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What is Social System

Chapter 2
Global Campaigning Initiatives for Socio-Economic Development
Consists of the organizational members and the relationships between them.
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Management Innovation and Business Performance in Services: Economic and Social Potential
Lurdes Barroso Simao (University of Beira Interior, Portugal), Maria José Madeira (University of Beira Interior, Portugal), and Luísa Cagica Carvalho (Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal & Universidade de Évora, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7937-3.ch002
Abstract
The concept of management innovation, the characteristics of the services, as well as the multiple ways in which innovation can occur in services make it difficult to measure the result of the influence of management innovation on performance. Based on the rational and institutional perspectives relevant in the study of the effects of management innovation, the objective of this chapter is to analyze how the introduction of this type of innovation determines the performance of service firms. Thorough analysis of the literature suggests that the innovative challenge of service firms focuses not only on technological innovation but also on management innovation focused on economic and/or social potential. The characteristics of management innovation as well as the ability of service firms to integrate different types of innovation enable them to achieve distinct competencies and high sustainable performance in the form of economic and social gains.
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Spiral Management: New Concept of the Social Systems Management
Is a complex set of human relationships interacting in many ways. Two points stand out in the complex interactions among people in a social system. 1) The behavior of any one member can have an impact, directly or indirectly, on the behavior of any other. 2) Any social system engages in exchanges with its environment, receiving input from it and providing output to it.
Published in Chapter: Spiral Management: New Concept of the Social Systems Management; From: Networked Business Models in the Circular Economy
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A Brief Introduction to Sociotechnical Systems
Physical society is not just buildings or information, as without people information has no meaning. Yet it is also more than people. Countries with people of similar nature and abilities, like East and West Germany, perform differently as societies. While people come and go, the “society” continues, for example, we say “the Jews” survived while “the Romans” did not because the people lived on but because their social manner of interaction survived. A social system then is a general form of human interaction that persists despite changes in individuals, communications or architecture ( Whitworth & deMoor, 2003 ).
Published in Chapter: A Brief Introduction to Sociotechnical Systems; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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Big Data Thinking of Economy, Investment, and Business in COVID-19
A network of relationships connecting the existing entities in a group.
Published in Chapter: Big Data Thinking of Economy, Investment, and Business in COVID-19; From: Applied Big Data Analytics and Its Role in COVID-19 Research
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