Manager Paul Kupelwieser, Vítkovice Coal and Ore Mining, municipal policy, industrial town

Manager Paul Kupelwieser (1843-1919), the managing director of Vítkovice Coal and Ore Mining (1876-1892), was one of the first modern industrial managers in iron metallurgy and coal mining in the Czech lands and the Habsburg Monarchy. He was one of the pioneers of the idea, that successful and effective operation of a company must be ensured among others by the businessman?s activities outside the company, especially on a municipal policy level. He therefore showed direct activity or activity through the company management personnel, leading to the transformation of the industrial village of Vítkovice into a modern industrial town with all attributes. The paper also solves the question, what motivated the manager to participate in municipal policy.