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Innovation / edited by Mark A. Abramson and Ian D. Littman.
LIBRA JK421 .I566 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- PricewaterhouseCoopers endowment series on the business of government
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public administration--United States.
- Public administration.
- United States.
- State governments--United States.
- State governments.
- Local government--United States.
- Local government.
- United States--Politics and government--1989-.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 223 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2002]
- Summary:
- Innovation provides five in-depth studies on the 'state' of innovation in government today.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 What Do We Know about Innovation? / Mark A. Abramson, Ian D. Littman 1
- Fostering Innovation
- Implementing Innovation
- Spreading Innovation
- Innovation and Innovators
- Chapter 2 Understanding Innovation: What Inspires It? What Makes It Successful? / Jonathan Walters 13
- Introduction: An Inclination to Innovate
- What Inspires Innovation?
- What Makes Innovation Successful?
- Personal Observations: 13 Years of Chronicling Innovators
- Chapter 3 The Challenge of Innovating in Government / Sandford Borins 59
- Introduction: The Case for Change
- Five Innovation Building Blocks
- Winning Hearts and Minds: Implementation Techniques
- Who Innovates? A Challenge to Received Wisdom
- Supporting Innovation
- Appendix I Identifying Obstacles
- Appendix II Research Methodology
- Chapter 4 Creating a Culture of Innovation: 10 Lessons from America's Best Run City / Janet Vinzant Denhardt, Robert B. Denhardt 107
- Chapter 5 San Diego County's Innovation Program: Using Competition and a Whole Lot More to Improve Public Services / William B. Eimicke 143
- The Innovation Process
- Grading the Programs
- Making It Stick
- Appendix Competition and Reengineering Group Projects
- Chapter 6 Innovation in the Administration of Public Airports / Scott E. Tarry 169
- Introduction: Innovation at Airports.
- Notes:
- "The PricewaterhouseCoopers Endowment for the Business of Government"--Cover.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0742522652
- 0742522660
- OCLC:
- 49735092
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