Drahomíra Pavelková is Professor and Vice-Rector at Tomas Bata University, Czech Republic, and is the author and co-author of ten monographs, six book chapters, 32 papers in scientific journals, two certified methodologies and one expert map. Her areas of professional work and interest cover strategic management, clusters, corporate finance and valuation, performance management and benchmarking.
Pavel Bednář is Senior Lecturer at Tomas Bata University, Czech Republic, having received his PhD in Human Geography and Regional Development from Charles University, Prague. He is the author and co-author of two monographs, seven book chapters, 15 papers in scientific journals, three certified methodologies and two expert maps. His research activities focus on cultural and creative industries, creative clusters and quantitative methods in regional analysis.
Magdalena Bialic-Davendra received her PhD in Finance from Tomas Bata University, Czech Republic, and is the author and co-author of more than 25 scientific articles, two certified methodologies, three monographs and five book chapters. Her research interests cover business clusters, finance, and operations research.
Pavla Břusková is the President of the National Cluster Association in the Czech Republic. She has taken part in a number of European cluster and innovation projects, and acts as a cluster expert and consultant internationally.
Adriana Knápková, PhD, is Associate Professor and Vice-Rector at Tomas Bata University, Czech Republic. She is the author and co-author of six monographs, three book chapters, 52 papers in scientific journals and conference proceedings, two certified methodologies and one expert map. Her areas of interest are corporate finance, performance management, and measurement of companies and clusters.
Petr Zahradník is a Researcher at Tomas Bata University, Czech Republic, having previously served as Professor of Economic Transition and Integration at New York University. He also served as Director of the EU Department of ČEZ in Brussels, as a member of the National Economic Council of the Government of the Czech Republic, and as economic adviser to President Václav Havel.
