doc. RNDr. Viktor Květoň, Ph.D.

Member of Economic Geography Lab

Professional Profile

Specializing in evolutionary economic geography – measurement and evaluation of the development/barriers of regional innovation systems, mechanisms and factors of regional development, regional disparities and the evolution of regional competitiveness, assessment of the impact of EU regional policy in  Czechia, regional impacts of sectoral policies, mergers and acquisitions of firms, development trajectories of industries in regions, and related variety in regional development.

International research and analytical collaboration with the Joint Research Center – European Commission, the World Bank, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Member of the national advisory body (so-called EPO – Expert Advisory Body) for setting priorities and support from EU funds for the 2028+ period, external advisor at the Ministry of Regional Development for regional policy formulation, targeting, and evaluation. Professional cooperation with the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic.

Teaching:

Lecturer in undergraduate and graduate study programs and disciplines:

• Local and Regional Development (Course coordinator, jointly with Prof. RNDr. Jiří Blažek, Ph.D.)
• Theory of Regional Development (Jointly with Prof. RNDr. Jiří Blažek, Ph.D.)
• Project Planning and Evaluation (Jointly with Prof. RNDr. Josef Novotný, Ph.D.)
• Socioeconomic Geography (Jointly with Prof. RNDr. Martin Ouředníček, Ph.D.)
• Seminar with Experts from Practice SG and PG I (Course coordinator)
• Seminar with Experts from Practice SG and PG II (Course coordinator)
• Specialized Seminar on Socioeconomic Geography (Course coordinator)

Selected projects

2024 - 2027: Supply Chain Resilience Center (SCRC), researcher

2022 – 2025: HORIZON Europe: Economic, Social and Spatial Inequalities in Europe in the Era of Global Mega-trends (ESSPIN), coordinator of Faculty of Science (partner in consorcium), main researcher

2021 - 2023: GAČR The role of extra-regional knowledge and capital flows on regional industrial path development in different types of regions, principal investigator

2017 - 2019: GAČR The specifics of evolutionary trajectories of Central European regions: comprehending the key drivers and processes on the case of Czechia, principal investigator

International research and analytical collaboration with the Joint Research Center – European Commission, the World Bank, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Selected publications

BLAŽEK, J., KVĚTOŇ, V. (2025): The role of regional governance mmodes and system-level agency in evolutionary paths of regional industries. Regional Studies, (online first), DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2024.2435524

KVĚTOŇ, V., SHKOLNYKOVA, M. (2025): Technological Novelty, Knowledge Bases, and Regional Differentiation: towards a Regional Typology of Radical, Breakthrough, and Discontinuous Innovations. Eurasian Geography and Economics, 66, Issue 1, 63-96. 10.1080/15387216.2023.2197926

BĚLOHRADSKÝ, A., KVĚTOŇ, V. (2024): Acquisitions, spatial heterogeneity and economic impacts in Central European non-metro-politan regions. European Planning Studies, Volume 32, Issue 7, 1632 - 1652, DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2024.2340722

KVĚTOŇ, V., NOSEK, Š. (2024): Reinforcing territorial impact assessments in Czechia: policy agendas and future scenarios, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, (online first)DOI: 10.1080/14615517.2024.2330791

KVĚTOŇ, V., HORÁK, P. (2024): Firms’ supply chain integration, R&D collaboration and impact on competitiveness: Evidence from Czechia. Journal ofthe Knowledge Economy, Volume15, 5817 - 5840. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13132-023-01242-8

BLAŽEK, J., KADLEC, V., KVĚTOŇ, V. (2024): The role of assets and variegated constellations of organizational- and system-level agency in regional transformation. European Planning Studies, Volume24, Issue11, 2381 - 2402. doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2022.2163155

KADLEC, V., KVĚTOŇ, V., VLČKOVÁ, J., BLAŽEK, J., HORÁK, P. (2023): Contrasting patterns and dynamics of patent offshoring in European regions. Journal of Technology Transfer. Volume 48, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-022-09968-4

BLAŽEK, J., KVĚTOŇ, V. (2023): Towards an integrated framework of agency in regional development: the case of old industrial regions, Regional Studies, Volume 57, Issue 8 DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2022.2054976

KOSTIČ, M., KVĚTOŇ, V. (2022): Does Innovation Support and Maturity Matter for Firms' Performance in a Moderately Developed Regional Innovation System in Central Europe? Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research. Volume 34, Issue 4, 622-649. https://doi.org/10.1080/13511610.2020.1752156

KVĚTON, V., NOVOTNÝ, J., BLAŽEK, J., MAREK, D. (2022): The role of geographic and cognitive proximity in knowledge networks: the case of joint R&D projects. Papers in Regional Science (online first), DOI:10.1111/pirs.12656

DZÚROVÁ, D., KVĚTOŇ, V. (2021): How health capabilities and government restrictions affect the COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-country differences in Europe. Applied Geography, Volume 135, October 2021, 102551. DOI:

KVĚTOŇ, V., BĚLOHRADSKÝ, A., BLAŽEK, J. (2020): The variegated role of proximities in acquisitions by domestic and international companies in different phases of economic cycles. Papers in Regional Science. 99, 583–602, DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12506

BLAŽEK, J., KVĚTOŇ, V., BAUMGARTINGER-SEIRINGER, S., TRIPPL, M. (2020): The dark side of regional industrial path development: towards a typology of trajectories of decline, European Planning Studies, 28:8, 1455-1473, DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2019.1685466

KVĚTOŇ, V., ŠAFR, K. (2019): Regional embeddedness, relatedness and inter-regional linkages among less developed regions in Central Europe, European Planning Studies, DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2019.1576591

KVĚTOŇ, V., HORÁK, P. (2018): The effect of public R&D subsidies on firms' competitiveness: Regional and sectoral specifics in emerging innovation systems. Applied Geography ,94, 119–129. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2018.03.015

KVĚTOŇ, V., BLAŽEK, J. (2018): Path-development trajectories and barriers perceived by stakeholders in two Central European less developed regions: narrow or broad choice?. European Planning Studies, Volume 26, Issue 10, 2058-2077. doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2018.1509061

VALLANCE, P., BLAŽEK, J., EDWARDS, J., KVĚTOŇ, V. (2018): Smart specialisation in regions with less-developed research and innovation systems: a changing role for universities? Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space. Vol. 36(2) 219–238: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2399654417705137

KVĚTOŇ, V., KADLEC, V. (2018): Evolution of knowledge bases in European regions: searching for spatial regularities and links with innovation performance, European Planning Studies, Volume 26, Issue 7, 1366-1388. DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2018.1464128

NOVOTNÝ, J., BLAŽEK, J., KVĚTOŇ, V. (2016): The anatomy of difference: comprehending the evolutionary dynamics of economic and spatial structure in the Austrian and Czech economies. European Planning Studies, 24, 4, 788-808 (DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2016.1139060)

All publications are available at Google Scholar

Supervision of Bachelor's and Master's Theses

Defended bachelor's and master's theses available in the digital repository of Charles University.

Other Activities

Member of the presidium and the main committee of the Czech Geographical Society.