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  • 8 - Sources of Knowledge and Collaborative Innovation

  • Mehmet Akif Demircioglu, Carleton University, Ottawa, David B. Audretsch, Indiana University, Bloomington
  • Book:
    Public Sector Innovation
    Published online:
    23 November 2024
    Print publication:
    04 July 2024, pp 110-132

  • Summary

    This chapter aims to dig deeper into the source of knowledge driving innovation. What are the sources of innovation and how different sources impact innovations are other vital questions for academics, practitioners, and students. After providing historical developments, this chapter discusses sources of innovation by analyzing a typology of top-down vs. bottom-up, external vs. internal sources of innovation, and collaborative sources for innovation. For instance, while ideas emanating from employees are typically bottom-up and internal sources, ideas emanating from the prime minister are top-down and external sources of innovation. This chapter also discusses external innovations beyond the government, such as business and industry, citizens, service users, universities, and research centers, and the implications of these different sources on public sector innovation.