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Limits of power. Ethics, power and corruption.
Fišera, Vladimír ; Sokol, Jan (advisor) ; Skovajsa, Marek (referee) ; Frič, Pavol (referee)
The problem of Czech society today is foremost the part of corruption that can be labeled as systemic, large scale or political corruption; and its causes, demonstrations, and therefore also possible solutions differ significantly from those for individual bribery. The public still holds very distorted opinions about the causes and therefore also possible solutions of large scale corruption. The most significant is the idea of political corruption as a personal ethical failure of an individual. The solution to this is their replacement. However, past experiences prove that political corruption is a systemic problem and replacement of individuals does not bring a substantial change. To understand how large scale political corruption functions, it is important to know the point of view of politicians who are its direct participants or encounter it. It is established that a significant motivational factor for corruption is an effort of politicians to keep their power and prestige, and with it the need of raising funds for re- election. Key words: corruption, political corruption, systemic corruption, power, status, prestige
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Rethinking Corruption in the Czech Republic: A Mixed-Methods Approach to a Systemic Problem
Gawthorpe, Steven ; Frič, Pavol (advisor) ; Sičáková Beblavá, Emília (referee) ; Pavel, Jan (referee)
Systemic corruption is a common term amongst scholars and practitioners, yet there is sparse conceptual agreement and substantive analysis within the discourse. Regardless of the current deficit, there is considerable pioneering space and advantages to contrast against the overwhelming emphasis on individuals. This paper aims to broaden the conceptual scope of systemic corruption research through a pattern-to-process mixed-methods design. The design combines empirical data from the public procurement sector analyzing the spatiotemporal patterns of network behavior with a descriptive account of processes from in-depth interviews. The empirical approach statistically distinguishes the performance differentials of public procurement awards amongst firms that exhibit the characteristics of political influence from those that do not. This paper operationalizes that political influence is corruption when a public official would not have made the same decision without the special consideration of political affiliation, contribution, or network connection. After stripping away explanatory factors for firm competence, the data reveals that firms with influence characteristics win substantially more and more often performing similar work. The usage of geospatial cluster analysis, in conjunction with field...
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Expert capacity of civil sector: Focus on the NGO umbrella organization in the CR
Lejčková, Jana ; Novotný, Vilém (advisor) ; Frič, Pavol (referee)
The expert capacity of umbrella NGOs is not adequately addressed in the literature, although it is a key issue. This issue is pointing to the growing demands for accountable and transparent organizations with the expertise needed in the form of professionals who can actively promote the importance and interests of NGOs in a public policy process. Expert capacity is described in this case as the ability to perform analytical work in selected umbrella NGOs which focus on advocating interests and influencing the policy process. The aim of this work is to understand the expert capacity of the umbrella platforms of NGOs in advocating their interests and their influence on policy making and to outline the possibility of more effective cooperation with the state. For this purpose were chosen all-state national umbrella platforms, which defend the interests of organizations throughout the Czech Republic. In the theoretical part, the public policy theories: policy work, policy analytical capacity and evidence-based policy making are presented to facilitate the concept of expert capacities, complemented by the theory of interdependence, which presupposes mutual cooperation between civil society organizations and the state. Second part of the thesis analyzes the policy analytical capacity of two all-round...
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Public Perception on Target Populations and Homeless Policy Design in Seattle, WA
Beckmeyer, Kelsey ; Angelovská, Olga (advisor) ; Frič, Pavol (referee)
This thesis tests a new theory about the role that public perceptions on target populations play in designing homeless policies - as demonstrated through the Homeless Policy Design Model. The theory and model present an expansion of theories on the target populations and policy design from Lowi (1972), Ingram, Schneider and Deleon (2007); and Schneider and Ingram (1993). The model is tested through a case study of homeless policy in Seattle, WA from 2007 to 2016 and the correlating perceptions of the homeless generated through the rhetoric of the political elite and the general public. The homeless policy design model indicates that the public's perceptions about homeless target populations will impact policy design choices. Through qualitative research methods, the thesis finds that there is a recognizable correlation between how the public views the homeless and what type of policy the Seattle City Council passed from 2007 to 2016.
