The Importance of Social Innovations in Business Idea Development

2020 ◽  
pp. 175-191
Author(s):  
Petra Krejčí
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Gender Education ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Business Experience ◽  
Managerial Innovation ◽  
Over Time

The main goal of the chapter is to find out whether age, gender, education, or business experience is related to the creation of innovations in the enterprises. Social innovation is divided into six types of innovation. These six types of innovation are divided into pure and combined innovations. This innovation activity determines whether entrepreneurs are developing business ideas. Part of the study shows how entrepreneurs approach social innovation. The approach to innovation can also change over time with regard to manager competencies and the life cycle of a manager's career in enterprise. The pilot study is based on an analysis of 128 respondents' answers. 128 companies from all regions of the Czech Republic were selected for information collection. The study points to a link between business experience, age, gender, education, and managerial innovation activity.

Support of Social Innovations

2017 ◽  
pp. 165-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarmila Šebestová ◽  
Zuzana Palová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Positive Externality ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Support Evaluation

The aim of this chapter is to summarize the theoretical knowledge from the field of social entrepreneurship and the creation of social innovation and highlight the impact EU funds have on the development of social innovation in selected regions of the Czech Republic. The authors assumed that there could be a positive link between the amount of financial support and the number of created social innovations within the chosen EU programmes. Classification of created social innovation according to type, creator, priority axis in relation to beneficiary etc. came under other objectives. Social innovations are created as a positive externality from other social projects. Finally, recommendation for sustainable support evaluation is provided.

scholarly journals Fractal-Synergetic Approach to the Research of Entrepreneurship in the Non-Profit Organizations

wisdom ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liudmila Alexandrovna Vasilenko
Keyword(s):  
Social System ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Order Parameters ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Non Profit Organizations ◽  
The Impact

We have applied the term “entrepreneurship” to the development of non-profit organizations working in the field of social and innovation activity. We consider entrepreneurship as a process of personal, self-organizing or systemic renewal and self-organization, as a movement through the development of ideas towards creating new and existing enterprises. We reviewed the promotion of social innovations on a methodological basis of sociosynergetics using cross-disciplinary and fractal-evolutionary approaches. The introduction of innovations is accompanied by the irreversibility expressed by the violation of symmetry between the past and the future (according to I. Prigogine), and the research of innovations requires the introduction of the concept of an “event”. Some events should have the ability to change the course of evolution. The criterion for evaluating the advancement of social innovation is the degree of its influence on the social system: the local nature of the impact (change in one or several order parameters) – Auto-Poesies models; the emergence of a new parameter of order in connection with the acquisition of a new quality of the social system – Synergy-integrating models; the allocation of a new sub-system in the framework of the modernized old social system – Openness entrepreneurship models; the birth of a fundamentally new social system, accompanied by the destruction of the old order parameters. In managing innovation processes, it is important to choose such innovations that are in line with the trends in the development of the social system, given the scale of social consequences.

scholarly journals Innovations. Market and Social Aspects

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (349) ◽  
pp. 107-127
Author(s):  
Urszula Ornarowicz
Keyword(s):  
Social Innovation ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Market Exchange ◽  
Social Production ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Over Time

Areas of research in economics and management science become increasingly close – they overlap and become very similar. New events, new products of people’s actions, new patterns of behaviour arise with a pace unknown before. Institutionalisation of these phenomena aimed at their broad codification also takes on new forms. We live in an age of ubiquitous innovativeness. Naturally, the question arises: should innovations be perceived in the same way as in the past? Are there any new types of innovations that have appeared lately? Are the current definitions of market and social innovations still up to date? The aim of the article is to present a change in approach to innovations over time, with particular focus on their market and social aspects. The author attempts to answer the following questions: how did technological progress visible in the networking of economy influence the understanding of social innovations, what is the role of social production and exchange which replace gradually market exchange, in the social innovation definition, to what extent is the cooperation within a community in the virtual space characteristic of a special class of social innovation? The research method used by the author is based on literature studies on innovations and on the economics of cooperation (access, sharing, co‑use). It comprises an analysis of different concepts of innovation, in particular different definitions of the name, an analysis of different approaches to cooperation economics, comparisons of the obtained results, and conclusions formulation. The approach to innovation changes over time – from a technical, social and market approach to a differently understood today social approach. Contemporary, the criteria for innovation “society” are different. The understanding of innovation is influenced by the increased role of social production and exchange at the expense of market exchange. The networking of the information economy significantly strengthens the social aspect of innovation. Cooperation within a community, including co‑creation of goods, access to them, their co‑use and sharing, is an extreme example of the advantage of the social dimension of innovation over its market aspect.

