Financial Management in Crisis Conditions

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Included in study programs

Teaching results

Knowledge:
• Acquisition of theoretical and practical knowledge and understanding about the financial crisis, the situation of the company and its most common causes. An overview of warning signals and predictions of adverse financial situations. Gaining knowledge about the causes of bankruptcy such as insolvency and extension of non-financial corporations and the possibilities of their prevention and solutions through judicial and out-of-court restructuring. Acquisition of the principles of financial management of a company in financial crisis, especially the management of cash flows. Basic principles of bankruptcy, restructuring and liquidation of the company and the procedure of individual steps in the proceedings.
Competence:
• assessment of the financial situation of the company, especially indebted, in terms of crisis, insolvency and debt,
• management of an indebted company and elimination of a crisis situation,
• the creditor's approaches to the insolvent company and the recovery of its claims from the bankrupt and restructured company,
• resolving an unfavorable financial situation in the form of personal bankruptcy,
• to propose solutions and procedures in connection with the liquidation of the company for preventive reasons.
Skill:
• analyze the financial situation of the company in crisis in accordance with legal standards,
• procedure in bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings,
• processing of the bankrupt's application for bankruptcy and restructuring, processing of the creditor's proposal for bankruptcy of the debtor,
• acquire basic skills for filing claims against debtors in crisis, bankruptcy and restructuring,
• elaboration of procedures in connection with the liquidation of the company.

Indicative content

Thematic definition of exercises:
1. The global financial crisis and its impact on companies in the Slovak Republic.
2. Degrees of financial problems of the company.
3. Obligations of the company in connection with crisis prevention, consequences in case of breach of obligations.
4. Characteristics of bankruptcy at the proposal of the debtor and the creditor.
5. The effects of the declaration of bankruptcy on the debtor's property.
6. Opposition to shortening, favouring and disproportionate consideration by a legal act in bankruptcy.
7. Property of the bankrupt in bankruptcy.
8. Characteristics and fulfilment of conditions for the application of restructuring.
9. Control of the company in restructuring by creditors.
10. Characteristics of indebtedness of a natural person entrepreneur in the form of bankruptcy.
11. Liquidation of the company.
12. Specific features of crisis management in selected EU countries I.
13. Specific features of crisis management in selected EU countries II.

Support literature

Basic literature:
1. ĎURICA, Milan. Konkurzné právo na Slovensku a v Európskej únii /. - 1. vyd. - Žilina : Poradca podnikateľa, 2006. - 480 s. ISBN 80-88931-42-8
2. ĎURICA, Milan. Zrušenie, likvidácia a zánik obchodných spoločností (3. časť) / In Justičná revue : časopis pre právnu prax / Ministerstvo spravodlivosti, Právnický ústav, Bratislava. - Bratislava : 2004. - ISSN 1335-6461. - Roč. 56, č. 1 (2004), s. 12-37.
3. DUJAVA, Daniel. Ekonomická kríza a ekonomická veda. Vydavateľstvo Wolters Kluwer, Bratislava 2016, 188 s. ISBN 978-80-8168-442-5
4. ZUZÁK, Roman, KONIGOVÁ, Martina. Krízové řízení podniku. 2. aktualizované a rozšírené vydání. Vydavateľstvo Grada 2009. 253 s. ISBN 978-8024-731-56-8
5. KISLINGEROVÁ, Eva. Podnik v čase krizy. Vydavateľstvo Grada 2009. 208 s. ISBN 978-8024-731-36-0
6. Zákon č. 7/2004 Z.z. o konkurze a reštrukturalizácii
7. Zákon č. 513/1991Zb. Obchodný zákonník
Supplementary literature:
1. BECKER Joachim, Lesay Ivan. Život na úver. Vydavateľstvo Inaque, Bratislava: 2012. 160 s. ISBN 978-80-970-9063-0
2. KRUGMAN, Paul. Návrat ekonomické krize. Vydavateľstvo Vyšehrad: 2009, 176 s. ISBN 978-80-7021-984-3
3. KOHOUT, Pavel. Finance po krizy. 3. rozšírené vydanie. Vydavateľstvo Grada: 2011. 328 s.
4. WORKIE, T. Menbere. Globálna finančná a hospodárska kríza. Vydavateľstvo Ekonomický ústav Slovenskej akadémie vied. Bratislava 2009. 275 s. ISBN 978-80-7144-175-5
5. BURÁK, Emil. Kríza ako šanca, výzva a príležitosť. Vydavateľstvo Eugenika: 2009. 376 s. ISBN 978-80-8100-150-5
6. ONDROVIČ, Adrián. Inštitucionálne príčiny globálnej ekonomickej krízy. Vydavateľstvo Ekonomický ústav Slovenskej akadémie vied. Bratislava: 2018. 112 s. ISBN 978-80-7144-286-8

