Public Sector Innovation

Mehmet Akif Demircioglu is Assistant Professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University. He is also affiliated with the Executive Education at the National University of Singapore, the Institute for Future Government at Yonsei University, the Institute for Development Strategies at Indiana University, and Arizona State University. David B. Audretsch is Distinguished Professor in the O'Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs at Indiana University. He was recognized as a Clarivate Citation Laureate in 2021 and awarded the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research by the Swedish Foundation for Entrepreneurship. He has received honorary doctorate degrees from the University of Augsburg, Jonköping University, and the University of Siegen, and been awarded the Schumpeter Prize from the University of Wuppertal.

• 1. Introduction; 2. What is public sector innovation?; 3. Public versus private; 4. The context of public sector innovation; 5. Innovation typologies; 6. Why public sector innovation?; 7. Drivers and conditions for innovation; 8. Sources of knowledge and collaborative innovation; 9. Barriers to public sector innovation; 10. National systems of innovation and market and government failure; 11. Outcomes of public sector innovation; 12. Ethics and public sector innovation; 13. Conclusions; References.

'Innovation is critical to keeping public organizations impactful, relevant, and up-to-date. Demircioglu and Audretsch offer an indispensable overview of the context and advancement of public sector innovation. This book should be mandatory reading for academics and their students!' Evan Berman, Professor Titular in Public Management, FGV EAESP