Tough times, difficult choices and public entrepreneurship: Is sponsorship a winning solution?

Pugalis, L; Davidson, J; McLeay, F; Round, A

Tough times, difficult choices and public entrepreneurship: Is sponsorship a winning solution?

Pugalis, L

Davidson, J McLeay, F Round, A

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Citation:: 2016, 6 pp. 37 - 59
Issue Date:: 2016-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Pugalis, L https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8987-6356	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Davidson, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McLeay, F	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Round, A	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	2016, 6 pp. 37 - 59	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/94339
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose - Public entrepreneurship is increasingly being propounded as a key means of ‘doing more with less’ during the tough times associated with successive rounds of neoliberal restructuring and austerity. The primary aim of this chapter is to provide a critical-exploratory review of sponsorship - a disruptive interjection or particular form of public entrepreneurship. Methodology/approach - Public entrepreneurship provides a useful theoretical frame for exploring some emergent ways of delivering public services in a post-Credit Crunch global operating environment. Empirical insights are derived from a single local authority in the United Kingdom. Findings - There is a widespread concern that straitened economic conditions can engender the prevalence of short-term financial considerations at the expense of other objectives. Sponsorship, as a discrete form of public entrepreneurship in some circumstances has the potential to achieve multiple objectives, enriching public value. However, this is contingent of specific contextual factors. Practical implications - By identifying some risks associated with disruptive interjections intended to open new paths for the sponsorship of public services as well as indicating some opportunities for risk reduction, it is hoped that our analysis may benefit public authorities when they are exploring or evaluating sponsorship ‘opportunities’. Originality/value - Examining sponsorship through a public entrepreneurship conceptual frame has received limited research attention. Whether sponsorship is a ‘winning solution’ is contingent on the particular form of sponsorship as well as the specific time and place.	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1108/S2040-724620160000006002	en_US
dc.title	Tough times, difficult choices and public entrepreneurship: Is sponsorship a winning solution?	en_US
dc.type	Chapter
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
utslib.for	1605 Policy and Administration	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/lnstitute for Public Policy and Governance
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - IPPG - Institute for Public Policy and Governance
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pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	6	en_US

Abstract:

© 2016 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose - Public entrepreneurship is increasingly being propounded as a key means of ‘doing more with less’ during the tough times associated with successive rounds of neoliberal restructuring and austerity. The primary aim of this chapter is to provide a critical-exploratory review of sponsorship - a disruptive interjection or particular form of public entrepreneurship. Methodology/approach - Public entrepreneurship provides a useful theoretical frame for exploring some emergent ways of delivering public services in a post-Credit Crunch global operating environment. Empirical insights are derived from a single local authority in the United Kingdom. Findings - There is a widespread concern that straitened economic conditions can engender the prevalence of short-term financial considerations at the expense of other objectives. Sponsorship, as a discrete form of public entrepreneurship in some circumstances has the potential to achieve multiple objectives, enriching public value. However, this is contingent of specific contextual factors. Practical implications - By identifying some risks associated with disruptive interjections intended to open new paths for the sponsorship of public services as well as indicating some opportunities for risk reduction, it is hoped that our analysis may benefit public authorities when they are exploring or evaluating sponsorship ‘opportunities’. Originality/value - Examining sponsorship through a public entrepreneurship conceptual frame has received limited research attention. Whether sponsorship is a ‘winning solution’ is contingent on the particular form of sponsorship as well as the specific time and place.

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