Understanding Social Innovation in the Context of Social Enterprises

2020 ◽  
pp. 1894-1918
Author(s):  
Iraci de Souza João ◽  
Simone. V. R. Galina
Keyword(s):  
Social Innovation ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Social Mission ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Creative Generation ◽  
Successful Innovation ◽  
New Applications ◽  
Depth Interviews

In this chapter, it is possible to verify how social enterprises work on social innovations, as well as practices adopted by them to generate social innovation (SI). The SI is one of the ways of creating social value via solutions that enhance sustainable social welfare, and it is predominantly disseminated by organizations with a social mission like social enterprise. To verify how social enterprises work on social innovations, as well as practices adopted by them to generate social innovation, an exploratory study was developed. For primary data collection the technique of in-depth interviews with semi-structured script was adopted. The SI has the community as an active participant in the process, with successful innovation, in many cases, dependent on the collective capacity of people. The use of this technique for managing the processes of creative generation shows that companies organize themselves to manage the SI. Likewise, benchmarking was used in all three cases, supporting the theory that social innovation is not merely the fruit of originality, but also new applications for existing knowledge.

Understanding Social Innovation in the Context of Social Enterprises

2015 ◽  
pp. 272-295
Author(s):  
Iraci de Souza João ◽  
Simone. V. R. Galina
Keyword(s):  
Social Innovation ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Social Mission ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Creative Generation ◽  
Successful Innovation ◽  
New Applications ◽  
Depth Interviews

In this chapter, it is possible to verify how social enterprises work on social innovations, as well as practices adopted by them to generate social innovation (SI). The SI is one of the ways of creating social value via solutions that enhance sustainable social welfare, and it is predominantly disseminated by organizations with a social mission like social enterprise. To verify how social enterprises work on social innovations, as well as practices adopted by them to generate social innovation, an exploratory study was developed. For primary data collection the technique of in-depth interviews with semi-structured script was adopted. The SI has the community as an active participant in the process, with successful innovation, in many cases, dependent on the collective capacity of people. The use of this technique for managing the processes of creative generation shows that companies organize themselves to manage the SI. Likewise, benchmarking was used in all three cases, supporting the theory that social innovation is not merely the fruit of originality, but also new applications for existing knowledge.

scholarly journals Empowering Women For Sustainable Development Through Active Participation In Social Enterprise’s Sector In Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-74
Author(s):  
Khalid Mahmood Iraqi ◽  
Tehmina Faisal
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Active Participation ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

Women are around 51% of the total population of Pakistan, and they can do miracles through their active participation in economic activities of the country. Empowering women means accrediting half of the population for sustainable development. The aim of this paper is to examine and analyze the impact of active women participation in the social enterprise sector for their empowerment, and its subsequent consequences in creation of social value in society. For this purpose, primary data has been collected through random and snowball sampling to gain insight into female practitioner’s perspective. The paper highlights women empowerment as a multi-dimensional phenomenon based on four dimensions: psychological, social, economic and political empowerment. It prime focus on active participation in the social enterprise’s sector may lead to increase in enablement of women, the data shows that majority of female entrepreneur responded that they feel psychologically empowered and have financial contribution in household expenses and in community welfare. Secondly, the paper identifies the major challenges including concern of safety and security, lack of access to financial opportunities and social acceptance of the project that restrict women entrepreneurs from progress and creation of social value. Thirdly, it intends to construct framework for recommendations to promote women social enterprises in Pakistan for sustainable development as a whole.

Trajectories of Social Innovation

2019 ◽  
pp. 109-148
Author(s):  
Gudrun-Christine Schimpf ◽  
Georg Mildenberger ◽  
Susanne Giesecke ◽  
Attila Havas
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Short Description ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Successful Innovation ◽  
Term Analysis

The chapter deals with the trajectory of social housing as a social innovation in European countries from the nineteenth century to the present. The long-term analysis of this comprehensive case study is guided by the Extended Social Grid Model (ESGM). Following a short description of seven different phases of social housing, the chapter turns to the role of social powers and the capability approach. All in all, the involvement of various actors and social networks in shaping a successful innovation becomes visible. Another important point is the insight that social innovations have to adjust to ever changing contexts du their trajectory. The analysis sheds light on supporting conditions of successful social innovations and reflects on the co-evolution of social and business innovations.

scholarly journals The Influence of Marketing Capability in Mexican Social Enterprises

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 4668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cavazos-Arroyo ◽  
Puente-Diaz
Keyword(s):  
Value Creation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Marketing Capability ◽  
Cross Sectional

