prof. Ing. Michal Plaček, Ph.D.

Monografie

• PLAČEK, Michal - OCHRANA, František - PŮČEK, Milan - NEMEC, Juraj. Fiscal Decenralization Reforms : The Impact on the Efficiency of Local Governments in Central and Eastern Europe. 1st ed vyd. Cham: Springer, 2020. 209 s. ISBN 978-3-030-46757-9.
• OCHRANA, František - PŮČEK, Milan - PLAČEK, Michal. Detecting and reducing corruption and fraud risk in the public sector. 1st ed vyd. Prague: Karolinum Press, 2017. 134 s. ISBN 978-80-246-3589-7.

Kapitoly v monografiích

• PLAČEK, Michal - VACEKOVÁ, Gabriela - MURRAY SVIDRONOVA, Maria - NEMEC, Juraj - KORIMOVA, Gabriela. The evolutionary trajectory of social enterprises in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In: POWELL, Madeline - STOKES BERRY, Frances. The Third Sector, Social Enterprise and Public Service Delivery. 1st ed. vyd. Abingdon: Routledge, 2024, s. 143-162. ISBN 978-1-03-261640-7.
• PLAČEK, Michal - VALENTINOV, Vladislav - FOJTÍK, Roman - OCHRANA, František - PEŘINKOVÁ, Martina. Bringing in Ethics: A Multi-stakeholder Approach to Manage the Transition to Low-Carbon Construction. In: GALENDE SÁNCHEZ, Ester - SORMAN, Alevgul H. - CABELLO, Violeta - HEIDENREICH, Sara - KLÖCKNER, Christian A.. Strengthening European Climate Policy: Governance Recommendations from Innovative Interdisciplinary Collaborations. 1 vyd. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024, s. 111-123. ISBN 978-3-031-72054-3.
• PLAČEK, Michal - NEMEC, Juraj - OCHRANA, František - PŮČEK, Milan Jan - VACEKOVÁ, Gabriela. Budgeting and Finance. In: FARAZMAND, Ali. Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. 1st ed vyd. Cham: Springer, 2019, s. 1-7. ISBN 978-3-319-31816-5.
• PLAČEK, Michal - NEMEC, Juraj - OCHRANA, František - SCHMIDT, Martin - PŮČEK, Milan Jan. Analysis of Factors of Overpricing in Public Procurement: A Study for Low-Performing EU Countries. In: FARAZMAND, Ali. Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. 1st ed vyd. Cham: Springer, 2019, s. 1-6. ISBN 978-3-319-31816-5.
• JELÍNKOVÁ, Marie - PLAČEK, Michal - OCHRANA, František. The arrival of Ukrainian refugees as an opportunity to advance migrant integration policy. In: BOCQUILLON, Pierre - DOYLE, Suzanne - JAMES, Toby S. - MASON, Ra - PARK, Soul - ROSINA, Matilde. The Effects of Wars: Lessons from the War in Ukraine. Vyd. 1 vyd. London: Routledge, 2025, s. 254-278. ISBN 978-1-00-353923-0.
• HASSAN, Haris - PLAČEK, Michal. Corruption and Social Human Rights in Developing Countries: Case of Nigeria, Somalia, Pakistan, and India. In: BAIKADY, Rajendra - SAJID, S. M. - PRZEPERSKI, Jaroslaw - NADESAN, Varoshini - REZAUL, Islam - GAO, Jianguo. The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Problems. 1st ed vyd. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021, s. 15-35. ISBN 978-3-030-68127-2.
• VACEKOVÁ, Gabriela - MURRAY SVIDROŇOVÁ, Mária - PLAČEK, Michal - NEMEC, Juraj. Business practices in nonprofit funding. In: GARCIA-RODRIGUEZ, Inigo - ROMERO-MERINO, M. Elena. Financing Nonprofit Organizations. 1st ed vyd. New York: Routledge, 2020, s. 161-172. ISBN 978-0-367-21104-2.

