give insight into developing a small company as a learning organisation. A qualitative, ethnographic case study approach was used for this study, using an interactive model to accommodate the dynamic nature of the workplace with its variety of events and activities. Data collection took place during two intensive research periods in 2008 and 2012, in a single Johannesburg-based company. A multi-method approach was used and included observations, document analysis, questionnaires, transect walks, auto-photography, focus groups and interviews. The study revealed that a small company can ensure its sustainability by being a learning organisation, even though the company did not hold the same understanding of a learning organisation that Senge (1990) did. By practising various adult and workplace learning theories, especially the theory of communities of practice, a small company can develop the disciplines of a learning organisation. Furthermore, organisations may practise the disciplines of a learning organisation organically, without specific intent, and this may assist in their sustainability.