Innovation in the Public Sector [electronic resource] : Linking Capacity and Leadership /
Bekkers, V.editor.
Edelenbos, J.editor.
Steijn, B.editor.
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 relevant issues that may explain successful processes and forms of public innovation?
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Linking Innovation to the Public Sector: Contexts, Concepts and Challenges; V.Bekkers; J.Edelenbos& B.Steijn -- Innovation in the Public Sector: An Introductionary Over view; C.Pollit -- How Common Is Public Sector Innovation and How Similar IS IT to Private Sector Innovation; L.Fuglsang & J.S.Pedersen -- Small States, Innovation and Administrative Capacity; R.Kattel, T.Randma-Liiv & T.Kalvet -- Public Sector Innovation at the Urban Level: The Case of Public Procurement; V.Lember, T.Kalvet& R.Kattel -- Innovation Inside Government: The Importance of Networks; J.M.Lewis, M.Considine& D.Alexander -- Competing Values in the Management of Innovative Projects: The Case of the RandstadRail Project; H.van der Voort, J.Koppenjan, E.ten Heuvelhof, M.Leijten& W.Veeneman -- Exploring the Innovative Capacity of Intergovernmental Network Managers: the Art of Boundary Scanning and Boundary Spanning; J.Voets& F.De Rynck -- Innovating entrepreneurship in health care: How health care executives perceive innovation and retain legitimacy; W.van der Scheer, M.Noordegraaf & P.Meurs -- An Innovative Public Sector? Embarking on the Innovation Journey; V.Bekkers, J.Edelenbos& B.Steijn.
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 relevant issues that may explain successful processes and forms of public innovation?
Comparative politics.
European Union.
Public policy.
Political science.
Public administration.
Comparative Politics.
European Union Politics.
Public Policy.
Political Science.
Public Administration.