Články

• PLAČEK, Michal - SCHMIDT, Martin - OCHRANA, František - PŮČEK, Milan. Factors affecting the length of procedure in public procurement: the case of the Czech Republic. Prague Economic Papers. 2019, 28(3), 313-329. ISSN 1210-0455. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - PŮČEK, Milan - OCHRANA, František. Identifying Corruption Risk: A Comparison of Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice. 2019, 21(4), 366-384. ISSN 1387-6988. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - OCHRANA, František. A comparison of selected characteristics of the senior civil service of the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom: a lesson for effective management of bureaucracy. Ekonomska Istrazivanja. 2018, 31(1), 880-898. ISSN 1331-677X. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - SCHMIDT, Martin - OCHRANA, František - VACEKOVÁ, Gabriela - SOUKOPOVÁ, Jana. Repeated selection of supplier, factors and results: the Czech Republic. Journal of Public Procurement. 2019, 19(4), 322-344. ISSN 1535-0118. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - CRISTINA, del Campo - VLADISLAV, Valentinov - GABRIELA, Vaceková - MARKÉTA, Šumpíková - OCHRANA, František. Gender Heterogeneity and Politics in Decision-Making About Green Public Procurement in the Czech Republic. Politics and Governance [online]. 2022, 10(3), 239-250. ISSN 2183-2463. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - SCHMIDT, Martin - OCHRANA, František - PŮČEK, Milan. Impact of Selected Factors Regarding the Efficiency of Public Procurement (the Case of the Czech Republic) with an Emphasis on Decentralization. Ekonomicky Casopis. 2016, 64(1), 22-36. ISSN 0013-3035. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal. The Effects of Decentralization on Efficiency in Public Procurement: Empirical Evidence for the Czech Republic. Lex Localis. 2017, 15(1), 67-92. ISSN 1581-5374. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - OCHRANA, František - SCHMIDT, Martin - PŮČEK, Milan. The evaluation of the role of the office for protection of competition of the Czech Republic in regulating public procurement. The NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy. 2016, 9(1), 97-116. ISSN 1337-9038. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - PŮČEK, Milan - ŠILHÁNKOVÁ, Vladimíra. New trends in the strategic management of museums in the Czech Republic. Museum Management and Curatorship. 2017, 32(4), 302-318. ISSN 0964-7775. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - OCHRANA, František - PŮČEK, Milan. Benchmarking in Czech Higher Education. The NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy. 2015, 8(2), 101-124. ISSN 1337-9038. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - PŮČEK, Milan - OCHRANA, František - KŘÁPEK, Milan - MATĚJOVÁ, Lenka. Political Business Cycle in the Czech Republic: Case of Municipalities. Prague Economic Papers. 2016, 25(3), 304-320. ISSN 1210-0455. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - NEMEC, Juraj - MURRAY SVIDROŇOVÁ, Mária - MIKOŁAJCZAK, Paweł - KOVACS, Eva. Civil Society Versus Local Self‐Governments and Central Government in V4 Countries: The Case of Co‐Creation. Politics and Governance. 2023, 11(2), 293-304. ISSN 2183-2463. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal. Gregory Porumbescu, Albert Meijer, Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen: Government Transparency: State of the Art and New Perspectives. Public Administration. 2023, 2023(1), 1-3. ISSN 0033-3298. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - NEMEC, Juraj - JAHODA, Robert - MALÝ, Ivan. Performance funding of universities and its impacts on accountability: the case of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Public Management Review. 2024, 26(9), 2630-2652. ISSN 1471-9037. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - OCHRANA, František - SCHMIDT, Martin - NEMEC, Juraj - PŮČEK, Milan. The factors causing delays in public procurement: the Czech Republic versus the UK. Public Money and Management. 