Organizing for Co-Production: The Role of Leadership Cultures

TY - JOUR

T1 - Organizing for Co-Production: The Role of Leadership Cultures

AU - Regal, Brittney

AU - Budjanovcanin, Alexandra

AU - van Elk, Sam

AU - Ferlie, Ewan

PY - 2023/6/8

Y1 - 2023/6/8

N2 - As scholars and practitioners increasingly focus on co-production, they raise questions about its sustainability. Consequently, research has turned towards understanding what enables and hinders co-production within organizations, including a focus on leaders. Building on this work, we argue for a broader focus on how wider leadership can impact co-production. We examine this through six case sites and identify the importance of leadership cultures to embedding co-production within public service organizations. Specifically, our findings highlight the need for a ‘Goldilocks’ leadership culture that balances hierarchy and emergence.

AB - As scholars and practitioners increasingly focus on co-production, they raise questions about its sustainability. Consequently, research has turned towards understanding what enables and hinders co-production within organizations, including a focus on leaders. Building on this work, we argue for a broader focus on how wider leadership can impact co-production. We examine this through six case sites and identify the importance of leadership cultures to embedding co-production within public service organizations. Specifically, our findings highlight the need for a ‘Goldilocks’ leadership culture that balances hierarchy and emergence.

KW - public service organisation

KW - leadership

KW - co-production

U2 - 10.1080/14719037.2023.2271477

DO - 10.1080/14719037.2023.2271477

M3 - Article

SN - 1471-9037

JO - PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW

JF - PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW

ER -