Governpreneurship: Establishing A Thriving Entrepreneurial Spirit in Your Government

Robert D. Hisrich, Ph.D.Garvin Professor of EntrepreneurshipDirector, Walker Center for Global Entrepreneurship

GCF 2012“The Entrepreneurship Imperative”

21-24 January 2012

External PoliticsFunding

DynamismStakeholders

Time

External Environment

Internal Politics Funding/ BudgetsManaging PolicyControl Systems

Behavior Rewards/ Motivation

Internal Environment

Governpreneurship(Government

Entrepreneurship)

Entrepreneurial Behavior•Opportunity Identification•Opportunity Facilitation•Opportunity Desire &

Motivation

Organizational Structure & Culture

•Structural Flexibility•Entrepreneurial Culture of

Shared Values

Governpreneurship Entrepreneurial Success

Managing the Internal

and External Politics

Internal Politics

•Internal Political System and Culture

•Roadblocks

•Types of Government Employees

• Civil Service

• Contract

• Politically Appointed

•The Purchasing/Procurement Process

•Hiring Rules and Regulations

External Politics

•Lobbyists

•Roadblocks

•Court of Public Opinion

•Enforcement Branch

•The Court (Judicial) System

•Elected Officials

Challenges in Building a

Government Coalition• Government policies, procedures, bureaucracy and red tape

• Personnel restrictions (hiring/firing)

• Limitations on the amount (or type) of rewards

• Limited managerial autonomy / Autocratic management

• Changing nature of governments

• Long history of non-innovative “play by the rules” culture

• Structure not fostering collaboration across sectors or with external partners

Funding Governpreneurship

• Public Private Partnerships

• Venture Capital

• Taxes

The Book

Governpreneurship: Establishing a Thriving Entrepreneurial Spirit in Your Government (150 pages)

 Dr. Robert D. Hisrich and His Excellency Amr Abdullah Al-Dabbagh Table of Contents

  1.Entrepreneurship in the Public Sector 2.The Government Entrepreneur3.Formulating and Managing Policy Innovation 4.Locating and Fostering Innovation 5.Managing the Internal and External Politics6.Developing the Plan and Building the Coalition7.Managing and Funding the Process8.Profiles of Policy Innovation – Four Case Studies SAGIA (KSA)IrelandSingaporeGeneva University Hospital