Abstract
This article aimed to investigate managerial innovation and people management practices focused on innovation at two federal universities. The study was quantitative and descriptive and included field research. The main results showed that the people management practices focused on innovation with more prominence were delegation and training. In addition, 55.7% of respondents perceived managerial innovation in the researched context, notably in the area of people management. Contributions to scientific knowledge were evidenced, in the investigation of managerial innovation and practices aimed at innovation in the public sector, a theme that is still little explored in the literature; for people management, when investigating practices in the area; and for the practice of managers, when investigating such phenomena in different areas and functional categories.
Keywords:
Managerial innovation; People management practices focused on innovation; Public sector