2020, 40(2), 131-139. ISSN 0954-0962. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - VACEKOVÁ, Gabriela - MURRAY SVIDROŇOVÁ, Mária - NEMEC, Juraj - KORIMOVÁ, Gabriela. The evolutionary trajectory of social enterprises in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Public Management Review. 2021, 23(5), 775-794. ISSN 1471-9037. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - OCHRANA, František - VACEKOVÁ, Gabriela - LANGR, Ivan - PŮČEK, Milan Jan. Shedding Light on Three 'Moral Cancer' Cases From the Czech Republic: Corruption in Communist and Post-Communist Regimes. Public Integrity. 2022, 24(7), 730-746. ISSN 1099-9922. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - VALENTINOV, Vladislav - DEL CAMPO, Cristina - VACEKOVÁ, Gabriela - OCHRANA, František - ŠUMPÍKOVÁ, Markéta. Stewardship and administrative capacity in green public procurement in the Czech Republic: evidence from a large-N survey. Environmental Sciences Europe. 2021, 33(1), 1-19. ISSN 2190-4707. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - VALENTINOV, Vladislav - OCHRANA, František - VACEKOVÁ, Gabriela - LANGR, Ivan - PŮČEK, Milan Jan. The evolving perceptions of corruption in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. Governance. 2022, 35(2), 651-659. ISSN 0952-1895. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - VALENTINOV, Vladislav - VACEKOVÁ, Gabriela - OCHRANA, František - ČURDA, Stanislav - ANAM, Choirul. The hybridity of waste management: An in-depth exploratory case study from the Znojmo municipality. Waste Management. 2021, 126(1), 433-442. ISSN 0956-053X. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - NEMEC, Juraj - OCHRANA, František - SCHMIDT, Martin - PŮČEK, Milan Jan. Analysis of Factors of Overpricing in Public Procurement: A Study for Low-performing EU Countries. International Journal of Public Administration. 2020, 43(4), 350-360. ISSN 0190-0692. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - SCHMIDT, Martin - OCHRANA, František - PŮČEK, Milan. Do the Selected Characteristics of Public Tenders Affect the Likelihood of Filing Petitions with the Regulators of Public Tenders?. Prague Economic Papers. 2017, 26(3), 317-329. ISSN 1210-0455. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - OCHRANA, František - SCHMIDT, Martin - KŘÁPEK, Milan - PŮČEK, Milan. Avoidance of risk from the contracting authorities: public procurement case study. Ekonomický časopis. 2017, 65(7), 587-601. ISSN 0013-3035. UT-WOS link
• OCHRANA, František - PLAČEK, Michal - KŘÁPEK, Milan. Who are the officials in the central administration of the Czech Republic and what activities do they perform?. Central European Journal of Public Policy. 2017, 11(1), 55-66. ISSN 1802-4866.
• PŮČEK, Milan - PLAČEK, Michal - OCHRANA, František. Potenciál využívání veřejných dat o hospodaření obcí v rámci územního plánování. Regionální rozvoj mezi teorií a praxí. 2015, Neuveden(3), 45-54. ISSN 1805-3246.
• PŮČEK, Milan - PLAČEK, Michal - OCHRANA, František. Do the Data on Municipal Expenditures in the Czech Republic Imply Incorrrectness in their Management?. E+M Economics and Management. 2016, 19(4), 89-103. ISSN 1212-3609. UT-WOS link
• OCHRANA, František - PLAČEK, Michal - PŮČEK, Milan. Shortfall of Strategic Governance and Strategic Management in the Czech Republic. Central European Journal of Public Policy. 2016, 10(2), 30-47. ISSN 1802-4866.
• JELÍNKOVÁ, Marie - PLAČEK, Michal - OCHRANA, František. The arrival of Ukrainian refugees as an opportunity to advance migrant integration policy. Policy Studies. 2024, 45(3-4), 507-531. ISSN 0144-2872. UT-WOS link
• KLAPALOVÁ, Alena - PLAČEK, Michal - ŠKAPA, Radoslav - VACEKOVÁ, Gabriela. Pain points and challenges of core return management among German and French automotive aftermarket companies. European Journal of International Management. 2024, 23(1), 158-179. ISSN 1751-6757. UT-WOS link
• VACEKOVÁ, Gabriela - PLAČEK, Michal - SOUKOPOVÁ, Jana. Theoretical and Methodological Aspects of Transition to a Circular Economy. Waste Forum. 2019, 12(4), 300-307. ISSN 1804-0195.
