Analysing public sector innovation in local governments. an empirical assessment of Spanish city councils
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Routledge; Taylor and Francis group
Materia
Public sector Local government Innovation
Fecha
2025-03-05Referencia bibliográfica
Alcaide-Muñoz, L., Criado, J. I., & Liarte, I. (2025). Analysing public sector innovation in local governments. an empirical assessment of Spanish city councils. Local Government Studies, 1–24. [https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2025.2467982]
Patrocinador
Research Grant PID2022-136283OB-I00; Spanish Ministry of Science; AEI/10.13039/50110001103; ESF+Resumen
Evidence from both surveys and interviews exist to study the fundamental
dimensions of public sector innovation (PSI). In this article, these dimensions
are tailored to acknowledge the distinctive features of the public sector and to
measure PSI in local governments. These dimensions encompass the level of
novelty, complexity, breadth, and value of PSI. They are systematically gauged
through a survey administered to PSI managers within Spanish local governments.
In addition to formulating a PSI index, this article assesses its validity
through a statistical analysis testing the influence of environmental factors.
These factors encompass the political, socioeconomic, and institutional facets
of city councils. Our study empirically confirms both the efficacy of the index in
quantifying the adoption of innovation at the local level of government and the
significance of critical issues as PSI antecedents, including political stability,
economic diversity, and institutional pressures.