"In the past fifteen years we have seen an increase in the role of small and medium enterprises in many countries. The reason was quick changes of production technologies, consumer demand, increasing of living standard and diversification of consumer market. This was mainly due to changes in labor supply, the pursuit of flexibility and efficiency in many sectors. These factors led to the downsizing of large enterprises and the entry of new firms, mostly small and medium size enterprises [3]. This also applies to Czech Republic, whereby small and medium enterprises play a significant role in its economy; they create work opportunities and help to create social harmony. The objective of this paper is not show how SMEs influence the economic growth, but to contribute to a better understanding of how small and medium enterprises are created in different regions (NUTS 3 classification) in the Czech Republic and the reasons of disparity among regions in total number of SMEs. The data used were obtained from"@en . "S" . "26510" . "Brno" . "V posledn\u00EDch p\u0159ibli\u017En\u011B patn\u00E1cti letech doch\u00E1z\u00ED v mnoha zem\u00EDch k vzr\u016Fstu role mal\u00FDch a st\u0159edn\u00EDch podnik\u016F (MSP). D\u016Fvodem je p\u0159edev\u0161\u00EDm zm\u011Bna ve v\u00FDrobn\u00EDch technologi\u00EDch, popt\u00E1vce, v d\u016Fsledku r\u016Fstu \u017Eivotn\u00ED \u00FArovn\u011B, a rozd\u011Blen\u00ED spot\u0159ebitelsk\u00E9ho trhu. Zm\u011Bnu prod\u011Blala tak\u00E9 nab\u00EDdka pracovn\u00EDch p\u0159\u00EDle\u017Eitost\u00ED a snaha firem dos\u00E1hnout vy\u0161\u0161\u00ED efektivnosti. V\u0161echny tyto zm\u011Bny vedly k z\u00E1niku \u0159ady velk\u00FDch firem a jejich nahrazen\u00ED MSP [3]. Tyto obecn\u00E9 poznatky plat\u00ED i pro \u010Ceskou republiku, kde mal\u00E9 a st\u0159edn\u00ED firmy (MSP) hraj\u00ED nezanedbatelnou roli v jej\u00EDm ekonomick\u00E9m r\u016Fstu a pom\u00E1haj\u00ED vytv\u00E1\u0159et soci\u00E1ln\u00ED stabilitu st\u00E1tu. O t\u011Bchto poznatc\u00EDch ji\u017E byla naps\u00E1na \u0159ada \u010Dl\u00E1nk\u016F a vedeno mnoho urputn\u00FDch diskuz\u00ED. Proto si tento \u010Dl\u00E1nek neklade za c\u00EDl dokazovat, zda MSP maj\u00ED vliv na r\u016Fst ekonomiky, ale sna\u017E\u00ED se pouk\u00E1zat na to, jak se tyto podniky pod\u00EDlej\u00ED na vzniku r\u016Fzn\u00FDch region\u016F uvnit\u0159 \u010CR, kter\u00E9 vznikaj\u00ED podobnost\u00ED a spojov\u00E1n\u00EDm jednotliv\u00FDch"@cs . . "Brno" . "AN ANALYSIS OF REGIONAL DIFFERENCES ON TH BASIS OF SME IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC"@en . "Doubravsk\u00FD, Karel" . . "MANAGEMENT, ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW EUROPEAN CONDITIONS" . "V posledn\u00EDch p\u0159ibli\u017En\u011B patn\u00E1cti letech doch\u00E1z\u00ED v mnoha zem\u00EDch k vzr\u016Fstu role mal\u00FDch a st\u0159edn\u00EDch podnik\u016F (MSP). D\u016Fvodem je p\u0159edev\u0161\u00EDm zm\u011Bna ve v\u00FDrobn\u00EDch technologi\u00EDch, popt\u00E1vce, v d\u016Fsledku r\u016Fstu \u017Eivotn\u00ED \u00FArovn\u011B, a rozd\u011Blen\u00ED spot\u0159ebitelsk\u00E9ho trhu. Zm\u011Bnu prod\u011Blala tak\u00E9 nab\u00EDdka pracovn\u00EDch p\u0159\u00EDle\u017Eitost\u00ED a snaha firem dos\u00E1hnout vy\u0161\u0161\u00ED efektivnosti. V\u0161echny tyto zm\u011Bny vedly k z\u00E1niku \u0159ady velk\u00FDch firem a jejich nahrazen\u00ED MSP [3]. Tyto obecn\u00E9 poznatky plat\u00ED i pro \u010Ceskou republiku, kde mal\u00E9 a st\u0159edn\u00ED firmy (MSP) hraj\u00ED nezanedbatelnou roli v jej\u00EDm ekonomick\u00E9m r\u016Fstu a pom\u00E1haj\u00ED vytv\u00E1\u0159et soci\u00E1ln\u00ED stabilitu st\u00E1tu. O t\u011Bchto poznatc\u00EDch ji\u017E byla naps\u00E1na \u0159ada \u010Dl\u00E1nk\u016F a vedeno mnoho urputn\u00FDch diskuz\u00ED. Proto si tento \u010Dl\u00E1nek neklade za c\u00EDl dokazovat, zda MSP maj\u00ED vliv na r\u016Fst ekonomiky, ale sna\u017E\u00ED se pouk\u00E1zat na to, jak se tyto podniky pod\u00EDlej\u00ED na vzniku r\u016Fzn\u00FDch region\u016F uvnit\u0159 \u010CR, kter\u00E9 vznikaj\u00ED podobnost\u00ED a spojov\u00E1n\u00EDm jednotliv\u00FDch" . . "Akademick\u00E9 nakladatelstv\u00ED CERM" . "978-80-7204-582-2" . "AN ANALYSIS OF REGIONAL DIFFERENCES ON TH BASIS OF SME IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC"@en . . "RIV/00216305:26510/08:PU76614" . "RIV/00216305:26510/08:PU76614!RIV10-MSM-26510___" . "Mallya, Thaddeus" . "2008-05-23+02:00"^^ . "2"^^ . "356143" . "10"^^ . . "ANAL\u00DDZA REGION\u00C1LN\u00CDCH ROZD\u00CDL\u016E \u010CR NA Z\u00C1KLAD\u011A MSP" . . "MALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, ADDED VALUE, NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, EXPORT, ECONOMIC GROWTH"@en . "ANAL\u00DDZA REGION\u00C1LN\u00CDCH ROZD\u00CDL\u016E \u010CR NA Z\u00C1KLAD\u011A MSP"@cs . . "2"^^ . "ANAL\u00DDZA REGION\u00C1LN\u00CDCH ROZD\u00CDL\u016E \u010CR NA Z\u00C1KLAD\u011A MSP"@cs . "[9A5B4AC8F0AF]" . . "ANAL\u00DDZA REGION\u00C1LN\u00CDCH ROZD\u00CDL\u016E \u010CR NA Z\u00C1KLAD\u011A MSP" . . . "Mallya, Thaddeus" . . . . . . . .