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Geographical Analysis of the Brewing Industry in Czechia
Pulec, Jan ; Pavlínek, Petr (advisor) ; Slach, Ondřej (referee)
This thesis analyses the Czech brewing industry and its integration in transnational production networks by drawing on the perspective of global production networks (GPNs). It evaluates the geographic structure of the Czech brewing industry, the inflow of foreign direct investment after 1990, and, especially, the integration of Czech breweries into GPNs dominated by foreign transnational corporations. The thesis analyses major changes the Czech brewing industry has experienced during the post-1990 transformation of the Czech economy and presents the current state of the industry from the geographical perspective. The methodological section presents and explains the key processes of concentration and de- concentration. The thesis identifies the four different forms of involvement of Czech breweries in GPNs in the brewing industry. The role of foreign lead firms in the Czech brewing industry is analysed in detail. Key words: brewing industry, breweries, global production networks, Czechia
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Analysis of the effectiveness of governance - the comparison of selected cities and municipalities in Czechia: the political-geographical aspects
Hellebrandová, Lenka ; Tomeš, Jiří (advisor) ; Slach, Ondřej (referee) ; Jüptner, Petr (referee)
The main topic of the research was the evaluation of the effectiveness of local governance with an emphasis on the approaches of selected cities in the Czechia to financing local development. The basis is an analysis of the content of strategic documents, the definition of development policies, and their long-term financing (in the period 2002-2020), including the use of EU funds. In the next part, using media analysis of local online newspapers, local political conflicts concerning the budget in the surveyed cities were identified. The result is a proposed composite index of local government efficiency measuring four areas of efficiency - public participation, political stability, local development financing, and the role of the city in micro-regional development. Keywords: local a regional administration, effectiveness, comparison, selected municipalities, political and regional aspects
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Role of Knowledge Bases in Regional Innovation Systems
Kadlec, Vojtěch ; Blažek, Jiří (advisor) ; Slach, Ondřej (referee) ; Žítek, Vladimír (referee)
The main goal of this work was to contribute to an understanding of the role of the knowledge bases in regional innovation systems and to identify whether the sizes of the different subsystems of regional innovation systems differ in relation to their economic and innovation maturity, and the structure of the knowledge bases is relevant. Work has also sought to identify factors limiting the more efficient interconnection of the two sub-systems of regional innovation systems and how these negative factors can be overcome. The analyses carried out have shown that economically and innovatively developed regions follow different trajectories in the composition of knowledge bases than less developed regions. More developed regions have more developed analytical knowledge base and less developer regions are more oriented on synthetic knowledge base. The analyses also revealed that regional innovation systems vary in size and internal structure of each subsystem. Advanced regions have a much more developed subsystem of knowledge exploitation, that is the demand side, while less developed and less innovative regions have more developed the supply side, that is, the knowledge generation subsystem. Trust, information exchange and shared strategic vision have proved to be among the key aspects that can...
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Functional transformation of Trutnov town centre: problems and potential
Bobr, Michal ; Matoušek, Roman (advisor) ; Slach, Ondřej (referee)
Diploma thesis analyzes and evaluates the status and change of the functional use of the historic centre of Trutnov in the transformation period 1992-2015. The thesis is focused both on the development of structures and the importance of retail and services of the center, so on the processes that determinate this development. The theoretical part of the thesis is devoted to the issue of the general processes that took place in the socialist city, their impact in the present, and also the processes associated with the postsocialist city or the transformation period. Apart from this issue, it is focused on retail trade and its development in the transformation period in the Czech Republic and the role of public space in the centre. The theoretical framework contents characteristics, the historical development and specifics of the centre of Trutnov and the town as a whole. The empirical part deals with the development of features in the center of Trutnov. The bottom line of the empirical part is an evaluation of the data from the database of the establishments since 1992 by 2015. The empirical part contents data about the number, spatial distribution and specialization of premises for each house within a defined territory. Processes that operate on functions in the center of the town are discussed in...
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The role of soft factors in regeneration of old industrial regions: a comparison of Ostrava region, Ruhr area and Saarland
Slach, Ondřej ; Blažek, Jiří (advisor) ; Skokan, Karel (referee) ; Pavlínek, Petr (referee)
Hlavním cílem předložené disertační práce je kritické zhodnocení role a významu měkkých faktorů regionálního rozvoje v procesu regenerace starých průmyslových regionů v komparativní perspektivě. Práce je členěna do tří základních bloků. V prvním bloku je provedena základní konceptualizace měkkých faktorů regionálního rozvoje, které jsou podrobněji diskutovány v kontextu inovativního milieu a kreativní třídy. Součástí teoretického bloku je taktéž diskuze o charakteristice a povaze starých průmyslových regionů. Druhý blok obsahuje případové studie starých průmyslových regionů Porúří a Sárska. V rámci těchto studií, jsou kriticky hodnoceny přístupy k utváření měkkých faktorů regionálního rozvoje, přičemž struktura a obsah těchto studií odráží rozdílné charakteristiky obou regionů. Závěrečná část druhého bloku je pak věnována možnostem aplikace přístupů k utváření měkkých faktorů regionálního rozvoje z případových studií pro Ostravsko. Za hlavní přístupy, které by přispěly k lepšímu utváření měkkých faktorů v prostředí Ostravska lze považovat podporu existence autonomních intermediálních institucí a vybrané principy kultury plánování. Poslední blok obsahuje soubor šesti přiložených textů, které se věnují studované problematice v prostředí Ostravska. Klíčová slova: měkké faktory regionálního rozvoje,...
