Bureaucracy: A Tool for Scuttling Application of Innovative Ideas in the Nigerian Public Service

dc.contributor.authorMaduabum, C.
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-28T08:12:21Z
dc.date.available2020-02-28T08:12:21Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractIt could be argued that Bureaucracy and Innovation are inextricably linked in that organizations that are desirous of survival and growth particularly in a turbulent environment requires the application of both concepts. For instance, whereas bureaucracy introduces specialization, structure, rules and regulations, , rationality and partial democracy amongst others, innovation brings about positive changes that quite often assist in surmounting impediments in the quest for growth. In practice however, reverse sometimes appears to be the case. In the Nigerian Public Service, for instance, superior officers employ the same bureaucracy as a means of scuttling the application of innovative ideas especially where such ideas emanate from their subordinates. Thus perceived, this article proposes a provision of opportunities for superior and subordinate officers to be similarly exposed to sources of acquisition of innovative ideas as a means of gaining the support of superior officers during the application of such ideas. In addition, opportunities could be created for innovators to occupy leadership positions where they will possess the authority to diffuse such ideas down the line.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMaduabum, C. P. (2014). Bureaucracy: a tool for scuttling application of innovative ideas in the Nigerian public service. International Journal of Public Administration and Management Research, 2(2), 11-21.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7915
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Journal of Public Administration and Management Research;Vol.2(2)
dc.subjectBureaucracyen_US
dc.subjectPublic serviceen_US
dc.subjectInnovative ideaen_US
dc.subjectApplicationen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Political scienceen_US
dc.titleBureaucracy: A Tool for Scuttling Application of Innovative Ideas in the Nigerian Public Serviceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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