The context and environment of public services is becoming increasingly complex and the management of change and innovation is now a core task for the successfu

This book, the first in the Routledge Masters in Public Management series, examines and explains change and innovation in the public sector to provide readers w

Addresses issues relevant to an understanding of the innovation journeys on which public organizations have embarked. If public innovation is defined as a neces

This is a timely and important contribution on innovation processes within the public sector. Departing from the myth of private equal to entrepreneurial, publi

Innovation is a core issue for public services and is a key element of public services reform – particularly in this age of austerity where policymakers urge