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Sustainability ; 15(11):8846, 2023.
Article in English | ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-20241930

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The Moroccan cooperative sector is increasingly important, not only in the social and economic fabric of Morocco, but also in the sustainable development of the Kingdom. With the advent of COVID, the cooperative sector offers more inclusive and sustainable economic alternatives than ever before. In this context, organizational resilience is essential to preserve the sustainability of cooperatives and anticipate potential crises. This study addresses the following issue: What are the organizational factors necessary to strengthen the organizational resilience of the Moroccan cooperative in the Fez-Meknes region in times of COVID-19 crisis? The purpose of this paper was to test the hypothesized relationships between a set of latent constructs (actor involvement and mobilization, organizational learning in times of a crisis and social innovation) and the organizational resilience of cooperatives in times of a COVID-19 crisis. The methodology adopted is structural equation modeling based on the PLS-SEM method under the "SmartPLS Version 3” used on data collected through a printed questionnaire administered to 160 cooperatives in the Fez-Meknes region. The results show the significant and positive influence between the exogenous constructs on the strengthening of organizational resilience of cooperatives as an endogenous construct. The novelty of the study lies in the identification of the organizational resources needed to strengthen the organizational resilience of cooperatives in the Moroccan context. The results show that organizational resilience depends on three selected organizational factors: stakeholder involvement and mobilization, organizational learning in the times of a crisis and social innovation.

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BMC Health Serv Res ; 23(1): 547, 2023 May 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-20244153

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Malawi, like many other countries, faces challenges in providing accessible, affordable, and quality health services to all people. The Malawian policy framework recognizes the value of communities and citizens, as co-creators of health and leaders of localized and innovative initiatives, such as social innovations.Social innovations involve and include communities and citizens, as well as bring about changes in the institutions responsible for care delivery. In this article, we describe the institutionalization process of a citizen-initiated primary care social innovation, named Chipatala Cha Pa Foni, focused on extending access to health information and appropriate service-seeking behavior.An interdisciplinary multi-method qualitative case study design was adopted, drawing on data collected from key informant interviews, observations, and documents over an 18-month period. A composite social innovation framework, informed by institutional theory and positive organizational scholarship, guided the thematic content analysis. Institutional-level changes were analyzed in five key dimensions as well as the role of actors, operating as institutional entrepreneurs, in this process.A subset of actors matched the definition of operating as Institutional Entrepreneurs. They worked in close collaboration to bring about changes in five institutional dimensions: roles, resource flows, authority flows, social identities and meanings. We highlight the changing role of nurses; redistribution and decentralization of health information; shared decision-making, and greater integration of different technical service areas.From this study, the social innovation brought about key institutional and socio-cultural changes in the Malawi health system. These changes supported strengthening the system's integrity for achieving Universal Health Coverage by unlocking and cultivating dormant human-based resources. As a fully institutionalized social innovation, Chipatala Cha Pa Foni has enhanced access to primary care and especially as part of the Covid-19 response.


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Access to Primary Care , COVID-19 , Humans , Malawi , Delivery of Health Care , Qualitative Research
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International Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Health Promotion: Practices and Reflections from Around the World ; : 667-685, 2022.
Article in English | Scopus | ID: covidwho-2323156

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Given the shifting context related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and shifting community needs and pressures, it is important now more than ever to equip students with the applied knowledge and skills to facilitate community engagement within health promotion. However, traditional models of classroom-based, lecture-style teaching are insufficient in providing students with the tools to holistically navigate 'real-world' settings and solve complex community health challenges. The pandemic has increased the need to develop experiential educational programs that place the community at the forefront to improve health equity. This chapter analyses a transdisciplinary case study, the 'Health Change Lab', and the utilisation of diverse curricular approaches including systems thinking, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspectives, social innovation theory, human-centred approaches and equity-centred design that emphasize empathy and community participation. Further, a comprehensive and multifaceted framework is presented to examine key questions arising the equity and ethical dimensions of community-engaged education in health promotion. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022. All rights reserved.

