Connecting the Dots for Social Value: A Review on Social Networks and Social Entrepreneurship

Dufays, Frédéric; Huybrechts, Benjamin

doi:10.1080/19420676.2014.918052

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“…In this article, we present the findings by addressing the social enterprise in each case that is mentioned as opposed to the individual entrepreneur. The main reason for presenting the results in this way is to move away from the problematic narrative of the heroic individual (Dacin, Dacin, and Tracey 2011) and instead acknowledge the fact that it is the collective of individuals in the social enterprise (as well as the eco-system around the organisation) who develop and implement the social innovation (Dacin, Dacin, and Tracey 2011;Dufays and Huybrechts 2014;Phillips, Alexander, and Lee 2017).…”

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Responsible innovation by social entrepreneurs: an exploratory study of values integration in innovations

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Journal of Responsible Innovation

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The upcoming concept of responsible innovation seems to gain foothold in Europe and beyond, but it still remains unknown how it can be implemented in the business context. This article explores how social entrepreneurs integrate values into their de facto responsible innovations, and provides empirically informed strategies to develop, implement and scale these innovations. It is based on an empirical investigation of 42 case studies of bestpractice social entrepreneurs. This empirical study shows that social entrepreneurs focus on creating direct socio-ethical value for their target beneficiaries. They coordinate collective stakeholder action to develop, implement and scale their systems-changing solutions. And their bottom-up innovations are evaluated and scaled for impact. Ultimately, institutional support is sought to create topdown systems change. This article suggests a synthesised model of integrated strategies for responsible innovation that also covers implementation and scaling of innovation. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Responsible innovation by social entrepreneurs: an exploratory study of values integration in innovations

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“…For example, empirical research by Waddock and Steckler (2016) revealed that only half of the social entrepreneurs engage in action guided by a clear vision, which conflicts with the image of social entrepreneurs as visionary change agents. Furthermore, the development of innovation in social enterprises is likely to take place in multi-stakeholder environments that may support or inhibit the success of the innovation (Newth and Woods 2014), even though social entrepreneurs are frequently portrayed as heroic lone entrepreneurs (Dufays and Huybrechts 2014). On the one hand, stakeholders may support the innovation process as they can provide new knowledge and insights (Kong 2010) and ultimately legitimacy for the innovation (Newth and Woods 2014); on the other hand, they may also have different, sometimes opposing, values and opinions regarding the innovation (Cho 2006) and thus be a source of resistance (Newth and Woods 2014).…”

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Innovation for Society: Towards a Typology of Developing Innovations by Social Entrepreneurs

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Journal of Social Entrepreneurship

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Social entrepreneurs develop important innovative solutions for complex societal challenges. This exploratory article provides a typology of different approaches by which social entrepreneurs develop such innovations. This typology is based on their engagement in anticipation, reflexivity, stakeholder inclusion and deliberation, responsiveness and knowledge management, during the development of their innovation. Following from quantitative analyses of data from self-assessment questionnaires and subsequent contextualization, the findings reveal four distinctive ways to successfully develop innovative solutions for societal problems. This article therefore contributes to our understanding of the innovation process by which social entrepreneurs develop social innovations.

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“…One line of inquiry seeks to characterise the various forms of community energy initiatives (Walker/DevineWright, 2008), arguing that these initiatives represent a hybrid organisational form of a social business enterprise (Huybrechts, 2012), shaped by the dynamics of social entrepreneurship and social networks (Dufays and Huybrechts, 2014;Huybrechts, 2013a;Huybrechts, 2013b;Huybrechts and Defourny, 2008;Huybrechts and Nicholls, 2012;van der Horst, 2008). From this perspective, the internal structures of governance of an initiative largely determine the civic participation in and engagement with it (Ison, 2010).…”

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A closer look inside collaborative action: civic engagement and participation in community energy initiatives

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The aim of this study was to characterise factors affecting citizen participation in community energy initiatives. Data came from an online survey of participants in energy cooperatives and similar organisations. The results offer clear evidence that participants are not exclusively profit-orientated; furthermore, they tend to be well-educated, knowledgeable, enjoy a good income, and operate with a strong organisational commitment and dedication to the beneficial effects of energy initiatives. Surprisingly, these factors do not predict active engagement in the organisations. Attendance at meetings may be high, but participants expressed concerns about the lack of transparency in the operations of governing bodies. Although the majority of members in energy initiatives defined their organisations as democratic and showed awareness of their influence and power as individuals, members' aspirations and organisational realities diverged owing to obstacles that constrain these initiatives from realising their full potential as change agents for an environmentally responsible society.

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Connecting the Dots for Social Value: A Review on Social Networks and Social Entrepreneurship

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Cited by 111 publications

References 112 publications

Responsible innovation by social entrepreneurs: an exploratory study of values integration in innovations

Responsible innovation by social entrepreneurs: an exploratory study of values integration in innovations

Innovation for Society: Towards a Typology of Developing Innovations by Social Entrepreneurs

A closer look inside collaborative action: civic engagement and participation in community energy initiatives

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