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Role of Knowledge Bases in Regional Innovation Systems
Kadlec, Vojtěch ; Blažek, Jiří (advisor) ; Slach, Ondřej (referee) ; Žítek, Vladimír (referee)
The main goal of this work was to contribute to an understanding of the role of the knowledge bases in regional innovation systems and to identify whether the sizes of the different subsystems of regional innovation systems differ in relation to their economic and innovation maturity, and the structure of the knowledge bases is relevant. Work has also sought to identify factors limiting the more efficient interconnection of the two sub-systems of regional innovation systems and how these negative factors can be overcome. The analyses carried out have shown that economically and innovatively developed regions follow different trajectories in the composition of knowledge bases than less developed regions. More developed regions have more developed analytical knowledge base and less developer regions are more oriented on synthetic knowledge base. The analyses also revealed that regional innovation systems vary in size and internal structure of each subsystem. Advanced regions have a much more developed subsystem of knowledge exploitation, that is the demand side, while less developed and less innovative regions have more developed the supply side, that is, the knowledge generation subsystem. Trust, information exchange and shared strategic vision have proved to be among the key aspects that can...
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The Development of Spatial Differentiation of Unemployment in Czechia through the Lens of Evolutionary Geography
Vrbík, Filip ; Netrdová, Pavlína (advisor) ; Slach, Ondřej (referee)
The Development of Spatial Differentiation of Unemployment in Czechia through the Lens of Evolutionary Geography The diploma thesis aims to analyze the development of spatial differentiation of unemployment on the municipality level in Czechia between the years 2003 and 2016. The theoretical framework is based on the evolutionary approaches in geography which emphasize the role of heredity, continuity and the local specifics in economic and social regional development. The first, extensive part of the research analyses the development of spatial differentiation of unemployment using statistical and spatial methods and identifies two adjacent localities which underwent significantly different unemployment development, specifically the Karviná and Jablunkov regions. The second, intensive part of the research discusses and evaluates possible causes of these different dynamics of unemployment development. An analysis of historical development, information gathered through semi- structured interviews as well as data confirm that the different unemployment development is caused by different population structure, different local customs, and norms stemming from different historical development. The historical heritage also influences locating of new investors who provide new job opportunities. Key words:...
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Analysis of concentration, ownership structure and integration tendencies of breweries in Czechia
Forman, Martin ; Květoň, Viktor (advisor) ; Slach, Ondřej (referee)
Over the last ten years the phenomenon of opening new microbreweries has reached Czechia. Since 2008 more than 350 new microbreweries have been opened and the map of breweries has recorded significant changes. Regarding these facts the main goals of this thesis were to analyze the brewing industry in Czechia in the context of ownership structure, concentration tendencies and mergers and acquisitions activity. First part focuses on the characteristics of the breweries' geographical layout related to the ownership structure and size based on annual beer production and in context of selected socioeconomic indicators. Following this part is an analysis of decomposition with use of concentration and cluster ratios. This part aims on cluster forming tendencies of brewing companies. The analytical part is completed with mergers and acquisitions characteristics in this industry sector. The basic figures and signs of the geographical decompositions were identified based on selected analytical methods and complex maps. Several concentration zones where breweries tend to cluster were labeled using the cluster analysis. Mergers and acquisitions reveal the difference in integration activity according to the brewery size. Key words: brewing industry, breweries, ownership structure, concentration, cluster, Czechia
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Functional transformation of Trutnov town centre: problems and potential
Bobr, Michal ; Matoušek, Roman (advisor) ; Slach, Ondřej (referee)
Diploma thesis analyzes and evaluates the status and change of the functional use of the historic centre of Trutnov in the transformation period 1992-2015. The thesis is focused both on the development of structures and the importance of retail and services of the center, so on the processes that determinate this development. The theoretical part of the thesis is devoted to the issue of the general processes that took place in the socialist city, their impact in the present, and also the processes associated with the postsocialist city or the transformation period. Apart from this issue, it is focused on retail trade and its development in the transformation period in the Czech Republic and the role of public space in the centre. The theoretical framework contents characteristics, the historical development and specifics of the centre of Trutnov and the town as a whole. The empirical part deals with the development of features in the center of Trutnov. The bottom line of the empirical part is an evaluation of the data from the database of the establishments since 1992 by 2015. The empirical part contents data about the number, spatial distribution and specialization of premises for each house within a defined territory. Processes that operate on functions in the center of the town are discussed in...
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Analysis of city marketing in selected cities of the Moravian-Silesian region
Toporská, Pavlína ; Blažek, Jiří (advisor) ; Slach, Ondřej (referee)
Presented diploma thesis deals with the issue of territorial marketing in the Czech Republic, focusing primarily on the city marketing. The main aim of this work is to determine the current position of city marketing in the cities in Moravian-Silesian Region and compare tools that cities use. The research, which is part of this work, took place in 2014 and 2015. A semi- structured interview aimed to find out whether they are nowadays responsible workers from among city leaders familiar with the theory of city marketing and how they work with each of its types. Major emphasis in this research was put on marketing of investment opportunities, promoting tourism, but also the feelings of competition and threat among the surrounding towns. It was proved that the city in the Moravian-Silesian region with the concept of city marketing usually work, even though it is often called by other names. Currently cities seek marketing activities to attract new investors and promote tourism with an emphasis on events marketing. Keywords: territorial marketing - regional marketing - city marketing - towns - qualitative research
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