Nurturing Social Innovation Capabilities in Businesses Through Open Innovation
Cinzia Battistella,
Elena Pessot
Abstract:Companies are increasingly committed to pursuing social goals with the development of Social Innovation (SI), but they need to adopt adequate mechanisms to effectively manage, promote and sustain it in the long term. This paper aims to explore how businesses leverage Open Innovation (OI) practices to tackle social challenges in collaboration with SI stakeholders. We performed a multiple case study in three large manufacturing enterprises that are well-known for their excellence in innovation in terms of both S… Show more
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