Innovation in the public sector : linking capacity and leadership / edited by Victor Bekkers, Jurian Edelenbos, and Bram Steijn.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-241) and index.

edited by Victor Bekkers, Jurian Edelenbos, and Bram Steijn. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. x, 252 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.0 Governance and public management series Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-241) and index.8 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. "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. 0 Organizational change. 0 Administrative agencies Management. bisacsh. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / State & Provincial bisacsh. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General1 Bekkers, V. J. J. M.1 Edelenbos, Jurian.1 Steijn, Abraham Jan, 1959- 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg0 acquire 2 shelf copies policy default xe13 2011-07-14 1 copy rec`d., to CIP ver. re10 2011-02-01 re10 2011-02-01 ONIX to GPSE re07 2011-02-02 re07 2011-02-02 to Dewey rc08 2011-07-28 to BCCD rf10 2011-09-02 c. 2 to CALM rd05 2011-02-02