Martin Šikýř studied Information Management at the University of Economics in Prague, where he also received his Ph.D. in Business Economics and Management in 2010. From 2006 to 2013, he worked as an assistant and assistant professor at the Department of Personnel Management of the Faculty of Business Administration, University of Economics, Prague. Since 2013, he has worked as an assistant professor at the Department of Economics and Management of the College of Regional Development in Prague and at the Department of Management of the Masaryk Institute of Advanced Studies of the Czech Technical University in Prague. His duties include pedagogical, publishing and research activities. He authored and translated a couple of books and has published numerous scholarly articles. His research interests include management and human resource management.