prof. Ing. Michal Plaček, Ph.D.

Monographs

• Plaček M., Ochrana F., Půček M., & Nemec J. (2020). Fiscal Decenralization Reforms : The Impact on the Efficiency of Local Governments in Central and Eastern Europe. Springer.
• Ochrana F., Půček M., & Plaček M. (2017). Detecting and reducing corruption and fraud risk in the public sector. Karolinum Press.

Chapters in monographs

• Plaček M., Valentinov V., Fojtík R., Ochrana F., & Peřinková M. (2024). Bringing in Ethics: A Multi-stakeholder Approach to Manage the Transition to Low-Carbon Construction. Strengthening European Climate Policy: Governance Recommendations from Innovative Interdisciplinary Collaborations (pp. 111-123).
• Plaček M., Vaceková G., Murray Svidronova M., Nemec J., & Korimova G. (2024). The evolutionary trajectory of social enterprises in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Third Sector, Social Enterprise and Public Service Delivery (pp. 143-162).
• Plaček M., Nemec J., Ochrana F., Půček M., & Vaceková G. (2019). Budgeting and Finance. Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance (pp. 1-7).
• Plaček M., Nemec J., Ochrana F., Schmidt M., & Půček M. (2019). Analysis of Factors of Overpricing in Public Procurement: A Study for Low-Performing EU Countries. Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance (pp. 1-6).
• Jelínková M., Plaček M., & Ochrana F. (2025). The arrival of Ukrainian refugees as an opportunity to advance migrant integration policy. The Effects of Wars: Lessons from the War in Ukraine (pp. 254-278).
• Hassan H., & Plaček M. (2021). Corruption and Social Human Rights in Developing Countries: Case of Nigeria, Somalia, Pakistan, and India. The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Problems (pp. 15-35).
• Vaceková G., Murray Svidroňová M., Plaček M., & Nemec J. (2020). Business practices in nonprofit funding. Financing Nonprofit Organizations (pp. 161-172).

