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Mobilizing information infrastructure, shaping patient‐centred care

Vikkelsø, Signe - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 23 (2010) 4, pp. 340-352

consultations. Practical implications – Patient‐centred information infrastructures call for institutional innovation and decision …

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Public procurement of innovations, diffusion and endogenous institutions

Rolfstam, Max; Phillips, Wendy; Bakker, Elmer - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 24 (2011) 5, pp. 452-468

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 … institutions and institutional coordination affect the adoption and diffusion of innovation. Findings – Several endogenous …

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Clashes as potential for innovation in public service sector reform

Pekkarinen, Satu; Hennala, Lea; Harmaakorpi, Vesa; … - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 24 (2011) 6, pp. 507-532

innovation potential when opened up and facilitated. This implies the need for not only new technological, service‐related and …

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Public management in an age of complexity: regional economic development in Canada

Conteh, Charles - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 25 (2012) 6/7, pp. 464-472

Purpose – This paper aims to analyze the opportunities and challenges of public policy governance in industrialized democracies in the context of a globally integrated economy on the one hand and institutional decentralization on the other. The implications of these transitions suggest the...

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State aid for innovation clusters in the Republic of Serbia

Varga, Sinisa; Vujisic, Dragan; Zdravkovic, Marija - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 26 (2013) 2, pp. 102-110

innovation clusters in the Republic of Serbia. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is based on primary research data and … – There is a legal and institutional framework for granting state aid to innovation clusters in the Republic of Serbia. It is … state aid for innovation clusters is more than moderate so less than 1 per cent of Serbian businesses are joined within …

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Public‐private community partnerships: an isodynamic model in water management

Sharma, Sangeeta; Nayak, Sabyasachi - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 26 (2013) 2, pp. 135-145

water at the grassroots level. The approach introduces isodynamics, incorporating sustainability, technology, innovation and …

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Reinventing administrative policies for the 1990s

Paton, Richard; Dodge, Christiane - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 8 (1995) 2, pp. 6-18

controls or their impact on service delivery or innovation. Governments today cannot afford administrative policies which do … not balance the eed for expenditure control with service delivery and innovation. The good news is that it can be done …

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The hitch‐hiker’s guide to innovation?

Osborne, Stephen P. - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 9 (1996) 7, pp. 72-81

Describes and evaluates the management of innovation within an inter‐organizational context in the UK. Focuses … specifically on the work and role of a local voluntary agency. Argues that the management of such innovation needs to embrace this …

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Civil service reform in developing countries

McGill, Ronald - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 10 (1997) 4, pp. 254-267

States that it appears that all civil service reform programmes in developing countries are predicated on the idea of cost savings which is an acid test of project success. Notes that yet a wider notion of reform is also prevalent, concerning governance, which involves the ability of citizens to...

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Corporate governance practices and outcomes in social enterprises in the UK

Mswaka, Walter; Aluko, Olu - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 28 (2015) 1, pp. 57-71

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the growth of social enterprise in the UK in the context of the renewed interest in the creative use of organisations with a social mission to complement public service delivery. Given the impact of globalisation and increased demands for...

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