• SVIDROŇOVÁ, Mária Murray - VACEKOVÁ, Gabriela - PLAČEK, Michal - MATULOVÁ, Markéta - HRŮZOVÁ, Lucia - HARRINGOVÁ, Lenka. Alternative non-profit funding methods: crowdfunding in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Applied Economics Letters. 2021, 28(9), 748-754. ISSN 1350-4851. UT-WOS link
• NEMEC, Juraj - REDDY, Purshottama S. - PLAČEK, Michal. Conflict and Public Administration Performance: CEE Countries. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice. 2024, 26(2), 196-214. ISSN 1387-6988. UT-WOS link
• JELÍNKOVÁ, Marie - VALENTINOV, Vladislav - PLAČEK, Michal - VACEKOVA, Gabriela. Human-made disasters in a decentralized context: How Czech municipalities are dealing with the Ukrainian crisis. Public Money and Management. 2023, 43(4), 367-369. ISSN 0954-0962. UT-WOS link
• OCHRANA, František - HRNČÍŘOVÁ, Kristýna - PLAČEK, Michal - PŮČEK, Milan. The Impact of the Choice of Evaluation Criteria and the Type of Tender on the Awarding Public Contracts (in the Case of Construction Contracts at the Local Level in the Czech Republic). Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis. 2015, 63(6), 2057-2065. ISSN 1211-8516.
• SCHMIDT, Martin - OCHRANA, František - PLAČEK, Michal - PŮČEK, Milan. An Empirical Analysis of Post-Contractual Behaviour in Public Works Contracts: The Czech Case as a Secondary Comparison with Slovak Republic. Ekonomický časopis. 2016, 64(6), 501-518. ISSN 0013-3035. UT-WOS link
• KOPITZ, David - PŮČEK, Milan - OCHRANA, František - PLAČEK, Michal. Comparative analysis of selected factors affecting heating costs of schools in selected Balkan countries. The NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy. 2015, 8(1), 61-84. ISSN 1337-9038. UT-WOS link

Příspěvky v konferenčních sbornících

• PLAČEK, Michal - SCHMIDT, Martin - OCHRANA, František - PŮČEK, Milan. Impact of Decentralization on the Efficiency of Public Procurement. The Case of Czech Republic. In: ŠPALKOVÁ, Dagmar - MATĚJOVÁ, Lenka. Current Trends in Public Sector Research : Proceedings of the 20th International Conference 1st ed vyd. Brno: Masaryk University, 2016, s. 68-75. ISBN 978-80-210-8082-9. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - PŮČEK, Milan - OCHRANA, František - KŘÁPEK, Milan. Application of DEA methods for evaluating efficiency in museums, galleries, and monuments in the Czech Republic. In: KRAJÍČEK, Jan - NEŠLEHA, Josef - URBANOVSKÝ, Karel. European Financial System 2016: Proceedings of 13th international scientific conference Brno: Masaryk University, 2016, s. 596-601. ISBN 978-80-210-8308-0. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - OCHRANA, František - SCHMIDT, Martin - PŮČEK, Milan. An Empirical Analysis of Post-contractual Behaviour Regarding Public Contracts for Construction Work in the Czech Republic. In: PROCHÁZKA, David. New Trends in Finance and Accounting 1st ed vyd. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017, s. 347-354. ISBN 978-3-319-49559-0. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - OCHRANA, František - PŮČEK, Milan. Current Situation of Strategic Governance and Strategic Management in the Czech Republic. In: MATĚJOVÁ, Lenka. Current Trend in Public Sector Research Brno: Masaryk University. Faculty of Economocs and Administration. Department of Public Economics, 2017, s. 74-81. ISBN 978-80-210-8448-3. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - OCHRANA, František - JUŘÍČEK, Petr - KŘÁPEK, Milan - PŮČEK, Milan. The prisons systems of V4 and their efficiency. In: SEDMIHRADSKÁ, Lucie. Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Public Finance 2016 : Proceedings of the 21th International Conference Praha: University of Economics, 2016, s. 287-291. ISBN 978-80-245-2155-8. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - SCHMIDT, Martin - OCHRANA, František - PŮČEK, Milan. The Impacts of Decentralization on the Quality of Public Procurement. In: SEDMIHRADSKÁ, Lucie. Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Public Finance 2016 : Proceedings of the 21th International Conference Prague: University of Economics, 2016, s. 292-296. ISBN 978-80-245-2155-8. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - OCHRANA, František - PŮČEK, Milan. Evaluation of Ministerial Employee Satisfacion within the Context of the Civil Service Act. In: ŠPALKOVÁ, Dagmar - MATĚJOVÁ, Lenka. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Current Trends in Public Sector Research 1st ed vyd. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Department of Public Economics, 2016, s. 61-67. ISBN 978-80-210-8082-9. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - SCHMIDT, Martin - OCHRANA, František - PŮČEK, Milan. The impact of using an external authority on the quality of public procurement. In: KRAJÍČEK, Jan - NEŠLEHA, Josef - URBANOVSKÝ, Karel. European Financial Systems 2016: Proceedings of the 13th International Scientific Cconference Brno: Masaryk University, 2016, s. 602-608. ISBN 978-80-210-8308-0. UT-WOS link
• PLAČEK, Michal - MATĚJOVÁ, Lenka - KŘÁPEK, Milan - PŮČEK, Milan - OCHRANA, František. Decentralization vs Economies of Scale: Expenditure on Maintenance of Municipal Property. In: SEDMIHRADSKÁ, Lucie. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference: Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Public Finance 2014 1st ed vyd. Prague: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2014, s. 228-236. ISBN 978-80-7478-534-4. UT-WOS link
• OCHRANA, František - PLAČEK, Michal - PŮČEK, Milan. Benchmarking as a substitute for the market mechanism: Empirical evidence for the Czech Republic. In: HROMADA, Eduard. IISES 3rd and 4th Economics and Finance Conference Rome: Procedia Economics and Finance, vol. 30, 2015, s. 606-612. ISBN 0-000-00000-0.
• OCHRANA, František - PLAČEK, Michal - PŮČEK, Milan. Reasons for the Infectiveness of the Czech State Bureaucracy: Myths and Reality. In: HROMADA, Eduard. IISES 3rd and 4th Economics and Finance Conference London: Procedia Economics and Finance, vol. 30, 2015, s. 622-630. ISBN 0-000-00000-0.
• OCHRANA, František - PLAČEK, Michal - ABONYIOVÁ, Veronika - PŮČEK, Milan. Evaluation Criteria for Public Procurement. In: KAJUROVÁ, Veronika - KRAJÍČEK, Jan. European Financial Systems 2015 : Proceedings of the 12th International Scientific Conference 1st ed vyd. Brno: Masaryk University, 2015, s. 428-435. ISBN 978-80-210-7962-5. UT-WOS link
• PŮČEK, Milan - PLAČEK, Michal. Muzea jako regionální aktéři v cestovním ruchu - úskalí muzejní statistiky. In: KLÍMOVÁ, Viktorie - ŽÍTEK, Vladimír. XIX. mezinárodní kolokvium o regionálních vědách : sborník příspěvků Brno: Masaryk University, 2016, s. 1040-1046. ISBN 978-80-210-8273-1. UT-WOS link
• OCHRANA, František - PLAČEK, Michal - KŘÁPEK, Milan. Ministerial Staff of the Czech Republic. In: VAŇKOVÁ, Ivana. Proceedings of the 11th International Scientific Conference. Public Economics and Administration 2015 1st ed vyd. Ostrava: Technical University of Ostrava. Faculty of Economics, 2015, s. 154-159. ISBN 978-80-248-3839-7. UT-WOS link
• OCHRANA, František - HRNČÍŘOVÁ, Kristýna - PLAČEK, Michal - PŮČEK, Milan. The impact of the choice of evaluation criteria and the type of tender on the awarding public contracts (in the case of construction contracts at the local level in the Czech Republic). In: KAPOUNEK, Svatopluk. Enterprise and the Competitive Environment : 18 Annual International Conference : Conference Proccedings 1st ed vyd. Brno: Mendel University in Brno, 2015, s. 636-646. ISBN 978-80-7509-342-4. UT-WOS link
• OCHRANA, František - PŮČEK, Milan - PLAČEK, Michal. The Use of FMEA for the analysis of corruption: A Case Study from Bulgaria. In: HROMADA, Eduard. IISES 3rd and 4th Economics and Finance Conference 1st ed vyd. London: Procedia Economics and Finance, vol. 30, 2015, s. 613-621. ISBN 0-000-00000-0.