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Practising social innovation: The role of social enterprises

Lee, Hazel; Collins, Lorna; Phillips, Wendy; James, Peter

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Hazel Lee

Lorna Collins

Peter James Peter.James@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Operations Management



Abstract

Social innovation has been practiced for decades, however relatively little is known. According to Mulgan (2006), Social innovation refers to the innovative activities motivated by a social need and objective, predominantly diffused through organisations whose primary purposes are social. Social enterprises are entrepreneurial organisations existing for two purposes; social and economic value creation. In a constantly changing environment social enterprises need to utilise dynamic capabilities in their pursuit of social innovation in order to meet the ‘double bottom line’. This paper presents a comprehensive review of literature surrounding social innovation, social entrepreneurship and the role of social enterprises, and the findings of a pilot study of social innovation in social enterprises, which sought to determine the extent to which social enterprises in the UK practice social innovation.

Presentation Conference Type Conference Paper (unpublished)
Conference Name British Academy of Management Conference
Start Date Sep 11, 2012
End Date Sep 13, 2012
Publicly Available Date Jun 8, 2019
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Keywords social innovation, social enterprises, dynamic capabilities
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/949685
Publisher URL http://www.bam.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=79
Additional Information Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : British Academy of Management Conference

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