Innovation in Public Sector Human Services Programs
"The Implications of Innovation by "Groping along
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11680641 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Olivia Golden (Harvard University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 219-219 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0276-8739 • E-ISSN: 1520-6688 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3325413 |
| PMID | 10104415 |
| OpenAlex | W2034965346 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 3 |
This paper examines innovation in seventeen human services programs cited by the 1986 Ford Foundation Awards Program for Innovations in State and Local Government. The sample is particularly useful for distinguishing between two models for successful innovation: a policy planning model and Behn's model of "groping along." The cases suggest that the "groping along" model best fits the way that innovation came about in these programs. Innovative ideas typically developed through practice; programs began operating very quickly; and programs, once operating, were repeatedly modified in response to operational experience. Translating the groping-along model into specific prescriptions for managers requires us to reconsider the role of analysis. The case examples suggest that analysis may be most valuable in helping managers learn from experience
Business · Foundation (evidence · Government (linguistics · Knowledge management · Political science · Public relations · Sample (material · Computer Science · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Public Policy and Administration Research · Marketing
Disruptive technologies and intelligence services
Stakeholder perspectives on integrated services for people who experience chronic homelessness
Best Practice Research and Postbureaucratic Reform1
Achieving Goal Congruencein Complex Environments
Developmental Dynamics
Explaining the Adoption of E-Government Features
Public Management Innovation
Successfully Achieving Ambitious Goals in Government
Under What Conditions Do Public Managers Favor and Pursue Organizational Change
Empowering Public Sector Employees to Improve Performance
Family Preservation
Innovation, Public Policy and Public Services Delivery in the Uk. The Word That Would Be King
Reclaiming Futures
Civic Engagement in California Cannabis Policy Development
Assessing the Ability of Disability Organizations
State and Local Opportunities in Environmental Policy
Management by Groping Along
Accountability and Funding as Impediments to Social Policy Innovation
The Reform of Public Management
Understanding Employee Motivation to Innovate
What border? Public management innovation in the United States and Canada
Autonomy and distance from the centre as drivers of innovation in the public sector
Conflict, Uncertainty, and the Role of Planning and Analysis in Public Policy Innovation
Using Employee Empowerment to Encourage Innovative Behavior in the Public Sector
Focusing the Public Leadership Lens
Checking Perceptions and Reality in Small-Town Innovation Research
| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,79 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2025 (33) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |