scholarly journals Transparency in the Allocation of Municipal Grants for Sports and Voucher Systems in the Czech Republic

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Pavlík
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Political Development ◽  
General Assumption ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Public Resources ◽  
Sport Clubs ◽  
Municipal Level

Abstract This paper will assess transparency in the decision-making process in sports grants allocation. In comparison with other parts of the public sector, surprisingly little is known about transparency in the sports sector. An increasing portion of public funds is spent on sport grants; this establishes the necessity for research. Can any positive effects of sports grants be expected to appear without transparency in the decisionmaking process? An examination of the process in reality is crucial for future public resources allocation. Based on the general assumption that NGOs are important actors in economic and political development, we address the Czech Republic at the municipal level. The main goals of this paper are to assess the transparency of the allocation of public grants for sport organizations on the municipal level in the Czech Republic and to discuss one possible method for improving system transparency and efficiency: vouchers. We discuss sport vouchers as a possible tool for improving transparency. Vouchers solve the problem of transparency in the decision-making process by transferring the purchasing power to the client. Although using sports vouchers as a tool for allocating public resources is quite rare, there are a few examples of this practice in the Czech Republic. We established two research questions: (1) Do sport clubs perceive the allocation of sport grants at the municipality level as transparent? (2) Do sport clubs consider a voucher system as helpful for the transparency? To answer these questions, we discuss the theory and specific conditions in the Czech Republic; we perform a survey among sport clubs and we examine examples of voucher implementation; and we discuss the general consequences of our results.

Evaluace politiky cestovního ruchu ČR za období 2014-2020

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Holešinská
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
The State ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Tourism Policy

The paper deals with the evaluation of the state tourism policy of the Czech Republic. Primarily it focuses on the accomplishment of the strategic document the Concept of the State Tourism Policy of the Czech Republic for 2014-2020. The activities related to particular measures are examined and as well as the implementation of tools used by the state tourism policy is analysed. The state tourism policy of the Czech Republic is also confronted with the theoretical background. Therefore, the attention is paid to the decision-making process, the legitimacy of state interference in tourism and the role of the state in tourism policy. It is emphasized that external factors (e.g. global trends or COVID-19) have an impact on the decision-making process and the direction of tourism policy. The paper is based on the qualitative analysis of documents, which is supported by the analysis of secondary data sources.

scholarly journals A decision-making method based on consumer spending data

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 01006
Author(s):  
Radim Dušek
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Consumer Spending ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Gis Software ◽  
Future Growth

The aim of the paper is to introduce method which allows to calculate the estimation of the total consumer spending for 2019 in different regions of the Czech Republic. Presented method is based on combination of publicly available consumer spending data sets and geomarketing information. It can be applied to estimate consumer spending in total or for example only in one specific consumption expenditure group. Thus obtained findings, that can be visualized on a map with the use of GIS software, can be considered as a basis for more effective SMEs‘ marketing and management decision-making process concerning Czech Republic local consumer goods markets‘ size and characteristics as well as for forecasting future growth rate.

SYSTEMATIC LOCATION OF THE PUBLIC LOGISTIC CENTRES IN CZECH REPUBLIC

Transport ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudolf Kampf ◽  
Petr Průša ◽  
Christopher Savage
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Public ◽  
Suitable Tool ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Suitable Location

This article is focusing on exploring parameters, which are needed to determine the most suitable location for public logistic centres in the Czech Republic. There is a wide range of factors, which will have an impact on the chosen location. It is not easy to define all the factors and include them into one model, especially because some of them are difficult to quantify. The aim of the research is to design a suitable tool to support the decision making process for the location of the public logistic centres. As public logistic centres will be partly financed by the Czech government, it is necessary to find a sensible tool as decision support.

scholarly journals Participative and Deliberative Democracy on the Local Level: How the Political Characteristics of Municipalities in the Czech Republic Relate to the Use of Selected Democratic Innovation within their Territory?