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Global Pandemic and Human Security: Technology and Development Perspective ; : 1-14, 2022.
Article in English | Scopus | ID: covidwho-2326253

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Human security concept has evolved over the last 20 years and covers the broader aspects of development, environment, and disaster risk reduction perspectives. In general, human security concerns itself with safeguarding and expanding people's vital freedom, with the ambition "freedom from want,” "freedom from fear,” and "freedom to live with dignity.” COVID-19, the global pandemic, has affected the lives and livelihoods of people globally, including the human security issues from losing livelihoods to losing choices for education, access to health, and safe water. Different technologies (both existing and emerging) are being used globally to address these issues, albeit differentially, creating a significant digital/technology divide. The divide would have a much larger impact on human security in the near future. On the contrary, social innovation plays an important positive role to address the challenges of human security. With this context, the chapter provides some historical perspective on the evolution of the concept of human security, its relation to different development, environment, and disaster-related frameworks, and role of technology in achieving human security. The chapter provides an overview of the book with a short introduction of each chapter and provides a few ways forward at the end. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer 2022.

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Íconos Revista de Ciencias Sociales ; - (76):33-54, 2023.
Article in Spanish | Academic Search Complete | ID: covidwho-2317447

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The pandemic tested the resilience of public systems, as governments faced the challenge of rapidly adapting their policies and practices. In this context, Argentina was recognized as one of the few countries that managed to mainstream a gender perspective to reach the most vulnerable populations, showing adaptive capacities and strategic orientation. This article seeks to document, systematize, and rethink the strategies deployed by the Argentine government in terms of mission-oriented innovation policies. The objective is to understand which capabilities are key to address complex social issues in the Global South and how they can be nurtured. Through a theoretical framework that articulates the literature on "dynamic public sector capacities” and "state capacities” in Latin America and the application of a qualitative methodology (case study), we find that state capacities were strengthened by reconfiguring pre-existing resources based on a government project, collective leadership, and a series of institutional and political innovations in the context of the rise of regional feminisms. This experience, which has earned Argentina global recognition, offers important lessons for addressing social challenges through innovation policies, the institutionalization of popular movement demands, and collaborations for resilient systems. (English) [ FROM AUTHOR] La pandemia puso a prueba la resiliencia de los sistemas públicos, pues los Gobiernos enfrentaron el desafío de adaptar rápidamente sus políticas y prácticas. En ese contexto, Argentina fue reconocida como uno de los pocos países que logró transversalizar la perspectiva de género para alcanzar a las poblaciones más vulnerables, mostrando capacidades de adaptación y orientación estratégica. En este artículo se busca captar, sistematizar y repensar –en el contexto de las políticas de innovación orientadas por misiones– las estrategias desplegadas por el Gobierno argentino. El objetivo es comprender qué capacidades resultan claves para el abordaje de problemáticas sociales complejas en el Sur Global y cómo estas pueden nutrirse. A través de un marco teórico que articula la literatura sobre "capacidades dinámicas del sector público” y "capacidades estatales” en América Latina, y la aplicación de una metodología cualitativa (estudio de caso), encontramos que las capacidades estatales se fortalecieron reconfigurando recursos preexistentes a partir de un proyecto de gobierno, liderazgos colectivos, y una serie de innovaciones institucionales y políticas en el contexto del auge de los feminismos regionales. Esta experiencia, que le ha valido a Argentina el reconocimiento mundial, ofrece importantes lecciones para abordar los retos sociales mediante políticas de innovación, la institucionalización de las demandas de los movimientos populares y las colaboraciones para lograr sistemas resilientes. (Spanish) [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Íconos. Revista de Ciencias Sociales is the property of FLACSO Ecuador (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales) and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)

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The Sharing Economy in Europe: Developments, Practices, and Contradictions ; : 1-413, 2022.
Article in English | Scopus | ID: covidwho-2293070

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This open access book considers the development of the sharing and collaborative economy with a European focus, mapping across economic sectors, and country-specific case studies. It looks at the roles the sharing economy plays in sharing and redistribution of goods and services across the population in order to maximise their functionality, monetary exchange, and other aspects important to societies. It also looks at the place of the sharing economy among various policies and how the contexts of public policies, legislation, digital platforms, and other infrastructure interrelate with the development and function of the sharing economy. The book will help in understanding the future (sharing) economy models as well as to contribute in solving questions of better access to resources and sustainable innovation in the context of degrowth and growing inequalities within and between societies. It will also provide a useful source for solutions to the big challenges of our times such as climate change, the loss of biodiversity, and recently the coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19). This book will be of interest to academics and students in economics and business, organisational studies, sociology, media and communication and computer science. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2022.

