...Edith Andresen; Christina Öberg; Carl Westergren Purpose While research on innovation is extensive, less is known about public sector innovations (PSI) as distributed processes based on both internal and external knowledge. Research has shown that the public sector often imitates private firms...

... Blockchain technology Governance Circular economy Decision-makers Innovation Fifteen years have passed since a person – or persons – under the pseudonym of Satoshi Nakamoto published blockchain technology (BT) in 2008. In its inception, this technology sought to reshape the financial landscape...

... years. The top ten most productive journals, countries, authors and academic institutions are identified. The findings from the keyword co-occurrence network reveal six main research themes including innovation, corruption and green public procurement (GPP). By applying bibliographic coupling, the focus...

...Aaron Arnold Purpose Studies on entrepreneurship in public agencies suggest that managing for innovation may increase organizational performance. These studies, however, do not take into consideration the processes of opportunity identification. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to, first...

...Isabell Therese Storsjö; Hlekiwe Kachali Purpose The purpose of this paper is to give a deeper understanding of public procurement for innovation and civil preparedness. The paper focuses on how the policy goals of innovation and preparedness are implemented in procurement practice, and explores...

... innovation. The research approach was an explorative case study, presenting a pilot neighbourhood co-production project. Findings – Conflicting approaches to co-production with various implications are used simultaneously, causing uncertainly among the professional co-producers. When moving from...

... enrich our understanding of whether these results are applicable across the board. Practical implications – This paper is of potential benefit to researchers and particularly those designing policies for the governance of social enterprise. Originality/value – The study employs innovative...

...Jenny Stewart Purpose – The aim of this paper is to understand factors governing the implementation of an innovative public sector program. Design/methodology/approach – A longitudinal case study is used to document change and tension in the implementation process. Findings...

...Pauline Anne Loewenberger; Mark Newton; Kylie Wick Purpose – This paper aims to demonstrate the effective development of creative and innovative capability in a rigid bureaucratic public sector environment of an area of the British Transport Police, championed by the Area Commander and informed...

...Rod Erakovich; Dusan Sipovac; Sandra Hart; Sinisa Varga; Dragan Vujisic; Marija Zdravkovic Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine conditions for and initial results of granting state aid for innovation clusters in the Republic of Serbia. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based...

... at the grassroots level. The approach introduces isodynamics, incorporating sustainability, technology, innovation and accountability. Research limitations/implications Limited literature is available concerning water resource management incorporating a public‐private community partnership, making future...

... at: cconteh@brocku.ca © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Public management Globalization Decentralization Innovation Regional economic development Public administration Decentralized control Canada The paper analyzes the transitions in the governance of public policy brought...

... in the basic social and health care sector. The data consist of 16 thematic interviews with the key persons of the operating system, analysed with the principles of content analysis. Findings The examination uncovers diverse pressures affecting niche level innovations and manifesting as clashes...

...Max Rolfstam; Wendy Phillips; Elmer Bakker Purpose Public procurement has been increasingly seen as an important innovation policy tool. One neglected aspect of the public procurement of innovation is, however, diffusion. The purpose of this paper is to counter this neglect by exploring how...

... and consultations. Practical implications Patient‐centred information infrastructures call for institutional innovation and decision making regarding basic structures and relationships in healthcare. At the same time, the ambitions of patient‐centred care should be broad enough to learn from the consequences...

...Michela Arnaboldi; Giovanni Azzone; Tommaso Palermo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the adoption of managerial innovations in the public sector, identifying the reasons why their uptake and use may fail. Design/methodology/approach The problem is investigated empirically...

...Evanthia Kalpazidou Schmidt Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the public‐private linkage within the Danish research and technological development (RTD) and innovation system, seen from the point of view of the private sector. The relationship between public and private research...

...John Raine; Yusuf Ahmad; Mike Broussine; Jean Hartley; J.C. Ry Nielson; John Benington; Jean Hartley; J.C. Ry Nielsen; Ton Notten Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse three innovative Master's programmes designed for public and voluntary sector managers across three EU countries...

... research case in Salford City Council, through which theory from technology innovation, change management and other sources is explored. Findings The paper finds that the managers developed a dynamic process wherein their ability to defend the new change initiative was primary. This required “under...

...Dorte Salskov‐Iversen Purpose This paper sets out to chart the transnational activities of Danish local government, with a specific view to examining the perceived relevance of these activities for public sector learning, innovation and development. More specifically, it probes into the degree...