Wendy Phillips Wendy.Phillips@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Innovation
Social innovation in practice: The role of relationships in developing, acquiring and utilising dynamic capabilities in social enterprises
Phillips, Wendy; Lee, Hazel
Authors
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.
Citation
Phillips, W., & Lee, H. (2013, September). Social innovation in practice: The role of relationships in developing, acquiring and utilising dynamic capabilities in social enterprises. Paper presented at Briitish Academy of Management Conference 2013, Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool
Presentation Conference Type | Conference Paper (unpublished) |
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Conference Name | Briitish Academy of Management Conference 2013 |
Conference Location | Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool |
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Peer Reviewed | Not Peer Reviewed |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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