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Transformations in Business and Economics ; 22(1):130-148, 2023.
Article in English | Scopus | ID: covidwho-2290863

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This study examines the role of absorptive capacity on corporate social innovation, e-business proactiveness, and SMEs' survival. It also investigates the impact of corporate social innovation and e-business proactiveness, and SMEs' survival. Data were collected from 384 managers and owners of 62 SMEs in Jordan. Smart PLS, version 3, was employed to test hypotheses. The findings reveal that absorptive capacity significantly impacts e-business proactiveness and social innovation. They also show that absorptive capacity, e-business proactiveness, and social innovation significantly impact SMEs' survival. This study enriches the literature on renewable dynamic capabilities, exploring how e-business entrepreneurial orientation and social innovation contribute to SMEs' resilience and survival during global crises. © Vilnius University, 2002-2023.

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International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies ; 39(1):25-35, 2023.
Article in Spanish | ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-2305164

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Social innovation, which is very fashionable these days, is a concept that requires a more exact approach, even more so when it is explored in economic and social terms and its definition is of interest to governments. Innovation in higher education institutions is a component that in some corresponds to a subject and in others it is part of a subject. It has been identified through the scientific reading of other authors, about its importance around the development of social innovation, in addition to using a data collection technique that has been implemented with 300 students from different higher education institutions in the city of Guayaquil. The results of these surveys have made it possible to identify through descriptive research the student problems facing social innovation in their institutions, in addition to new scenarios, after the most difficult days of Covid-19.

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Business Ethics, the Environment and Responsibility ; 2023.
Article in English | Scopus | ID: covidwho-2302688

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The Covid-19 pandemic posed a serious threat to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This explorative qualitative study of 100 SMEs from 20 industries and 21 countries investigates how entrepreneurs responded to the Covid-19 pandemic and which cognitive frames guided their actions. Observed cognitive frames prioritize either business survival, conversion of business and stakeholder interest, or acceptance of conflicting social and financial goals. These cognitive frames influence the choice of crisis response without determining it. Four response patterns were found: weathering the storm, bricolage, solidarity and support, and social innovation. Strategic innovation creating access to new markets is the most successful response. The findings support a more encompassing definition of the concept of organizational resilience and shed light on motivations for acts of solidarity and social innovation as crisis responses. © 2023 The Author. Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Front Sociol ; 8: 966918, 2023.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2300094

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Tackling the rapid rise in global poverty is one of the most pressing challenges the world faces today, especially in this new age of turbulence. On top of the ongoing environmental crisis, the last fifteen years has been rocked by the financial crisis of 2007-8, compounded by the 2020 Covid-pandemic and then by the 2022 war in Ukraine, each of which has negatively impacted all aspects of sustainable development. Although in practice many development organizations have been using the methods and processes of social innovation to tackle poverty and vulnerability for many years, it is only recently that they have specifically begun to analyse and codify its contribution to these and other SDGs. Social innovation provides beneficial social outcomes for citizens and other actors, often at local level with the strong bottom-up involvement of civil society and through its cross-actor, cross-sector, cross-disciplinary and cross-cutting strengths. Importantly, it aims to empower those with a social need, particularly when they have little to begin with. It focuses on increasing the beneficiaries' own agency and capability rather than passively only relying on others to act on their behalf. This is done by transforming social relationships and developing new collaborative processes. Amongst a wide range of recent and contemporary sources, this paper analyses a large scale quantitative and qualitative global survey of social innovations that tackle poverty and vulnerability in different global regions. It examines various definitions of poverty, including extreme, absolute and relative measures as well as arguably more useful approaches like the Multidimensional Poverty Index. It proposes how social innovation should be recalibrated to meet the increasing threats of the new age of turbulence, including by deploying the sociological lens of the agency-structure dichotomy to show why the public sector needs to become involved more proactively in social innovation. It also looks at certain myths around poverty and vulnerability, examines why we need to revise our understanding of sustainable development and resilience, and why a new nexus approach is needed that combines SDG1 with other strongly related SDGs.

