Analysing public sector innovation in local governments. an empirical assessment of Spanish city councils.

Evidence from both surveys and interviews exist to study the fundamental dimensions of public sector innovation (PSI). In this article, these dimensions are tailored to acknowledge the distinctive features of the public sector and to measure PSI in local governments. These dimensions encompass the l...

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Publicado en:Local Government Studies Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 1 - 25
Autores principales: Alcaide-Muñoz, Laura, Criado, J. Ignacio, Liarte, Irene
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb2026
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          Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
          Department of Political Science and International Relations, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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