Eleanor Glor has worked for the Government of Canada, two Canadian provincial governments and two municipalities. She has published about innovation in the areas of aging, rehabilitation, public health, and aboriginal health. In addition to four books, a chapter Eleanor has published many articles on public sector innovation from an organizational, especially a public service perspective. She is an adjunct professor at York University, Canada. She publishes The Innovation Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal, and gives workshops on public service innovation.
Publications of Eleanor D. Glor
Books:
A Gardener Innovator’s Guide to Innovating in Organizations. Ottawa: The Innovation Journal, 2006. http://www.innovation.cc/books.htm
Innovator as Gardener: A Manager’s Guide to Innovating in Government. Eleanor D. Glor. 2003. Ottawa: The Innovation Journal.
Is Innovation a Question of Will or Circumstance? An Exploration of the Innovation Process Through the Lens of the Blakeney Government in Saskatchewan, 1971-82. E. D. Glor, ed. 2000. The Innovation Journal at http://www.innovation.cc under Books.
Policy Innovation in the Saskatchewan Public Sector, 1971-82 , E. D. Glor, ed.. 1997. Toronto: Captus Press
Chapters:
“Public Sector Innovation in Canada,” chapter in Hoffman, Randy, Diane Jurkowski, Victor MacKinnon, Janice Nicholson, James Simeon. 1998. Public Administration: Canadian Materials , Third Edition, Toronto: Captus Press, pp.300-340.
Articles:
http://innovation.cc/editorial-board/glor.htm
“Identifying Organizational Patterns: Normative and Empirical Criteria for Organizational Redesign.” 2008a. Journal of Public Affairs Education (JPAE) , 14(3): 311-333.
“Toward Development of a Substantive Theory of Public Sector Organizational Innovation.” 2008b. The Innovation Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal, Volume 13(3), article 6.
“Assessing Organizational Capacity to Adapt.” 2007a. Emergence: Complexity & Organization (E:CO), 9(3): 27-40.
“Identifying Organizations Fit for Change.” 2007b. The Innovation Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal, Volume 12(1), article number 5. http://www.innovation.cc/volumes-issues/vol12-no1.htm
“Preparing for Work in Government.” 2007c. Journal of Public Affairs Education (JPAE). 13(2): 269–288.
“Applying Innovative Processes to Improve Governance and Public Administration and Reduce Poverty.” 2007d. The Innovation Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal, Volume 12(2), article number 6.
“About Empowerment.” 2005. The Innovation Journal. Vol. 10(1). http://www.innovation.cc/volumes-issues/vol10-iss1.htm
“Innovation Traps: Risks and Challenges in Thinking About Innovation.” 2003. The Innovation Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal. Vol 8(3). http://www.innovation.cc/volumes-issues.htm
Also translated into Chinese and published in Yu Keping, ed. 2010?. Government Innovation and Political Reform. Beijing, China: Social Sciences Academic Press.
And Ian Greene. “The Government of Canada Approach to Ethics: the evolution of ethical government.” 2002-03. Public Integrity, Winter. Vol. 5(1): 39-65.
Is Innovation a Question of Will or Opportunity? The Case of Three Governments. International Public Management Journal (IPMJ). 2001. Vol. 4(1): 1-22.
“Recent Public Service Values and Ethics Initiatives in the Government of Canada.” Ethics Today, Newsletter of the ASPA Section on Ethics. 2001. Vol. 4(2): 8-10
“Codes of Conduct and Generations of Public Servants.” International Review of Administrative Sciences (IRAS), Journal of IIAS and CAPAM. 2001. Vol 67 (Sept)( 3): 525-41
“Innovation Patterns.” 2001. The Innovation Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal. Vol. 6(3) (July) http://www.innovation.cc/volumes-issues/vol6-iss3.htm
Also translated into Chinese and published in Yu Keping, ed. 2010?. Government Innovation and Political Reform. Beijing, China: Social Sciences Academic Press.