Social enterprises need to develop processes that create social value to solve social problems. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the effect of marketing capability on social innovation and its effect on social and economic value creation, while controlling for firm size among social enterprises in Mexico. An explanatory and cross-sectional design was used to test the hypotheses: 118 social business managers were interviewed and structural equation modeling was used to test our research hypotheses. The results supported our proposition that marketing capability influenced social innovation, which then had a positive influence on social, though not on economic value creation. An indirect effect from marketing capability to social value was also found. This study validated the relevance of defining and entailing marketing capabilities with social innovation strategies and their effect on the social value of social enterprises. This paper contributes to a better understanding of marketing capability and its effects on social innovation in social enterprises. In addition, it shows social innovation to be a robust predictor of social value, with important implications for social and economic sustainability.

scholarly journals Scaling up social innovation: a meta-synthesis

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 134-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
RODRIGO LUIZ MORAIS-DA-SILVA ◽  
ADRIANA ROSELI WÜNSCH TAKAHASHI ◽  
ANDREA PAULA SEGATTO
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Expansion Phase ◽  
Inductive Research ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
Synthesis Methodology ◽  
Methodological Aspects

ABSTRACT Purpose: This paper aims to analyze how features raised in the case studies in the field of social innovation, from the meta-synthesis methodology proposed by Hoon (2013), indicate factors that promote social innovation scalability Originality/gap/relevance/implications: The number of publications on SI, despite an increase perceived, is still limited. Consequently, researches dedicated to understand the scalability of the process of SI are still scarce, thus constituting a gap research. Key methodological aspects: To achieve the objective of this research, we followed the eight meta-synthesis steps proposed by Hoon (2013) which is an exploratory-inductive research design for synthesis of primary data collected through case studies whose primary purpose is to build theory. It was analyzed 66 articles identified in the Web of Science database, nine of them were selected to join this meta-synthesis. Summary of key results: The findings of this research can be summarized in the concept proposed "environment favourable to the scalability of a SI" with features of the internal environment, divided between aspects of the entrepreneur and the organization, and settings of the external environment, mediated (or not) by a bridge organization. Key considerations/conclusions: The findings of this study advance the SI literature in two main points: Concept proposition of "environment conducive to the scalability of a SI" and to draw attention to the field of study on the promoting factors of continuity and growth of a SI. As for the practical contributions, the results of the research can help social innovations managers in the expansion phase of its operations, suggesting some elements to consider.

SOCIAL CONFLICT AND SOCIAL INNOVATION

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 3-25
Author(s):  
NGAI KUEN ALVIN KWOK
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Social Conflict ◽  
Resistance To Change ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Negative Side ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Cultural Turn

While the spot light in recent years is focusing on the merits of social enterprises and their contributions to social innovation, this paper tries to look from a different angle on social innovation — on the relationship between social conflict and social innovation. From the perspective of social change, social conflict will inevitably bring about change even though forces of resistance to change may also exist at the same time. No matter such change is on the positive or negative side, and no matter how significant or immaterial it is, social change is manifested in the form of new social practices, norms, new values, or even new culture. Starting from an attempt on conceptualization of social innovation, this paper argues that social conflict can bring forth social innovation, provided that the former meets essential criteria and conditions. It urges for an enabling environment that will foster social conflicts into social innovations. It further argues that a cultural turn may be the keystone for such a change to occur.

scholarly journals Downward accountability to beneficiaries in social enterprises: do partnerships with nonprofits boost it without undermining accountability to other stakeholders?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria José Sanzo-Pérez ◽  
Marta Rey-García ◽  
Luis Ignacio Álvarez-González
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
High Potential ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Mission Drift ◽  
Social Mission ◽  
Hybrid Nature ◽  
Commercial Activities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Gain Access

AbstractThe hybrid nature of social enterprises gives them a high potential for developing social innovations, but at the same time leads to tensions within these organizations. The barriers they face to gain access to traditional sources of funding are pushing social enterprises to reinforce their business models and rely more on commercial activities, and this fact increases the risk of mission drift and can weaken accountability towards beneficiaries of the social mission in favor of dominant stakeholders such as funders or clients of the commercial activities. Our research attempts to analyze whether partnerships between social enterprises and nonprofits strengthen accountability to beneficiaries without hindering accountability to other stakeholders, thus allowing both social and economic objectives to operate together. Based on a survey with a sample of social enterprises partnering with nonprofits, results reveal that as the partnership moves along a collaboration continuum to a transformational stage, accountability to beneficiaries is encouraged, whereas accountability to other types of stakeholders is also improved or, at least, not affected.

