Executive Entrepreneurship in National Departments

Evan M. Berman; Don Yun Chen; Xiaohu WANG; I Liu

doi:10.1177/0095399717701523

Executive Entrepreneurship in National Departments

Evan M. Berman^*
, Don Yun Chen
, Xiaohu WANG
, I Liu

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Leadership by senior public managers in national departments is increasingly called for in response to many policy challenges and limitations of appointee and political leadership. This study defines “executive entrepreneurship” as senior, career public managers furthering new policies and initiatives, with input from stakeholders and support from political appointees. Study results from a dyadic survey of executives reporting directly to (deputy) ministers show that executive entrepreneurship is significantly furthered by (a) executives’ commitment to public causes, (b) orientation of appointees to their obligations and agency roles, and (c) external accountability of department performance. Implications are discussed for future studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	855-884
Journal	Administration and Society
Volume	51
Issue number	6
Online published	4 Apr 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399717701523
Publication status	Published - Jul 2019

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appointee–executive relations
executive entrepreneurship
senior public leadership

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