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Innovation in public services: The case of Spanish local government

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  • Gonzalez, Reyes
  • Llopis, Juan
  • Gasco, Jose

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The present paper aims to determine the level of implementation of innovations in Spanish local government as well as to identify which types of innovations are most common. The paper also considers the link between innovative behavior and organizational size. However, since innovations cannot occur as isolated phenomena but rather as a part of corporate strategy, the study compares the innovative behavior of the local governments analyzed with their typologies or strategic profiles. In order to achieve the aforementioned aims, the paper uses a survey of the Human Resource Managers of Town Halls in the largest Spanish municipalities. The results of this survey show that the most frequent innovations in the local governments analyzed are collaborative; the largest town halls show more propensities to innovate and they focus on external relationships which are collaborative and on the basis on Information and Communication Technologies. The study reconfirms that town halls with a prospective profile are the most innovative.

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  • Gonzalez, Reyes & Llopis, Juan & Gasco, Jose, 2013. "Innovation in public services: The case of Spanish local government," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 66(10), pages 2024-2033.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jbrese:v:66:y:2013:i:10:p:2024-2033
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2013.02.028
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