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Everything and nothing: A critical review of the “social” in Innovation and Entrepreneurship studies

Sardo, Stefania ORCID iD icon 1; Callegari, Beniamino; Misganaw A., Bisrat
1 Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract (englisch):

Over the past two decades we have witnessed growing academic and policy interest in phenomena such as social innovation and social entrepreneurship. In these instances, the “social” element has often been described as a new or rediscovered category, indicating a normative predisposition to “elevate” existing or emerging innovation and entrepreneurship processes by identifying and promoting socially-acceptable standards of behavior and goal-setting. While previous reviews on social innovation have focused on the historical development of the concept and its role in academic debate, this article critically reviews the place of the “social” in current mainstream Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) studies. The aim is to understand how this literature has been evolving in relation to this element and to what extent this addition has promoted a radical shift in the research direction. Our review, based on selected articles from 16 I&E mainstream journals, advances a novel classification of the dominant approaches to the social dimension in I&E studies, identifying four main categories: disciplinary, integrationist, separationist, and essentialist. ... mehr


Verlagsausgabe §
DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000159161
Veröffentlicht am 06.06.2023
Cover der Publikation
Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2023
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 2562-7147
KITopen-ID: 1000159161
HGF-Programm 37.11.02 (POF IV, LK 01) Societally-Feasible Transformation Pathways
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Verlag Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)
Band 4
Seiten 63-88
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