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The controversial nature of a social enterprise as a commercialized organization of the civil sector
Hořínková, Monika ; Frič, Pavol (advisor) ; Witz, Petr (referee)
The topic of this diploma thesis is the commercialization of civic organizations, which we understand as the process in which they take over some procedures, methods and strategies of the commercial sector in order to generate some profit. As the highest level of commercialization, this work considers the transformation of civil organization into a so called social enterprise.At the next potential level, this civic organization would become a pure market enterprise acting as socially responsible. Thus, a social enterprise is defined as a civic organization, for which profiting is just as important as an increase in public benefit by fulfilling of its own altruistic mission. However, it is said that this social mission may be threatened by the economic one. Whereas the social enterprise combines those two opposing attributes in the form of a social and economic mission, it is considered to be controversial. That's why the aim of this diploma thesis is to determine the importance of a transformation of civic organization into the social enterprise for its life and how this transformation affects its functioning and its essence. The diploma theses is based primarily on the theory of civil society, the civil sector, the social economy and the theory of social enterprise. It is a case study, which...
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Application Forms of Age Management in the Czech Environment
Vejdělková, Veronika ; Šerák, Michal (advisor) ; Frič, Pavol (referee)
The thesis deals with the issue of Age Management and the application forms of organizations in the Czech working environment. This thesis was initially dedicated to defining the concept of Age Management and also to present its historical development. It also includes its consistency with the demographic situation. Wider attention is paid to the application of Age Management in practice and the use of specific tools and measures that are used by organizations. This paper also highlights the main benefits and importance of Age Management. There are few selected researches concerning this subject, carried out in various organizations in the European Union and in the Czech Republic. The important part of the thesis is the empirical survey, whose main target is to determine whether the selected organizations, based in Prague and operating in the private sector, have some awareness about Age Management, as well as comparing its application into practice and corporate strategy. Key words: Age Management, Age Diversity, Population Ageing, Intergenerational Cooperation, Age Discrimination.
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Corporate Volunteers Motivation
Havlenová, Veronika ; Záškodná, Helena (advisor) ; Frič, Pavol (referee)
Diploma thesis is focused on research of employee's motivation to participate in corporate volunteering programs. Theoretical chapters summarize contemporary knowledge of corporate volunteerism phenomenon and its roots - corporate social responsibility on one side and volunteering on the other. Thesis is also dealing with specific, still not very well examined area of skills-based volunteering and with use of particular examples from Czech environment it presents its actual form. Thesis deals with various theories for volunteer motivation. Theoretical part of thesis is followed by empirical research focused on motives of corporate volunteers for participation in this type of volunteerism, their attitudes toward skills-based volunteering and also perceived differences between corporate and noncorporate (civic) volunteering. Key words Volunteering, volunteer, corporate volunteering, corporate volunteer, skills-based volunteering, motivation for volunteering, corporate social responsibility (CSR)
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Youth criminality prevention with focus on non-profit organisations role
Pazderová, Eliška ; Cejp, Martin (advisor) ; Frič, Pavol (referee)
This Bachelor Thesis is primarily comparing three non-governmental non-profit organizations dealing with the prevention of youth criminality - specifically Pet P, Lata and Prak organizations. For this comparison was used analysis of interviews with non-profit organizations workers. The results of the comparison were in the end linked with the theoretical starting points of the work - the causes of youth criminality. It has been found that the non-profit organizations , which have been compared, consider as the most important factor the influence of the family. The identified problems of non-profit organizations include financial aspects, insufficient evaluation of the efficiency of organizations and in some cases also the lack of cooperation. On the contrary, the positive finding is that the interest in volunteering in the organizations examinated in this Thesis is quite large.
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Corporate Volunteering as a Form of Corporate Social Responsibility Fulfillment
Nováková, Petra ; Šerák, Michal (advisor) ; Frič, Pavol (referee)
This diploma thesis is focused on corporate volunteering as a form of Corporate Social Responsibility fulfillment. The subject of its first chapter is introduction of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) concept. The second chapter is dedicated to volunteering - to its history, legislation and researches that have been realized within this field. In the third chapter, there are introduced forms of corporate volunteering. The next part is focused on motives leading to involvement in projects of corporate volunteering and on researches mapping involvement of the Czech society in corporate volunteering. In the next part of the thesis, there are presented and interpreted outcomes of an empiric research that was focused on benefits of corporate volunteering ascribed by corporate volunteers. Key words Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, volunteering, volunteer, corporate volunteering, corporate volunteer, for-profit sector, non-profit sector
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