Tõnurist, P;
Kattel, R;
Lember, V;
(2017)
Innovation labs in the public sector: what they are and what they do?
Public Management Review
, 19
(10)
pp. 1455-1479.
10.1080/14719037.2017.1287939.
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Abstract
This article is a first comprehensive attempt to globally map and analyse innovation labs (i-labs) in the public sector. The article analyzes theoretical reasons why i-labs are created in the public sector and tests these assumptions in practice. During the empirical study, thirty-five such organizations all over the world were identified. The research is based on a two-step approach: first, a comprehensive survey was carried out followed by an extensive in-depth interview with the managing figures of i-labs; eleven i-labs responded. The article finds support for the assumptions of external complexity, technological challenges, emulation, and legitimization as reasons behind the creation of i-labs.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Innovation labs in the public sector: what they are and what they do? |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/14719037.2017.1287939 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2017.1287939 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Innovation labs, Public sector, Organization theory, Experimentation |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Inst for Innovation and Public Purpose |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10051255 |
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