TY - JOUR
T1 - Technological vulnerability and knowledge of cyber-incidents
T2 - threats to innovativeness in local governments?
AU - Fusi, Federica
AU - Jung, Heyjie
AU - Welch, Eric
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Governments are greatly concerned about cybersecurity, yet most public managers perceive their organization as technologically vulnerable and have little knowledge of past cyber-incidents. Both vulnerability perceptions and knowledge of past exposure are known to affect innovativeness but evidence is mixed and context-dependent. Using a three-year nationally representative pooled dataset of 2,500 managers in 500 US cities, we find that technologically vulnerable departments are less innovative. Knowing about past cyber-incidents positively affects innovativeness but ‘ignorant’ managers more likely support innovation when technological vulnerability is high. Results call for more research on ignorance management and the implications of cybersecurity management in government agencies.
AB - Governments are greatly concerned about cybersecurity, yet most public managers perceive their organization as technologically vulnerable and have little knowledge of past cyber-incidents. Both vulnerability perceptions and knowledge of past exposure are known to affect innovativeness but evidence is mixed and context-dependent. Using a three-year nationally representative pooled dataset of 2,500 managers in 500 US cities, we find that technologically vulnerable departments are less innovative. Knowing about past cyber-incidents positively affects innovativeness but ‘ignorant’ managers more likely support innovation when technological vulnerability is high. Results call for more research on ignorance management and the implications of cybersecurity management in government agencies.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85168885150&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/14719037.2023.2250362
DO - 10.1080/14719037.2023.2250362
M3 - Article
SN - 1471-9037
JO - Public Management Review
JF - Public Management Review
ER -