Lisa Schmidthuber, Frank Piller, Marcel Bogers, Dennis Hilgers,
"Citizen participation in public administration: investigating open government for social innovation"
, in R and D Management, Vol. 49, Nummer 3, Seite(n) 343-355, 6-2019, ISSN: 1467-9310
Original Titel:
Citizen participation in public administration: investigating open government for social innovation
Sprache des Titels:
Englisch
Original Kurzfassung:
In recent years, public sector organizations have increasingly focused on citizen contribution by adopting instruments known from open innovation. By collaborating with the periphery and leveraging external knowledge, government institutions initiate social innovation and stimulate a positive change for society. This article examines the involvement of citizens in an ideation platform initiated by a local government and investigates the motivations affecting participation intensity. Drawing on self?determination theory, we analyze what motivates citizens to participate in an open government platform and how these motivations influence participation quantity. Based on a survey among platform users and the analysis of usage data from the platform operator, we find that motivations of citizen participation in public administration greatly vary across forms of participation. Whereas, intrinsic motivation is positively ?
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