Crowd innovation : The role of uncertainty for opening up the innovation process in the public sector
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2011-04-11
Author(s)
Abstract
Innovations are complex processes that can be created internally, caused externally or generated collectively with stakeholders. Integrating crowdsourcing and open innovation and supported by Web 2.0 technologies, a new innovation practice, crowd innovation, has emerged. In this paper, we illustrate empirically the practice of crowd innovation and discuss institutional obstacles, which exist for implementing crowd innovation in the public sector. Referring to the normative mode of publicness we argue that a lack of discretionary power due to unfavorable positions and insufficient political and managerial support causes uncertainty and inhibits public managers to implement crowd innovation.
Language
English
Keywords
innovation process
publicness
Web 2.0
crowd innovation
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Value, Innovation & Partnership
Publisher
IRSPM International Research Society for Public Management
Start page
19
Event Title
15th Thirteenth Annual Conference of the International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM XV)
Event Location
Dublin
Event Date
11.-14.04.2011
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
215786
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2011 IRSPM Collm Schedler.pdf
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266.66 KB
Format
Adobe PDF
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