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Understanding Social Innovation in the Context of Social Enterprises

Understanding Social Innovation in the Context of Social Enterprises

Iraci de Souza João, Simone. V. R. Galina
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781466682160|ISBN10: 1466682167|EISBN13: 9781466682177
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8216-0.ch013
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João, Iraci de Souza, and Simone. V. R. Galina. "Understanding Social Innovation in the Context of Social Enterprises." Handbook of Research on Internationalization of Entrepreneurial Innovation in the Global Economy, edited by Luísa Cagica Carvalho, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 272-295. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8216-0.ch013

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João, I. D. & Galina, S. V. (2015). Understanding Social Innovation in the Context of Social Enterprises. In L. Carvalho (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Internationalization of Entrepreneurial Innovation in the Global Economy (pp. 272-295). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8216-0.ch013

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João, Iraci de Souza, and Simone. V. R. Galina. "Understanding Social Innovation in the Context of Social Enterprises." In Handbook of Research on Internationalization of Entrepreneurial Innovation in the Global Economy, edited by Luísa Cagica Carvalho, 272-295. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8216-0.ch013

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Abstract

In this chapter, it is possible to verify how social enterprises work on social innovations, as well as practices adopted by them to generate social innovation (SI). The SI is one of the ways of creating social value via solutions that enhance sustainable social welfare, and it is predominantly disseminated by organizations with a social mission like social enterprise. To verify how social enterprises work on social innovations, as well as practices adopted by them to generate social innovation, an exploratory study was developed. For primary data collection the technique of in-depth interviews with semi-structured script was adopted. The SI has the community as an active participant in the process, with successful innovation, in many cases, dependent on the collective capacity of people. The use of this technique for managing the processes of creative generation shows that companies organize themselves to manage the SI. Likewise, benchmarking was used in all three cases, supporting the theory that social innovation is not merely the fruit of originality, but also new applications for existing knowledge.

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