scholarly journals The Political Religion of Communism in Hungarian Children’s Choir Compositions between 1958–1989

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-109
Author(s):  
Zsuzsanna Polyák ◽  
Zoltán András Szabó ◽  
András Németh
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
The Political ◽  
Mass Movements ◽  
Political Religion ◽  
Music Making ◽  
Children's Choir ◽  
Totalitarian Regimes ◽  
Different Characteristics ◽  
Over Time

Like all cultures, totalitarian regimes develop their own symbols and rituals. As such symbols, music and music making play an important role in expressing values, norms of the community, as well as in providing models for living in it (Geertz, 1973). They are especially valuable tools for educating children. This paper summarizes the result of a pilot study in the lyrics of choral pieces for children, that were distributed along with the state-published methodological journal, Énektanítás [Teaching Singing] and its continuation, Az ének-zene tanítása [Teaching Singing-Music] between 1958–1989. Using political religion (Gentile, 2006) as conceptual framework for content analysis, the study presents: 1) how different characteristics of the communist doctrine appeared in the lyrics of choral pieces and 2) how they changed over time, outlining the life-cycle of the regime itself from militant mass movements to giving place to expressions of individualism and alternative faiths until it would dissolve in the end.

Creation of the institutional infrastructure for supporting social innovations to ensure sustainable development of the region

2019 ◽  
pp. 67-78
Author(s):  
Yuliya Buy ◽  
Kateryna Antonyuk
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Balanced Development ◽  
Innovation Infrastructure ◽  
Institutional Infrastructure ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Technology Parks

Availability of appropriate institutional infrastructure is the prerequisite for the dissemination of social innovations for sustainable (balanced) development of the region. It should be considered from the viewpoint of the interrelated work of all participants of the innovation process in the region (local governments, scientific and educational and research institutions, business sector, institutions supporting innovative activity), provided the introduction of socially oriented programs, projects, platforms, startups, the public benefit of which will be manifested at the regional, national, and international levels. The insufficient regulation of some issues of the development of innovation infrastructure and the low level of financing of all elements of innovation infrastructure leads to some unsystematic and inconsistent development, especially at the regional level, which is confirmed by significant interregional imbalance in the placement of institutional infrastructure of innovation activity. Priorities of the development of social innovations through the prism of the institutional infrastructure of innovation activity at the regional level are established. The proposed structural and logical construction of assistance to the formation of institutional infrastructure to support social innovation in the region on the downward principle is built on balanced development of the ecological, social and economic components of the region. The authors note that the generation, production and dissemination of social innovations in the regions may be intensified through the creation of science-education and research centers with appropriate state support, as well as the introduction of regional instruments for preferential lending to socially-oriented enterprises, technology parks, technopolises, innovative business incubators and business -accelerators.

scholarly journals The Social Innovation Potential of the Northern Hungarian Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Dora Szendi
Keyword(s):  
Social Innovation ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Innovation Potential ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Uniform Definition ◽  
Peripheral Areas ◽  
Market Needs ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Definition Of

In the last two decades, a new direction has appeared in the study of innovation processes in the literature. Researchers are paying more and more attention to social innovation beside the classical Schumpeterian approach. Social innovation is new solutions (product, technology, organizational solution) that can effectively meet market needs that are not or hardly met on a market basis, innovation can lead to new or more advanced skills / relationships, and contribute to a more efficient use of resources. However, there is no uniform definition of the concept. The issue of social innovation is particularly important in the case of the Northern Hungary region, because it can bring hope for some peripheral areas and a new approach to solving problems. High technological innovation potential and performance do not necessarily go hand in hand with high social innovation activity, so in the case of peripheral regions there is a hope for social innovations even in the absence of technological innovations.

