Innovation in the public sector : linking capacity and leadership / edited by Victor Bekkers, Jurian Edelenbos, and Bram Steijn.
| Other author | Bekkers, V. J. J. M., 1963- |
| Other author | Edelenbos, Jurian, 1971- |
| Other author | Steijn, Abraham Jan, 1959- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. |
| Description | x, 252 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Governance and public management series Governance and public management series. ^A1035805 |
| Contents | 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. |
| Abstract | "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 relevant issues that may explain successful processes and forms of public innovation?"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-241) and index. |
| LCCN | 2011004357 |
| ISBN | 9780230284524 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0230284523 (hardback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | JF1525.O73 I57 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |