KOMPARACE RELATIVNÍ EFEKTIVNOSTI MÍSTNÍCH MUZEÍ V ČESKÉ REPUBLICE A NA SLOVENSKU
COMPARISON OF THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF LOCAL MUSEUMS IN THE CZECH AND SLOVAK REPUBLICS

Author(s): Michal Plaček, Milan Půček, Milan Křápek
Subject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Public Administration
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: museums; public sector; efficiency;
Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with a comparison of the relative efficiency of museums run by municipalities in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. For our analysis, we have used data for 2015 which has been processed utilizing the DEA method. Czech museums founded by municipalities achieve a relatively higher efficiency compared to their Slovak counterparts. This condition is caused by the stronger orientation of Czech museums towards cost minimalization strategies, as well as the choice of organizational structures within the institutions having the lowest cost management. A very important fact is that even though there are indicators which we chose to assess the relative efficiency were comparable, the data were obtained through official channels from Czech Slovak state institutions dealing with statistics in culture. However, they may still be burdened with a high risk of errors and inaccuracies.

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