Do performance management schemes deliver results in the public sector? Observations from the Czech Republic

IMPACT

The authors raise questions about using the performance measurement schemes employed by developed countries in less developed (post-transitional) countries. They explain how public policies in these countries are developed and how performance management tools should be adjusted in order to produce results.

ABSTRACT

This paper presents an analysis of the impact of performance management tools on the performance of public sector institutions in the Czech Republic. The findings open a new dimension in public performance management research. Existing studies have analysed the links between the use of performance instruments and the real performance of public organizations for the conditions found in the developed world. The authors explain the specific situations and conditions of less developed (post-transitional) countries, where some mechanisms work differently than they do in developed countries.

KEYWORDS:

• Czech Republic
• performance management schemes
• public sector

Acknowledgements

Preparation of this paper was supported from the project of Czech Science Foundation (GA19 06020S; Alternative service delivery arrangements). The paper was prepared within internal grant system National Museum of Agriculture ‘The influence of budget autonomy on performance of Czech museums’ (NZM SML4/500/2019).

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