Social Innovation in Spain, China and Russia: Key Aspects of Development

Social innovation drivers in social enterprises: systematic review

“…When compiling the definitions presented by the analysed articles, it is believed that SI is a creative and collective process (Castro-Arce et al, 2019) that occurs essentially through partnerships started by individuals (users or non-users), social movements and organizations (Nicolopoulou et al, 2017; Senent-Bailach and Rey-Marti, 2017) motivated by the development of products, methodologies and/or services that address social issues and that, if institutionalised, can lead to system-wide changes (Castro-Arce et al, 2019;Solov'eva et al, 2018). In general, it is operated through different combinations of available resources to create solutions for social problems that are not effectively solved by existing organisations using traditional approaches (Kickul et al, 2018) and therefore are more desirable than the current options (Quandt et al, 2017).…”

“…Biggeri et al (2017) for example, confirmed the hypothesis that the high level of social capital and trust between the different actors of the social ecosystem has a positive influence on the SE's ability to create SI.The credibility of the partners is integral to SI growth, particularly in including actors not currently engaged with the SI or SE(Raynor, 2019). Some authors emphasise that the establishment of partnership specifically with private enterprises brings a greater return as they facilitate the access to market trends and new technologies, possibly generating social impact and financial returns to all parts involved(Ko et al, 2019;Solov'eva et al, 2018;Yun et al, 2017). Moreover, a structure with global networks of cooperation (institutional entrepreneurship) can create a connection to other contexts with new opportunities (demands from markets, policies and culture)(Westley and Antadze, 2010) and potentialize the diffusion of the SI(Bhatt and Ahmad, 2017;Chow et al, 2019).The choice of partner is based on a motivation to solve a social problem (same interests) and on resources that different members will contribute(Castro-Arce et al, 2019; Nicolopoulou et al, 2017;Senent-Bailach and Rey-Marti, 2017;Slimane and Lamine, 2017;…”

Contribution of Higher Education Institutions to Social Innovation: Practices in Two Southern European Universities

“…This crisis was a driver of SI which began to achieve some importance in the regional strategies of several Spanish autonomous communities (especially the Basque Country, Andalusia, Catalonia, Asturias, Navarra and Madrid). Support for the development of SI in Spain and its regional strategies depends on the weight of the social economic sector [34]. The main instrument for promoting SI in Spain is the 2013-2020 Innovation Strategy, which was implemented by the Ministry of the Economy and Competitiveness (2013) and involves multisectoral as well as public and private economic actors.…”

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“…Вместе с тем исследования [Graddy-Reed, Feldman, 2015;Solov'eva et al, 2018] показывают, что социальные инновации вносят значимый вклад в развитие территорий, оказывая воздействие на: повышение качества жизни и трудоустройство уязвимых категорий населения, развитие сельских и городских территорий, решение экологических проблем, снижение неравенства и достижение социальной справедливости и пр., в целом способствуя устойчивому развитию стран и регионов.…”