Risking innovation. Understanding risk and public service innovation—evidence from a four nation study

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14560%2F20%3A00115055" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14560/20:00115055 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2019.1621051" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2019.1621051</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2019.1621051" target="_blank" >10.1080/09540962.2019.1621051</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Risking innovation. Understanding risk and public service innovation—evidence from a four nation study

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This paper presents new evidence about the governance of risk in public service innovation. It finds that risk is currently poorly understood with public service organizations. Either it is presented as a professional issue or it is dealt with purely as an actuarial or health and safety issue. There is little understanding of risk as a core component of innovation. In response, this paper argues for a more nuanced risk governance approach that calls for transparent decision-making on risk in public service innovation in relation to its intended outcomes. Politicians and public service managers need to understand that risk is an inherent element of innovation, because it engages with uncertain outcomes. A framework needs to be evolved to balance these risks against potential benefits and which can drive forward transparent risk governance involving politicians, public service mangers, citizens and local communities and other key stakeholders. This approach also needs to accept that failure can often by an outcome of innovation. The key here is not to maintain the blame culture that has dominate the debate to date but rather to embrace failure as an opportunity to learn and to improve public services and their outcomes.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Risking innovation. Understanding risk and public service innovation—evidence from a four nation study

Popis výsledku anglicky

This paper presents new evidence about the governance of risk in public service innovation. It finds that risk is currently poorly understood with public service organizations. Either it is presented as a professional issue or it is dealt with purely as an actuarial or health and safety issue. There is little understanding of risk as a core component of innovation. In response, this paper argues for a more nuanced risk governance approach that calls for transparent decision-making on risk in public service innovation in relation to its intended outcomes. Politicians and public service managers need to understand that risk is an inherent element of innovation, because it engages with uncertain outcomes. A framework needs to be evolved to balance these risks against potential benefits and which can drive forward transparent risk governance involving politicians, public service mangers, citizens and local communities and other key stakeholders. This approach also needs to accept that failure can often by an outcome of innovation. The key here is not to maintain the blame culture that has dominate the debate to date but rather to embrace failure as an opportunity to learn and to improve public services and their outcomes.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50602 - Public administration

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

O - Projekt operacniho programu

Rok uplatnění

2020

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Public Money and Management

ISSN

0954-0962

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

40

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

52-62

Kód UT WoS článku

000475020100001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85067053417