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Social innovation in practice: The role of relationships in developing, acquiring and utilising dynamic capabilities in social enterprises

Phillips, Wendy; Lee, Hazel

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Hazel Lee



Abstract

In a constantly changing environment social enterprises (SEs) need to utilise dynamic capabilities in their pursuit of social innovation. Addressing the ‘double bottom line’ of both social and financial goals, alongside managing the challenge of fluctuating and scarce resources, SEs are dependent on relationships with a range of organisations to support the exploitation and development of existing capabilities. The paper presents a conceptual model of the role of relationships in supporting the management of dynamic capabilities by social enterprises engaged in social innovation which is then tested by means of an exploratory study involving the use of a survey conducted with around 500 UK SEs. We find that SEs are particularly reliant on external support during the implementation phase of social innovation, using relationships with other organisations to further exploit opportunities through the harnessing of knowledge and expertise.

Presentation Conference Type Conference Paper (unpublished)
Conference Name Briitish Academy of Management Conference 2013
Start Date Sep 10, 2013
End Date Sep 12, 2013
Publication Date Sep 10, 2013
Publicly Available Date Jun 7, 2019
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Keywords social innovation, social enterprises, dynamic capabilities
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/927876
Publisher URL http://www.bam.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=1161&reset=1
Additional Information Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : British Academy of Management Conference 2013

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