Innovation in Public Services

<p>In response to changes in internal needs external organizational environments and the expectations of shareholders innovation is now an important common-place aspect of governance and the running of public service organizations. This book contributes towards the discussion of PSO innovation through theoretically informed empirical studies of innovation across a range of theories topics and fields. The studies - which examine the situation in a range of countries in Europe and Asia - cover a range of different organizations such as non-profits health service organizations and local governments. This book was originally published as a special issue of <i>Public Management Review.</p></i>