TY - JOUR

T1 - Public Value Inside:

T2 - What is Public Value Creation?

AU - Meynhardt, Timo

PY - 2009

Y1 - 2009

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

KW - Management studies

KW - public value

KW - value creation

KW - basic needs

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=65449153927&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/01900690902732632

DO - 10.1080/01900690902732632

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 32

SP - 192

EP - 219

JO - International Journal of Public Administration

JF - International Journal of Public Administration

SN - 0190-0692

IS - 3-4

ER -