Articles

• Plaček M., Valentinov V., del Campo C., Vaceková G., Ochrana F., & Šumpíková M. (2021). Stewardship and administrative capacity in green public procurement in the Czech Republic: evidence from a large-N survey. Environmental Sciences Europe, 33(1), 1-19. UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Valentinov V., Ochrana F., Vaceková G., Langr I., & Půček M. (2022). The evolving perceptions of corruption in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. Governance, 35(2), 651-659. UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Valentinov V., Vaceková G., Ochrana F., Čurda S., & Anam C. (2021). The hybridity of waste management: An in-depth exploratory case study from the Znojmo municipality. Waste Management, 126(1), 433-442. UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Vaceková G., Murray Svidroňová M., Nemec J., & Korimová G. (2021). The evolutionary trajectory of social enterprises in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Public Management Review, 23(5), 775-794. UT-WOS link
• Plaček M. (2023). Gregory Porumbescu, Albert Meijer, Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen: Government Transparency: State of the Art and New Perspectives. Public Administration, 2023(1), 1-3. UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Nemec J., Jahoda R., & Malý I. (2024). Performance funding of universities and its impacts on accountability: the case of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Public Management Review, 26(9), 2630-2652. UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Schmidt M., Ochrana F., Vaceková G., & Soukopová J. (2019). Repeated selection of supplier, factors and results: the Czech Republic. Journal of Public Procurement, 19(4), 322-344. UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., & Ochrana F. (2018). 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, 31(1), 880-898. UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Nemec J., Murray Svidroňová M., Mikołajczak P., & Kovacs E. (2023). Civil Society Versus Local Self‐Governments and Central Government in V4 Countries: The Case of Co‐Creation. Politics and Governance, 11(2), 293-304. UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Cristina d., Vladislav V., Gabriela V., Markéta Š., & Ochrana F. (2022). Gender Heterogeneity and Politics in Decision-Making About Green Public Procurement in the Czech Republic. Politics and Governance [online], 10(3), 239-250. UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Ochrana F., Vaceková G., Langr I., & Půček M. (2022). Shedding Light on Three 'Moral Cancer' Cases From the Czech Republic: Corruption in Communist and Post-Communist Regimes. Public Integrity, 24(7), 730-746. UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Ochrana F., Schmidt M., Křápek M., & Půček M. (2017). Avoidance of risk from the contracting authorities: public procurement case study. Ekonomický časopis, 65(7), 587-601. UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Půček M., & Šilhánková V. (2017). New trends in the strategic management of museums in the Czech Republic. Museum Management and Curatorship, 32(4), 302-318. UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Ochrana F., Schmidt M., Nemec J., & Půček M. (2020). The factors causing delays in public procurement: the Czech Republic versus the UK. Public Money and Management, 40(2), 131-139. UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Schmidt M., Ochrana F., & Půček M. (2019). Factors affecting the length of procedure in public procurement: the case of the Czech Republic. Prague Economic Papers, 28(3), 313-329. UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Půček M., & Ochrana F. (2019). Identifying Corruption Risk: A Comparison of Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 21(4), 366-384. UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Ochrana F., Schmidt M., & Půček M. (2016). 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, 9(1), 97-116. UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Schmidt M., Ochrana F., & Půček M. (2016). Impact of Selected Factors Regarding the Efficiency of Public Procurement (the Case of the Czech Republic) with an Emphasis on Decentralization. Ekonomicky Casopis, 64(1), 22-36. UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Nemec J., Ochrana F., Schmidt M., & Půček M. (2020). Analysis of Factors of Overpricing in Public Procurement: A Study for Low-performing EU Countries. International Journal of Public Administration, 43(4), 350-360. UT-WOS link
• Plaček M. (2017). The Effects of Decentralization on Efficiency in Public Procurement: Empirical Evidence for the Czech Republic. Lex Localis, 15(1), 67-92. UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Schmidt M., Ochrana F., & Půček M. (2017). Do the Selected Characteristics of Public Tenders Affect the Likelihood of Filing Petitions with the Regulators of Public Tenders?. Prague Economic Papers, 26(3), 317-329. UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Půček M., Ochrana F., Křápek M., & Matějová L. (2016). Political Business Cycle in the Czech Republic: Case of Municipalities. Prague Economic Papers, 25(3), 304-320. UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Ochrana F., & Půček M. (2015). Benchmarking in Czech Higher Education. The NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy, 8(2), 101-124. UT-WOS link
• Jelínková M., Plaček M., & Ochrana F. (2024). The arrival of Ukrainian refugees as an opportunity to advance migrant integration policy. Policy Studies, 45(3-4), 507-531. UT-WOS link
• Klapalová A., Plaček M., Škapa R., & Vaceková G. (2024). Pain points and challenges of core return management among German and French automotive aftermarket companies. European Journal of International Management, 23(1), 158-179. UT-WOS link
• Vaceková G., Plaček M., & Soukopová J. (2019). Theoretical and Methodological Aspects of Transition to a Circular Economy. Waste Forum, 12(4), 300-307.
• Ochrana F., Plaček M., & Křápek M. (2017). Who are the officials in the central administration of the Czech Republic and what activities do they perform?. Central European Journal of Public Policy, 11(1), 55-66.
• Půček M., Plaček M., & Ochrana F. (2016). Do the Data on Municipal Expenditures in the Czech Republic Imply Incorrrectness in their Management?. E+M Economics and Management, 19(4), 89-103. UT-WOS link
• Půček M., Plaček M., & Ochrana F. (2015). Potenciál využívání veřejných dat o hospodaření obcí v rámci územního plánování. Regionální rozvoj mezi teorií a praxí, Neuveden(3), 45-54.
• Ochrana F., Plaček M., & Půček M. (2016). Shortfall of Strategic Governance and Strategic Management in the Czech Republic. Central European Journal of Public Policy, 10(2), 30-47.
• Ochrana F., Hrnčířová K., Plaček M., & Půček M. (2015). 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, 63(6), 2057-2065.
• Schmidt M., Ochrana F., Plaček M., & Půček M. (2016). An Empirical Analysis of Post-Contractual Behaviour in Public Works Contracts: The Czech Case as a Secondary Comparison with Slovak Republic. Ekonomický časopis, 64(6), 501-518. UT-WOS link
• Svidroňová M., Vaceková G., Plaček M., Matulová M., Hrůzová L., & Harringová L. (2021). Alternative non-profit funding methods: crowdfunding in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Applied Economics Letters, 28(9), 748-754. UT-WOS link
• Jelínková M., Valentinov V., Plaček M., & Vacekova G. (2023). Human-made disasters in a decentralized context: How Czech municipalities are dealing with the Ukrainian crisis. Public Money and Management, 43(4), 367-369. UT-WOS link
• Nemec J., Reddy P., & Plaček M. (2024). Conflict and Public Administration Performance: CEE Countries. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 26(2), 196-214. UT-WOS link
• Kopitz D., Půček M., Ochrana F., & Plaček M. (2015). Comparative analysis of selected factors affecting heating costs of schools in selected Balkan countries. The NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy, 8(1), 61-84. UT-WOS link

