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. Issue 1 (1st January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Plaček, Michal; Ochrana, František
• Is Part Of: Ekonomska istraživanja. Volume 31:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 880
• Page End: 898
• Publication Date: 2018-01-01
• Subjects: Senior civil service -- comparison -- public policy; H 11 -- H 70 -- H 83; Economics -- Research -- Periodicals; Economics -- Research; Electronic journals; 330.072
• DOI: 10.1080/1331677X.2018.1456350
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1331-677X

Abstract

Abstract: This research focuses on the comparison of selected characteristics of senior officials from ministries in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom. It compares two countries with different systems of bureaucracy and with different legal backgrounds but with a common mission among officials within the civil service in the countries surveyed – to perform their duties effectively. Based on the findings, the authors have submitted recommendations for public policy as well as for streamlining of the bureaucratic apparatus.