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Economy Transdisciplinarity Cognition ; 25(2):34-43, 2022.
Article in English | ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-2259475

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Social economy organizations play an important role in job creation, inclusive and sustainable growth, labour market integration, industrial development and enable reskilling and upskilling. They operate in a large variety of economic sectors and ecosystems, including providing social services, health care, social housing, which contribute to cushioning economic hits and enhancing resilience. Furthermore, social economy organisations usually operate at a local level, contributing to social innovation and inclusion. They have a considerable potential for creating fair development models and decent jobs. The study investigates a number of European Commission initiatives such as: the Circular Economy Action Plan, the SME Strategy, the Renovation Wave, the Recovery Plan - Next Generation EU, the Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion, the European Skills Agenda, initiatives that call on the potential of the social economy, in general, as well as more specifically in order to achieving a fair recovery. The study's objective is to analyse the social economy focusing on three aspects namely an entrepreneurial dimension linked to economic activities, a social dimension linked to societal impact, and a governance dimension linked to inclusiveness and participatory decision-making.

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Entreprise & Société ; - (12):131-152, 2023.
Article in English | ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-2256851

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L'article s'intéresse aux conditions de l'innovation sociale dans les associations du spectacle vivant face à la crise du Covid-19. Le modèle Compétences, Initiatives, Management, Environnement de travail (CIME) est mobilisé pour l'analyse de 102 témoignages recueillis par l'Agence pour le spectacle vivant en Rhône-Alpes et 12 entretiens. Nous discutons du caractère d'innovation sociale des nouvelles pratiques de travail et identifions des conditions de l'innovation sociale en association.Alternate :The article focuses on the conditions of social innovation in nonprofit performing arts organizations during the Covid-19 crisis. We use the MICE model (Management, Initiatives, Competencies, and Work Environment) to analyze 102 interviews collected by the Agency for Performing Arts in the Rhône-Alpes region, as well as 12 semi-directive interviews. We discuss the observed new work practices as social innovations and identify the conditions for social innovation in associations.

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Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy ; 19(1), 2023.
Article in English | Scopus | ID: covidwho-2256228

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Despite the possibility of unintended side effects, experiments in civil society like urban gardens, sustainable housing projects, ecovillages, and so forth are associated with transformative capacities in light of an increasingly serious social-ecological crisis. The tide of the political far right, however, demonstrates that outcomes of civil society engagement undermining emancipatory sustainability are hardly just unintended effects. Therefore, I analyze the role of experimental ecopolitics for the far right by means of the example of völkisch settlers in Germany, which are diverse far-right actors practicing a strategy of rural community building. After discussing whether these practices can be understood as ecopolitical experimentation, I reflect on its tensions with far-right climate-change denialism and its relevance for future scenarios of climate politics. I suggest that despite ideological differences, far-right environmentalism of everyday corresponds with characteristic elements of experimental practices of non-far-right experimentation. Representing far-right politics beyond anti-environmentalism and denial, far-right experimentation might provide bridge building and enable potential cooptation of non-far-right experiments and participatory sustainability governance. Further, it represents an agenda of exclusive authoritarian sustainability and ethno-securitization of climate change that—as recent COVID-19 protests have indicated—has a potential for social resonance far beyond the organized far right. © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

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NTT Technical Review ; 20(12):1-6, 2022.
Article in English | Scopus | ID: covidwho-2281151

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Accompanying the daily evolution of information and communication technology, artificial intelligence and other digital technologies, the rise of diverse business models and the expansion of remote work fast-tracked by the COVID-19 pandemic has changed society dramatically. Under these circumstances, birthrates are declining and populations are aging at higher rates, social infrastructure is deteriorating, and countermeasures against global warming are becoming ever more urgent. To address such social issues facing Japan, NTT EAST is promoting empathetic digital transformation (DX) in conjunction with traditional problem solving. We asked President Naoki Shibutani about how empathetic DX is important to drive social innovation as well as the secret of "management from the heart” that he is pursuing. © 2022 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.. All rights reserved.

