Franchising

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Teaching results

Knowledge:
By graduation of franchising the students win the knowledge about the essence of franchising, its attributes, the franchising contract, the franchising bible, the ethic code, the franchising concept creation and its realization in the practice. They will know the particular phases of the creation, existence or downfall of franchising. They win the knowledge about the center position, the franchisor, the franchisee and their relationship.
Competence
The graduates will be able to create the franchising concept, the build the plan of the creation, the plan of the expansion to the third markets, the create the model, to analyze it and to prepare the particular phases of the concept. They will understand the complex franchising systems as the part of the vertical marketing connection, they will be able to create and to coordinate the franchising center activities, from the franchisor position to create the complete model of the enlarging, incl. the statistic and the economic analyzes, to define the break even point and to forecast the franchising concept development on chosen territory.
Skills:
By successful graduation of franchising gain the students the competition, that facilitates the entrepreneurship in franchising system, obtain to prove competent in manager position of management and marketing character, to work in HR segment (especially at choosing of franchising partner). They receive the competition in segment of communication, distribution, finance. They will be able to solve the topics in segment the creation and the application of franchising concept.

Indicative content

The preface of franchising. The history of franchising. The socioeconomic context of franchising. The legal aspects of franchising. The franchising concepts. The franchising bible. The franchising manual. The specifics of franchising. The status of franchising in Slovak Republic, in V 4 countries, in Europe and in the world. The potential of franchising development in 21st century.

Support literature

1. Orgonáš, J. – Šétaffy, J. – Rak, P., 2017. Kompendium franchisingu. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 181 s. ISBN 978-80-7552-853-7.
2. Orgonáš, J., 2015. Antológia franchisingu. Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM, 2015. 282 s. ISBN 978-80-225-4136-7.
3. Orgonáš, J., 2013. Franchising. Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM, 2013. 136 s. ISBN978-80-225-3679-0.

Syllabus

1. The basic terms. Franchising, the history, the definition. 2. The legal framework of franchising in Slovak Republic. 3. The legal framework of franchising in V 4 Countries, Europe, in the world. The Ethic Code. 4. The franchising position in Slovak Republic. SFA. 5. The franchising contract. 6. The certification trade and the licence in franchising. 7. The franchising concepts. 8. The manual in franchising, the education, the fees. 9. The specifics of franchising. 10. The franchising – the advantages and non-advantages for the franchisor and the franchisee. 11. The economic sustainability of franchising. 12. The technic and technological development in franchising. 13. The franchising - the concept for 21st century.

Requirements to complete the course

20% continuous semester evaluation
20% semester work
60% written (oral) exam

Student workload

Workload: 104 hours
Attendance at seminars: 26 hours
Preparation for seminars: 20 hours
Preparation for the exam: 58 hours

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Slovak, English

Date of approval: 23.02.2023

Date of the latest change: 30.03.2023