Contributions in the conference proceedings

• Plaček M., Schmidt M., Ochrana F., & Půček M. (2016). The impact of using an external authority on the quality of public procurement. European Financial Systems 2016: Proceedings of the 13th International Scientific Cconference (pp. 602-608). UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Ochrana F., & Půček M. (2016). Evaluation of Ministerial Employee Satisfacion within the Context of the Civil Service Act. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Current Trends in Public Sector Research (pp. 61-67). UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Ochrana F., Schmidt M., & Půček M. (2017). An Empirical Analysis of Post-contractual Behaviour Regarding Public Contracts for Construction Work in the Czech Republic. New Trends in Finance and Accounting (pp. 347-354). UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Ochrana F., Juříček P., Křápek M., & Půček M. (2016). The prisons systems of V4 and their efficiency. Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Public Finance 2016 : Proceedings of the 21th International Conference (pp. 287-291). UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Půček M., Ochrana F., & Křápek M. (2016). Application of DEA methods for evaluating efficiency in museums, galleries, and monuments in the Czech Republic. European Financial System 2016: Proceedings of 13th international scientific conference (pp. 596-601). UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Schmidt M., Ochrana F., & Půček M. (2016). Impact of Decentralization on the Efficiency of Public Procurement. The Case of Czech Republic. Current Trends in Public Sector Research : Proceedings of the 20th International Conference (pp. 68-75). UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Ochrana F., & Půček M. (2017). Current Situation of Strategic Governance and Strategic Management in the Czech Republic. Current Trend in Public Sector Research (pp. 74-81). UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Matějová L., Křápek M., Půček M., & Ochrana F. (2014). Decentralization vs Economies of Scale: Expenditure on Maintenance of Municipal Property. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference: Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Public Finance 2014 (pp. 228-236). UT-WOS link
• Plaček M., Schmidt M., Ochrana F., & Půček M. (2016). The Impacts of Decentralization on the Quality of Public Procurement. Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Public Finance 2016 : Proceedings of the 21th International Conference (pp. 292-296). UT-WOS link
• Ochrana F., Plaček M., & Křápek M. (2015). Ministerial Staff of the Czech Republic. Proceedings of the 11th International Scientific Conference. Public Economics and Administration 2015 (pp. 154-159). UT-WOS link
• Ochrana F., Plaček M., & Půček M. (2015). Reasons for the Infectiveness of the Czech State Bureaucracy: Myths and Reality. IISES 3rd and 4th Economics and Finance Conference (pp. 622-630).
• Ochrana F., Plaček M., & Půček M. (2015). Benchmarking as a substitute for the market mechanism: Empirical evidence for the Czech Republic. IISES 3rd and 4th Economics and Finance Conference (pp. 606-612).
• Ochrana F., Plaček M., Abonyiová V., & Půček M. (2015). Evaluation Criteria for Public Procurement. European Financial Systems 2015 : Proceedings of the 12th International Scientific Conference (pp. 428-435). UT-WOS link
• Půček M., & Plaček M. (2016). Muzea jako regionální aktéři v cestovním ruchu - úskalí muzejní statistiky. XIX. mezinárodní kolokvium o regionálních vědách : sborník příspěvků (pp. 1040-1046). UT-WOS link
• Ochrana F., Hrnčířová K., Plaček M., & Půček M. (2015). 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). Enterprise and the Competitive Environment : 18 Annual International Conference : Conference Proccedings (pp. 636-646). UT-WOS link
• Ochrana F., Půček M., & Plaček M. (2015). The Use of FMEA for the analysis of corruption: A Case Study from Bulgaria. IISES 3rd and 4th Economics and Finance Conference (pp. 613-621).