European Financial and Accounting Journal 2015, 10(1):19-31 | DOI: 10.18267/j.efaj.135

Public Sector Innovation Support by European States: Its Characteristics and Impact on Firms

Marta Orviska1, Juraj Nemec2
1 Prof. Ing. Marta Orviska, PhD. - professor; Faculty of Economics, Matej Bel University, Tajovskeho 10, 97401 Banska Bystrica, <marta.orviska@umb.sk>.
2 Prof. Ing. Juraj Nemec, CSc. - professor; Faculty of Economics, Matej Bel University, Tajovskeho 10, 97401 Banska Bystrica and Faculty of Economics and Administration, Lipova 41a, 60200 Brno, <juraj.nemec@umb.sk>.

In this paper we are concerned with the impact the public sector has on private sector innovation. Perhaps the most important issue is whether public sector innovation, or lack of it, impacts upon private sector firms. But we are also concern the extent perceptions of innovation across jurisdictions and also the characteristics of firms, which benefit from public sector innovation. There is a particular focus on the role of the Internet. In doing this we make use of Eurobarometer data on firms and their attitudes to public sector innovation. We have established that firms benefit from public sector innovation. The factors, which impact on growth, include improvements due to Internet form filling and the reduction in the government's response time with respect to government services. The factors that impact on firm innovation, which may be tomorrow's growth, include the access to information on government services and also factors, which reduce costs.

Keywords: Innovations, Private sector, Public sector
JEL classification: O31

Published: March 1, 2015  Show citation

ACS AIP APA ASA Harvard Chicago IEEE ISO690 MLA NLM Turabian Vancouver
Orviska, M., & Nemec, J. (2015). Public Sector Innovation Support by European States: Its Characteristics and Impact on Firms. European Financial and Accounting Journal, 10(1), 19-31. doi: 10.18267/j.efaj.135
Download citation
  • BibTeX (.bib)
  • Bookends (.ris)
  • EasyBib (.ris)
  • EndNote (.enw)
  • EndNote 8 (.xml)
  • ISI WoS (.isi)
  • Medlars (.medlars)
  • Mendeley (.ris)
  • MODS (.xml)
  • Papers (.ris)
  • RefWorks (.txt)
  • RefManager (.ris)
  • RIS (.ris)
  • MS Word (.xml)
  • Zotero (.ris)
    • Open full article

    References

    1. Albury, D., 2005. Fostering innovation in public services. Public Money and Management 25, 51-56.
    2. Bason, C., 2010. Leading public sector innovation: Co-creating for a better society. Oxford, Policy Press. Go to original source...
    3. Bloch, C., Bugge, M. M., 2013. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 27, 133-145. Go to original source...
    4. Hartley, J., 2005. Innovation in governance and public services: Past and present. Public money and management 25, 27-34.
    5. Heeks, R. (Ed.), 1999. Reinventing government in the information age: International practice in IT-enabled public sector reform. London, Routledge.
    6. Kattel, R., Cepilovs, A., Drechsler, W., Kalvet, T., Lember, V., Tõnurist, P., 2013. Can we measure public sector innovation? A literature review, LIPSE Project paper, http://www.lipse.org/userfiles/uploads/kattel%20et%20al%20egpa%20version.pdf
    7. Moore, M., Hartley, J., 2008. Innovations in governance, Public Management Review 10, 3-20. Go to original source...
    8. North, D., Smallbone, D., Vickers, I., 2001. Public sector support for innovating SMEs. Small Business Economics 16, 303-317. Go to original source...
    9. Pollitt, C., 2011. Innovation in the public sector: an innovatory overview. In Bekkers, V., Edelenbos, J., Steijn, B., eds. Innovation in the public sector: linking capacity and leadership, Basingstoke, Palgrave/Macmillan, 35-43.
    10. Schumpeter, J. A., 1912. Theorie der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung, Berlin, Duncker&Humblot.
    11. Schumpeter, J. A., 1939. Business Cycles. A Theoretical, Historical, and Statistical Analysis of the Capitalist Process, 1. New York: McGraw-Hill.
    12. Verhoest, K., Verschuere, B., Bouckaert, G., Peters, G. B., 2006. Innovative Public Sector Organizations. In Campell, C. Comparative Trends in Public Management. Smart Practices Toward Blending Policy and Administration. Ottawa: Canada School of Public Service, 106-118.
    13. Wilson, J. Q., 1989. Bureaucracy: what government agencies do and why they do it. New York: Basic Books.
    14. Windrum, P., Koch, P. M., 2008. Innovation in public sector services: entrepreneurship, creativity and management. London, Edward Elgar Publishing. Go to original source...

    This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original publication is properly cited. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.


    Return to the content