Specialization

Innovation Management, specific forms of Business and Entrepreneurship (Managing Small Business, Family Business, Social Entrepreneurship, Startup - Business and Enterprise)

Pedagogical activity

• Innovation Management
• Managing Small Business
• Family Business
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Startup - Business and Enterprise
• Economics and Organizations Management
• Guarantor of the Bachelor's study programme Business Administration

Education

• 2010 - Technical University of Liberec – doc., field of Business Administration
• 2005 - Technical University of Liberec – Ph.D., field of Economics and Management
• 1991 - University of Engineering and Textile in Liberec – Ing., field of Economics and Management of the Consumption Industry
• 1991 TUL, Faculty of Education, field of Teaching Technical Subjects

Professional Practice

• 1992 – 1993: School-wide Grant No. 6002/1993 Project "Managerial Informatics" BA Study, prepared by: Doc. Ing. V. Kracík, CSc., Ing. J. Skrbek, Ing. P. Hastrdlová. In 1998 member of the research team for the preparation of the proposal for the engineer study in the above mentioned field (Dr. Ing. J. Skrbek, Ing. P. Rydvalová, Ing. K. Antlová).
• 1997 – Investment plan study for Karned a.s. Děčín (tým: Jágr, Kubias, Rydvalová, Žižka).
• 1. 1. 2004 – 31. 12. 2006: GACR. The Czech Science Foundation project „Specifying healthy SMEs and their contribution to European competitiveness“ – GACR No. 402/04/2009. The guarantor of the project is the Department of Business Administration and Management of the Faculty of Economics of the Technical University of Liberec. Rydvalová – team member.
• 1. 11. 2004 – 28. 2. 2006: EU FP6 project ENVITEX: Innovation environment for the textile sector in the accession candidate countries, No. NMP2-CT-2004-510335. The project coordinator is VÚTS, a.s. in Liberec. The Technical University is a cooperating organisation in the consortium. Nine organisations from five countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia) are involved in the project. The guarantor for TUL – Rydvalová.
• 1. 9. 2004 – 31. 12. 2006: MMR WB. Project of the Ministry for Regional Development of the Czech Republic WB 13200452, Ref: 24512/2004-52, CES 3010 "Regeneration of non-industrial depressed zones as part of regional development strategy". The project involves three departments from two organizations (TUL and ARR-Nisa). The project is guaranteed by the Department of Business Administration and Management, Faculty of Economics, TUL. Rydvalová - team member.
• 1. 8. 2005 – 31. 12. 2006: MMR WA. Project of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Czech Republic WA-011-05-Z14 "Proposal of measures for revitalization of regions requiring concentrated state support". The guarantor of the project is the Department of Business Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics, TUL. Rydvalová – team member.
• 1. 9. 2005 the Regional Development Agency submitted an application for a project from the OPPP - Clusters "Glass Cluster". The cooperating team is the team of the Business Administration (Jáč, I., Rydvalová, P. and Žižka, M.).
• 15. 6. 2006 – 14. 6. 2008: OP RLZ reg. No. CZ.04.1.03/3.2.15.2/0210, ESF – "Regional centre of education in the field of knowledge technology transfer". Project of three organizations: TUL, VÚTS, a.s. Liberec, Rydvalová – project coordinator.
• 1. 4. 2007 – 31. 12. 2011: Project of the Ministry for Regional Development of the Czech Republic WD-30-07-1 "Innovative Approach to Addressing Disparities at the Regional Level". Rydvalová – team member.
• 1. 5. 2009 – 30. 4. 2012 Project ESF – OP VK, priority 2.2 reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/07.0306: Technological and Economic Competences for the European Research Area (TE - ERA) Rydvalová – project coordinator.
• 1. 9. 2009 – 30. 6. 2012 Project ESF – OP VK, priority 2.3 reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.3.00/09.0109: Development of communication skills in science using the model pilot project NANO (MUNRO) Rydvalová – project coordinator. Project in CEP.
• TA ČR (TD010029) Definition of subregions for distinguishing and the solution of social and economic disparities. Rydvalová – co-researcher. Project in CEP, 2012 – 2013.
• EUPRO II, LE11007 Regional Contact Organisation Liberec – Contact for the European Research Area. System designation CEP11-MSM-LE-R/02:2. The project coordinator is VÚTS, a.s. Liberec; TUL is a co-recipient; for EF TUL co-researcher P. Rydvalová (1. 3. 2011 – 31. 12. 2014).
• Study "Economic, social and cultural significance of the glass and jewellery industry in the Czech Republic" for the Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic (within the project Sustainability of social dialogue in the Czech Republic – development of the quality of services of employers' representatives – CZ.1.04/1.1.01/02.00012), study elaborator, March 2013.
• EUPRO II, LE15019. Regional Contact Organisation Liberec - Contact for the European Research Area II (project VÚTS). EUPRO II, LE15019. 2015-2017. Co-researcher for FE TUL.
• Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TD03000035) Family business - solving social and economic disparities of municipalities. TACR - Omega, TD03000035. 2016-2017. Co-researcher, Key Personnel.
• GUESSS. Co-researcher of the international project GUESSS („Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students‘ Survey“) (since 2016).
• SMEs HRM Attraction, Retention and Performance Enhancement Network (SHARPEN). 1st September 2016 to the 31st August 2019 funded by the Erasmus Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education projects. The project consists of 5 partner institutions, namely Kajaani University of Applied Sciences (KAMK) Finland, Technical University Liberec (TUL) Czech Republic, Zwickau Westachsische-Hochschule (ZUAS) Germany, The University of Huddersfield (UoH) the United Kingdom and Socialiniu Mokslu Kolegija Klaipeda (SMK) Lithuania. N. 2016-1-CZ01-KA203 –023916, DZS.
• Effective technology transfer process at TUL. CZ.02.2.69/0.0/0.0/16_014/0000631, OP VVV. 1. 2. 2017 - 31. 1. 2021, co-researcher.
• An empirical study of the impact of clusters on the performance of member firms. Project GA18-01144S, period 2018 – 2021, co-researcher.
• Mapping and creation of strategic materials for the development and support of cultural and creative industries in the Liberec Region, the purpose of which is to support the Ministry of Culture in the strategic development of cultural and creative industries of higher territorial self-government units funded by the European Union – NextGeneration EU." 2023 – 2025, responsible for the project in the form of contract research for the Regional Authority of the Liberec Region.

Foreign Internships

• 2018 Project Title “Entrepreneurship Education as a Part of Lifelong Learning”, AMSP ČR (Project ENTREDU): University of Florence, University of Siena, PIN - University Campus of Prato, University of Pisa, Italy
• 2005 Universita Mateja Bela v Banské Bystrici, Slovakia
• 2004 study trip „Regional strategy for innovative technologies and technology transfer“, Italy
• 1993 University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
• 1993, 1992 University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Publications

List of publications and other information on the website kontakt.tul.cz.