Do performance management schemes deliver results in the public sector? Observations from the Czech Republic

IMPACT The authors raise questions about using the performance measurement schemes employed by developed countries in less developed (post-transitional) countries. They explain how public policies in these countries are developed and how performance management tools should be adjusted in order to produce results. This paper presents an analysis of the impact of performance management tools on the performance of public sector institutions in the Czech Republic. The findings open a new dimension in public performance management research. Existing studies have analysed the links between the use of performance instruments and the real performance of public organizations for the conditions found in the developed world. The authors explain the specific situations and conditions of less developed (post-transitional) countries, where some mechanisms work differently than they do in developed countries.