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

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

Since the height of the privatization debate in the 1990s, changes in government policy have resulted in significant transformation in the public sector. Some o