Syllabus

Thematic definition of exercises: 1. The global financial crisis and its impact on companies in the Slovak Republic. Symptoms and causes of financial problems of non - financial corporations. The company's financial crisis and its consequences for the country's business and economy, GDP, employment, inflation, etc. Measures taken by the government and the central bank to reduce the risk of a financial crisis. 2. Degrees of financial problems of the company. Evaluation of the financial situation by methods of financial-economic analysis. Unfair competition and its forms, possibilities of protection against unfair competition. Possibilities of eliminating the financial crisis of the company. Principles and methods of crisis management of the company with emphasis on cash flow management. 3. Obligations of the company in connection with crisis prevention, consequences in case of breach of obligations. Characteristics of insolvency and extension for the assessment of crisis and bankruptcy, characteristics and method of calculation in accordance with current legislation. 4. Characteristics of bankruptcy at the proposal of the debtor and the creditor. Obligations of the debtor and the rights of the creditor in relation to bankruptcy and bankruptcy. Procedure for filing for bankruptcy as a debtor and a creditor. Basic stages and procedure of bankruptcy proceedings. Requirements for the debtor's and creditor's application for bankruptcy. 5. The effects of the declaration of bankruptcy on the debtor's property, court and execution proceedings after the declaration of bankruptcy. Procedure for registering creditors and their claims in bankruptcy, ascertaining, recording and denying claims. Finding, writing and securing assets in bankruptcy and determining their value. 6. Opposition to shortening, favouring and disproportionate consideration by a legal act in bankruptcy. Financial penalties for the debtor's statutory bodies for not filing for bankruptcy. Criminal liability for fraudulent and culpable bankruptcy, compensation for damage caused. 7. Property of the bankrupt in bankruptcy - classification, writing of the inventory, methods of determining the value, procedures and methods of monetization of movable, immovable and property and other property values. Order and method of monetary satisfaction of creditors from bankruptcy assets. End of bankruptcy. 8. Characteristics and fulfilment of conditions for the application of restructuring. Restructuring procedures. Protection of the debtor from creditors. Content of the restructuring report. Registration of creditors for restructuring. 9. Control of the company in restructuring by creditors. Effects of the initiation of restructuring proceedings. Restructuring of the court. Time schedule of the restructuring process. Content of the restructuring plan and its implementation. Advantages and disadvantages of restructuring. Level of satisfaction of creditors. 10. Characteristics of indebtedness of a natural person entrepreneur in the form of bankruptcy. Types of satisfied receivables, unaffected receivables. Effects of the onset of debt relief. Honest and dishonest intention of the debtor. Bankrupt assets and their monetization. End of bankruptcy. Debt relief in the form of an instalment calendar, deadlines and the procedure for its compilation. Protection of the debtor from creditors. 11. Liquidation of the company. Conditions and procedures for liquidation in accordance with legal norms, appointment of a liquidator, registration of claims, satisfaction of creditors, procedure in case of lack of assets to satisfy creditors, financial statements as of the date of entry into liquidation and its termination, deletion of the company from the commercial register.

Requirements to complete the course

20 % continuous seminar work on a given topic with a presentation, 10 % continuous written work in the form of a test and examples, 70 % oral exam

Student workload

78 h (participation in seminars 26 h, preparation for seminars 13 h, preparation for continuous written work 13 h, elaboration of seminar work 8 h, preparation for exam 28 h)

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Slovak

Date of approval: 09.02.2023

Date of the latest change: 14.05.2022