Kategorisierung der Schädelform des Cavalier King Charles Spaniels

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (02) ◽  
pp. 133-133
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel ◽  
Conformation Changes ◽  
Veterinary Record ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Over Time

Knowler SP, Gillstedt L, Mitchell TJ et al. Pilot study of head conformation changes over time in the Cavalier King Charles spaniel breed. Veterinary Record 2019. doi:10.1136/vr.105135.

Are Ethnic Entrepreneurs Social Innovators? Turkish Migrant Entrepreneurs in Salzburg

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 363-371
Author(s):  
Heiko Berner
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Strict Sense ◽  
Labour Market Situation ◽  
Ethnic Business ◽  
Turkish Migrants ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Ethnic Businesses

Social innovations are targeted measures that are capable to resolve social problems (Rammert 2010) and they are directed towards an improvement of the situation (Gillwald 2000). Finally, they are directed towards an amelioration of the situation (Gillwald 2000). In Austria it is argued that ethnic business represents a type of social innovation (Haberfellner 2000). The question the paper addresses is if and to what extent ethnic business goes hand in hand with social developments and possibly boosts social change. Entrepreneurs of Turkish origin in Salzburg are the focus of analysis. The paper starts with a definition of the term ‚social innovation‘ (1), the issues of ethnic vs. migrant business (2.), followed by the description of the labour market situation of Turkish migrants in Salzburg and discrimination in the labour market (3.), and, to to round up, the analysis of biographic interviews with Turkish entrepreneurs in Salzburg (4.). The preliminary results show that there exist social problems such as the lower socio-economic situation of Turkish migrants in Salzburg and discrimination in the labour market. These problems can be seen as basis for the need of social innovations. But nevertheless Turkish run ethnic businesses in a strict sense of the word are no social innovation because they do not act against the problems in an intended way; they rather work on their own account. They may overcome disadvantages on the labour market but their actions are not directed towards overcoming the problem per se. It is much rather a transintentional aspect (Schimank 2010), which goes beyond the economic interest of the actors.

Software-driven Security Attacks: From Vulnerability Sources to Durable Hardware Defenses

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-38
Author(s):  
Lauren Biernacki ◽  
Mark Gallagher ◽  
Zhixing Xu ◽  
Misiker Tadesse Aga ◽  
Austin Harris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Gain Control ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
Security Attacks ◽  
Specific Point ◽  
Security Vulnerabilities ◽  
Significant Challenge ◽  
Hardware Realization ◽  
Over Time

There is an increasing body of work in the area of hardware defenses for software-driven security attacks. A significant challenge in developing these defenses is that the space of security vulnerabilities and exploits is large and not fully understood. This results in specific point defenses that aim to patch particular vulnerabilities. While these defenses are valuable, they are often blindsided by fresh attacks that exploit new vulnerabilities. This article aims to address this issue by suggesting ways to make future defenses more durable based on an organization of security vulnerabilities as they arise throughout the program life cycle. We classify these vulnerability sources through programming, compilation, and hardware realization, and we show how each source introduces unintended states and transitions into the implementation. Further, we show how security exploits gain control by moving the implementation to an unintended state using knowledge of these sources and how defenses work to prevent these transitions. This framework of analyzing vulnerability sources, exploits, and defenses provides insights into developing durable defenses that could defend against broader categories of exploits. We present illustrative case studies of four important attack genealogies—showing how they fit into the presented framework and how the sophistication of the exploits and defenses have evolved over time, providing us insights for the future.

scholarly journals 470 Newborn screening for CF in the Czech Republic: results from a pilot study

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. S103
Author(s):  
A. Holubova ◽  
F. Votava ◽  
V. Skalicka ◽  
M. Balascakova ◽  
V. Vavrova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Newborn Screening ◽  
The Czech Republic
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