Resistance to Social Entrepreneurship: How Context Shapes Innovation

Newth, J. A.; Woods, Christine

doi:10.1080/19420676.2014.889739

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“…Social innovations are implicitly and explicitly formed by the expectations and demands of stakeholders, which makes it essential to have a thorough understanding of the social issue at hand and how the innovation can be developed (Newth and Woods 2014). However, this can be challenging in social systems where stakeholders have different (sometimes conflicting) expectations, beliefs and logics (Smith, Gonin, and Besharov 2013).…”

Section: Social Innovationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, even though there is no consensus yet about the definition of social entrepreneurship (Choi and Majumdar 2014), a definition should logically draw upon entrepreneurial processes that require opportunity exploitation and resource (re)combination processes (Newth and Woods 2014). The following definition of social entrepreneurship by Peredo and McLean (2006) is therefore deemed suitable as a working definition of social entrepreneurship:…”

Section: Social Entrepreneurship and Innovationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…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).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…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). It is therefore vital for social enterprises to be open to their external environment to develop successful innovations, while at the same time making sure that the development process is controlled and efficient, and facilitates better decision-making (Kong 2010).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Among others, social enterprise has recently emerged along with social innovation processes, or social entrepreneurship [11,12]. Social enterprise is distinct from other organizations; it involves social entrepreneurship that concentrates on individual motivation and leadership and has a dual social and economic purpose [13][14][15]. Social enterprise is characterized by a business orientation and innovative approach focused on the delivery of social benefits through trading to ensure the financial sustainability of the organizations concerned [11,16].…”

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Resistance to Social Entrepreneurship: How Context Shapes Innovation

Cited by 99 publications

References 49 publications

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

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

Social Enterprise as a Catalyst for Sustainable Local and Regional Development

Market transformations as collaborative change: Institutional co‐evolution through small business entrepreneurship

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