“Ideas for enhancing employee empowerment in the government of Canada.” 2001. Optimum, The Journal of Public Sector Management. Vol. 30(3-4):14-26.
“Comment renforcer les moyens d’action des employes du government du Canada?” 2001. Optimum La revue de gestion deu secteur public. Vol. 30(3,4): 13-28.
“An Innovative Manager's Check-List.” 2001. The Innovation Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal. Vol. 6(2) (May). [also translated into Spanish]
“Has Canada Adopted the New Public Management?” 2001. Public Management Review: an international journal of theory and research. Vol. 3(1): 121-130.
“Key Factors Influencing Innovation in Government.” 2001. The Innovation Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal. Vol. 6(2) March. http://www.innovation.cc/volumes-issues/vol6-iss2.htm
“Do Generations Matter? The Effectiveness of Codes of Conduct with Different Generations of Public Servants.” 1999. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Intranet web site.
“Past, Present and Future of Public Administration: Where Are We Headed?” Article in Canada @2000+. 1999. Published on Internet by Futures and Strategies Network at: http://www.homestead.com/fsn/files/papers.html
"What Do We Know About Enhancing Creativity and Innovation? A Review of Literature." The Innovation Journal. 1998. Vol. 3(1). Internet at: http://www.innovation.cc under Peer- reviewed section.
“The Role of Innovation Awards.” 1998. Vol. 3(1). The Innovation Journal. February. http://www.innovation.cc/articles/role.htm
“Encouraging Public Sector Innovation." Optimum, The Journal of Public Sector Management, Vol. 27-2, Fall 1997: 41-48
“Encourager l’innovation dans le secteur public.” Optimum, La Revue de gestion du secteur publique, Vol. 27-2, Automne 1997: 41-48
“Profile of an Innovator,” The Innovation Journal. 1997. Vol. 2(3) http://www.innovation.cc under Discussion papers
“Strategies for Creating an Innovative Public Sector”, The Innovation Journal. 1997. Vol. 2(3) http://www.innovation.cc under Discussion papers
“Challenges to Innovation in the Public Sector,” The Innovation Journal. 1997. Vol. 2(3) http://www.innovation.cc/articles/challen.htm
“Managing in a Time of Change: The Innovation Process.” 1997. Vol. 2(2) The Innovation Journal. May. http://www.innovation.cc under Discussion Papers.
“Innovation breaks impasse over aboriginal self-government.” 1996. Transformation, Publication of the Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada. Vol 2 Issue 1 Spring
“Creating Gender Equality.” 1996. Canada Lutheran Eastern Edition. Vol. 11(2), March: 36.
“Culture and value changes in the public service: the implications,” Optimum, The Journal of Public Sector Management, Volume 25(3), Winter 1994/95: 9-15.
"Changement de culture et nouvelles valeurs de la fonction publique fédérale: les conséquences." 1994-95. Optimum: La revue de gestion du secteur public. Conseils et Vérification Canada et Université d'Ottawa, Vol. 25-3, Hiver: 10-17.
"Youth Risk Taking and Injuries. 1991. "Proceedings, National Conference on Childhood Injury Prevention: Working Together for a Safer World, November 6, 7 & 8, 1991, Ottawa: Canadian Institute of Child Health, 102-111.
"A Successful Evaluation of a Small Scale Senior's Health Promotion Centre." 1991. Canadian Journal on Aging, Vol. l0( l): 64-73.
"Survey of Comprehensive Accident and Injury Experience of High School Students in Saskatchewan", Canadian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 80, Nov/Dec 1989: 435-440.
"Job Placement of Mentally Handicapped People, An Employer's Viewpoint", Journal of Practical Approaches to Developmental Handicap, 12:1, 1988, 16-18.
"Impacts of a Prenatal Program for Native Indian Women", Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 78, No. 4, July/August, 1987, 249-254.
"Two People With Down Syndrome at Work", (with Leslie Nolke), Canadian Down Syndrome Society Newsletter (featured), Spring 1987.
