1. ¹Brunel Business School, Brunel University, Uxbridge, U.K.
2. ²Department of Information Systems and Computing, Brunel University, Uxbridge, U.K.

Correspondence: Zahir Irani, Brunel Business School, Brunel University, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, U.K. Tel: +44 (01895) 266 054; E-mail: Zahir.irani@brunel.ac.uk

Received 24 April 2008; Revised 21 August 2008; Accepted 22 August 2008.

Abstract

The public sector is often considered synonym with inefficiency and a lack of motivation to be innovative. This paper seeks to contribute towards the literature surrounding social entrepreneurship in the public sector, through using institutional theory to underpin an e-Innovations model that promotes social entrepreneurship, while recognising how the adoption of innovation within the public sector is fostered. The proposed model seeks to serve as a process that threatens the conservative and risk-averse culture endemic in the public sector.