Contracting and Outsourcing in Public Sector in the Czech Republic

Meričková, Beata Mikušová; Šumpíková, Markéta; Muthová, Nikoleta Jakuš; Nemec, Juraj

doi:10.46585/sp28041117

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“…This study provides evidence that compulsory voting leads to higher turnout even with very low fines. This conclusion is supported by other studies, such as Cepaluni and Hidalgo (2016), Hoffman et al (2017) and Mikusova Merickova et al (2020).…”

Section: Theoretical Backgroundsupporting

confidence: 87%

Economic and Political Consequences of the Compulsory Voting in Public Parliamentary Elections: Czech Case Study

Kuba

Stejskal

2021

Economies

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Scholars who study compulsory voting realize their research in countries where compulsory voting already exists. On the contrary, there are not many studies that deal with ex ante analyses of the economic and political consequences of voter behavior caused by a new element in public elections—compulsory voting. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to find out what voters’ reactions will cause when compulsory voting is introduced in the Czech Republic. This paper has the ambition to contribute to the understanding of the economic and political context of sanctions for non-voters. The analysis of non-voters’ willingness to change their behavior due to the fine and the determination of the amount of this fine in the Czech Republic are the practical benefits of this study. In this way, we determine the “abstention price” of a vote. The input data of the analysis are data obtained by a questionnaire survey conducted in the Czech Republic in 2020; the target group is 807 respondents. The basic statistical operations, and binary and multinomial logistic regressions were employed in this study. The results of the research show that compulsory voting has only a minimal effect on the turnout. The introduction of compulsory voting changes the characteristics of the typical voter. Voters with lower political interest and political knowledge will take part in the elections more often. The fine that non-voters would be willing to pay is approx. 6% of their average monthly income.

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Section: Theoretical Backgroundsupporting

confidence: 87%

Economic and Political Consequences of the Compulsory Voting in Public Parliamentary Elections: Czech Case Study

Kuba

Stejskal

2021

Economies

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“…Research on outsourcing usually examines only the strategies and priorities of the organization delegating the activities, while the priorities and strategies of the organizations involved are not considered, which, in many cases, causes problems for the parties in the post-outsourcing phases. Although this problem can be solved by changing the contractor, it will impose a lot of costs on the assigning organization (Behesht Aeen & Anvari, 2018;Ebrahimpour Azbari et al, 2021;Gantman, 2011;Goldschmidt & Schmieder, 2017;Honarvar & Rezaee, 2019;Meričková et al, 2020;Nkonde & Phiri, 2020;Samadzadeh et al, 2020). In this research, we tried to identify not only the priorities and strategies of the organization delegating activities and services, but also the goals and strategies of the companies applying for these activities.…”

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confidence: 99%

A practical model for outsourcing bank services: The application of game theory

Golzar

2023

IJIMOB

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Objective: Banks tend to outsource their services to focus on their main task: collecting deposits and directing them toward investment. This research aims to identify a model that facilitates handing over services to the private sector and covering the interests of both parties in a win-win situation. Method: In this study, 16 semi-structured interviews with experts from banks and payment service provider (PSP) companies were conducted to understand outsourcing strategies for card reader devices. Employing Strauss and Corbin's thematic analysis and game theory, the study identified key strategies and preferences, which were then modeled to resolve conflicts and derive joint interaction strategies. Over 4 million scenarios were calculated using Min-Max strategy, and strategies for both parties were suggested based on Nash equilibrium results. Results: The qualitative data analysis resulted in identifying 22 strategies based on service marketing mix for parties and placing them in related groups (product, price, promotion, place, people, process, and physical evidence). The results of game theory and the balance point suggest the following strategies to the bank: diversity, quality, the latest device model, average account, number of agents, technical expertise, equipped workshop, and support equipment. The suggestion for the payment service provider (PSP) companies include brand, rent, transaction fee, discount, response hours, raffle, gifts, special privileges, appropriate treatment, type of cooperation, timely delivery, response speed, communication system, and location. Conclusion: The final outcome suggested specific strategies for banks and PSP companies to focus on, based on the Nash equilibrium and other game theory results. These strategies included diversification, quality, device up-to-datedness, technical expertise, equipped workshop, support equipment for banks, and brand, rent, transaction fees, response hours, lottery, gifts, special privileges, timely delivery, response speed, communication system, and location for PSP companies.

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“…Variables used to construct the SMEs' collaboration innovative ecosystem included innovative SMEs' collaborating with other innovating SMEs and collaboration for research and scientific contribution with both the private and public sectors [ 43 ]. In addition, the extent to which the private sector finances R&D activities of SMEs with public sector complementary R&D expenditures and private co-funding of public R&D was used to measure the financial support of SMEs' innovation activities.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A new perspective for European SMEs’ innovative support analysis: Does non-financial support matter?

Gyamfi,

Gerstlberger,

Prokop

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Heliyon

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Contracting and Outsourcing in Public Sector in the Czech Republic

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Economic and Political Consequences of the Compulsory Voting in Public Parliamentary Elections: Czech Case Study

Economic and Political Consequences of the Compulsory Voting in Public Parliamentary Elections: Czech Case Study

A practical model for outsourcing bank services: The application of game theory

A new perspective for European SMEs’ innovative support analysis: Does non-financial support matter?

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