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On the W@terfront ; 64(12):3-39, 2022.
Article in English | Scopus | ID: covidwho-2249651

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This article aims to heighten our understanding of community managed cultural facilities, considering that these may be key for the future of cities. The research includes observant participation, thematic analysis of group debates and in-depth interviews with activists and professionals in the domain of community action in Barcelona. I document the construction of active collaboration networks of a wide variety of organizations fostering cultural commons in Barcelona, and highlight the efforts they have made to develop performance assessment tools. The conclusions consider the issue of mutual understanding between neighborhood movements, community action professionals, and the social economy sector. I underline how public-community partnerships can use networking activities to develop a constructive and critical approach to public service delivery and enhance collective learning about economic democratization. Vital importance is given to institutionalization of regulatory tools and the indicators needed to assess the value added by these partnerships. Experiences of local development through the management of cultural spaces (Klein and Tremblay, 2020) drive us to question the role of self-organized community actors in fostering the democratization of everyday life. Actual cases of community empowerment and, specifically, the way it develops in those environments known as the urban commons and the cultural commons, have attracted interest from both academia and the policy domain around the globe (Antonucci 2020;Feinberg, Ghorbani, and Herder 2020, 2021;Giannini and Pirone 2019;Kay and Wood 2020;Petrescu et al. 2020;Shah and Garg 2017;Steiner, McMillan, and Hill O'Connor 2022;Williams 2018). In Barcelona, over the last decade, bookended by the effects of the Great Recession and the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been growing recognition for the socially innovative potential of those spaces and cultural projects set up by communitarian platforms involving committed local residents as the managers of cultural practices;at the same time, these initiatives have also gained prestige among the general public. As a particular manifestation of spaces of hope (Harvey 2000), community-led cultural centers are one specific subtype in the vast domain of urban commons where struggles are taking place to regain citizenship governance over water, food supply, energy distribution, housing or the public sphere, among others. As initiatives promoting cultural emancipation, collective learning and autonomous creation, these centers react against austerity policies and social vulnerability. Despite the wide diversity in their focal points, in their organizational formulas and in their scales of action, they coincide in that they act upon urban economies and social relationships to push for a general move toward democratization and decommodification. Thus, in addition to promoting cultural activities, many of these centers undertake initiatives that address a large number of current societal challenges. These are initiatives that envision the construction of other imaginaries of possibility. In Barcelona, the development of different initiatives into a political movement, with its own particular platform of associations called Xarxa d'Espais Comunitaris (Network of Communitarian Spaces), is proof of the existence of a ‘community-management' model for cultural facilities. The network includes initiatives with a wide variety of organizational forms, from okupa (squatters) social centers to officially recognized platforms that run public facilities under agreements with public administrations. … the forms of community-management are diverse (self-management of squatted or private spaces, management of municipal facilities and resources, cooperatives in rented premises, etc.) and are not based on a single model of work but are defined in a variety of ways that have to do with values, objectives and organizational models, in terms of the management of collective needs and their relationship with the shared re ources of a given territory (Balanç Comunitari 2017-2020, Xarxa d'Espais Comunitaris). In this article, I support the idea that understanding this type of management of cultural facilities may be vital in exposing how citizens can use specific demands, collective action and organizational proposals to gain the attention of policy makers and thereby claim their right to the city (Bailey and Marcucci 2013;Harvey 2014;Iveson 2013;Kemp, Lebuhn, and Rattner 2015;Novy and Colomb 2013). In this regard, this type of research includes an examination of bottom-linked initiatives as sites seeking complex equilibriums between institutionalization, community development and collective autonomy, and therefore it is essential for increasing knowledge on social innovation initiatives at the local level (Eizaguirre et al., 2012;Oosterlynck et al. 2013;Pradel, Eizaguirre, and García 2013). As for governance nodes for transforming cities and up-scaling their livability, the management of specific cultural facilities offers the opportunity to observe the limits and challenges of previous community development models that were influenced by neoliberal counter-reforms. The performance of these facilities as places where social struggles interact and where contributive democracy is put into practice is at the core of this research. But it also highlights the existence of other (or alternative) communitarian metrics than those related to enhancing individuals' social capital. With these aims, this study focuses on cultural management practices at a level close to citizens, involving them as creators and managers of cultural governance ecosystems, while rejecting the notion that their facilities are merely places for cultural consumption. At the same time, I give special attention to the relationship between these cultural environments and the realm of social economy, particularly the interactions between communitarian-led cultural management practices and forms of social economy. © The author(s).

