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Public service innovation as a source of risk: An explorative case study from Poland

Publication date: 11.03.2024

Public Management, 2023, Issue 1–2 (59), pp. 1 - 19

https://doi.org/10.4467/20843968ZP.23.001.19071

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Mateusz Lewandowski
Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie
, Poland
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Aleksandra Moskała
Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie
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Public service innovation as a source of risk: An explorative case study from Poland

Abstract

The relationship between risk and innovation in the sector of public services has gained little attention and remains mainly only outlined theoretically with very few empirical insights. This paper presents a case-based exploration of cultural public service innovation as a source of risk. The collected evidence demonstrates the complexity of the relations between innovation and risks and the interrelations between risk types. As a result, a refined framework of risk management styles is proposed. The new framework outlined in this article merges the two former theoretical contributions known from the literature and offers possible practical implementations.

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Information: Public Management, 2023, Issue 1–2 (59), pp. 1 - 19

Article type: Original article

Titles:

English:

Public service innovation as a source of risk: An explorative case study from Poland

Polish:
Innowacje w usługach publicznych jako źródło ryzyka: eksploracyjne studium przypadku z Polski

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8818-403X

Mateusz Lewandowski
Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie
, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8818-403X Orcid
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Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie
Poland

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2533-6961

Aleksandra Moskała
Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie
, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2533-6961 Orcid
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Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie
Poland

Published at: 11.03.2024

Article status: Open

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