"How We Hired Four Handicapped People and How They Did", Entre Nous, (Publication of the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources), vol. 4, No. 9, March 1987. (Reprint)
"How We Hired Four Disabled People and How They Did", Dialogue, (Publication of the Public Service Commission of Canada), vol. Xl, No. 2, 1987 (featured).
"Evaluation of Pre and Post-Natal Counselling in Nutrition", Newsletter, Canadian Evaluation Society, vol. 5, No. 4, Winter, 1986, 20-21.
"Native Pre and Postnatal Counselling Program", Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 76, No. 2, March/April 1985, 138-9.
Accident Fact Book on Children and Youth , Child Safety Committee, Community Health Services Branch, Saskatchewan Department of Health, 1983. (supervised)
Recent Conference Papers:
Two Expert Panels (2), European Public Sector Award (EPSA), First Conference and Awards Ceremony. November 11-13, 2007, Lucerne, Switzerland (Invited).
“Public Sector Organizational Pattern Fitness Over Time,” Paper presented to the Annual Conference of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences (SCTPLS), Chapman University, Orange, California, July 27-29, 2007.
Expert Panel, Publin (European Union) Conference, University of Cork, Ireland, September 22-23, 2005 (Invited).
“What Permits a Culture of Innovation to Emerge?” Presentation to the UNESCO-ISI Expert Symposium: A Culture of Innovation and the Building of Knowledge Societies, Moscow, November 9-11, 2003. Invited.
“Applying Innovative Processes to Improve Governance and Public Administration Performance,” Paper prepared for and delivered to UN Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting on Innovations in Governance and Public Administration for Poverty Reduction,” Bahia, Brazil, February 13-14, 2003. Invited member of opening panel.
“Gardens of Innovation: A Gardener Innovator's Guide to Innovating in the Public Service,” a Presentation (Workshop) for the Industry Canada Managers Matter Conference, Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, November 26, 2002. Peer-Reviewed.
“Gardens of Innovation: A Gardener Innovator's Guide to Innovating in Organizations,” a Presentation to the Jaipur Management Association, Jaipur, India , November 15, 2002. Invited.
“A Gardener Innovator’s Guide: A Thoughtful Innovator's Guide to Innovating in Organizations,” a Presentation to NISTADS, Delhi, November 12, 2002. Invited.
“Techniques for Building a Sustainable Future.” Second Specialized IIAS International Conference,“Towards Quality Governance for Sustainable Growth and Development,” New Delhi, India, November 5-9, 2002. Peer-reviewed.
“Gardens of Innovation: A Gardener Innovator's Guide to Innovating in the Public Service,” a presentation to Governance & Public Administration Program, United Nations, New York, USA, October 16, 2002. Invited.
A Gardener Innovator’s Guide, A Thoughtful Gardener Innovator's Guide: Innovating in Organizations,” a presentation to the InnoCom Conference, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver
September 19-20, 2002 . Invited.
“A Gardener Innovator’s Guide, A Thoughtful Gardener Innovator's Guide: Innovating in Organizations,” a presentation to the First Innovation Salon in Edmonton, September 17, 2002. Invited.
“Techniques for Building a Sustainable Future.” Second Specialised IIAS International Conference, “Towards Quality Governance for Sustainable Growth and Development,” New Delhi ( India), 5 - 9 November 2002. Peer-reviewed.
“The Effect of Generational Cohort on Public Sector Ethics.” Ethics in the New Millennium - Bridging the Gap Between Private and Public Sectors conference of the International Institute for Public Ethics (IIPE), Ottawa, Canada, September 24-28, 2000. Peer-reviewed.
“Strategies for Creating an Innovative Public Sector,” Creative Cities Conference, May 25-27, 2000, Huddersfield, England. Invited keynote.
“Some Thoughts on How the Canadian Government Built a Culture Emphasizing Integrity, Transparency and Accountability,” Arab Administrative Development Organization, International Conference on New Frontiers for Strengthening Administrative Integrity, Transparency and Accountability: Strategic and Institutional Perspectives, Cairo, Egypt, September 19-22, 1999 Invited.
