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Entrepreneurial leadership in the English Public Sector: Paradox or Possibility?
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Currie, Graeme, Humphreys, Mike, Ucbasaran, Deniz and McManus, Steve. (2008) Entrepreneurial leadership in the English Public Sector: Paradox or Possibility? Public Administration, Vol.86 (No.4). pp. 987-1008. ISSN 0033-3298
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.2008.00736.x
Abstract
Our study explores the possibility for the enactment of entrepreneurial leadership in the English public sector under the Labour government’s modernization agenda. To substantiate our analysis, we draw upon data gathered from leaders in three public sector arenas – the National Health Service, secondary schools, and further education (FE) colleges. Our study proposes a definition of public sector entrepreneurship that extends beyond existing literature. In essence, we contend that public sector entrepreneurship is characterized by the combination of three distinct agencies: ‘stakeholder’, ‘entrepreneurial’ and ‘political’. The public sector entrepreneur identifies market opportunities within the political landscape, optimizes the performance-enhancing potential of innovation for the public sector organization, and carries stakeholders in a way that both permits risk and recognizes the stewardship of public sector resources.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Centre for Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Management Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > International Centre for Governance & Public Management Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Public Administration |
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
| ISSN: | 0033-3298 |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Volume: | Vol.86 |
| Number: | No.4 |
| Number of Pages: | 22 |
| Page Range: | pp. 987-1008 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2008.00736.x |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/44677 |
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