Introduction This article highlights three kinds of traps innovators face in thinking about and implementing innovations – at the level of thinking, at the level of theories, and at the level of practice. Conceptualizing innovation is bounded by many of the same problems that bracket thinking about any other social activity. It also confronts some unique challenges. This essay starts by address...

This article analyzes the politics of preaching in Turkey in the last decade by focusing on the appointment of women as preachers and vice-muftis by the Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), a state institution established for the protection of secular foundations through religious service. It asks what happens when women wearing headscarves become civil servants and give religious...

In the spring of 1989, university students, joined later by workers, civil servants and journalists, held massive demonstrations in the Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The demonstrators had two prominent demands—democratic reforms and an end to corruption. Despite the apparent success of the economic reform in rapidly raising the standards of living for the vast majority of Chinese, by the late 19...

While there has been considerable attention given to individual computer use in the developed world, studies on least developed economies, where the circumstances, context and issues are very different, are very limited. Furthermore, the typical characteristics of public sectors in least developed countries are often far different to those in developed countries, and to the private sector anywh...

After the COVID-19 pandemic, hand hygiene has become more important to prevent and reduce infection. To manage provide water ensure safe handwashing, governance role of public servants are also getting critical. Many organizations have given their priority capacity building servants. In Strategic Plan for ninth phase Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (2022-2029), ‘Water education in Four...

Fraud and abuse in the spending of public monies plague governments around the world. In the United States the False Claims Act encourages whistleblowing by private individuals to expose evidence of fraud. They are rewarded for their efforts with monetary compensation and protection from retaliation. Such is not the case in Canada, England, and Australia. Although some recent legislation has in...

Public sector corruption has long-term and damaging effects that are deep and broad. Addressing corruption relies on understanding the drivers that precipitate acts of corruption and developing educational programs that target areas of vulnerability. This paper provides an innovative approach to explore the nature of corruption by drawing on the perceptions and ideas of a group of public servan...