Entrepreneurial Bureaucrats and Democratic Accountability: The Experience at the State Level

Entrepreneurial Bureaucrats and Democratic Accountability: The Experience at the State Level

RELYING ON DATA SUPPLIED BY TWO PANELS OF BUREAUCRATIC ENTREPRENEURS, THIS ARTICLE EXPLORES THE ROLE OF EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL AGENCY ACTORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY IN STATE GOVERNMENT. THE ENTREPRENEURS ARE CLASSIFIED BY THEIR EMPLOYMENT STATUS AND THE MAGNITUDE...

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Veröffentlicht in:Review of public personnel administration 1996-10, Vol.16 (4), p.5-14
Hauptverfasser: Grady, Dennis O., Tax, Paul C.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Accountability
Administrative responsibility
Bureaucracy
Bureaucrats
Competition
Creativity
Employment
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Government agencies
Government employees
Innovations
Nominations
Public administration
Public sector
State employees
State government
Students
Studies
United States
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Zusammenfassung:RELYING ON DATA SUPPLIED BY TWO PANELS OF BUREAUCRATIC ENTREPRENEURS, THIS ARTICLE EXPLORES THE ROLE OF EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL AGENCY ACTORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY IN STATE GOVERNMENT. THE ENTREPRENEURS ARE CLASSIFIED BY THEIR EMPLOYMENT STATUS AND THE MAGNITUDE OF THE INNOVATION FOR WHICH THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE; HYPOTHESES AND ANALYSES ARE PRESENTED BASED UPON HOW A DEMOCRATICALLY CONTROLLED ENTREPRENEUR WOULD OPERATE. THE RESULTS INDICATE THAT EMPLOYMENT STATUS AND MAGNITUDE OF INNOVATION AFFECT WHO THE BUREAUCRAT DEALS WITH AS THE NEW IDEA BECOMES OPERATIONAL.
ISSN:0734-371X
1552-759X
DOI:10.1177/0734371X9601600402