Public value inside: what is public value creation?
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The author develops building blocks for a non-normative public value theory. After a short overview of the rise of public value and challenges in defining public value, the constructs “value,” “public,” “public value,” and “public value creation” are systematically introduced by drawing on a range of philosophical, psychological, and economic concepts. Psychological accounts are identified as the key to understand public value creation. Derived from needs theory, four basic public value dimensions are proposed and related to a public value landscape. Consequences of this re-conceptualization of public value are discussed with special emphasis of the public sector.
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Public Value Theory partly explains the privacy paradox because people do not engage in protective behavior because they fail to value data protection adequately.
“This explains partly the privacy paradox as people do not engage in protective behavior because they fail to value data protection adequately.”
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- Authors
- Meynhardt, T.
- Affiliations
- University of St.Gallen (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Meynhardt, Timo
- ORCID
- Meynhardt, Timo
- Venue
- International Journal of Public Administration
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2009-03-19
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 3-4
- Pages
- 192-219
- ISSN
- 0190-0692 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-4265
- OpenAlex
- W2101169867
- Cited by
- 584
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 28.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Public Administration (publishedVersion)
- Alexandria (UniSG) (University of St.Gallen) (acceptedVersion)
- Alexandria (UniSG) (University of St.Gallen) (submittedVersion)
- Multilingual Matters (Channel View Publications) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Public Administration › Public Policy and Administration Research
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Public Administration and Political Analysis
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Public Administration and Governance
- Keywords
- public value, public value creation, public value theory, needs theory, public sector
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