Cases on Public Sector Entrepreneurship
Published on 10. October 2025
Book
Hardback
438 pages
978-1-0353-1500-0 (ISBN)
Description
Cases on Public Sector Entrepreneurship examines the shifting political, economic and socio-technological forces that are altering public entrepreneurship contexts. Addressing the gaps in current methodological knowledge and combining theory and practice, this illuminating set of case studies provides integrated scholarship on business enterprise and public entrepreneurship.
Key Features:
Presents an international perspective, including detailed case studies from the UK, France, Finland and Nepal
Acknowledges the difficulties in transferability between jurisdictions and cases, illustrating key elements of public entrepreneurship in different settingsl
Explores narratives, stories and ethnographic examples to enhance knowledge and policy learning on how public officials seek real word social and economic outcomes and impactsl
Instructors, students and scholars will greatly benefit from this book, which demonstrates the intersection of public sector entrepreneurship with fields such as public policy and management, business enterprise and social and economic geography. It is also a vital resource for practitioners and policymakers in business and management and urban and regional development.
Key Features:
Presents an international perspective, including detailed case studies from the UK, France, Finland and Nepal
Acknowledges the difficulties in transferability between jurisdictions and cases, illustrating key elements of public entrepreneurship in different settingsl
Explores narratives, stories and ethnographic examples to enhance knowledge and policy learning on how public officials seek real word social and economic outcomes and impactsl
Instructors, students and scholars will greatly benefit from this book, which demonstrates the intersection of public sector entrepreneurship with fields such as public policy and management, business enterprise and social and economic geography. It is also a vital resource for practitioners and policymakers in business and management and urban and regional development.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 169 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0353-1500-0 (9781035315000)
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Edited by Joyce Liddle, Professorial Research Fellow, Policy and Practice, St Chads, University of Durham and John Shutt, Emeritus Professor, Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, CCE 1, Newcastle, UK
Content
Contents
Foreword xvii
1 Public Sector Entrepreneurship 1
Joyce Liddle and John Shutt
PART I THE FUTURE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN HEALTH/WELFARE
AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
2 Public sector entrepreneurship, governance and accountability in
ambulance services: a case study 17
Merrel Knox and Jonathan Knox
3 Entrepreneurial Policing, proclivity, and the impact of stressors for
Senior Investigating Officers (SIOs) within the police service in the UK 44
Gareth Addidle and and Mark Dimelow
4 Internal consultants as entrepreneurial subjects: enabling hybrid
public value through entrepreneurship within the English NHS 63
Sean McCulloch
5 Sustaining innovation in a complex human system: the case of
Creative Minds in South West Yorkshire, England 79
Steven Michael OBE
6 Navigating boundaries of care: primary care's role in supporting
mental health pathways and care for young people in transition to
adult services 99
Gregory Maniatopoulos
PART II COLLABORATIONS AND MULTI-AGENCY APPROACHES TO
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
7 Public sector entrepreneurship in collaborative delivery: crisis
response and coordination 121
Rory Shand
8 Embedding critical project management approaches into public
entrepreneurship 138
Steve Parker, Ros Lishman and Karen Thompson
9 Domestic abuse and the family law court experience: co-creating
support resources with survivors and practitioners 156
Rima Hussein and Joyce Liddle
10 Multi-agency safeguarding as a form of public entrepreneurship 179
Sarah Shorrock, Steve Parker, Philippa Olive, Gareth Addidle, Mark
Dimelow, William Douglas Martin and Tony Proctor
PART III ENTERPRISING GOVERNANCE, PLACE BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT
11 Local economies and place building post Covid-19: the hidden
potential of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship enablers, and the
value of strategic thinking 197
John Thompson
12 Birmingham: still an entrepreneurial city? 223
Abigail Taylor and Anne Green
