Introducing the adopter perspective in social innovation research

R Hölsgens - Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
It is generally well-accepted in innovation research that consumer/user adoption of an
invention is key to its diffusion. Despite general awareness about the importance of the …

Why do universities have little systemic impact with social innovation? An institutional logics perspective

R Cinar, P Benneworth - Growth and Change, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Social innovation has been increasingly regarded as an instrument through which
transformative structural change, necessary to address grand societal challenges can be …

Between good intentions and enthusiastic professors: the missing middle of university social innovation structures in the Quadruple Helix

P Benneworth, J Cunha, R Cinar - Regional Helix Ecosystems and …, 2020 - Springer
This chapter considers the role of universities in stimulating social innovation, and in
particular the issue that despite possessing substantive knowledge that might be useful for …

Social support and long-term care for older people: The potential for social innovation and active ageing

K Schulmann, M Reichert, K Leichsenring - The Future of Ageing in Europe …, 2018 - Springer
How should 'social innovation'be understood in the context of active ageing and long-term
care for older people, and to what extent are the countries of Europe actively fostering …

The governance of solidarity economy organizations and their impact on community: a configurational approach

D Marconatto, M Pacheco Fernandes Dias… - … Review of Applied …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Currently there is little empirical evidence on the impact of Solidarity Economy Organizations
(SEOs) in their local communities. Using qualitative comparative analysis on more than …

Investigating the Institutional Embedding of Social Innovation at Five Leading Technical Universities in Europe

J Berg-Postweiler, C Leicht-Scholten - Journal of Social …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Although the relevance of social innovation has been increasingly discussed in politics and
science in recent years, the role of universities in social innovation ecosystems still needs to …

[图书][B] Rethinking Theories of Governance

C Ansell - 2023 - books.google.com
Considering whether theories of governance are useful for helping policymakers to meet
and tackle contemporary challenges, this insightful book reflects on how a theory becomes …

Social innovation and technological innovation

W Matthias - Encyclopedia of Social Innovation, 2023 - elgaronline.com
The research strands on technological innovation and on social innovation are engaged in
an uneasy relationship that is characterized by over-simplistic perceptions of the merits and …

[PDF][PDF] Social innovation system (SIS): Using design thinking, product service systems and applied business analytics to improve SIS design.

O Shah - Issues in Information Systems, 2022 - iacis.org
Social innovation means different things to people, depending on their needs and intended
usage. At its most basic level, social innovation is seen as a driver for the actualization of a …

Collaborative spaces for social innovation

E Wascher - A Research Agenda for Social Innovation, 2021 - elgaronline.com
Sociological conceptions of social innovation focus on changes in societal and institutional
organisation, as well as relations between people (Howaldt and Schwarz 2010). Hence …