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Does excellence matter? National quality awards and performance of Czech municipalities

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  • Plaček, Michal
  • Špaček, David
  • Ochrana, František
  • Křápek, Milan
  • Dvořáková, Petra

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The purpose of this study is to discuss the influence of excellence in the use of performance management and quality improvements tools on performance of Czech municipalities, and especially their cost efficiency. Municipalities' performance is analyzed using data envelopment analysis focused on inputs. A quasi-experimental design is utilized and excelling municipalities are compared with two control groups. The first is represented by municipalities that use excellence models and quality improvement tools but have not been awarded a national excellence prize; the second by municipalities which do not use them. The results do not indicate any significant difference between the three groups of municipalities. This means that the excellence in utilization of performance management and quality improvement tools does not produce performance approaching that of cost efficiency.

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  • Plaček, Michal & Špaček, David & Ochrana, František & Křápek, Milan & Dvořáková, Petra, 2019. "Does excellence matter? National quality awards and performance of Czech municipalities," Journal of East European Management Studies, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 24(4), pages 589-613.
  • Handle: RePEc:nms:joeems:10.5771/0949-6181-2019-4-589
    DOI: 10.5771/0949-6181-2019-4-589
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    1. Michal PlaÄ ek & Milan Křápek & Jan ÄŒadil & Bojka Hamerníková, 2020. "The Influence of Excellence on Municipal Performance: Quasi-Experimental Evidence From the Czech Republic," SAGE Open, , vol. 10(4), pages 21582440209, December.
    2. Plaček, Michal & Valentinov, Vladislav & del Campo, Cristina & Vaceková, Gabriela & Ochrana, František & Šumpíková, Markéta, 2021. "Stewardship and administrative capacity in green public procurement in the Czech Republic: Evidence from a large-N survey," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 33.

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