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With background in economics, I have a range of interests in creative economy, clusters, and public policies. I combine both quantitative (ESDA/spatial econometrics, experimental research) and qualitative approaches (etnography, grounded theory) in research.
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September 2012 - November 2017
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Collaborative places nurture creativity and efficiency of cultural and creative industries. Research in collaborative places revealed they are essential for networking and cooperation in the creative ecosystem. The results of studies focusing on competitiveness of coworking spaces and their effect on boosting entrepreneurship are rather vague. Furt...
Sharing of spaces enhances networking and collaboration in cultural and creative industries on both formal and informal levels. Nevertheless, there is a lack of awareness concerning coworking spaces (CWS) and their resilience through knowledge sharing in communities, especially in space–community–coworker interactions. The aim is to identify how CW...
Coworking spaces and the creative industries represent a rapidly growing but highly diverse shared economy sector. The paper outlines the types of incremental or radical forms of change developed that lead to industrial–institutional coevolution based on evidence from selected cities in Central and Eastern Europe. The results suggest that CS in per...
When implementing the knowledge-based view on organizations, it is crucial to have a comprehensive understanding of the organizational performance. Current research on organizational performance is often fragmented into partial facets leaving the complexity of this domain out of picture. The aim of the paper is to examine the relationship between k...
This chapter deals with the emergence of six different types of working spaces in Central European cities. Coworking spaces (CSs), makerspaces, fab labs, hackerspaces, living labs, and corporate labs are legal entities that in scientific literature are referred to as new working spaces (NeWSps). This chapter provides a summary overview of the emerg...
Operation of the coworking spaces (CSs) all over the world was strongly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including those in Slovakia. The capital city’s CSs and coworking spaces localised in non-metropolitan eastern part confirmed decline in co-worker presence that have also influenced financial aspect of the coworking spaces stability and resili...
Regional attractiveness plays a crucial role in regional economic development and competitiveness. Despite interest in out-migration from peripheral regions, most studies overlooked Generation Z members in perceiving these factors. Therefore, the paper aims to examine the effect of the regional perception of Generation Z on their expectation of out...
Purpose : The paper aims to explore group dynamics in the management and administration of the selected public organization. Specific interest is given to two fundamental domains of group dynamics: 1) communication processes and interaction patterns; 2) group cohesion and climate.
Methods: The approach is based on in-depth interviews with public em...
The chapter addresses a research gap by exploring whether and how the collaborative communities represented by CSs tried to maintain viable knowledge strategies even during the COVID-19 pandemic. This goal is achieved through an analysis of selected European CSs practicing knowledge sharing and R&D activities. The methodology consists of semi-struc...
Sharing spaces signify the idea of developing permanent and temporary workspaces, which tendto provide innovation activities through communities in the “fourth” place. The engagement ofstakeholders in local communities likewise increases the group cohesion and resilience of thelocal creative ecosystem. However, research on CWS and resilience/adapta...
The study aims to approach work-life balance from the notion of activity, in the ergological sense, considering coworking managers’ perspectives in the Czech Republic. The contribution is two-folded. First, analysing in-between spaces, especially coworking, clarifies its role as boundary-spanners in the Czech context. Second, from the notion of act...
During the last two decades, the labour market of the advanced economies has changed, with the increased use of short-term contracts and higher flexibility in terms of working spaces and work organization. Due to ongoing processes of the globalization and the Industry 4.0 Revolution, distance, location, and time are often no longer considered neces...
Recent studies highlight the significance of a competent manager for the long-term development of a cluster organisation. However, the key competencies required for managers have not been adequately studied. The main objective of this study is to identify the key competencies of managers and construct a competency model. The data was gathered using...
The focus of the present paper is to identify and defines the important factors of strategic management in SMEs with a specific focus on the service sector and to compare its current situation in the Czech Republic and Slovak republic firms. To shape the study, survey-based research planned and conducted in the Czech Republic and Slovak republic ov...
Cluster managers have less authority compared to managers in companies, with the work of cluster managers based rather on negotiation than on issuing instructions. Nevertheless, dynamic changes regarding environment and customer needs in general have taken place, and ensuring that employees have adequate knowledge and skills has become necessary fo...
Creative industries characterized by subsectors of architecture, design, and advertising represent an important segment in im-plementation of post-Fordist economy principles. Hence, the governments and scholars are devoted to quantitative mapping of crea-tive industries. The results of this mapping provide insight into number, structure and spatial...
Despite the fact that extensive research devoted to cultural and creative industries spatial clustering has been conducted, studies dealing with institutionalised clusters as official entities are rare. Thus creative clusters organisations are weakly theorized compared to industrial clusters due to their project-oriented (non-standardized) producti...
Since the accession of the Visegrad Group of countries (V4) to the European Union, the importance of clusters has increased. With growing global competitiveness and EU 12 trends, a gradual awareness of creative industries is observed in V4 countries. Therefore, this article analyses creative clusters and factors conditioning their establishment and...
The creative industries are gaining recognition among countries of the EU, where the regional policy plays a key role in the economic development. However, the relationship between the EU Structural funds and the creative industries is limited specifically to culture, while the concept itself has not been assessed yet. The aim of this paper is to a...
Coworking Centre is a concept of joint use of space by individuals working in related spheres that seek their chance in the labour market as freelancers. The strategy for the development of creative region mentions coworking centres as one of its tools. This article aims to create a business model of the Coworking Design Centre. By simulating a cow...
The article deals with a strategic planning of the regional development on the municipal level of the Czech Republic with a focus on the theme of business and innovations support. The main aim of this paper is to explore and compare 13 regional capital's approach to the issue of business and innovations support based on information provided in the...
Czech society does not predominantly consider the level of culture as a dominant factor for economic development. Moreover, it is considered as superstructure according to Marxist theory. Thus, inherited " communistic " perception of culture, associated with the influence of the former Soviet Union, is bearing emphasis on folk culture, " high art "...
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I would like to discuss interlinks of Creative Industries and Digital Economy, primarily the spatial aspect and dynamics of Creative Industries in digital age. Furthemore, I see increasing role of creative clusters and hubs in terms of concentration and local buzz towards digitalization (access to internet, networks, R&D etc). I am eager to know what other perspectives and links might be evident in these two areas, or any other aspects connecting Creative industries and Digital economy together.