Innovation in the Public Sector addresses issues relevant to an understanding of the innovation journeys on which public organizations have embarked. If public innovation is defined as a necessary condition for establishing meaningful interactions between the government and society, what are the rel
Innovation in the Public Sector: Linking Capacity and Leadership
β Scribed by Victor Bekkers, Jurian Edelenbos, Bram Steijn (eds.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 259
- Series
- IIAS Series: Governance and Public Management
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Linking Innovation to the Public Sector: Contexts, Concepts and Challenges....Pages 3-32
Front Matter....Pages 33-33
Innovation in the Public Sector: An Introductory Overview....Pages 35-43
How Common Is Public Sector Innovation and How Similar Is It to Private Sector Innovation?....Pages 44-60
Small States, Innovation and Administrative Capacity....Pages 61-81
Public Sector Innovation at the Urban Level: The Case of Public Procurement....Pages 82-104
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
Innovation Inside Government: The Importance of Networks....Pages 107-133
Competing Values in the Management of Innovative Projects: The Case of the RandstadRail Project....Pages 134-154
Exploring the Innovative Capacity of Intergovernmental Network Managers: The Art of Boundary-Scanning and Boundary-Spanning....Pages 155-175
Innovating Entrepreneurship in Health Care: How Health Care Executives Perceive Innovation and Retain Legitimacy....Pages 176-194
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
An Innovative Public Sector? Embarking on the Innovation Journey....Pages 197-221
Back Matter....Pages 222-252
β¦ Subjects
Comparative Politics; European Union Politics; Public Policy; Political Science; Public Administration
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