Publication
Title
Combined effects of procurement and collaboration on innovation in public-private-partnerships : a qualitative comparative analysis of 24 infrastructure projects
Author
Abstract
Different public sector innovation literatures tend to focus on either contractual stimuli or collaborative interactions as sources of innovation. This article argues for a combined approach that integrates these literatures. Using an fsQCA design that exploits rich survey and interview data on 24 PPPs in Belgium and the Netherlands, we confirm the combined effect of contractual stimuli and collaboration. Since PPPs are long-term, contractual collaborations, contractual stimuli and collaborative activities (information sharing, network management) complement and even reinforce each other to create novel ideas. Managers in PPPs that only consider contractual stimuli may therefore fail to innovate.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Public management review. - Londen
Publication
Londen : 2022
ISSN
1471-9037 [print]
1471-9045 [online]
DOI
10.1080/14719037.2020.1867228
Volume/pages
24 :6 (2022) , p. 860-881
ISI
000604353800001
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
Transforming into Open, Innovative and Collaborative Governments (TROPICO).
Trust and distrust in multi-level governance: causes, dynamics, and effects (GOVTRUST).
Publication type
Subject
Law 
Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Creation 29.01.2021
Last edited 29.11.2024
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