Since I published the motivation book (Part I) in 2014, I have received many calls and emails from readers, colleagues and friends, asking me, when the second part of the book will be released.  My answer is that I am currently working on another topic – namely, innovation.  I have justified my decision for many reasons:

  •  Innovation has become a crucial subject, not only in the UAE work environment, but also in a large number of states, organizations and companies;

  • The government of the UAE have declared that the year of 2015 is the year of innovation, and stand behind all initiatives which can enhance such a strategy;

  • The innovation process has enormous impact on government productivity and sustainability, and has deep roots in formal and informal organizations;

  •  Motivational techniques and change strategies are regarded as decisive factors in introducing constant innovation, and these two components have been highlighted in my two previous publications.

Thus, I believe that innovation nowadays has become a vital issue within many states, governments, organizations and corporations, as well of course for individuals. I therefore decided to work on this dominant topic.    

 

Some Work References

 Bekkers, V., Edelenbos, J. and Steijn, B. (2011) “Innovation in the Public Sector: Linking Capacity and Leadership”. Governance and Public Management Series, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Borins, S. (2014) “The Persistence of Innovation in Government (Brookings / Ash Center Series, “Innovative Governance in the 21st Century), Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press.

DeMello, S. and Inge Furseth, P. (2016) “Innovation and Culture in Public Services: The Case of Independent Living”, Massachusetts: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc.

Goffin, K. and Mitchell, R. (2017) “Innovation Management: Effective strategy and implementation”, 3rd ed, London: Palgrave.

Stewart-Weeks, M. and Kastelle, T. (2015) “Innovation in the Public Sector”, Australian Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 74, No. 1, pp. 63-72.

Torfing, J. and Triantafillou, P. (2016) “Enhancing Public Innovation by Transforming Public Governance”, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.