Managing public services innovation: The experience of English housing associations

Richard M. WALKER, Emma L. JEANES, Robert O. ROWLANDS

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Abstract

Innovation is promoted to improve performance and increase the quality of services provided by public service organisations. Managing public services innovation provides the first in-depth exploration of innovation and the management of innovation in the housing association sector. Drawing on longitudinal case studies and data sets, including the Housing Corporation’s Innovation and Good Practice database, Managing public services innovation: indicates that housing associations have innovative capacity and classifies innovation in the sector; identifies the ‘innovative housing association’ and its key characteristics; explores the way innovation has been managed in housing associations making recommendations for best practice; develops techniques to develop evidence-based policy in the housing association sector; discusses the implications of innovating in regulated public service industries.

Managing public services innovation is essential reading for housing industry and public management professionals, policy makers and academics in housing, business and public management departments.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherPolicy Press
Number of pages144
ISBN (Electronic)9781847425263
ISBN (Print)9781861342942
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2001
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

East Dorset, Riverside and Touchstone Housing Associations gave their time freely to the research and supported stage two. The views expressed here are those of the authors alone.

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