“Do Generations Matter? The Effectiveness of Codes of Conduct with Different Generations of Public Servants,” International Institute of Administrative Sciences, First Specialised International Conference, London, UK, July 12-15, 1999. Peer-reviewed.
"New Public Management: A Public Service for All Seasons or a Season in Public Service?", A paper presented to the VI. International Speyer Workshop on “The Political and Judicial Implications of New Public Management”, October 15-17, 1997, Post-Graduate School of Administrative Sciences, Speyer, Germany (invited)
"Towards Understanding the Innovation Process in Canadian Governments," paper presented to the 1997 Roundtable, International Institute of Administrative Sciences, Quebec City, Canada, July 14-17, 1997 (peer-reviewed)
“Innovative Differences Among Federal and Provincial Governments,” IPAC Conference, 1995 (peer-reviewed).
Book Reviews and Essays:
An Honourable Calling: Political Memoirs, by Allan Blakeney, reviewed by Eleanor Glor. 2009. The Innovation Journal. Volume 14(1), 2009, article 12.
Organizations Evolving, Second Edition, by Howard E. Aldrich and Martin Rueff, 2006. The Innovation Journal, Vol. 11(2), article 8.
Canada ’s Systems of Innovation, A Review Essay. 2005. The Innovation Journal. Volume 10(2). Article 25. http://www.innovation.cc/volumes-issues/vol10-no2.htm
Managing Innovation, A Review Essay. 2004. The Innovation Journal. Volume 9(2). http://www.innovation.cc/volumes-issues/vol9-iss2.htm
Cities in Civilization, by Peter Hall. 2003. The Innovation Journal. Vol. 8(1). http://www.innovation.cc/volumes-issues/designing-innovation.htm
Creativity Enhancement Books: How To, Not What To, A Review Essay. 2003. The Innovation Journal. Vol. 8(3).
Organic Management, Creating a Culture of Innovation, by Charles Sirois. The Innovation Journal. Vol. 8(4).
Creating the Innovation Culture: Leveraging Visionaries, Dissenters and Other Useful Troublemakers in Your Organization. 2001. The Innovation Journal. http://www.innovation.cc/book_rev/horibe.htm
Making Sense of Management: A Critical Introduction by Mats Alvesson and Hugh Willmott. 1996. The Innovation Journal. http://www.innovation.cc/book_rev/Alvesson&Willmott.htm
The Web of Life: A New Synthesis of Mind and Matter by Fritjof Capra. 2000. The Innovation Journal. http://www.innovation.cc/book_rev.htm
Tools for Innovators: Creative Strategies for Managing Public Sector Organizations by Steven Cohen and William Eimicke. 2000. The Innovation Journal. http://www.innovation.cc/book_rev.htm
Innovation in American Government: Challenges and Dilemmas, by Alan A. Altshuler and Robert D. Behn, eds. 1999. The Innovation Journal. http://www.innovation.cc/book_rev.htm
My Favourite Books of 1998. 1999. The Innovation Journal. http://www.innovation.cc/book_rev.htm
Reflections of a Siamese Twin by John Ralston Saul. 1998. The Innovation Journal. http://www.innovation.cc/book_rev.htm
Voltaire’s Bastards: The Dictatorship of Reason in The West. 1993. The College Quarterly. Vol. 1(2), Winter: 28-29
- Advisory Committees:
- Bachelor of Professional Arts: Governance, Law, and Management, Athabasca University
- Editorial Boards:
- The Innovation Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal (founder, publisher and editor in chief 1995 to present)
Optimum: The Journal of Public Sector Management , formerly published by Consulting and Audit Canada, currently published by The Centre on Governance, University of Ottawa
Global Virtue Ethics Review
Ethics Today , the American Society for Public Administration, Section on Ethics Newsletter, April 2000 to present.