13 Public sector entrepreneurship and commercial market participation:
the example of business support provision in Scotland, UK 250
Inge Hill and Ronald Macintyre
14 Municipal entrepreneurship for the public purpose 269
Neil Barnett, Steven Griggs and David Howarth
15 Ruling the game: How the French model of public sector
entrepreneurship reshapes the rules for innovation 287
Nadia Boulmakoul and Ali Ghods
16 A new approach to place development and governance: redefining
the public sector experiences through human-centred design and
gamification principles on a case study in Helsinki 308
Ania Ankowska
17 Entrepreneurship and the importance of environmental, social, and
economic dimensions of CSR in Czech companies 329
Vriti Sharma and Oto Potluka
PART IV ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SUSTAINABILITY NET ZERO CLIMATE CHANGE
18 A paradigm of sustainable enterprise and climate leadership 350
Kunjika Prasai
19 Entrepreneurial meso-governance for the Heat and Building Strategy
in the UK under the Conservative government 2019-24? 365
Matt Kennedy and John Shutt
20 Bridging the digital divide: the role of public sector entrepreneurship
in the Czech Republic 386
Martina Kubikova, Martin Pelucha and Jana Kourilova
21 Public sector entrepreneurship and future research 405
Joyce Liddle and John Shutt
Foreword xvii
1 Public Sector Entrepreneurship 1
Joyce Liddle and John Shutt
PART I THE FUTURE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN HEALTH/WELFARE
AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
2 Public sector entrepreneurship, governance and accountability in
ambulance services: a case study 17
Merrel Knox and Jonathan Knox
3 Entrepreneurial Policing, proclivity, and the impact of stressors for
Senior Investigating Officers (SIOs) within the police service in the UK 44
Gareth Addidle and and Mark Dimelow
4 Internal consultants as entrepreneurial subjects: enabling hybrid
public value through entrepreneurship within the English NHS 63
Sean McCulloch
5 Sustaining innovation in a complex human system: the case of
Creative Minds in South West Yorkshire, England 79
Steven Michael OBE
6 Navigating boundaries of care: primary care's role in supporting
mental health pathways and care for young people in transition to
adult services 99
Gregory Maniatopoulos
PART II COLLABORATIONS AND MULTI-AGENCY APPROACHES TO
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
7 Public sector entrepreneurship in collaborative delivery: crisis
response and coordination 121
Rory Shand
8 Embedding critical project management approaches into public
entrepreneurship 138
Steve Parker, Ros Lishman and Karen Thompson
9 Domestic abuse and the family law court experience: co-creating
support resources with survivors and practitioners 156
Rima Hussein and Joyce Liddle
10 Multi-agency safeguarding as a form of public entrepreneurship 179
Sarah Shorrock, Steve Parker, Philippa Olive, Gareth Addidle, Mark
Dimelow, William Douglas Martin and Tony Proctor
PART III ENTERPRISING GOVERNANCE, PLACE BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT
11 Local economies and place building post Covid-19: the hidden
potential of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship enablers, and the
value of strategic thinking 197
John Thompson
12 Birmingham: still an entrepreneurial city? 223
Abigail Taylor and Anne Green
13 Public sector entrepreneurship and commercial market participation:
the example of business support provision in Scotland, UK 250
Inge Hill and Ronald Macintyre
14 Municipal entrepreneurship for the public purpose 269
Neil Barnett, Steven Griggs and David Howarth
15 Ruling the game: How the French model of public sector
entrepreneurship reshapes the rules for innovation 287
Nadia Boulmakoul and Ali Ghods
16 A new approach to place development and governance: redefining
the public sector experiences through human-centred design and
gamification principles on a case study in Helsinki 308
Ania Ankowska
17 Entrepreneurship and the importance of environmental, social, and
economic dimensions of CSR in Czech companies 329
Vriti Sharma and Oto Potluka
PART IV ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SUSTAINABILITY NET ZERO CLIMATE CHANGE
18 A paradigm of sustainable enterprise and climate leadership 350
Kunjika Prasai
19 Entrepreneurial meso-governance for the Heat and Building Strategy
in the UK under the Conservative government 2019-24? 365
Matt Kennedy and John Shutt
20 Bridging the digital divide: the role of public sector entrepreneurship
in the Czech Republic 386
Martina Kubikova, Martin Pelucha and Jana Kourilova
21 Public sector entrepreneurship and future research 405
Joyce Liddle and John Shutt