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 369-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Hurtikova ◽  
Michal Soukop
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Local Level ◽  
The Political ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Unique Data ◽  
Utilisation Rate ◽  
Unexplored Area

Little current studies of democratic innovations have considered whether there is any connection between the political characteristics of a municipality and the higher degree of use of participative and deliberative tools within their territory. This article aims at contributing to the discussion by testing selected political indicators in the municipalities in relation to the utilisation rate of innovative tools. By using the case study of local territory within the Czech Republic during the election period of 2014–2018, the article uses unique data from the municipalities with extended powers to track common features of participative municipalities, e-municipalities, and transparent municipalities, and reveals the substantial positive effects of intergenerational renewal in the representative bodies and strong financial capital. Paper contributes to the discourse on democratic innovations by focusing on unexplored area, thanks to which participative and deliberative tools could become a normal part of the decision-making process on a local level.

scholarly journals The elimination of selected barriers in the decision making process

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1,2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivana Mazalová ◽  
Jiří Richter
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Effective Decision ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Effective Decision Making

The article presents the partial conclusions of the research Solving Unstructured Decision-Making Problems in the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic. The research was conducted in the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic in the form of a questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews. The respondents were employees of the ministry working at all managerial levels. The subject of research was the issue of effective problem-solving in the Ministry of Defence. The aim of this article is to identify the key barriers to effective decision- making and to propose general principles to eliminate these barriers.

scholarly journals How Far Can Citizens Influence the Decision-Making Process? Analysis of the Effectiveness of Referenda in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary in 1989–2015

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Kużelewska
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Process Analysis ◽  
National Level ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Legislative Process ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Central European ◽  
Political Role

AbstractThis article explores the political role of a referendum in Central European countries, in particular in Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. In this article, political effectiveness is understood as a possibility to influence the decision-making process by citizens through a referendum. The transformation of political systems in Central European states from socialist/communist to democratic ones resulted in increasing interest in the notion of referendum, one of the common forms of direct democracy. However, most referenda have been abused for political purposes. The focus of this article is a referendum used at the national level. This study examines the use of a referendum in Central European states from 1989 to 2015. The database presents, country by country, the subject matter of voting, people’s participation and the results in order to show the citizens’ opportunity (or lack of it) to express their opinions and to contribute to policy-making by circumventing the standard legislative process. The aim of this paper is to analyze referenda in the selected countries and to verify two hypotheses. Firstly, the weak use of a referendum and a small size of complementation of representative democracy. Secondly, the citizens’ belief in a referendum as an element of communication and consultation between authorities and society.

scholarly journals Contemporary decision-making of mid-size city in the Czech Republic using Multiple Criteria Decision-making

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Meaza Birhane Haile ◽  
Martin Mastalka
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Multiple Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
The Czech Republic

The strategic planning process has been implemented into the local governance environment in the Czech Republic during last two decades. But the strategic goals that are expressed in the strategic development documents on the local level are only the part of the issues that are to be fulfilled or solved by the local government. In the everyday practical governance there is always a list of projects that appear from the actual technological, technical, public or political demand. The contemporary decision-making process is based on the personal or collective political decision or on the actual technical demand. But there are also municipalities that are already implementing strategic planning and want to avoid unsystematic interventions and decision-making processes. They try to adopt some attitudes from the corporate sphere to make the decision-making process more open and clear. This paper deals with the methodology of the mid-size city and tries to discuss it and offer some improvements. The paper’s other goals are to offer comparison of typical projects that could be found on the local level and to make a model of results provided by the different methodologies used for the decision-making process, specifically weighted sum average and analytic hierarchy process.

scholarly journals Stanowisko Czech i Słowacji wobec Inicjatywy Trójmorza

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-108
Author(s):  
Piotr Bajda
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Subsequent Evolution ◽  
The Czech Republic

This article attempts to identify the decision-making process of the authorities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia accompanying the establishment of the Three Seas Initiative – a new project of regional cooperation in Central Europe. Describing the reactions of Prague and Bratislava to the presidential summit in Dubrovnik inaugurating the project and the subsequent evolution of the attitudes of both countries in recent years makes it possible to show  the role and importance attributed to the Three Seas Initiative by the Czechs and Slovaks.

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