Ales Belohradsky

• Charles University in Prague

This article aims to address two research questions. First, what is the relationship between the basic characteristics of companies engaged in global and regional production networks (such as their tier, ownership, size) and their economic performance. In doing so, we scrutinize the empirical basis for frequent calls to ‘climb the ladder’. Second,...

This paper aims at an understanding of acquisition processes in a strongly industrialized and export‐oriented economy in Central Europe. Drawing on a proximity framework and behaviour theory, the paper investigates that the geographical proximity dimension is more influential than the cognitive proximity dimension. At the same time, cognitive proxi...

Czechia is known for a relatively high number of European Companies (SE) registrations. In order to clarify the enormous popularity, the aim of this study is to describe the behaviour of SE in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity and to detect differences from other listed companies. In particular, the emphasis is put on the role of geographical...

Health outcomes in Central and Eastern Europe have been generally improving over the last two decades. However, in Czechia, similar to other countries, the outcomes vary significantly across the regional dimension. In 2016, life expectancy at birth ranged from between 75.5 to 80 years – across 77 districts. This article empirically analyses the det...