The Effect of Stakeholder Inclusion on Public Sector Project Innovation
| Autor: | Sebastian Godenhjelm, Jan-Erik Johanson |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Swedish School of Social Science Subunit, Democracy, Political Participation and Institutional Change |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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EUROPE Sociology and Political Science Embeddedness Service delivery framework regional and local government Public administration public administration research 0502 economics and business Agency (sociology) 050602 political science & public administration MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE citizen participation 512 Business and Management EMBEDDEDNESS Government SOCIAL-STRUCTURE business.industry 517 Political science Corporate governance 05 social sciences Public sector Stakeholder Participation GOVERNANCE Public relations public administration POLICY Public management Service delivery 0506 political science NETWORKS Implementation Business Inclusion (education) GOVERNMENT 050203 business & management |
| Popis: | The delivery of public services in collaborative agency networks has given rise to an increasing use of projects in administering policy and service delivery. Projects are assumed to provide mechanisms by which flexibility can be achieved and innovative solutions produced. The aim of the article is to advance the understanding of collaboration between stakeholders and its effect on innovation. It analyses stakeholders’ influence on the creation of project innovations in 275 European Union-funded projects by using content analyses and logistic regression analyses. The results show that projects can act as hubs where valuable information is produced but that few projects produce innovations. Project stakeholder network, knowledge dissemination and project influence, as well as sources of advice, play a role in predicting project innovations. The article concludes that the overly optimistic view of collaboration as a remedy for a lack of innovation in the public sector can be questioned.Points for practitionersThe results of the article help practitioners to compose public sector development projects that foster innovation. The results suggest that it pays to include representatives of research and education facilities among project staff as their inclusion predicts the possibilities of achieving innovations. The empirical findings provide insight into project innovation and indicate which practices to avoid. It is suggested that when managed correctly, stakeholder inclusion has an effect on public sector project innovation. |
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