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Why social innovators should embrace the ‘open’ paradigm

Chalmers, Dominic (2011) Why social innovators should embrace the ‘open’ paradigm. In: EMES Social Innovation Conference, 2011-07-04 - 2011-07-07. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

This paper seeks to contribute to current debates on social innovation by critically reviewing extant literature and proposing a model of ‘open’ social innovation. It is argued that the social innovation field will benefit by embracing the open paradigm both within the internal organisational structure of socially innovative firms and, in the knowledge searching activities in which such organisations engage. The model will serve as a tool to stimulate discussion around the ‘opening up’ of the social innovation process and will provide a framework for understanding how to engage more diverse knowledge sources in the process of solving complex problems.

Item type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
ID code: 33561
Keywords: social innovation, problem solving, open innovation, social entrepreneurship, social innovators , open paradigm, Commerce
Subjects: Social Sciences > Commerce
Department: Strathclyde Business School > Hunter Centre For Entrepreneurship
Depositing user: Pure Administrator
Date deposited: 22 Sep 2011 09:16
Last modified: 22 Feb 2019 01:21
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URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/33561
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