Maps the link between social innovation and social entrepreneurship through a systematic literature review, revealing the conceptual overlap of the two fields and presenting, in an integrative framework, how network and collaboration structures nurture social innovation.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) literature suggests CSR initiatives extend beyond meeting the immediate interests of stakeholders of for-profit enterprises, offering the potential to also enhance performance. Growing disillusionment of for-profit business models has drawn attention to social entrepreneurship and social innovation to ease social issues. Adopting a systematic review of relevant research, the article provides collective insights into research linking social innovation with social entrepreneurship, demonstrating growing interest in the area over the last decade. The past 5 years have seen a surge in attention with particular focus on the role of the entrepreneur, networks, systems, institutions, and cross-sectoral partnerships. Based on the findings of the review, the authors synthesize formerly dispersed fields of research into an analytical framework, signposting a “systems of innovation” approach for future studies of social innovation and social entrepreneurship.
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Maps the link between social innovation and social entrepreneurship through a systematic literature review, revealing the conceptual overlap of the two fields and presenting, in an integrative framework, how network and collaboration structures nurture social innovation.
Author: Phillips, W., Lee, H., Ghobadian, A., O'Regan, N. & James, P.
Publication: Group & Organization Management, 40(3)