Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship: A Systematic Review

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 e...

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Published in:Group & organization management 2015-06, Vol.40 (3), p.428-461
Main Authors: Phillips, Wendy, Lee, Hazel, Ghobadian, Abby, O’Regan, Nicholas, James, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business models
Corporate social responsibility
Enterprises
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Innovations
Social conditions & trends
Social entrepreneurship
Social innovation
Social responsibility
Stakeholder
Studies
Systematic review
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1059-6011
1552-3993
DOI:10.1177/1059601114560063