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(DP 2010-10) Leadership and Innovation under Decentralization: A Case Study of Selected Local Governments in the Philippines

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Title (DP 2010-10) Leadership and Innovation under Decentralization: A Case Study of Selected Local Governments in the Philippines
 
Creator Capuno, Joseph J.; School of Economics
University of the Philippines Diliman
Quezon City
 
Subject Incumbent leaders; local government innovations; Philippines
 
Description This study investigates the importance of leadership as a driver of local government innovations. Based on a survey of 209 innovations introduced in selected 48 local governments in the Philippines during the period June 2004-June 2008, the observable qualities and possible incentives of incumbent mayors are linked empirically with their reported number of innovations. The Poisson regression results show that the statistically relevant incumbent’s characteristics are age, educational attainment, and experience in the public sector, re-election status and terms in office, controlling for other factors. Also, the fiscal capacity of the local government and the poverty status of the local population are found statistically significant. However, all these factors vary in relative importance across types of innovations. Several policy inputs are suggested to hone the leadership qualities of incumbent mayors for greater adoption of innovations.
 
Publisher UPSE Discussion Papers
 
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Date 2010-11-04
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.econ.upd.edu.ph/dp/index.php/dp/article/view/666
 
Source UPSE Discussion Papers; 2010
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.econ.upd.edu.ph/dp/index.php/dp/article/view/666/129