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Human Resource Management International Digest ; 31(2):33-36, 2023.
Article in English | ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-2247327

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PurposeThis paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.Design/methodology/approachThis briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.FindingsThe impact of major crises like the COVID-19 pandemic is more profound on various groups deemed to be vulnerable. Social innovation initiatives offer ways to effectively address the needs and challenges of these diverse groups and reduce effects which can become more disparate within emerging nations where commitment to equality and diversity issues is low.Originality/valueThe briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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Journal of Enterprise Information Management ; 36(1):45-69, 2023.
Article in English | Scopus | ID: covidwho-2246033

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Purpose: This article seeks to characterize and assess a new type of resilient, socially conscious and competitive enterprise that simultaneously encompasses open and social innovation – aligning both business and social outcomes – and which will gain increasing importance in post-pandemic competitiveness. Design/methodology/approach: A mixed method approach based on sequential deductive triangulation analysis (QUAN/qual) is used. First, data gathered from the Chilean innovation survey is used to quantify the percentage of firms implementing open and social innovation simultaneously, and to assess their relative performance in relation to other types of innovative firms. Second, a qualitative multiple-case study analysis reveals the perceptions of senior managers regarding the applicability of this approach in terms of building resilience and strengthening future competitiveness in line with sustainable development goals. Findings: Social innovation is a relatively rare event (7.2% of firms in the sample). While social innovation occurs equally in monopolistic and perfectly competitive industries, the authors' findings suggest that in order to adopt social and open innovation effectively, firms need to set entry barriers such as economies of scale. On the other hand, open innovation is a more common event (15.4% of firms in the sample), which correlates closely with absolute and relative performance indicators. Moreover, the results suggest that open innovation enables a greater understanding of societal needs, thus making social innovation more effective. Research limitations/implications: Theoretical developments coupled with descriptive and qualitative evidence reveal the innovative capabilities that up-and-coming enterprises may possess. The findings suggest that at times of far-reaching technological, social and political change, enterprises should share some of their knowledge and resources with wider society. Only then will more equal, resilient and cohesive societies be built. Originality/value: This article combines two seemingly unrelated literature streams (open and social innovation) in order to elucidate the enterprise of tomorrow, which will be capable of achieving sustainable development whilst reaching high levels of competitiveness. © 2022, Emerald Publishing Limited.

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Journal of High Technology Management Research ; 34(1), 2023.
Article in English | Scopus | ID: covidwho-2240299

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the search for solutions to complex problems associated with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Main actors are turning to Digital Social Innovations (DSI), defined as collaborative innovations where enterprises, users, and communities collaborate using digital technologies to promote solutions at scale and speed, connecting innovation, the social world, and digital ecosystems to reach the 2030 Agenda. This study aims to identify how digital transformations and social innovations solve social problems and address SDGs. We conducted a systematic review combining a bibliometric study and a content analysis focusing on opportunities and threats impacting these fields. We expect that our findings advance the understanding of digital social innovations and different stakeholders' roles in promoting social advancements. © 2022 Elsevier Inc.

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J Bus Ethics ; : 1-21, 2022 Jan 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2245088

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Humanitarian social enterprises (HSEs) are facing mounting pressure to incorporate social innovation into their practice. This study thus identifies how HSEs leverage organizational capabilities toward developing social innovation. Specifically, it considers how resource scarcity and operating circumstances affect the capabilities used by HSEs for developing social innovation, using a longitudinal case study approach with qualitative data from 12 hunger-relief HSEs operating in the United States. Based on 59 interviews with 31 managers and directors and related documents, several propositions are posited. The findings suggest that resource availability (i.e., scarcity vs. abundance) leads some HSEs to focus on developing social innovation using their collaborative capabilities, while others leverage their absorptive capacity. Further, HSEs adjust their approach to developing social innovation based on whether they are operating in ordinary circumstances (i.e., before the COVID pandemic) or extraordinary ones (i.e., during the COVID pandemic). Interestingly, the findings suggest that the organizational capabilities used by HSEs are adjusted as these enterprises become more familiar with extraordinary operating circumstances. For example, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, resource-scarce HSEs focused on parallel bricolage to develop social innovation. Subsequently, they focused on selective bricolage. The findings offer novel insights by relating the social innovation of social enterprises to crisis management. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10551-021-05014-9.

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Human Resource Management International Digest ; 2023.
Article in English | Scopus | ID: covidwho-2226918

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Purpose: This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach: This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings: The impact of major crises like the COVID-19 pandemic is more profound on various groups deemed to be vulnerable. Social innovation initiatives offer ways to effectively address the needs and challenges of these diverse groups and reduce effects which can become more disparate within emerging nations where commitment to equality and diversity issues is low. Originality/value: The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format. © 2023, Emerald Publishing Limited.

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