The prudent entrepreneurs
Women and Public Sector Innovation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6289920 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Victor Lapuente (0000-0001-6415-9422, University of Gothenburg, corresponding author), Kohei Suzuki (0000-0002-5403-4826, Institute of Public Administration, Leiden University, The Hague, Netherlands) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1345-1371 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13501763.2020.1770316 |
| OpenAlex | W2766842783 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 67 |
This paper suggests a new argument to explain gender differences in public management: the “prudent\nentrepreneur theory.” We hypothesize that male and female public managers have three differences in\ntheir attitudes towards innovation. Firstly, female managers are more motivated to achieve results –\ninstead of following rules – and to do something useful for society. Secondly, female public managers are\nopen to new ideas and creativity, and more willing to challenge the status quo. Yet, thirdly, female leaders\nare less eager to take risks when would-be innovations may put their organizations in peril. That is,\nwomen in public sector leadership positions are both more entrepreneurial and more prudent. A\nmultilevel analysis – based on the responses by 5,909 senior public managers from 20 countries of the\nCOCOPS Executive Survey on Public Sector Reform and data of national public administrations from the\nQuality of Government Expert Survey – shows support for these hypotheses
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 1,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |