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Collaborative public sector innovation: An analysis of Italy, Japan, and Turkey
Author(s) -
Cinar Emre,
Simms Chris,
Trott Paul
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
governance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.46
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1468-0491
pISSN - 0952-1895
DOI - 10.1111/gove.12673
Subject(s) - bureaucracy , collaborative governance , corporate governance , public sector , context (archaeology) , exploratory analysis , private sector , regional science , political science , public relations , business , public administration , sociology , economic growth , economy , economics , politics , paleontology , data science , finance , computer science , law , biology
The importance of involving citizens in the early stages of public sector innovation and bottom‐up governance arrangements for collaboration has been proposed in a number of theoretical papers. However, to date, few empirical studies are evident in the literature. To deepen our understanding of collaborative public sector innovation, our exploratory article analyses: (i) the actors of collaboration, (ii) collaboration across the innovation stages, (iii) the perceived aspects of collaboration for innovative outcomes, and (iv) the governance of collaboration. Our analysis covers 99 innovations from Italy, Japan, and Turkey. We reveal that collaboration still largely occurs within the bureaucracy of public sector organizations. Attempts to include civic and private sectors are evident, depending on the country context. Further, we uncover that a mutual understanding and shared goals are crucial for success, which is accomplished through top‐down governance as opposed to self‐governed bottom‐up networks.