Social Entrepreneurs in the Social Innovation Ecosystem

2012 ◽  
pp. 199-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Cameron
Keyword(s):  
Social Innovation ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
The Social

Utilization of Online Platforms by Social Entrepreneurs for Social Sustainable Development

2019 ◽  
pp. 75-102
Author(s):  
Anja Herrmann-Fankhänel
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Resource Dependence ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
The Social ◽  
Start Ups

Socially sustainable development can be driven by individuals, entrepreneurs, growing start-ups, and international companies. As social entrepreneurs, people opt for a form of organization that contributes to social improvement through entrepreneurial means. The question is: How do they do it? The resource dependence approach (RDA) assumes that all decisions and activities of a (social) enterprise are based on information about its environment. Therefore, the four key components of the social enterprise (individual, organization, social innovation, market orientation) must be appropriate. In this chapter, therefore, social enterprises are outlined as active participants and shapers of the economy and society. Since an active improvement with regard to socially sustainable development is focused by the social enterprises in Africa, a description of the social enterprise's environment is also given within the framework of topical focuses. The goal is to derive recommendations about action for social enterprises to achieve their goals.

The Role of Societal Culture in Social Innovation

2021 ◽  
pp. 86-101
Author(s):  
Gaye Karacay
Keyword(s):  
Social Innovation ◽  
Development Stage ◽  
Macro Level ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Societal Culture ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Value Creation ◽  
Research Propositions

Being at a development stage, the social innovation literature needs further contributions that would help to comprehensively find out the enablers of social innovation especially within macro level. Since the nature of social innovation is cumulative as well as interactive, the micro level practices of individual social innovation initiatives add up to the general patterns at the macro-level. On account of the fact that shared values among members of a society bring about similar expectations, perceptions, and behavioral patterns, it is essential to explore how various societal cultural attributes contribute to social innovation capacities of countries. This study aims to explore an evidence of the influence of societal culture on social innovation, specifically by shaping the perceptions of social entrepreneurs for social value creation. By discussing the relationship between societal culture and social innovation in a conceptual manner along with developing research propositions, this study offers a new direction for future research.

An Innovation Ecosystem beyond the Triple Helix Model

2016 ◽  
pp. 631-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Ferraris ◽  
Stefano Leucci ◽  
Stefano Bresciani ◽  
Fausto Giunchiglia
Keyword(s):  
Triple Helix ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Close Link ◽  
North East ◽  
Triple Helix Model ◽  
The Social

In the current global scenario, the relevance and the importance of social innovation becomes critical in order to face this situation of crisis. For its close link with the local area in which it takes place, social innovation is deeply rooted in the overall system, and thus involves the action of many different actors. The aim of this chapter is to highlight the presence of a new managerial model that is more suitable to promote social innovation within an ecosystem. This analysis has been developed focusing on a new and innovative framework, the Social Innovation Pyramid, and on the Trentino's ecosystem based in North-East of Italy.

scholarly journals The emergence of a Social Innovation Ecosystem in Portugal: An exploratory approach based on the perspective of strategic stakeholders

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-34
Author(s):  
Hugo Pinto ◽  
◽  
Sílvia Ferreira ◽  
Jorge André Guerreiro ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Innovation ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Hybrid Structure ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Solidarity ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Exploratory Approach ◽  
Innovation Dynamics ◽  
The Social

The concept of ecosystem has been used to describe a dynamic set of relationships, services and interdependencies that potentiate the creation, renewal and growth of organizations. Social innovation is largely influenced by ecosystem conditions. The Portuguese social innovation ecosystem is a particularly interesting case study, as it assumes a hybrid structure that expresses a variety of policy schemes, networks and support structures. This article debates the concept of social innovation ecosystem and presents an exploratory approach to its mapping. Based on interviews with strategic stakeholders in the social and solidarity economy and social enterprises, the study elaborates on the specificities of the social innovation ecosystem. The Portuguese ecosystem is comprised of three sub-ecosystems that show different weights, limited connections and overlapping: social economy, social business, and the social solidarity ecosystem. The article concludes with an overview of the current state of social innovation, emphasizing the perspectives of stakeholders on recent experiences that the Portuguese state has developed in establishing dialogue within organizations integrating social innovation dynamics.

scholarly journals Rethinking Border Studies: Participation and Social Innovation in Border Zone Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (99) ◽  
pp. 860-887
Author(s):  
Anderson Luís do Espírito Santo ◽  
Douglas Voks
Keyword(s):  
Public Management ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Border Zone ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Living Space ◽  
The Social ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Zone Development ◽  
Frontier Studies ◽  
Environmental Inequalities

Abstract The study of emerging forms of public engagement and collective action is crucial for understanding the ongoing democratic dynamics, citizenship, and the constitution of the city's public problems. To recognize how the field of frontier studies is inseparable from the processes of experience of actors, this study focuses on the importance of the social innovation ecosystem (SIE) for the development of frontier zones. Specifically, this study revisits the main instruments of public management and border development policies to emphasize figures of civil society and their collective mobilizations on the Brazil-Bolivia border, recognizing social innovation initiatives and the main challenges they seek to solve. This path of public investigation allowed us to understand the territorial dimension of borders and expand their meaning as a living space by giving light to the actors' practices, identifying how they mobilize to repair socio-environmental inequalities.

Developing Authentic Leadership and Fostering Social Entrepreneurial Innovation

2021 ◽  
pp. 262-292
Author(s):  
Matthew Wayne Knox ◽  
Joseph Crawford ◽  
Jo-Anne Kelder
Keyword(s):  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Behavioral Development ◽  
Social Entrepreneur ◽  
Social Expectations ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Right

Despite their inherent complexity, social entrepreneurs seek to create social innovation to stem society's wicked problems. To do so requires a balanced consideration of varying social expectations, all while trying to lead a sustainable enterprise. Educators look to equip the social entrepreneur with the right skills and mindset; with program failure, sadly, more common than not. This chapter seeks to explore the commonalities of such failures, highlighting the importance of behavioral development and facilitating an effective learning environment. Following an investigation into the notion of social entrepreneurship, authentic leadership is identified as a response some of the shortcomings of contemporary entrepreneurship education. The incorporation of authentic leader behaviors in entrepreneurial education can offer an injection as the social entrepreneur seeks to address the various challenges of social enterprise.

scholarly journals Repensando os Estudos Fronteiriços: Participação e Inovação Social no Desenvolvimento das Zonas de Fronteiras

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (99) ◽  
pp. 860-887
Author(s):  
Anderson Luís do Espírito Santo ◽  
Douglas Voks
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Engagement ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Living Space ◽  
The Social ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Frontier Studies ◽  
Environmental Inequalities

Abstract The study of emerging forms of public engagement and collective action is crucial for understanding the ongoing democratic dynamics, citizenship, and the constitution of the city's public problems. To recognize how the field of frontier studies is inseparable from the processes of experience of actors, this study focuses on the importance of the social innovation ecosystem (SIE) for the development of frontier zones. Specifically, this study revisits the main instruments of public management and border development policies to emphasize figures of civil society and their collective mobilizations on the Brazil-Bolivia border, recognizing social innovation initiatives and the main challenges they seek to solve. This path of public investigation allowed us to understand the territorial dimension of borders and expand their meaning as a living space by giving light to the actors' practices, identifying how they mobilize to repair socio-environmental inequalities.

A transaction-based approach to social innovation

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 231-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karim Ben Slimane ◽  
Wadid Lamine
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Organization Theory ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Integrative Framework ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
The Social

This article aims to provide a transaction-based approach to social innovation based on the three modes of transaction coordination and governance as identified by Powell. We produce a grid that explains how social innovation can be implemented in the market, in hierarchies or in networks. This work makes a number of theoretical contributions. First, it provides an integrative framework of social innovation that is firmly rooted in organization theory. Second, we introduce two new concepts: social entrepreneurship orientation and the social innovation ecosystem, believing that these concepts can contribute to a better understanding of the field of social innovation in the context of sustainable development.

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