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water at the grassroots level. The approach introduces isodynamics, incorporating sustainability, technology, innovation and …
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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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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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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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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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-production and collaborative public service innovation. The research approach was an explorative case study, presenting a pilot …
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process. Findings – The study suggests that because of the embedded character of public sector innovation, it is likely that … innovation to lose its fundamental character. Research limitations/implications – The case suggests that innovative programs may … differ from other types of public sector innovation, such as specific service-delivery initiatives with novel characteristics …
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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 the issues that affect innovation- and preparedness-oriented procurement. Design/methodology/approach The study is …
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supportive of creativity and innovation. Practical implications – Positive outcomes have significant implications for the … enhancement of creativity and innovation through intrinsic motivation. This example has potential for other public service … climate for creativity prompted reflection leading to simultaneous interventions, combining supervisory and senior management …
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improvement typified by TQM, and radical innovation in the form of BPR, in organisational change strategies. The empirical …
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