Trends in innovation management in the civil service:

The case of Costa Rica

Abstract

DISCUSSES THE RESULTS OF RESEARCH ON SOME OF THE TRENDS IN INNOVATION MANAGEMENT IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN COSTA RICA, FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ECONOMICS AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, AND SPECIFICALLY, FROM THE NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT APPROACH, NGP, WHICH CONSIDERS THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AS A NATIONAL ASSET THAT ENERGIZES THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF A COUNTRY.