Innovation in public administration amid social and global turbulence: strategic adaptation and key challenges

Abstract

Purpose: to analyze the role of institutional innovation in public administration as a strategic response to social and global turbulence, and to identify key strategies and their implementation challenges in building flexibility, accountability, and public value.

Method: this study uses a systematic literature review to analyze academic studies on public administration innovation, adaptive strategies, and cross-sector collaboration. The analysis focuses on identifying innovation patterns, strategies, and challenges amid social and global turbulence.

Findings: this study shows that public administration innovation is carried out through adaptive, collaborative strategies and the strengthening of institutional capacity, with the main challenges being structural barriers, bureaucratic culture, and political dynamics, while an orientation towards public values is the key to the success and sustainability of innovation.

Implications: this study emphasizes the importance of strategic, adaptive, and public-value-oriented innovation to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of public administration amid social and global turbulence.

Originality: this study integrates perspectives on strategy, adaptation, and collaboration in public administration innovation, particularly in the context of social and global turbulence, a topic rarely studied comprehensively.