Hazel Lee
Practising social innovation: The role of social enterprises
Lee, Hazel; Collins, Lorna; Phillips, Wendy; James, Peter
Authors
Lorna Collins
Wendy Phillips Wendy.Phillips@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Innovation
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.
Citation
Lee, H., Collins, L., Phillips, W., & James, P. (2012, September). Practising social innovation: The role of social enterprises. Paper presented at British Academy of Management Conference, Cardiff, UK
Presentation Conference Type | Conference Paper (unpublished) |
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Conference Name | British Academy of Management Conference |
Conference Location | Cardiff, UK |
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Peer Reviewed | Not Peer Reviewed |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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