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Purpose:This paper aims to analyze how features raised in the case studies in the field of social innovation, from the meta-synthesis methodology proposed by Hoon (2013), indicate factors that promote social innovation scalability Originality/gap/relevance/implications: The number of publications on SI, despite an increase perceived, is still limited. Consequently, researches dedicated to understand the scalability of the process of SI are still scarce, thus constituting a gap research. Key methodological aspects: To achieve the objective of this research, we followed the eight meta-synthesis steps proposed by Hoon (2013) which is an exploratoryinductive research design for synthesis of primary data collected through case studies whose primary purpose is to build theory. It was analyzed 66 articles identified in the Web of Science database, nine of them were selected to join this meta-synthesis. Summary of key results:The findings of this research can be summarized in the concept proposed "environment favourable to the scalability of a SI" with features of the internal environment, divided between aspects of the entrepreneur and the organization, and settings of the external environment, mediated (or not) by a bridge organization. Key considerations/conclusions: The findings of this study advance the SI literature in two main points: Concept proposition of "environment conducive to the scalability of a SI" and to draw attention to the field of study on the promoting factors of continuity and growth of a SI. As for the practical contributions, the results of the research can help social innovations managers in the expansion phase of its operations, suggesting some elements to consider.

Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) organizations are the ones that develop a set of capabilities that contribute to create short- and long-term sustainability values inside and outside the boundaries of BoP ecosystems. Capabilities have an important role in BoP organizations’ strategies that aim to solve BoP issues. Notwithstanding its developments, BoP research still lacks theoretical contributions for the analysis of organizations. We suggest special attention to the need of advancing knowledge on capabilities of BoP organizations because this field is scattered and fragmented, misinterpreted, and still underdeveloped in the literature. We oriented our research formulating and seeking answers to our main question on what are the capabilities needed to enable organizations to create sustainability values in BoP ecosystems? We conducted an integrative review of BoP research for the period from 1998 to 2019, and we found 22 key capabilities of BoP organizations. We organized the capabilities into four major categories including BoP Responsible Consumption, BoP Responsible Business Model, BoP Responsible Management, and BoP Responsible Innovation. We advanced propositions and discussions regarding the capabilities and major categories’ popularity, interdependence and combination, short- and long-term temporal functions, sustainability roles, and effectiveness to address BoP issues. Our article organizes the field of capabilities of BoP organizations; advances contributions and implications for management, organizations, and policymaking; and opens fruitful avenues for future research.

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Cultivated and plant-based meats are substitutes for conventional animal meat products. As radical innovations, they may trigger profound social and economic changes. Despite the many benefits of alternative meats, such as environmental sustainability, animal welfare, human health and food safety, some unintended consequences remain unexplored in the literature. In this paper, we studied the potential impact of the meat production system transition on jobs. Using a survey, we compared opinions regarding the impact on jobs in Brazil, the United States and Europe, according to alternative protein experts. Our results showed the potential of plant-based and cultivated meat production to create new and higher-skilled jobs. The data analysis also suggested that the impact of novel food production systems on jobs in conventional meat production may be different for each stage of the value chain. In particular, the results showed a pressure point on animal farmers, who may be most affected in a fast transition scenario. Considering the studied geographical contexts, Brazilian professionals were more optimistic about the potential of plant-based and cultivated meat production to create new jobs. Our findings may provide new insights for the development of policies, measures and strategies that promote job creation, skills and income in view of the ongoing transition.

A inovação está constantemente relacionada ao desenvolvimento de novos produtos, serviços e processos capazes de destacar as organizações no cenário competitivo. No entanto, a inovação tradicional nem sempre é capaz de direcionar os olhares para os problemas da sociedade. A partir disso, a inovação social surge como uma nova forma de abordar os problemas sociais por meio da articulação de diversos atores em prol do desenvolvimento local. Considerando esses dois construtos, da inovação social e do desenvolvimento local, que este artigo busca, como objetivo geral, analisar como a inovação social está inserida no contexto do desenvolvimento local. Para este propósito, uma análise de meta-síntese foi realizada com estudos de caso que abordam esses temas e suas interfaces. Os resultados apontam para uma relação entre inovação social e desenvolvimento local, sendo o primeiro elemento necessário para alcançar o segundo. O estudo desenvolvido permitiu o entendimento de que os temas pesquisados se relacionam com base em três pontos principais: (1) A partir de um contexto em que se inserem os atores sociais, cria-se (2) Um cenário propício às ações socialmente inovadoras que são capazes de (3) induzir o desenvolvimento local.

PurposeSocial innovation has been attracting attention in the literature and the practice field due to its intention to create social value. However, the social innovation process is still poorly studied and is marked by several disagreements in the existing models, often built from data coming from developed countries. So, the focus of this study is to answer the following research question: how is the social innovation process configured in a developing context?Design/methodology/approachThe study investigated three cases of Brazilian social innovation processes through a qualitative approach. The authors also use the institutional levels perspectives to analyse the cases.FindingsThe main findings indicate that the social innovation process comprises five phases and occurs between the micro, meso and macro institutional levels. Besides, the social innovation process relies on the participation of different partners, in a non-sequential process, with the possibility of returning from one stage to another and is evaluated continuously over time.Practical implicationsThis study may be useful for social entrepreneurs and their teams in organisations that generate social innovations (such as social enterprises) to understand how well-established initiatives have organised themselves over time. Public policymakers may also use the insights provided to create more favourable environments to create new social innovation initiatives and expand the existing ones.Originality/valueThe characteristics of the social innovation process revealed in this study contributes to the advancement of the area, mainly because it considers the perspective of institutional levels and is based on data from a developing country.

Objetivo: analisar os níveis de intensidade das parcerias intersetoriais e a forma como elas podem auxiliar na construção de um ecossistema de inovação social mais efetivo para o empreendedor social.Método: três casos de organizações sociais e de suas parcerias, no contexto brasileiro, foram investigados. Os dados foram coletados por meio de 25 entrevistas com os parceiros desses projetos, e em 78 documentos. A análise dos dados foi desenvolvida por meio da técnica de análise qualitativa de conteúdo.Originalidade/Relevância: este estudo contribui para o esclarecimento da lacuna de pesquisa, existente na área de ecossistema de inovação social, principalmente no que se refere à dinâmica de relacionamento entre os atores que o compõem. Além disso, este estudo fornece alguns insights no campo prático, uma vez que o desenvolvimento de ecossistemas de inovação social pode fomentar a ação do empreendedor social.Resultados: o estudo apontou que os principais atores envolvidos nas ações colaborativas, como empresas e empreendedores sociais, ONGs, empresas privadas, fundos de investimento de impacto e universidades constitui um dos elementos de maior importância para a efetividade do ecossistema de inovação social. Foi constatada, também, a existência de níveis de colaboração entre os casos investigados, sendo parcerias de primeiro a terceiro níveis, e parcerias de nível institucional (agentes intermediários).Contribuições teóricas/metodológicas: primeiramente, este estudo sugere um conceito para o ecossistema de inovação social, visto que a literatura ainda é incipiente no assunto. Além disso, ao abordar a dinâmica em níveis, pela qual os atores do ecossistema de inovação social interagem, por meio de parcerias intersetoriais.