Risky business—reconceptualizing risk and innovation in public services

Sarah-Sophie Flemig, Stephen Osborne, Anthony Kinder

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Abstract

This paper explores the relationship between risk and innovation in public services, presenting the state of the literature across different disciplines and the academic and policy literature. It suggests a novel framework to approach risk, emphasising the importance of differentiating between different types of risk and risk management. The paper offers a typology of risk types and management approaches that indicates different effects on the type of public service innovation. It concludes by considering the implications for theory and practice.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)425-432
JournalPublic Money & Management
Volume36
Issue number6
Early online date11 Jul 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • risk
  • uncertainty
  • innovation
  • public services
  • social innovation

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