How social entrepreneurship can contribute to upscale social innovation practices?

2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Theories Of Change ◽  
Innovation Practices

In this paper, we address the research question of to what extent is it possible to discern theories of change being built into the business practices of nascent social enterprises in ways that lay foundations for the subsequent upscaling of their social innovations? We argue that social enterprises that are ‘ready-to-upscale’ are those that clearly produce a solution to an underlying problem, and where their activities are clearly derived from the underlying problem, and also those activities clearly connect forward to deliver consistent solutions. We apply a Theories of Change approach to the concept of social entrepreneurship as a means of setting a criterion for ‘ready-to-upscale’, studying six Sri Lankan micro-social enterprises in which we can trace stories of impact. This provides a means to develop a model of the ways that social entrepreneurship creates the foundations for structural changes that reduce systematic inequalities, and offers social enterprise funders a framework to better stimulate emergence of social enterprises ready-to-upscale and deliver social innovation.

Competencies, Skills, and Goals Needed for Social Enterprises

2020 ◽  
pp. 109-128
Author(s):  
Zuzana Palová ◽  
Jarmila Šebestová
Keyword(s):  
Research Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
The Other ◽  
Societal Impact ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Social Mission ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Innovations

Competencies, skills, and goals are a significant part of social enterprises. They carry out the social mission, but the founders and providers need a set of skills which could help them to be successful in those beneficial projects. The aim of this chapter is to define the rightest competence of the founders of social enterprises in the case of the Czech Republic. These competencies will be a combination of competencies suitable for the profit and non-profit sectors. Finally, the evaluation model of triple benefits is suggested and evaluated. This model is based on the primary research evaluation, and on the social return of investment ratio (SROI). There is a place to improve this situation and evaluate the efficiency of triple benefit by the real societal impact in the region as was proposed in this chapter; on the other hand, effectiveness is built on significant factors based on field study, which support networking, willingness to make social innovations and other activities.

scholarly journals Pengembangan Inovasi Sosial Berbasis Digital: Studi Kasus Pasarsambilegi.id

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-26
Author(s):  
Matahari Farransahat ◽  
Acniah Damayanti ◽  
Hempri Suyatna ◽  
Puthut Indroyono ◽  
Rindu Sanubari Mashita Firdaus
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Online Shopping ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Social Values ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Traditional Markets ◽  
The Social ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
Depth Interviews

Belum ditemukannya vaksin COVID-19 membuat perkembangan inovasi sosial berbasis digital berkembang pesat, dan terbukti efektif dalam menanggulangi penyebaran COVID-19. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana proses pengembangan inovasi sosial berbasis digital merespon COVID-19 dilakukan. Ini dilakukan dengan mengambil kasus penelitian pada web-apps pasarsambilegi.id, yang merupakan sistem belanja daring pada pasar tradisional di DI. Yogyakarta. Metode penelitian kualitatif dilakukan dengan pengambilan data primer melalui observasi dan wawancara mendalam, sedangkan data sekunder melalui studi literatur. Hasilnya proses pengembangan inovasi sosial pasarsambilegi.id memiliki komponen penyusun yang sama dengan program kewirausahaan sosial. Diketahui kebaruan nilai sosial telah tercapai, namun belum diikuti dengan perubahan sistemik seperti yang diharapkan, karena masih membutuhkan waktu promosi lebih lama untuk meningkatkan jumlah pengguna.Kata Kunci: inovasi sosial; belanja daring; COVID-19; pasar tradisional; kewirausahaan sosial The absence of a COVID-19 vaccine has made the development of digital-based social innovation grow rapidly, and has proven effectively in tackling the spread of COVID-19. This paper aims to examine how the process of developing digital-based social innovation in response to COVID-19 is performed. It is done by research case on the pasarsambilegi. id web-apps, which is an online shopping system in traditional markets in the province of DI. Yogyakarta. The qualitative research method is carried out by collecting primary data through observations and in-depth interviews, while secondary data through literature studies. The results of the process of developing social innovation in pasarsambilegi.id has theidentical essential components as the social entrepreneurship program. It is identified that the novelty of social values has been achieved, but has not been followed by systemic changes as expected, owing to it takes longer time for promoting in order to increase the number of users.Keywords: social innovation; online shopping; COVID-19; traditional markets; social entrepreneurship

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