Journal of Public Administration and Governance ISSN 2161-7104 2018, Vol. 8, No. 1 http://jpag.macrothink.org 227 In Pursuit of Public Sector Efficiency and Value Innovation; the Blue Ocean Strategy Yusheng Kong (Corresponding Author) School of Finance & Economics, Jiangsu University, China yshkong@ujs.edu.cn Peter Yao Lartey School of Finance & Economics, Jiangsu University, China efopeter@yahoo.com Fatoumata Binta Maci Bah School of Life Science & Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, China mariamatimbi@yahoo.com Nirmalya B. Biswas LSC London, Cardiff Metropolitan University & ISBC India, India nirmalya.b@isbc.ac.in Rupa Santosh Jaladi LSC London, Cardiff Metropolitan University & ISBC, India rupa.jaladi@gmail.com Received: Dec. 29, 2017 Accepted: Feb. 26, 2018 Online published: Mar. 7, 2018 doi:10.5296/jpag.v8i1.12781 URL: https://doi.org/10.5296/jpag.v8i1.12781 Abstract This paper examines key institutional drivers capable of fashioning an enabling environment for public sector efficiency. The study gathered evidence that institutional variables such as Innovation, Performance orientation, Value Creation and Budget Flexibility are good