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 …

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 …

improvement typified by TQM, and radical innovation in the form of BPR, in organisational change strategies. The empirical …

Quality management practices do support the management of strategically important innovation processes. This conclusion … management of strategically important innovation processes are described and analyzed. The description and analysis is based on … the management of strategic innovation. It also indicates that systems and goal practices in quality management can be …

This empirical study examines the relationship between total quality management (TQM) and innovation performance and … technique was used to examine the relationships between TQM and quality performance as well as innovation performance …, simultaneously. The findings suggest that TQM significantly and positively relates to both product quality and product innovation …

Addresses the key question of whether there is a link between quality management practices and innovation performance …