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From too little to too much innovation? Issues in measuring innovation in the public sector
Citation
Arundel, A and Huber, D, From too little to too much innovation? Issues in measuring innovation in the public sector, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 27 pp. 146-159. ISSN 0954-349X (2013) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V.
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.strueco.2013.06.009
Abstract
Interviews with 37 branch level managers in the Australian Federal Government were conducted to determine how managers understood the concept of innovation and their familiarity with different types of innovations. A follow-on survey found that 91% of branches introduced an innovation in the previous two years. This high rate suggests that many of the innovations could be minor. Extensive cognitive testing found that public sector managers can provide high quality estimates of the amount of person months expended on innovations and on other measures of the significance of an innovation. Using this information, the share of branches that introduced a significant innovation is approximately 60%. Although suggestive, there is no statistically significant difference in the time required to develop innovations derived from ideas provided by upper management or by lower level staff. These and other results are relevant to the design and interpretation of public sector innovation surveys.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | public sector innovation, cognitive testing, innovation measurement |
Research Division: | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
Research Group: | Strategy, management and organisational behaviour |
Research Field: | Innovation management |
Objective Division: | Economic Framework |
Objective Group: | Management and productivity |
Objective Field: | Technological and organisational innovation |
UTAS Author: | Arundel, A (Professor Anthony Arundel) |
ID Code: | 85442 |
Year Published: | 2013 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 28 |
Deposited By: | Australian Innovation Research Centre |
Deposited On: | 2013-07-08 |
Last Modified: | 2017-12-05 |
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